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You can help Sky Arts to set a new GUINNESS WORLD

You can help Sky Arts to set a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title.

To celebrate ten years of the nation's favourite art competition, Portrait Artist of the Year, Sky Arts is teaming up with national treasure, writer and comedian Sir Lenny Henry for a live mass portrait painting event on Saturday, 28th October 2023, in central London.

“Join us to paint your own portrait of Sir Lenny Henry and help Sky Arts to set an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most people painting online and in a single venue simultaneously.

This event is open to all budding artists, Portrait Artist of the Year fans, and anyone who fancies giving it a go, whether you've been painting for years or have yet to pick up a brush. It's completely free and open to all ages** and abilities.

All art materials will be provided for those attending the event in person.

P�lease note that in-person places are limited due to venue capacity - so if you apply now, we cannot confirm your place until 20th October 2023.

If you can't join us in person, do not fear, as the event will also be live-streamed, so you can paint along from anywhere in the world. We will share this link with you in the week commencing 23rd October 2023.”

** Please note children need to be seven years or older and have their parent or carer's permission.
Please also note that filming and photography will be happening at the in-person live event.

Check out their website for more details! @artistoftheyear

#skyarts #seos #southeastopenstudios #seopenstudios #skyartsportraitartistoftheyear #portraitartistoftheyear #portraiture #portrait #sky #guinnessworldrecord #sirlennyhenry #massportraitpainting #getpainting

Contribute to Sarah’s mosaic panel featuring the

Contribute to Sarah’s mosaic panel featuring the ‘Seven Queens of Means’ at Leeds Castle !!

Posted @withregram • @mosaicmumsarah

Prepping for a drop-in workshop this weekend at Leeds Castle, as part of their Festival of Craft & Design.
I have been invited to create a mosaic panel featuring the ‘Seven Queens of Means’ who have lived @leedscastleuk over the last 900 years!
I shall be inviting visitors to watch my mosaic process, and giving the public the chance to contribute to the panel.
The workshop is free, and is open to all ages on both Saturday 23rd and 24th September.
If you’re at a loose end this weekend, then come and join in!!!
#festivalofcraftanddesign #leedscastlefestivalofflowers #leedscastle #leedscastleuk #leedscastlekent #mosaicworkshop #mosaic #mosaicart #mosaicartist #mosaicmumsarah #sevenqueens #leedscastlegardens

Looking forward to this years Cranbrook Art Show,

Looking forward to this years Cranbrook Art Show, and great to see Karen Birchwood will be exhibiting 🎨

Posted @withregram • @cranbrookartshow

The next selected artist for The Cranbrook Art Show 2023.

We welcome returning artist @karenbirchwoodartist

Karen's paintings are a personal response and reflection, a memory of place and time. The subject varies from abstracted landscapes and seascapes as well as still life painting. Her work draws from her instinctive use of colour, working in acrylic, mixed media and collage either on canvas or paper.

There isn't one particular thing that inspires a painting. It might be a group of trees spotted on the horizon, a colour, or crops in a field, creating patterns in the land. Maybe a simple cup or group of pots on a shelf, a twisted wire on a beach creating a pattern. Or simply a strong connection to a place that gets under her skin. Holding that image in her head translates onto the painting. Karen often starts a piece of work without much idea of how it will develop but from a sweep of colour, that memory starts to unfold on the canvas.

These details from her gorgeous landscape format paintings give you a sense of what's in store, but you can always check out the artists pages on The Cranbrook Art Show website to see the full compositions. Link in bio

Follow @cranbrookartshow
For updates on the selected artists and we look forward to seeing you all at the show in November.

Like, Comment, Share, tag and repost ..... it all helps and it is freeeeeeeeee

#artshows #Cranbrook #cranbrookartshow2023 #artexhibition #supportartists #supportcreatives #kentart #kentcreative #kentartists #sussexcreatives #sussexart #sussexartist #tunbridgewells #weareback #weald #wealdofkent #buyartfromartists #spreadtheword #art #contemporaryart #fineart #painting #printmaking #photography #ceramics #sculpture #glass #jewellery #cranbrookartshow

Get yourself to @sussexprairies to see their wonde

Get yourself to @sussexprairies to see their wonderful sculpture trail !!

Posted @withregram • @lorrainesingerceramics

I was delighted to see my exhibits for the ‘Expressions of Nature’ sculpture trail @sussexprairies yesterday. The plants have all grown around and the colours are as harmonious as I had hoped, albeit slightly muted as summer is fading.

