Forge Mill Needle Museum, in collaboration with the Charles Henry Foyle Trust, is offering a unique opportunity for 20 textile students.
Firstly, to push the boundaries of their knowledge and expertise, they will have a master class with the textile artist Alice Kettle on either 14 March or 2 May. Secondly, the students will go on to have their work exhibited at the Forge Mill Needle Museum in September.
There will also be an award of £2000 made for the most original and innovative stitched textile piece on this year’s theme, which is 'Freedom'. The Trust is also offering an award of £500 for technical innovation and two further awards of £250 for the most outstanding workbooks.
To enter:
The competition is open to all textile students on a higher educational course, ie MA, first degree, City & Guilds, etc.
To enter you need to submit five jpeg images of your current work – this can include one close detailed image – along with an entry form. The images should be sent on disk and each image should be titled and accompanied by a brief description. Please send images to: Jo-Ann Gloger, Forge Mill Needle Museum, Needle Mill Lane, Riverside, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 8HY. Please include a SAE if you would like your disk returned.The closing date for submissions is 20 February 2009.
An entry form for the competition can be downloaded at www.forgemill.org.uk
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
PARISH MUSIC
Parish Music concerts resume on 28th February with a recital by the Oriel Singers in Overbury, followed by
Saturday 4th April 2009 8pm St Barbara’s Church, Ashton under Hill
Jessica Thomas, violin, and Ashok Gupta, piano, are two talented young musicians studying at Clare College, Cambridge. Their programme includes Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, the Brahms violin sonata no 2 in A major and JS Bach’s Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita no 3 in E major.
Jessica is in her fourth year, studying for a B.Mus. She is also a Choral Scholar. She has participated in the University Instrumental Award Scheme, which exists to promote the performance of chamber music.
Ashok is in his second year at Clare, reading Music. He regularly performs with and conducts the college Chapel Choir, and recently composed a Jazz Mass for them. While a pupil at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, he gained his ABRSM Diploma in 2004 and became Young Musician of Gloucestershire in 2005.
Saturday 16th May 2009 8pm St Nicholas’ Church, Teddington
Trio Ébano makes a welcome return to Parish Music. The group last played for us in November 2004 shortly after their leader, flautist Nicola Shorland, had become Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year. She continues to be a dedicated chamber musician and has acquired an interesting collection of flutes, some of which she will demonstrate at the concert. The programme will also include solos for flute (Debussy’s ‘Syrinx’) and clarinet (‘Tricolour Capers’ by Eric Mandat), duos for flute and clarinet by Rutter, Elgar and Villa-Lobos, and trios by Shostakovich and Mozart.
Nicola is joined in the current ensemble by clarinettist Lucy Tugwell and bassoonist Hannah Wrieden. In 2006 Trio Ébano took their music to Singapore where they performed with the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and gave recitals and led workshops in various schools. All the members of the trio value teaching as part of their portfolio. Nicola originally learnt by the Suzuki method with Susie Alington and is now herself an accredited Suzuki Flute teacher.
For more details visit www.ashtonunderhill.org.uk/organisations/music
Saturday 4th April 2009 8pm St Barbara’s Church, Ashton under Hill
Jessica Thomas, violin, and Ashok Gupta, piano, are two talented young musicians studying at Clare College, Cambridge. Their programme includes Beethoven’s Spring Sonata, the Brahms violin sonata no 2 in A major and JS Bach’s Gavotte en Rondeau from the Partita no 3 in E major.
Jessica is in her fourth year, studying for a B.Mus. She is also a Choral Scholar. She has participated in the University Instrumental Award Scheme, which exists to promote the performance of chamber music.
Ashok is in his second year at Clare, reading Music. He regularly performs with and conducts the college Chapel Choir, and recently composed a Jazz Mass for them. While a pupil at Dean Close School, Cheltenham, he gained his ABRSM Diploma in 2004 and became Young Musician of Gloucestershire in 2005.
