The latest community board, number 39, has gone up today. For number 40 we are hoping to have a celebration so please send us photographs of your creative work as soon as possible!
THINK CHAIR
A note for those doing chairs, can you let us know when you might not be available in June or July so we can arrange dates for the exhibition – thank you!
On Sunday the Implicate Art group from Bradninch bolstered our egos by their enthusiasm and on Monday Exeter College students, supported by teacher Claire Wilcox, gave us the pleasure of their interested and interesting attention.
Our next venture THINK CHAIR is on our minds. We already have a couple of chairs and a good poem. Below right is Veronica’s contribution already in the garden. She says ‘it needs less attention than I do!’
If you are contributing a chair please confirm! Finished creations please by the end of April in order to plan the whereabouts and timing of the exhibition.
THINK CHAIR
Do something with an old chair or make one yourself. Fun chairs you can sit on, hang in a tree, make from bamboo, metal, wood, whatever! Be inventive!
And we intend to have a fascinating exhibition of your creations here in June!
We so much look forward to discovering the talent in our subscribers as we did with our book House Lights On!
A few I did at Hay Farm some time ago:
We had a lovely day on Sunday at the studio, thanks to everyone who came and made it so lively and interesting.
Quite a lot of people said they’d like to come again so phone or email first to fix a time as I’m often outside and don’t hear bells!
Our September exhibition at Exeter Central Library is now closed. It featured artwork from the Get On Board Community Boards and a panel telling the story of how the project came about. Thank you to all who have contributed artwork, poems, stories, photographs and more.
We are grateful to one of our board contributors Lynne Jessep for this piece. Be sure to click the ‘Read more’ link for the full text.
“Art has so many benefits. Culturally it enriches us. It can make us think deeply about things (Picasso’s Guernica speaks to us of the horror of war in a far more visceral way than, say, a news report for example) or Monet’s Water Lilies gives us tranquillity and connects us with nature and the restorative powers of a beautiful garden.
Art can bring communities together and give those who go unheard in society a voice…
This short film explores the magic of Studio 36.