The gardens and nursery are open until 15th October and are dog-friendly with a tea and coffee shop serving delicious cakes!

#gardensculpture #sculptureart #usewhatyouhave #ceramicsculpture #ceramics #repurposing #modernrustic #countrylivingmodernrustic #gardendesign #artforsale #artforyourhome #buyartbuynow #englishcountryhome #lorrainesingerceramics

Congratulations Sarah! Lovely to see so many of

Congratulations Sarah!

Lovely to see so many of our artists take part in this award too!

Posted @withregram • @sarah_lake_paperart

Well what an amazing evening that was!
My Abou was the winner from the Wings category in David Shepherds Wildlife Artist of the Year 2023

The team at @dswfwildlifeart are all amazing, so welcoming and dedicated 👏🏻👏🏻.

If you want to see the best wildlife art then you need to get down to the @mallgalleries from today until the 16th September.
I think I’m going to have to go back this week for another look.

Was so good to meet some of the amazing artists that I’ve spoken to online. ( sadiemaucott , @cheffronart , @pollyhosp_works , @emma_swift_art , @avelingartworks @dylanfriedman.art are just a few )
Just a few photos of someone who hates having their photo taken but had clearly been on the bubbles🥂🤣

#wildlifeartistoftheyear #dswfwildlifeart #paperart #handcutpaper @seopenstudios @undertherainbowevents @insidekent @associationofanimalartists

Meet the Artist on Thursday for Next Door Hextable

Meet the Artist on Thursday for Next Door Hextable Art Project 👏🏻

Posted @withregram • @elainealmondart

https://www.nextdoorhextable.org.uk/updates/elaine-almond
Very excited to be part of the Next Door Hextable art project. Community cafe and St Peter's Church Hextable, Kent are committed to giving space for art and making it accessible. So Hanging an exhibition on Weds 6th and opening night, Meet the Artist on Thursday from 5 -7pm.
Be great to see you - please put the link in your browser for all the info, and then email the church office to let them know😊

NEW ROAD ARTISTS AUTUMN SHOW!! Posted @withregram

NEW ROAD ARTISTS AUTUMN SHOW!!

Posted @withregram • @ryecreativectr

ARTS & CRAFTS EXHIBITION

01-24 September '23
Free admission
Free parking

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We're now two days away from the start of our annual group exhibition here at Rye Creative Centre and the artists, as well as the management team, are getting very excited!

The New Road Artists Autumn Show commences Friday at 10am but everybody is welcome to attend the Private View between 6pm and 8pm where you can see the artwork, greet the artists, and enjoy a glass of bubbly.

We hope to see you all here Friday but if you can't make it, the exhibition runs daily until 24th September, 10am-4pm, so there's plenty of time to pop in.

For more information, please see: https://ryecreativecentre.co.uk/exhibitionsandevents/new-road-artists-autumn-show

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#rye #ryeeastsussex #ryesussex #whatsoneastsussex #whatsonsussex #whatsonhastings #whatson #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #gallery #ArtGallery #artwork #exhibition #artexhibition #Hastings #hastingscreatives #hastingseastsussex #hastingsoldtown #printmaking #painting #paintingart #RyeArt #photography #sculpture #crafts #textiles #artists #makers

Exciting news! A new gallery is opening up in Cran

Exciting news! A new gallery is opening up in Cranbrook and we’re all invited to the opening launch this Friday, 7-9pm!

Posted @withregram • @gallery35cranbrook

JOIN US FOR OUR OPENING NIGHT

Gallery 35 is pleased to invite you to our launch and artist's and friends evening on Friday 1st September from 7 - 9pm.

Gallery 35 is a new venture in Cranbrook, showcasing local contemporary and affordable art. We are a gallery and artists’ hub, with a focus on bringing the creative community together with coffee mornings, artist talks, workshops and demonstrations.

If there is no parking on the High Street there is free parking in the Co-op carpark at the back of the gallery, or on Carriers road.

Address: Gallery 35, 35 High Street, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3DN

We look forward to seeing you!

P.S. Do check your junk email for your invite!

#gallery35 #gallery35cranbrook #cranbrook #contemporaryart #painting #ceramics #printmaking #weaving #jewellery #paper #papyrus #sculpture #openingnight #launchnight #privateview #gallery

Beautiful pieces by Charlotte! Posted @withregra

Beautiful pieces by Charlotte!