Saturday 16th May 2009 8pm St Nicholas’ Church, Teddington
Trio Ébano makes a welcome return to Parish Music. The group last played for us in November 2004 shortly after their leader, flautist Nicola Shorland, had become Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year. She continues to be a dedicated chamber musician and has acquired an interesting collection of flutes, some of which she will demonstrate at the concert. The programme will also include solos for flute (Debussy’s ‘Syrinx’) and clarinet (‘Tricolour Capers’ by Eric Mandat), duos for flute and clarinet by Rutter, Elgar and Villa-Lobos, and trios by Shostakovich and Mozart.
Nicola is joined in the current ensemble by clarinettist Lucy Tugwell and bassoonist Hannah Wrieden. In 2006 Trio Ébano took their music to Singapore where they performed with the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, and gave recitals and led workshops in various schools. All the members of the trio value teaching as part of their portfolio. Nicola originally learnt by the Suzuki method with Susie Alington and is now herself an accredited Suzuki Flute teacher.
For more details visit www.ashtonunderhill.org.uk/organisations/music
Free workshop on feather fascinators, at ICHF (Stitches) show on 15th - 17th of February 2009, NEC, Birmingham, UK
Visit the following link for more details: http://www.ichf.co.uk/chsi/workshops_popup.php?c=46
MW & More TAS Milliner Warehouse
www.mwandmore.com
MW & More TAS Milliner Warehouse
www.mwandmore.com
Move it Dance 2009 - 20% off tickets
If you're after a great day out for yourself, your children or your partner then a visit to MOVE IT in London is the perfect choice. MOVE IT is a dance extravaganza and brings together every style of dance under one roof for three amazing days in March. Entry tickets start from as little as £6.40 for children and £8.40 for adults when using the 20% discount.
Book now using the 20% discount code MTA6
Ballroom - Salsa - Tap - Tango - Swing - Cheerleading - Flamenco - Jive - Streetdance - Ballet - Charleston - Jazz - Hula Hoop Dance - Bellydance - Bollywood - Contemporary - Commercial - Hip Hop - Musical Theatre - Stage Combat -Samba - Elizabethan Dance - Lindy Hop - Breakdancing and more!
Plus, celebrity appearances, freestyle stage, auditions and so much more...!
www.MoveitDance.co.uk
Book now using the 20% discount code MTA6
Ballroom - Salsa - Tap - Tango - Swing - Cheerleading - Flamenco - Jive - Streetdance - Ballet - Charleston - Jazz - Hula Hoop Dance - Bellydance - Bollywood - Contemporary - Commercial - Hip Hop - Musical Theatre - Stage Combat -Samba - Elizabethan Dance - Lindy Hop - Breakdancing and more!
Plus, celebrity appearances, freestyle stage, auditions and so much more...!
www.MoveitDance.co.uk
Thursday, 5 February 2009
The Conservatoire Folk Ensemble with Joe Broughton
3 Special February Concerts 2009
From riotous 50-piece group to intimate duos and trios (with plenty in between), the shape-shifting Conservatoire Folk Ensemble is a whole festival’s entertainment in one show. Funky arrangements, traditional and original tunes, virtuosic playing, humour, dancing, hats... it’s more fun than anyone deserves!
6th February – The Cross, Moseley
A Spectacular Standing room only warm up gig also featuring Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys, and The Old Dance School! (And a very special surprise guest!)
8pm
£6 on the door but don’t get there too late if you want to get in!
A Spectacular Standing room only warm up gig also featuring Jack McNeill and Charlie Heys, and The Old Dance School! (And a very special surprise guest!)
8pm
£6 on the door but don’t get there too late if you want to get in!
7th February – Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, University of Leeds
7.30pm
£12/£8/£3
0113 343 8730
7.30pm
£12/£8/£3
0113 343 8730
8th February – Guildhall, Lichfield
8pm
£12 (£11)
01543 262 223
8pm
£12 (£11)
01543 262 223
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
Farncombe Estate Referral Winners
Congratulations to our referral winners in January ... Mrs E Spencer of Pebworth, Mrs A Stanbrook of Churchdown and Mr F O'Neil of Bridgenorth, who all won Farncombe Estate vouchers in our monthly 'refer a friend' prize draw.
