Irrepressible Hoffnung

Rook Lane Chapel

Open throughout the festival from 10am–5pm with the following exceptions:
Fri 1 July, 12noon–5pm; Mon 4 July, 10am–7.30pm; Wed 6 July, 2pm–8pm
Extended beyond the Festival from 11–21 July, weekdays 10am–5pm
Entry £2 (accompanied children free)

A wonderful opportunity to see the work of this uniquely creative man. Artist, cartoonist, musician and humorist, Gerard Hoffnung was superbly gifted at creating laughter. During his brief life, he produced hundreds of drawings illustrating wonderfully funny ideas. In July, over 600 of these will be on show. Those familiar with Hoffnung’s work will rejoice; those who are not have a great treat in store!

Hands Across the Border

Black Swan Arts: Gallery One

July 2–30
Opening Times: Mon – Sat 10am–5pm

The notion of ‘border’ manifests itself distinctively in the work of each of the nine exhibitors featured in this exhibition. All live within fifteen miles of the Wales–England border and whilst a sense of place is important, this showcase focuses less on an arbitrary geography and more on the energy shared by the group in relation to the making process, inspirational sources and much more.
Artists: Gordon Baldwin, Dail Behennah, Maxine Bristow, Simon Carroll, Walter Keeler, Alison Morton, Jim Partridge, Pamela Rawnsley and Rupert Spira.

Sculptors Shadows by Celia Smith

Black Swan Arts: Gallery Two

July 2–30

An exhibition of larger than life wire sculptures, a new and exciting development of her exploration of drawing with wire.

Anne Carpenter

Black Swan Arts CafÉ

June 27– July 30

Paintings and collage on the subject of food.

Ceramics Exhibition

Enigma Contemporary Arts and Crafts

10am–5pm daily

The work of the resident potters, Everton A Byfield and Jenny Barton, will be on show throughout the festival.
Sunday 10 July: Open Studio with Raku demonstrations
See the glowing pots taken directly from the kiln using an adaptation of the 400 year old Japanese method of Raku firing.

Sculpture in the Garden

The Blue House

Sat 2 July: 10am–9pm
Sun 3 – Sun 10 July: 10am–4pm

Henry Piper: Sculptor combining carved stone with assemblage.
Anthony Rogers: Sculptor working in wood, which relates to the energy of growth.
Helga Watkins-Baker: Sculptor with pieces in kiln and hot cast glass.
Neil Wilkin: Glassmaker, glass forms derived from the plant world.
Peter Osborne: Artist Blacksmith producing traditional and contemporary ironwork.
Deborah van der Beek: Sculptor working in fired ceramic, based on myth and legend.
Shane Barnard: Sculptor, abstract work in metal and wood.
Rowena Kinsman: Ceramics for the garden.
See Events for Concert details.

Photography The Fosse Way

Quintessence

10am–5pm daily (excl. Sundays)

In conjunction with The FosseWay Magazine, Quintessence is exhibiting a selection of pictures by four of the magazine’s photographers, Ian Sumner, Ian Waller, Matthew Manning and the award winning Elmira Watts.
See ‘Where’s the Photographer?’ competition.

Garden CafÉ

9am–5pm plus evening events

Mel Day will be showing her new drawings, which are not only about the pleasure of everyday objects, but also the dark monotony of keeping house.
Caroline Frood, an experienced portraitist will be exhibiting some of her beautifully observed life studies.
Helen Felton presents Holding the Space. Wire sculptures designed to reflect the Spirit of the Place.

Small Picture Gallery

At Marsaili Mackenzie

10.30am–5.30pm (excluding Mon 4)

Indian weaving and artefacts from the collection of Pie Chambers. These will include antique embroideries and jewellery.

Studio Prints

Gallery, 1st Floor

July 1–16
9pm–5.30pm (excluding Sundays)

An exhibition of sporting art signed by many of the leading sportsmen and women of our time.

La Strada

Weekdays 8.30am–6pm,
Sat and Sun 10.30am–5pm

Gallery: Transient Elements. Sea and Landscape Paintings by Nikki Stafford
Experiments in the exploration of the elements, each new mark or brushstroke is a reflection on it’s surrounding environment.
The Café: Faces of Carnival. Photographic images from the Venice Carnival 2005 by Valerie and Greg Duncan.

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