Posted @withregram • @karajewelleryuk

A few of the pieces that have flown off to new homes this weekend. I'm very grateful to everyone who has stopped by and shown an interest in my creations.

We are open tomorrow for the last day at @rhshydehall from 10 to 5 pm, and then everything will be packed away, and I'll make a start on the commissions.

#handmdejewellery #jewellerydesigner #jewelleryfair #craftanddesign #craftfair #commissions #bespokejewellery #craftinfocus #treebarkjewellery

Congratulations Sandra 😁

Posted @withregram • @sandracamargo_sculptor

ANOUNCEMENT:
Congratulations to the successful candidates of CAS Emerging Sculptors Development Award.

See list below, or swipe.

We are really excited to work with these fantastic sculptors in the coming weeks in partnership with The Roche Court Educational Trust, New Art Centre, supported by Friends of the Garden.

Alice Sheppard Fidler @alicesheppardfidler
Beatrice Galletley @galletley_art
Harry Chadwick @harry_chadwick_art
Nicola Turner @nicolaturner.art
Olana Light @olanalight
Sandra Camargo @sandracamargo_sculptor
Srabani Ghosh @srabanighosh2004
Tony Spencer @tonyspencerarts

@_ilovesculpture @hilliergardens #contemporarysculptors #contemporarysculpture #casemergingsculptorsdevelopmentaward #cpd #professionaldevelopment

Congratulations Vanessa on your solo show !! Post

Congratulations Vanessa on your solo show !!

Posted @withregram • @vanessaclark_art

A wonderful visit yesterday @the_stables_artgallery from @zelhunt_uk and @jeanettecook77
So lucky to be part of such a fabulous creative community. Encouraging each other. I appreciate so much the friendships I have forged here in #folkestone and for conversations about art. My art exhibition has now been moved to @uca_kentgalleries with @unforeseenproductions till 20th Aug. Of course I can't help myself here but plug the exhibition they have coming up @folkestoneartgallery I spoke to them both on my podcast @folkestoneinspired 9th Episode is out on Spotify. 25th Aug to 6th Sept
With @sue_bridge the wonderful artist showing her recent works inspired by her #icelandtrip
Photo by @pinhornben thanks so much for helping me de camp from @the_stables_artgallery to @uca_kentgalleries
#artgalleryfolkestone
#artworksfolkestone
#musicandartforthesoul
@creativefstone
#artfolkestone
#punkart
#vivennewestwoodinspired
#musicandart
#musicinfolkestone

We love to see the connections our artists have ma

We love to see the connections our artists have made!

Posted @withregram • @mosaicmumsarah

Finally, I made the trip down to see Vinca @loomiereweaves and look around her studio on the beach at Dungeness - what a joyful visit it was!
We connected online through South East Open Studios and I have admired her woven scarves from afar, and at last I got to meet her yesterday!
I love that I have met so many wonderful creatives whilst being a member of @seopenstudios - it’s one of so many benefits that SEOS inspires!!!
Vinca will be selling her beautiful merino wool scarves @beautiful_useful_ at Sussex Prairies on 16/17 September 2023
#dungeness #dungenessbeach #dungenessopenstudios #seopenstudios #southeastopenstudios #seopenstudios2023 #weaver #merinowoolscarf #openstudios #artistsandmakers #kentartists #designermaker

‼ A reminder for our SEOS 2023 Members - our AGM

‼ A reminder for our SEOS 2023 Members - our AGM and After Party is TONIGHT!

Join us from 5:30 - 7pm to catch up with your fellow members, celebrate another wonderful year of SEOS and discuss all things SEOS 2024. We'd LOVE to see you, please do come along and have your say!

👉 SEOS 2023 AGM & After Party:
VENUE: The Amherst Inn (Sevenoaks Road, Seal Chart, Kent TN15 0HB)
DATE & TIME: 8th August (TONIGHT!), from 5:30pm to 7pm (with time to mingle afterwards!)

Open to all SEOS 2023 Members.

