Thank you to everyone who stopped by. What a fantastic exhibition!
DERBYSHIRE OPEN ARTS 2018 AT ELEPHANTSTONES GALLERY
THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition will run throughout the May Bank Holiday weekend (26th-28th) , until Friday 1st of June. 10am - 5pm
If you come along to the gallery you'll find a selection of brand new photography, line work and ceramics. All the works will be for sale!
PREVIEW EVENING
We will be having a celebratory preview night on Friday 27th of May
7-9pm. If you would like to come, pop us an email to whato@elephantstones.co.uk or call in! Drinks and nibbles will abound!
See you there!!!!
WHO IS EXHIBITING?
SIMON BRIDGES - PHOTOGRAPHER
Simon Bridges captures photographic images of landscapes in broad vista and textural detail.
Alongside photography, Simon works as a creative design and marketing consultant.
EVE BRIDGES - ILLUSTRATOR
Eve Lumai Bridges creates sparing line work of local landscapes alongside ceramics, mixed media and illustrations inspired by collections and memory.
Eve is currently studying for an MA in Illustration at the Manchester School of Art and exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2017.
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IT'S BEEN HUNG! - 250TH ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION
‘In celebration of our 250th anniversary, Grayson Perry RA coordinated the biggest, brightest and most colourful Summer Exhibition yet.
Each summer our galleries are jam-packed with contemporary art made by internationally renowned artists and exciting new talent. In 2018, Grayson Perry RA and his committee of fellow artists handpicked over 1,300 artworks in an array of mediums.
The Summer Exhibition included a monumental sculpture by Anish Kapoor RA in the RA courtyard, while vast new works by David Hockney RA and Joana Vasconcelos appeared in the galleries. Artists Mona Hatoum and Tal R showed alongside Royal Academicians including Wolfgang Tillmans, Mike Nelson, Tracey Emin and Rose Wylie, and Honorary Academicians Bruce Nauman and Ed Ruscha.’
250th Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition 2018
12th June - 19th August 2018
www.royalacademy.org.uk
BURY ART MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE CENTRE - ARCHIVE MEDIATIONS: CONTEMPLATIONS OF THE HOME FRONT
‘A new exhibition inspired by Bury Art Museum’s First World War archive will feature work from staff and students at Manchester Metropolitan University.
The exhibition is curated by Jacqueline Butler, Head of Media at Manchester School of Art, and is inspired by the Beyond the Battlefields exhibition she co-curated with Professor Melanie Tebbutt at Grosvenor Gallery last month.
The artists will be working across a range of media to create interventions in the museum’s First World War exhibition spaces.’
Archive Mediations - Contemplations of the Home Front
10th March - 19th August 2018
Bury Art Museum & Sculpture Centre
www.buryartmuseum.co.uk
MANCHESTER ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS GRADUATE AWARD
‘The Academy wishes them all every success in the future and we look forward to them exhibiting with us as Graduate Members for the coming three years in major MAFA Exhibitions.’
I am thrilled to have received the MAFA graduate award. I am excited for the future working with the academy and its esteemed members!
Read more here!
VARNISHING DAY @ THE ROYAL ACADEMY 2017
‘Non-Members Varnishing Day is one of the most colourful traditions associated with our annual Summer Exhibition.
Originally the day when artists would put the finishing touches to their works within the galleries, it is now a day of celebration that we share with the artists who have been selected for the show.’
The Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition 2017
13th June - 20th August 2018
www.royalacademy.org.uk
MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART DEGREE SHOW 2017
Make sure you visit this years graduate degree show! It’s bursting with fresh creative talent and there is some really exciting work to see!
View my degree show profile here!
Manchester School of Art Degree Show 2017
10th June - 21st June 2017
Manchester School of Art
www.degreeshow.mmu.ac.uk/2017
IT'S BEEN HUNG! - ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER EXHIBITION 2017
‘Everything you’ll see at the Summer Exhibition represents the art being made today. Expect to find a panorama of art in all media, from painting, printmaking, film and photography to sculpture, architectural works and performance art.’
The Royal Academy of Art Summer Exhibition 2017
13th June - 20th August 2018
www.royalacademy.org.uk