Welcome to Spring 2016 at the Willow Gallery
With a New Exhibition currently being curated that celebrates plants and pollinators – and Oswestry's most historical site, The Old Hill Fort - it's a great time to come along to your local gallery to enjoy a look around. As always we've lots coming up over the next few months from Art Classes to Music Nights. Hope you can find time to call in, we look forward to seeing you.
Contents
- An Open Invitation to the Opening of 'Artists Hugging the Hillfort' Exhibition
- Spring Open Exhibition: Plants and Pollinators and Artists Hugging the Hillfort
- Upcoming Workshops & Live Music Nights
- Call to Entries - Blossoms Gallery, Aberystwyth
Saturday 23th April, 10am to 5pm (part of a 4 week exhibition)
A day of events to open our new exhibition and highlight the plight and historical significance of one of Britain's most spectacular and impressive early Iron Age hill forts.
There will be coffee and Hillfort cupcakes available from the cafe (with a donation going to HOOOH*) and then a Hillfort talk by John Swogger at 11.00 a.m on Artists and Archaeologists.
There will also be a raffle with proceeds going to the HOOOH Campaign with some great prizes –
First - One of the Willow Eatery's superb cakes - a decorated Old Oswestry Hillfort Cake!
Second- A beautiful Graham Mitchell pendant
Third - A Tereska Shepherd wonderful Bee carrier bag
Fourth -A leather ipad bag (multi-coloured) from Rowanthorn
Fifth – A framed print by Diana Baur
Spring Open Exhibition: Plants and Pollinators & Artists Hugging the Hillfort
Saturday April 23rd – Saturday 21st May
Complementing the more than 50 works of art that celebrate our local Hillfort Heritage will be an exhibition of work featuring Plants and Pollinators. These two exhibitions will run side by side from April 23rd through to May 21st. Both offer us a reflection on what a beautiful part of the countryside we live in and how important it is to protect – and enjoy – what is around us.
Workshops and Courses
All our Workshops and Courses and held at the Gallery in relaxed, small and supportive groups. Please book in advance to secure a place.
Feltmaking Waterfall Landscapes with Susan Mulcock.
Saturday 23rd April 10am – 4pm £45
We've just two places left on this always popular course. Sue will help you experiment with various fibres and inlays to create the basis of a waterfall scene in felt ready for you to take home. Sue will provide all the materials.
Machine embroidered fabric landscapes with Jenny O'Leary
Saturday 30th April 10am – 4pm £40
Create a real or imaginary landscape using fabric scraps, threads, yarns etc., and then further embellish it with machine embroidery. You'll need to bring along images for inspiration also fabric scraps etc. Jenny will also have fabrics for you to use. Please bring your own sewing machine if possible. Contact the gallery if you need to borrow one. (Also bring small sharp scissors).
*Introduction to Delrin/Wood Engraving
Friday 6th May to Sunday 8th May, 10am – 4pm each day.
£160 (£140 concessions)
This 3 day course with Judy Macklin aims to develop competency in the handling and cutting of wood and plastic polymer blocks for engraving as well as providing an historical and contemporary context for the practice.
*Seas & Skies in Watercolour and mixed Media
Monday 9th May/23rd May/6th June/20th June 10am – 3.30pm
£100 /Concession £80
This is an accredited painting course run by Tereska Shepherd MA. Inspiring and practical, this course will help you to capture the light, colours and weather effects on the skies and seascapes.
*For further information on these two course please contact Aberystwyth Lifelong Learning; 01970 621 580 learning@aber.ac.uk
Drawing Bodies with David Bannister
Wednesday 11th May/ 18thMay/ 25th May
10.15am – 1.15pm £75
Join artist David Bannister drawing the human form, David will be looking closely at how muscles and bone create the human form and how these definitions can be expressed in your drawing.
Printmaking with Ian Phillips
Saturday 14th May 10am – 4pm £55 ( min age 18)
Learn various linocut techniques and hand burnishing printing with Ian Phillips. These courses are always very popular – and these will be a second one on June 4th. Ian provides all the equipment, you just need to bring along a picture that inspires you.
Little Summer Dress Sewing Workshop with Carol Grivell
Tuesday 17th May 10am – 4.30pm £50
Make your own summer dress under the guidance of Carol who will provide sewing machine and pattern. Carol will be in touch prior to the workshop to confirm who much material you will need.
Portraiture in Oils – a weekend course with Darren Fraser
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd May, 10am to 4pm, Two day workshop for £60
Build your confidence by approaching the subject of Portraiture on a larger scale. Darren's large, bold and colourful portraits have often been on display at the Willow and his works sells around the world. Please bring along a good quality image that you will be working from. Look for an image which has an interesting angle, colour, contrast and please print these at a good quality. Students will need to bring paints and brushes
For more information and details of future workshops please visit our website: www.willowgalleryoswestry.org
Upcoming Music Nights
Dan Walsh
Our third Music Night in the Willow's LIVE Season will be on Saturday May 21st and will feature Dan Walsh whose banjo playing is 'second to none in the UK and he'd put many to shame in the US too'. With a great voice, great lyrics and 'staggering virtuoso picking' – this will no doubt be a great night. Tickets are £10. The Willow Eatery will be open with a licensed bar for the evening.
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Call to Entries – Blossoms Gallery, Aberystwyth
Our next open exhibition for the Willow Gallery will be in Autumn, our sister gallery, Blossoms Gallery in Aberystwyth has the current call to entry below for artists wishing to exhibit:
BLOSSOMS GALLERY / ORIEL FLODAU C.I.C
CALL FOR ENTRIES - APRIL TO JUNE 2016
Blossoms Gallery, Aberystwyth has an exciting variety of exhibitions coming up, showcasing contemporary Art from across Wales & the borders whilst also linking Art & Ecology.
Main Gallery Exhibitions include:
· Spring Open - 23rd April to Sunday 29th May 2016
· Portraiture Exhibition & Competition - The Human Temperament - 4th June to 2nd July
Eco Gallery Exhibitions include:
· In The Nettle Patch - Intriguing Insects & Fascinating Hedgerows- 30th April to Saturday 11th June
. Life in our Seas - 18th June 2016 to Saturday 30th July
Artwork will be collected from Willow Gallery by the Blossoms Team on the Following Days: Monday 18th April 6pm & Monday 23rd May 6pm
If required alternatively dates of collecting can be arranged, please contact Blossoms Gallery to organise this: info@blossomsgallery.co.uk. Artwork can be left in the Dunbabin Room (locked) prior to these dates.
Please ensure all artwork is labelled: For Blossoms Gallery, Aberystwyth, and is suitably bubblewrapped / boxed etc.
For further information and to enter our Main Gallery and Eco Gallery Exhibitions please visit:
www.blossomsgallery.co.uk/call-for-entries or Email: info@blossomsgallery.co.uk
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For further information on any of our events at Willow Gallery or to make a booking contact us:
Phone: 01691 657 575
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