8 | May 16, 2013 | www.cambridge-news.co.uk | Cambridge News
Our weekly focus on the region’s arts scene Get in touch by contacting Ella Walker on ella.walker@cambridge-news.co.uk or calling 01223 434227
Young Ely artist wins major award
ᔡ Primavera, King’s Parade – 01223 357708 May Exhibition of British Art and Craft Until May 31 Take a look at watercolours, jewellery and textiles – including silk scarves – from three unique artists. ᔡ Cambridge Regional College, Kings Hedges Road – 01223 418516 Made You Look Until May 22 Students on the college’s foundation diploma in art and design showcase work from throughout the year. ᔡ Cambridge Contemporary Art, Trinity Street – 01223 324222 Woodlands Until May 30 Featuring five artists with different approaches to nature, from textiles and ceramics to jewellery. ᔡ Byard Art, King’s Parade – 01223 464646 Over the Sea to the Sky Until May 19 Be dazzled by an array of mixed media pieces celebrating the British landscape. ᔡ Williams Art, Dales Brewery, Gwydir Street – 01223 311687 Mohammed Djazmi: Social commentary Until May 31 Corruption, immorality and pain inform the Cambridge painter’s new collection.
RAIL TALENT: Swan Dream and, below, Sunglasses – two paintings in Gideon’s exhibition
A view of the world from inside a train AN arduous commute is the focus of Waterbeach artist Gideon Pain’s latest exhibition, to appear at Cambridge Art Salon next week. The collection includes a series of paintings and drawings based on his daily journeys to London, with inspiration and human drama coming from fellow passengers, the train itself and the landscape flying past the window. “The train is a space where all types of people are thrown together and held captive by the experience of getting from A to B,” Gideon explains. “Whether we choose to interact or shut ourselves off with sleep, a book, or on some technological iPod, tablet, or laptop island, we cannot avoid this close proximity. “The Monday morning sobriety, furtive liaisons, brief encounters, a joyous daytrip, strangers’ tragedies, are all played out by this community on wheels as it passes from city to fields, day to night and summer to winter. “I wanted to capture and share these moments as they fly by on our way to somewhere else.” Take a peek at some dark and sinister line drawings
NAOMI Kratz, 19, from Ely has won an international award that will see one of her designs, above, blown up and displayed on billboards in London and at key locations across the UK. The College of West Anglia student entered the Who Are You? competition, run by Arts University Bournemouth, which asked budding artists aged 1419 to create a poster that describes who they feel they are. A judging panel, including word-renowned fashion and portrait
photographer Rankin, budding young artist Stuart Semple and eclectic members of the advertising industry, drew up a shortlist before putting the finalists to a public vote. Naomi was lucky enough to be one of 20 winners who will see their work on a billboard. “To have produced one of the winning entries is something I’m really proud of,” said Naomi. “[It] has really inspired me to continue working hard and to carry on pursuing my dream of one day working in the creative sector.”
Experience Cambridge museums at night
of commuters nodding off, abstract style paintings in bright, snappy colours, and more realistic designs taking in the fields and changing skies as spotted from
inside the carriage. Moving On, by Gideon Pain, is at the Cambridge Art Salon from Thursday, May 23-Saturday, May 26. Entry is free.
FROM today until Saturday, May 18, five University of Cambridge museums and galleries will throw open their doors and collections for a series of night time events. Part of the nationwide festival, Museums at Night, organised by Culture-24 and the Arts Council, visitors can explore the creatures and foliage of the island of Borneo at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology’s exhibition The Cultured Rain-
forest; the Polar Museum is hosting a one-woman performance delving in the life of Captain Scott’s wife Kathleen; have a drink and play at being an artist for a while at the Fitzwilliam Museum; potter about Kettle’s Yard for some late night inspiration and learn about the geology of wine at the Sedgwick Museum. For more details on which exhibitions to take a look at and when, visit www.cam. ac.uk/museums.