DERBYSHIRE OPEN ARTS 2018 AT ELEPHANTSTONES GALLERY

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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!!!!

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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. 

www.carbonsix.co.uk

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. 

www.eveillustration.co.uk

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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 TillmansMike NelsonTracey Emin and Rose Wylie, and Honorary Academicians Bruce Nauman and Ed Ruscha.’

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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

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