Get your art fill with a TACO

There will be 54 artists on show at the Torre Abbey Contemporary Open. Going by the spicy monica of TACO, there will be around 80 pieces of work on show until August 31.

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Liquid Landscapes Diary 9

 

 

 

DIARY ENTRY 9

 

Sketching of different configurations 3 May

I have started to sketch out various configurations for boats by the  series of blue doors along from the Mayflower steps.

My current thoughts are that the boats shouldn’t be in the water at the beginning of the performance (after what happened

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10,000 visitors, 40,000 little clay people

The Antony Gormely Field exhibition has notched up 10,000 visitors in just over a fortnight since opening at the Spanish Barn, Torquay.

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Liquid Landscapes Diary 8

 

 

 

DIARY ENTRY 8

 

School Cross Curricular Project

 

LIQUID LANDSCAPES has dovetailed beautifully with a new cross curricular project that we are starting  in the school where I am part- time head of art.

We had a lunchtime meeting with representatives from the following departments Art, History, Physics and Chemistry to

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Liquid Landscapes Diary 7

Maiden Voyage  Maidencombe

Another beautiful sunny day.

We went down to Maidencombe beach this afternoon to see how the boats ( with waxed bottoms!) fared in more demanding conditions. These boats are all about 60cm in length, which is the maximum length I can get out of A2 card. I could try attaching two

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Inspired by wood? The Little Gallery on the Farm is calling for submissions to Wood, the exhibition

The Little Gallery on the Farm would like to hear from Devon-based artists and makers who would be interested in participating in Wood, the exhibition.

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The recycled art events of TRAIL is set to begin on July 19. Here’s a round up

Liz Lockyear, organiser of the South Devon recycled art in the environment event TRAIL got in touch to describe some to the art and events which begin on Wednesday, July 19.

The environmental coastal sculpture TRAIL between Shaldon and Dawlish,Wednesday, July 19 to Sunday, September 6, is five years old this year. It is

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