Brighton Art Fair

Regency Corn Exchange from

16th - 19th September
 

The highly acclaimed Brighton Art Fair is held every Autumn at the beautiful Regency Corn Exchange in the heart of the city. Showcasing over 120 contemporary artists and attracting a capacity audience of just over 5000 visitors, the fair has built a strong reputation for exhibiting exceptional quality artwork in a welcoming, friendly environment.

Now in its seventh year, the Brighton Art Fair is the largest visual art exhibition on the South Coast with year on year sales growth exceeding expectations with over half a million pounds worth of art being sold in 2009, not including the commissioning work which inevitably arises from such events.

Painters, printmakers, ceramicists, photographers and sculptors will be exhibiting, chosen in a rigorous and competitive selection process to represent the most exciting and eclectic work across as wide a variety of methods and subjects as possible.

This art fair is almost unique in that the artists themselves sell their work direct to the public, bringing a personal feel to viewing and to the buying process. Visitors enjoy meeting the artists - learning about their creative inspirations, techniques and future projects.



The Brighton Art Fair is delighted to welcome back the ARTHOUSE Meath, a charitable enterprise that creates and exhibits artworks for sale in printmaking and painting which celebrate the skills and talents of adults with learning disabilities, many of whom live with severe epilepsy and physical disabilities.

ARTHOUSE Meath highly regards the skills and abilities of all its artists and the work offers an insight to a way of seeing the world, has humour and warmth and will inspire us all.



Tickets are available on the door priced £6 (children under 14 free). Entrance includes an exhibitor catalogue.

Visit www.brightonartfair.co.uk for full information and details of special offers.

Pictures show from top:

1. Beach Huts in Winter by Andy Beck

2. Hove Promenade by Andy Beck
3. Spring Day on the Thames by Dawn Stacey
4. Winter Evening by Dawn Stacey

Take Your Dog
for a Walk in the
Peak District

      Paul Downing, Maynard Director
           with George the Labrador

When Peak District hotel and restaurant The Maynard in Grindleford launched a range of walks for pooches and their owners, they couldn’t have guessed that they would prove so popular, not just with locals, but with the national dog press, who have literally ‘taken the lead’ in following these walks with man’s best friend. Several representatives of the canine media have already stayed at The Maynard, to find out themselves what all the barking is about!

Known as ‘George’s Walks’ after Maynard director Paul Downing’s Labrador George, the series of walks have been compiled by George with a lot of help from local Peak District guide Sally Mosley and have already attracted the attention of several the national ‘doggie’ media.

So what did the ‘hound hacks’ make of The Maynard? “Perhaps the ultimate destination,” one editor reported, while another presented an in-depth guide to one of the walks. Another writer described the experience as “…comfortable, inviting, welcoming and very relaxing, with hotel food and service of a high standard.”

Unlike many hotels of its calibre, The Maynard prides itself on being both dog and walker friendly and these walks have been developed to help patrons and their pets get the most out of the stunning countryside on The Maynard’s doorstep. Each walk starts and finishes at The Maynard, so on completion man and his best friend can both enjoy a well deserved drink.

The hotel is dog-friendly, so your pooch can stay overnight in boutique hotel luxury - there’s no need for you and your hound to go anywhere else for a short break this year.

Paul Downing, Director at The Maynard and sister venue Whirlowbrook Hall, says, “While George’s Walks can be followed by anyone, we have designed them expressly for dog owners, so we were delighted to receive interest from the dog press and welcome some of their editors to The Maynard. We have been able to provide some great walking ideas for visitors to get the most out of The Peaks and their visit to The Maynard. George and I love them and it’s great that the editors and their dogs feel the same.”

The walks have been designed so there is something for all abilities, ranging from a gentle 3.5 miles, to a more demanding 8.5 mile route for the fitter dog and owner! Each of the walks has been tested by George and include the ‘Gorge Walk’ via the Longshaw Estate to Padley Gorge, ‘Pilgrimage, plague and a pot of tea’, which takes in the delights of the famous plague village Eyam and Hazelford Hall and ‘In Search of Little John,’ which takes walkers on a six mile march back in time to trace the local origins of one of Robin Hood’s closest allies.

Following a major hotel and restaurant refurbishment two years ago, The Maynard has been transformed, with a contemporary, yet classic interior that complements the Victorian building to perfection. The hotel remains a magnet for walkers and ramblers and continues to make pets welcome.

All new menus ensure there is plenty to tempt both regular and new diners alike and with all dishes reasonably priced, eating at one of the few restaurants in the whole of South Yorkshire and north Derbyshire with two AA rosettes has never been so affordable.  Other walks of different lengths and difficulty are available from reception or from T

The Maynard’s website www.themaynard.co.uk Having lived in and guided people in Derbyshire and the Peak District for over 50 years, Sally Mosley is a well known local figure and her wealth of knowledge of the Peaks made her the perfect person to help George in compiling these walks to and from The Maynard.

For full details of the guided walk services offered by Sally Mosley you can visit her website at www.sallymosley.co.uk

To book a table at The Maynard or book into the hotel, telephone 01433 630321 or email restaurant@themaynard.co.uk

For general information about The Maynard click on www.themaynard.co.uk
 

Somerset Open
Art Studios



18th September to 3rd October

Over 200 studios and venues across Somerset will be displaying artworks from nearly 300 artists/makers between Saturday 18th September and Sunday 3rd October as part of this year’s Somerset Art Weeks Open Studios fortnight. The event will focus on individual artists in their working environment looking at how they work, their inspiration and creative processes.

A diverse range of artworks will be showcased from pottery, glass, basketry and watercolour to textiles, wood and metal work as well as print, photography and several site-specific installations.

Artists of regional and national repute such as James Lynch (painting); Pauline Rook (photography), Julia Manning (print), Janette Kerr (painting), Rod Page (wood), Tom and Kim Atherton (glass) and Michael Fairfax (site-specific installation), will be opening their studios alongside an increasing number of emerging talented artists including Lucy Brown (ceramics) and Kitty Hillier (painting).

For the first time, a new Art Weeks exhibition programme is being introduced with displays at the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton; AIR Gallery in Wells and the Meeting House, Ilminster. Somerset Art Weeks and Somerset’s arts education development agency (SPAEDA), are also working on a project to highlight young artistic talent in Somerset with a temporary studio at the Octagon Theatre, Yeovil.

For a colour guide to the Somerset Art Weeks 2010 email info@somersetartwork.org.uk or call Telephone: 01458 253 800

More information can also be found on the website at www.somersetartworks.org.uk