Beginners and Intermediate students are welcome, 8 sessions per course. Sessions run on Friday afternoons 1.30 – 4.00 pm Classes start on Friday 23 August and finish on Friday 11 October 2024. Fees are £200 which includes all materials (clay, pouring and brush-on glaze, coloured slips, and oxides), refreshments, and expert tuition. Students need to […]
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I have been selected as one of four artists for a residency with the UNESCO Riviera Geopark in Torbay. My residency with the title ‘Cultural Entanglements in Marine Environments’ began in August and continues until the Spring of 2025, with a focused studio period in situ at the Artizan Gallery in Torquay. I will be […]
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Roots and Relics Artist James Murch, through his established plein air practice, explores the challenges that threaten the survival of heritage buildings like Torre Abbey and what happens when nature takes over. An immersive final installation will include large scale paintings that celebrate the diversity and significance of the environments within the English Riviera UNESCO […]
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Cultural Entanglements in Marine Environments Artist Gill Melling continues her exploration of the human impact and reliance on marine biodiversity, through the lens of communities and environments of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark. Her resultant residency art series will evolve through local conversations and observations, creating mixed media “entanglements” combining reclaimed, “natural” and human […]
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Salt Multidisciplinary visual artist Laura Segan will be making a body of photographic and textile works that consider a specific threat unique to Torre Abbey owing to its proximity to the sea: salt. Salt air is one of the major factors in the degradation of the medieval render at Torre Abbey, but in other circumstances […]
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With Artist Gill Melling, and Ocean Conservation Trust representatives Megan Ross and Grace Clifford Artist Gill Melling continues her exploration of the human impact and reliance on marine biodiversity, through the lens of communities and environments of the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark. Her resultant residency art series will evolve through local conversations and observations, […]
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Above and Below the English Riviera Rachael, who is currently completing a PhD in Art & Media at the University of Plymouth, will be producing a new body of work in still and moving image responding to thresholds above and below the horizon of the English Riviera, UNESCO Global Geopark. Her interest in the diverse […]
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In September 2023, The Great Paignton Paint Out took over the town, a weekend of outdoor art inspired by plein air tradition. With the help of ten professional artists, it took over the streets and seafront of Paignton, drawing budding artists of all ages to join in! Now, we’re delighted to be bringing the exhibition […]
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FRIDAY 18th – MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2024 – 11AM-6PM https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hunters-moon-open-studios-and-exhibition-tickets-1011950259467?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl An open studios event: No 2 Nutaberry Yard is a working art and leather studio – a micro tannery, painting and printing studio, workshop space for classes / exhibition space and leatherwork studio.This is your chance to find a unique and special gift – last […]
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From the Edinburgh Fringe to the English Riviera: “The Artists’ Pool” Come to Take a Dip with Artizan Collective London based collective The Artists’ Pool have a ten-year pedigree of engaged and collaborative creative delivery focused on embracing the healing power of art, and this October, they’ll be sharing it with us on the […]
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