Archive for November, 2009
Broadway Arts Festival
Posted by Culture Vulture in Art, Events on November 25th, 2009
Broadway Arts Festival is taking shape nicely for next year and looks to be another of those events where a Cotswold community creates an important cultural event by drawing on local passion and long term historical connections.
Broadway is a gem of a Cotswold village, very well known to US visitors and this Festival will do more to strengthen the link. The American painter John Singer Sargent created his masterpiece ’Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose’ whilst staying in Broadway - having fled Paris where his painting of ’Madame X’, had scandalised the art world.
2010’s Festival will be between the 11-20th of June and the organisers have already secured loan from the Tate of important studies for the picture.
Stornoway…
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events, Live Music on November 23rd, 2009
If you like good music, you need to be at the Spiegel Sessions on the 16th Decemeber.
The excellent ‘Stornoway‘ will be rocking the tent! Click image for more info.
The World Through Our Eyes
Posted by Culture Vulture in Art, Events on November 23rd, 2009
The World Through Our Eyes is an exhibition of work by three Cheltenham-based artists. Amy Blacker (acrylic artist), Gez Browning (photographer and canvas printer) and Sara Chardin (photographer) are united by their passion for exploring the world around them. This collection of work has been inspired by their travels to far-flung locations as well as those on their own doorsteps in Gloucestershire. Why not treat yourself to a piece of original art or a photographic print? There will also be the opportunity to order canvas prints using your own photographic images.
The Gardens Gallery, Montpellier, Cheltenham.
9th – 15th December 2009, 10am – 6.30pm daily (open until 8pm on Thursday)
Christmas at Pangolin
Posted by Culture Vulture in Art, Crafts on November 19th, 2009
Join Gallery Pangolin for a festive mix of old and new with plenty of ideas for Christmas!
Gallery Pangolin’s Christmas show brings together some forgotten treasures and exciting new sculpture by gallery artists including Anthony Abrahams, David Backhouse, Jon Buck, Lynn Chadwick, Ann Christopher, Terence Coventry, Abigail Fallis, Anita Mandl, Charlotte Mayer, Peter Randall- Page and Almuth Tebbenhoff. To add just a hint of spice, we’ve also included work by artists new to the gallery, Robert Aberdein, David Bailey, Adam Binder, John Sydney Carter, Dorothy Cross and Jason Wason.
See www.gallery-pangolin.com for more details.
Spirit of the Forest Exhibition
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on November 11th, 2009
Award winning photographer David Lloyd shows stunning pictures of the Forest . Taken over 25 years, these beautifully detailed landscapes and revealing portraits of working and community life are shot with great respect and integrity. They show that although change is relentless, the essential “Spirit” of the Queen of the Forests remains. The exhibition is open from Saturday 14th November to 9th January 2010 (10am – 4.30pm).
More info at – www.bigartweb.net
All welcome to the Preview on Friday November 13th 7.30pm, at The George Gallery Newnham on Severn. Free Admission.
Cotswolds Culture goes 3D
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events on November 9th, 2009
Never ones to miss a trick, Cotswolds & Forest of Dean Tourism have been creating 3D magic, in preparation for Channel 4’s 3D week.
Now get yourself down to Sainsburys to pick up a pair of fetching 3D glasses, and come back here.
Here’s the science bit – pop on your 3D glasses and move back from the screen a bit to truly appreciate our 3D Culture logo.
N.B. Ensure you remove your 3D glasses before leaving the house again….
The Spiegel Sessions
Posted by Culture Vulture in Events, Live Music on November 6th, 2009
Coming to Gloucestershire for the first time ever- and for a limited period only… the stunning Belgian Spiegeltent! The tent is an ornate, early twentieth century travelling venue dressed with wood panelling, mirrors, stained glass and velvet-lined seating booths, and is definitely sure to be the talk of the town this Christmas! The tent will be open for business as a cafe-bar by day, and as Christmas party, show and concert venue by night.
Cotswolds Culture is pleased to announce the following Speigel Sessions:
30th November – The Damned
16th December – Stornoway
17th December – Heart Club Classic presents Abba Party with Abba Gold
18th December – The Wurzels
Full details and tickets for the gigs will be available online at www.christmasingloucester.co.uk from the 11th November.
Tony Meeuwissen retrospective…
Posted by Culture Vulture in Art, Events on November 3rd, 2009
Inventive and intensely-detailed book covers, prints and postage stamps, not to mention a sleeve for the Rolling Stones, make up just a small part of illustrator Tony Meeuwissen’s creative work since the 1960s. Next month, an exhibition in Stroud Subscription Rooms displays a selection of highlights from his career, click here for more..
