Welcome to Arts and Designs News - information on fine arts and crafts http://www.artsanddesigns.com Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT info@artsanddesigns.com en Copyright 2006-2009, ArtsAndDesigns.com http://www.artsanddesigns.com/images/banner_rss.jpg http://www.artsanddesigns.com 144 22 http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeBlog.pl?itemid=1071702120 info@artsanddesigns.com Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:17:06 GMT Comment http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeBlog.pl?itemid=1071702120 Starts on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 This exhibition traces the American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe's use of instant photography from 1970 to 1975. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1263347582 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1263347582 Starts on Tue, 30 Jun 2009 To celebrate the Three Shires Textile Festival, Tatton Park features rare costumes, furnishings and historic clothing from its collection, in this special exhibition. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=486435422 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=486435422 Starts on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 In this commission, Yinka Shonibare creates a new sculptural installation based on themes developed in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2075824891 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2075824891 Starts on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 The Festival's goal is to gather artists, cultural workers and organisations together to establish and maintain contacts and to share experiences and views. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=122381994 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=122381994 Starts on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 A mixed exhibition by four artists who have undertaken residencies at Sudborough Green Lodge:- Claudia Fährenkemper, Alex Metcalf, Jacques Nimki and Martin Prothero. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=834124169 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=834124169 Starts on Fri, 01 May 2009 This is Sculpture takes an ambitious and revolutionary look at the history of modern and contemporary sculpture. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1200414413 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1200414413 Starts on Tue, 14 Oct 2008 This is the first chance to see new art works acquired by The New Art Gallery. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=7346790 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=7346790 Starts on Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Hans Hammarskiöld is one of Sweden's foremost photographers. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1291423877 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1291423877 Starts on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Bollington's new art space, The White Gallery is hosting a Contemporary Textile Exhibition as part of the Three Shires Textile Festival which runs from the 4th - 19th July 2009. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=211364833 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=211364833 Starts on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 A newly commissioned installation by Ed Pien based in Canada, the work is a contemplation of the human condition: how we act and react to the inescapable forces that shape us. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=692768374 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=692768374 Starts on Fri, 22 May 2009 An exhibition exploring and celebrating fresh approaches to drawing in contemporary art. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1585041632 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1585041632 Starts on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 Art Inter/National is a celebration of artistic expression from all over the world. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=662041552 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=662041552 Starts on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 Photographer Darren Marsh uses his art as a means to feed his interest in people, specifically those who share his hometown, Bedford. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1548835518 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1548835518 Starts on Sun, 10 May 2009 Since 2005 Artist Dan Dubowitz and Architect Patrick Duerden have been tracking down abandoned fascist buildings in northern Italy - especially holiday camps built in the fascist era. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=87163484 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=87163484 Starts on Sat, 11 Jul 2009 On the second Saturday and Sunday of July the grounds of the Priory are given over to a Craft Fair which is usually extremely well received. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=803519139 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=803519139 Starts on Fri, 15 May 2009 Wright's visionary work shows how space is a key element to any architectural design. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=94433807 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=94433807 Starts on Sat, 11 Apr 2009 AS LONG AS IT LASTS
Simon and Tom Bloor
Gallery exhibition inspired by the artists' interest in modernist sculpture and flawed utopias. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2029421136 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2029421136 Starts on Sat, 20 Jun 2009 The artists in this exhibition are all exploring the point at which patterns begin to emerge or where they start to disintegrate. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=240102773 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=240102773 Starts on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Artist Lyndall Phelps will document, through photography, video and sculpture, the re-enactment of pigeon manoeuvres undertaken during both World Wars. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=663709776 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=663709776 Starts on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Works by German artist Joseph Beuys (1921 86) from the Artist Rooms collection will be shown throughout the summer. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1495105377 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1495105377 Starts on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 Wax Poetic Gallery is pleased to present the art of Ronald J. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1221234398 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1221234398 Starts on Wed, 20 May 2009 This display of portraits, on loan from the Holburne Museum of Art in Bath, presents a unique opportunity to see highlights from their collection, including works by Thomas Barker, Arthur Devis, Angelica Kauffman, Allan Ramsay, Henry Raeburn, George Stubbs and Richard Cosway. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1350818201 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1350818201 Starts on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 The first major UK exhibition of the London-based artist's paintings. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1748812023 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1748812023 Starts on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 An exhibition by Alsager Spinners, Weavers and Dyers exploring our textile heritage. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2048242591 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2048242591 Starts on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 In the first UK exhibition to explore the vision of the architect Lina Bo Bardi, this exhibition focuses on her drawings for the iconic Museum of Art in São Paolo (MASP), designed and built between 1957 and 1968. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=854402702 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=854402702 Starts on Sat, 25 Apr 2009 This survey reflects Carnwath's groundbreaking artistry and stature as one of California's leading contemporary artists. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1321352680 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1321352680 Starts on Sat, 16 May 2009 Spacex is pleased to present a new project by Simon Pope, which will be split over two sites at Spacex and Exeter Cathedral. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=321685037 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=321685037 Starts on Sat, 27 Jun 2009 Exhibition of creative textile work by Lancashire based group Preston Threads. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1845148184 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1845148184 Starts on Sun, 31 May 2009 Featuring new work by three internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, this exhibition explores their shared fascination with the legacy of the monumental architecture of the post-war years. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1947857059 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1947857059 Starts on Sat, 28 Nov 2009 Wow, this is THE event to be at in 2009! ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1635147211 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1635147211 Starts on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Exhibition of Quilts and other textiles to celebrate 25 years of patchwork and quilting in Congleton. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1365674057 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1365674057 Starts on Sun, 29 Mar 2009 Conceptual artist Brian Goeltzenleuchter's work offers a lively, interactive critique of cultural distribution in the marketplace. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2021282117 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2021282117 Starts on Sat, 04 Jul 2009 Exhibition of altar frontals, copes and other clergy apparel. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1400100724 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1400100724 Starts on Fri, 29 May 2009 This exhibition looks at the moment in twentieth-century art, when a group of artists began to perceive colour as 'readymade' rather than as scientific or expressive. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=115207211 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=115207211 Starts on Tue, 12 May 2009 This major wall drawing by influential American artist Sol LeWitt is part of the first UK tour of ARTIST ROOMS, a collection created by dealer and collector Anthony d'Offay and acquired by the nation in 2008. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1489828138 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1489828138 Starts on Thu, 19 Mar 2009 Cruel humour in art and life. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=460160963 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=460160963 Starts on Sat, 11 Jul 2009 Highlands and Islands. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2079397073 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=2079397073 Starts on Sat, 16 May 2009 An international exhibition that brings together eight contemporary artists whose understanding and use of materials are intuitive, inventive, and often lead the creative process. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=742201104 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=742201104 Starts on Sat, 03 Oct 2009 The work will be featured of Australian artist Shaun Gladwell whose practice critically engages personal history, memory and contemporary cultural phenomena through performance, video, painting and sculpture. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1084952274 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1084952274 Starts on Fri, 10 Jul 2009 Tags was formed in 1993 by a group of Suffolk textile artists. ... ]]> http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1703416937 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:30:06 GMT Events http://www.artsanddesigns.com/cgi-bin/makeEvents.pl?eventid=1703416937