The Westmorland Gazette | Art

World class exhibition on show at Farfield Mill

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:50:00 +0000

FARFIELD Mill has kicked off the New Year in terrific style with a world class exhibition and plenty more exciting events woven into its 2012 programme.

New chapter for Kendal's Quaker Tapestry

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:10:00 +0000

THE Quaker Tapestry is back on the road with the majority of the panels on show at Ely Cathedral until February 29.

Artists needed for trailblazer around Arnside and Silverdale

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000

THE hugely popular Silverdale and Arnside Art and Craft Trail is looking for local and visiting artists to register for this year’s event.

Fresh version of Windermere Boys exhibition moves to major city venue

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +0000

THE Lake District Holocaust Project, put together by Cumbrian-based education and arts charity Another Space, has partnered Manchester Jewish Museum in a major exhibition.

Artist Frances Winder shows in High Head Nature and Wildlife exhibition

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:50:00 +0000

FRANCES Winder is among a host of artists showing work in High Head Sculpture Valley’s Nature and Wildlife exhibition, which runs until February 28.

Artist Lesley Newman joins the 'royal' elite

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

LESLEY Newman is well-known in the region’s art circles for her miniature paintings.

Mill Yard Studios repeats popular Small (and beautifully affordable) exhibition

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:10:00 +0000

MILL Yard Studios winter exhibition finishes on Sunday, January 15.

World class collection of watercolours bound for Kendal gallery

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:10:00 +0000

ONE of the most important collections of watercolour paintings in the world is heading our way.

100-up for Green Door Studios

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:30:00 +0000

GREEN Door Studios has signed up its 100th member. The well-known local artists’ co-operative - which has worked hard to overcome the knock-back of February 2010 when its studio premises on Highgate, Kendal, were burnt down – has reached its highest membership since it was set up 16 years ago. The latest artist to join is Simon Wood – a printmaker from Water Yeat, Ulverston – who joined at the same time as launching Impress Originals, the newest Green Door Collective – a group of independent contemporary printmakers who are connected through their Green Door membership and their use of the Brewery Arts Centre’s print studio.

Gallery 117 exhibition features some of the region's best

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:30:00 +0000

HANS Ullrich’s Gallery 117 is staging a new contemporary art exhibition.

Kendal's Karen Lloyd is among the artists showing at Linton Gallery's Winter exhibition

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0000

KAREN Lloyd is among the artists featured in the Linton Court Gallery Winter exhibition, which runs until December 17.

Waterbird exhibition in full flight at Kendal Library

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 13:10:00 +0000

FOLLOWING their successful one-day A Poetics of Flight art installation at Kendal Town Hall - which celebrated the relationship between man and flight, and featured artefacts from Solway Aviation Museum along with film from Silverband Falconry - Rosemary Smith and Trevor Avery remain in the frame with their Waterbird exhibition at Kendal Library. Running until December 18, the exhibition tells the story of EW Wakefield’s Waterbird seaplane in words and pictures and is the result of ongoing archive research by Trevor and Rosemary, with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Kendal's Outlet Gallery is where artistic design with a functional purpose come together

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:40:00 +0000

Kendal has a new arts space.

Photographer Mark Harrison goes 'Alla Moda' at Ruskins

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:40:00 +0000

A QUIRKY and humorous new exhibition has captured a true picture of Italy beyond the tourist trail.

Farfield Mill celebrates its tenth birthday with festive feast of textiles

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 13:10:00 +0000

NEXT weekend(November 19/20)Farfield Mill celebrates its tenth anniversary staging a celebratory Christmas weekend spiced with festive fun for the whole family.

Wood engravers exhibition focuses on 'detail'

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:10:00 +0000

AN EYE For Detail: Contemporary Relief Prints is the Society of Wood Engravers exhibition running at Brantwood’s Blue Gallery.

Kendal Windows on Art Watermarks project puts focus on floods

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:10:00 +0000

KENDAL Windows on Art’s Watermark project puts the impact of flooding on two Cumbrian communities firmly in the frame.

Blackwell exhibition celebrates the Arts and Crafts house tenth anniversary

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:10:00 +0000

ONE of the country’s most distinguished lensmen is back in the region for the second half of a celebratory exhibition.

Call for artists to feature in Rock Solid

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:20:00 +0000

ARTISTS from far and wide are being invited to take part in Rock Solid? Expo, an exhibition and series of events pencilled in for spring 2012 at Kendal Museum.

Turner prizewinner Richard Long exhibits at Abbot Hall Art Gallery

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:40:00 +0100

A TURNER prizewinner and a some of the most celebrated galleries in the country have teamed up with Abbot Hall.