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World class theatre, music, dance and comedy is coming to a venue near you
World class theatre, music, dance and comedy is coming to a venue near you for the 45th Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival from May 23 to June 2. Continuing the annual Festival’s mission to bring performing arts to all corners of the region, this
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Working 'plein air', Greatham artist Maria Yadegar captures a moment in time
When I talk to Maria Yadegar it is a dull, drizzly day, certainly not the sort of day to pack up the paints and venture outdoors. But being outdoors and painting plein air is exactly what Maria loves. Made into an art form by French impressionists
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Art at the heart of Ipswich for 150 years
It's a past membership list like no other; Alfred Munnings, F G Cotman, Harry Becker, E R Smythe, Tom Smythe, Edward Packard, John Duvall, Colin Moss, Anna Airy, Leonard Squirrell... no doubt if Ipswich Art Society had been around in the time of Constable
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The colourful and characterful work of Margo of Margate
As her brush hits the page, Margo McDaid isn’t always certain of what journey she’s about to embark on, but one thing’s for sure, since donning the alias Margo in Margate, it’s been the adventure of a lifetime Margo first moved to Kent with her
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The popular Dorset Art Weeks returns for 2024
After the last event in 2022, the ever-popular biennial Dorset Art Weeks returns (May 25 – June 9) with over 250 venues, as well as activities and exhibitions celebrating the best of fine art, craft and making across the county. There is so much
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Printmaker Jon Mackay on what inspires his art
Down a quiet road in the pretty village of Charlbury, Oxfordshire, printmaker Jon Mackay creates handmade screenprint art, including posters for some of the world’s best-known artists and festivals. Chatting about his work and his inspiration in the
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Mind-blowing creations at Delamore Arts 2024
Every year the Delamore Estate becomes filled with works of art. The month-long exhibition attracts legions of fans who will be able to see both indoor and outdoor work by 140 regional, national and international artists. It’s not to be missed.
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A new exhibition and book pay tribute to an artist with connections to Ambleside
Hanging on a wall of the Imperial War Museum in London is a painting from 1943 called The Grasmere Home Guard. It shows in the foreground a group of ageing, volunteer soldiers being issued with rifles and behind them is a landscape of trees and a lake
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The new CEO of a Lancaster theatre who has big plans for the future
These are tough times for arts institutions across the country – and Chris Lawson knows that better than most. He was artistic director of the Coliseum Theatre in Oldham until its closure a year ago and saw the impact it had on staff, audiences
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A look ahead to the 2024 Essex Book Festival
With a stellar line up of authors and artists due to descend on Essex this June - including award-winning novelist Sarah Perry, Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer, ex-Labour minister-turned-writer Alan Johnson, and acclaimed crime-writer Vaseem
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Brand-new boxing and strength gym opens its doors in Alderley
Looking for a gym that provides flexibility for class times and professional expertise from trainers? UBX Alderley is now taking on new members for its specialist boxing and strength conditioning facilities – offering a world-class training regimen