It's crucial to the wellbeing of future events that our members are an active part of SEOS decision making, and have a chance to have their say, as it helps to make SEOS the best it can be for all those taking part. We can't wait to see you there! 🥂

#SEOS2023 #southeastopenstudios #SEOSArtist #seopenstudios #openstudios

So well deserved! 😃 Posted @withregram • @fr

So well deserved! 😃

Posted @withregram • @francesfeatherstone

So thrilled to have my painting ‘Breakfast of Champions’ selected for @wellsartcontemporary . There were over 3k entries and 136 artworks selected. The Private View last night was absolutely amazing. There is not an exhibition space like it, awe inspiring. It’s on until the 2nd September so catch it if you can! Thank you to everyone involved including @parkerharrisco and all the judges @curtisartist @kelvinokafor_art @nina.murdoch . Will share some of the amazing artworks in my stories 🤩
Was also lovely catching up with @hopearttherapy who worked on a community installation called the Archway of Hope 🌈
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@wellscathedral @seopenstudios @artcanorg #wellsartcontemporary #openexhibition #artexhibition #somersetart #wellscathedral #wellscontemporary #francesfeatherstone #artcompetition #privateview #paintingcompetition #selectedart #contemporaryartexhibition #artcollector #artforsale #englishartist #britishartist #emergingartists #artgallery #contemporarypainting #contemporarypaintings #contemporarypainter #figurativepainting

Lots of our participating artists are exhibiting!!

Lots of our participating artists are exhibiting!!

Posted @withregram • @karenbirchwoodartist

I’ve been a little quiet on here recently. I have been super busy helping with the preparations for the Rye Society of Artists Summer Exhibition. It’s looking fab and can’t wait for the opening. Exciting!! @ryeartists

📢 CALLING ALL SEOS 2023 MEMBERS! You are invit

📢 CALLING ALL SEOS 2023 MEMBERS!

You are invited to our 2023 AGM and after party, which will be held at The Amherst Inn (Sevenoaks Road, Seal Chart, Kent TN15 0HB) on Tuesday 8th August. The AGM will start at 5:30pm and end at 7pm, with time to mingle afterwards!

Please do join us, it is a lovely opportunity to celebrate our successes, have a drink together and meet artists and makers from other areas.

We will also discuss key themes coming out of the feedback, which will contribute to shaping things for next year - it is important that our members have their say and be a part of creating future SEOS events.

Will we see you there?? 🥂

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#SEOS2023 #southeastopenstudios #SEOSArtist #seopenstudios

A very special venue for some very special work 👍🏻

Posted @withregram • @sandracamargo_sculptor

I am very excited to be one of the 23 artists taking part in “Sculpture Trail 23” around the grounds of @cockingtoncourt and the Manor House.
Theme : Discover Space.
Exhibition opens
30 July -30 October
10:30 - 4:30 daily.

Thank you to the panel for selecting my work.

Estoy muy feliz de ser uno de los 23 artistas que participan en "Sculpture Trail 23" en los jardines de @cockingtoncourt y Manor House.
Tema: Descubrir el Espacio.
La exposición abre
30 Julio -30 octubre
10:30 - 4:30 todos los días.

Gracias al panel por seleccionar mi obra.

#cockingtoncourt
#sculpturegarden
#manorhouse
#outdoorsculpture
#stonecarving
#womensculptors

Wonderful results! Posted @withregram • @brenda

Wonderful results!

Posted @withregram • @brendancullensculpture

These pieces are finally at their new homes. Thank you to the new owners. Bigger thanks to @annettelyonsfineart for sharing her fabulous space at Dennett’s in June for South east Open Studios and Art in June. A fabulous experience. Tiring … so I’m only just starting to create again… thank you all for your ongoing support this past few years. Typically having a wee rest… but not for long, you know me. Busy 🐝 @seopenstudios @artinjunekent #stonesculpture

Beautiful work! Posted @withregram • @labyrinth

Beautiful work!

Posted @withregram • @labyrinthstainedglass

The grasses are certainly growing at Sussex Prairie Gardens but I love the way my work is being enveloped! #sussexprairiegarden #theglassgarden #stainedglass #glassart #gardensculpture #paradisegarden #orchid #greenhouse #gardenshrine

Join Ashleigh at Festival of the Garden at @charle

Join Ashleigh at Festival of the Garden at @charlestontrust for all her clay creations 🌼🪻🥀

Posted @withregram • @af_clay

First few days at Festival of the Garden at @charlestontrust 🌸🏺🍯

I'll be here until Sunday the 16th. If you have coin I have wares. Come say hi!

#potter #pottery #potterystudio #ceramic #ceramics #ceramicart #ceramicstudio #ceramicartist #ceramicsculpture #ceramicdesign #clay #clayart #clayartist #claysculpture #stoneware #earthernware #pot #pots #tableware #gardenware #terracotta #tiles #ceramictiles #ceramictableware #slip #slipdecoration #sliptrailing #artsanscrafts #craft #artisan

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