The Royal Pump Rooms Art Gallery & Museum
Geometry of Fear 16 January - 15 March 2009 Bringing together sculptures and works on paper from the Arts Council Collection, Geometry of Fear explores the generation of sculptors that emerged in the post-war years, creating work in direct response to the horrors of the Holocaust and World War II, and in reaction to the climate of fear generated by the Cold War. The show takes its starting point from the ground-breaking exhibition at the British Pavilion in the 1952 Venice Biennale. It was here that art historian Herbert Read coined the term „Geometry of Fear‟ to describe this emerging group: "These new images belong to the iconography of despair, or of defiance... The geometry of fear …their art is close to the nerves, nervous, wiry." Geometry of Fear opens at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum on 16 January 2009, as part of a national tour.
As with the 1952 Venice exhibition, Geometry of Fear includes work by Lynn Chadwick, Geoffrey Clarke, Reg Butler, Kenneth Armitage, Bernard Meadows, Robert Adams, Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull. Also like Venice, it includes a work by Henry Moore, highlighting the difference between the two generations. The young artists‟ work was characterised by linear, spiky forms, made from welded metal and reflected many of the concerns and anxieties of the post-war era. The exhibition includes key works of the period, such as Reg Butler‟s Girl and Boy (1951), Eduardo Paolozzi‟s The Cage (1951) and Kenneth Armitage‟s Figure Lying on its Side (1957). The contemporary recognition and praise enjoyed by these artists was largely influenced by the skill with which they interpreted some of the anxieties of their time. In today‟s uncertain climate, it is perhaps a timely moment to reconsider these works.
Hall & Son: Tailor Made Display at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
A display at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum explores the history of Hall & Son, the last bespoke tailor in the town. The display focuses on the company in the second half of the 20th century and looks at how items of clothing were made, and the relationship between tailor and customer. Hall & Son was first established in Leamington Spa in around 1875 when it was known as Hall & Spindler. The business moved location several times, with shops on Victoria Terrace, Euston Place and Warwick Street. Many eminent Leamingtonians were customers including Sam Lockhart, Sidney Flavel and Lord Aylesford. Most of the objects on display have been kindly donated to Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum by Richard Dodd. He worked at the shop from 1954 until its closure in 1998 and was the last manager. Items on display include the shop sign, a 14lb iron used to press clothes before sale, and a pair of shorts made by Hall & Son in 1936.
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4AA. Tel: 01926 742700. Fax: 01926 742705. Email: prooms@warwickdc.gov.uk
As with the 1952 Venice exhibition, Geometry of Fear includes work by Lynn Chadwick, Geoffrey Clarke, Reg Butler, Kenneth Armitage, Bernard Meadows, Robert Adams, Eduardo Paolozzi and William Turnbull. Also like Venice, it includes a work by Henry Moore, highlighting the difference between the two generations. The young artists‟ work was characterised by linear, spiky forms, made from welded metal and reflected many of the concerns and anxieties of the post-war era. The exhibition includes key works of the period, such as Reg Butler‟s Girl and Boy (1951), Eduardo Paolozzi‟s The Cage (1951) and Kenneth Armitage‟s Figure Lying on its Side (1957). The contemporary recognition and praise enjoyed by these artists was largely influenced by the skill with which they interpreted some of the anxieties of their time. In today‟s uncertain climate, it is perhaps a timely moment to reconsider these works.
Hall & Son: Tailor Made Display at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum
A display at Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum explores the history of Hall & Son, the last bespoke tailor in the town. The display focuses on the company in the second half of the 20th century and looks at how items of clothing were made, and the relationship between tailor and customer. Hall & Son was first established in Leamington Spa in around 1875 when it was known as Hall & Spindler. The business moved location several times, with shops on Victoria Terrace, Euston Place and Warwick Street. Many eminent Leamingtonians were customers including Sam Lockhart, Sidney Flavel and Lord Aylesford. Most of the objects on display have been kindly donated to Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum by Richard Dodd. He worked at the shop from 1954 until its closure in 1998 and was the last manager. Items on display include the shop sign, a 14lb iron used to press clothes before sale, and a pair of shorts made by Hall & Son in 1936.
Royal Pump Rooms, The Parade, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4AA. Tel: 01926 742700. Fax: 01926 742705. Email: prooms@warwickdc.gov.uk
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