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Art for a good cause and Gardens update

For those who enjoy their gardening this news update will be of interest, also to those who are keen to show their artistic side.

Little Bentley Waterways & Gardens

This annual show, which runs from 1st June, is one of the largest annual garden shows in east Anglia, regularly seeing over 8,000 visitors.  This year, there is an opportunity for your artwork to help raise funds for a local charitable organization.  Austin Hicks explains:

The Rotary Club of Colchester Centurion has been invited to run a fundraiser at The Little Bentley Waterways and Garden Show on the weekend of 1st & 2nd June. We are calling it ‘Art on the Run’ and we are hoping to collect 400 pieces of original Art and, in return for a donation of £10.00, visitors will pick a ticket and be guaranteed a piece of art. Funds raised will be donated to Rotary charities, particularly East Anglian Children’s Hospice (EACH).

We are interpreting the word ‘art’ in its widest sense – paintings or drawings, sculptures, photographs, pottery, wood carvings, embroidery or tapestry, quilting or any other item that can be admired for its creativity. Anything original or limited editions would be much appreciated.

For more information about the Garden Show please go to http://www.littlebentley.net.

We are well on our way to the 400 items but time is getting short.  If you feel you can help, please contact [antibot mailto=”[email protected]”]

West Bergholt Gardeners Association – Annual Plant Show

This ever popular event is taking place this year at 7.30pm on Monday 20 May  2013 at the Orpen Hall, West Bergholt.

There will be a large selection of plants at reasonable prices as well as a Garden-related bric-a brac stall.

Payment is by Cash or Cheque ONLY.   Enquires to  01206 855450 or 242124

 

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Art in East Anglia – an evening course

Mousehold Heath, Norwich by John Crome
(Founder of Norwich School)

This autumn, the W.E.A. is running a ten-evening course in the Methodist Hall on ‘Art in East Anglia’. The tutor is John Parker and he says it will be an informative course focusing on paintings connected with East Anglia.

The course will be looking at a range of artists, their lives, techniques, motives and influences.   Artists include Gainsborough, Constable, The Norwich School, Munnings, Seago and others.

Starting on Tuesday 27th September at 8.00p.m. the course runs until 6th December, with the WEA AGM on the Tuesday of half-term.  All are welcome and you may attend the first evening before deciding to enrol on the course. The cost is £45 for the ten weeks. Further information from the WEA Secretary on 01206 240791 or e-mail [email protected]

Hope to see you there!

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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Art in the age of William Morris

“We will evaluate Morris’s contribution to the development of the concept of design in the social, aesthetic and ideological context of his times” – so writes Graham Slimming about the series of ten illustrated talks about to be given by him on this subject.

Graham is a popular lecturer and the WEA course starts on Tuesday 21st September 2010 at 8.00 p.m. and all are welcome. The talks last for an hour and a half, with a coffee break in the middle, when there is a chance to look at and borrow books on the subject.

The course will meet in the Methodist Hall in Chapel Lane, and the standard fee for the course has only risen by 50p this year, to £44.00.

If you are not sure whether this is for you, why not come along and sample the first evening for free? For more details, or queries, ring the Secretary on 01206 240791.

Hope to see you there!

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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