WattsArtistsGallery Village

WORKSHOPS:

Watts Creatives workshop: A Sense of Place with Tom Voyce: 15 February

Join 2017’s Sky Landscape Artist of the Year winner Tom Voyce for a day of sketching, exploring composition and painting across the Artist Village to find your own sense of place. Suitable for 13 – 18 year olds.

EVENTS:

Des Oliver and The Atchison Quartet: What does it mean to be a black composer?

24 February

Acclaimed contemporary composer and film maker, Des Oliver will share a screening of excerpts from his landmark documentary series, Identity and the Anxiety of Influence. A discussion with Oliver and Watts Gallery’s Faces of Fame curator Dr Emily Burns will follow.

To conclude, enjoy a live performance of Oliver’s celebrated musical composition, The Diasporic Quartets, alongside works by Philip Herbert, Tunde Jegede and Dominque Le Gendre, performed by the leading ensemble The Atchison Quartet. Immerse yourself in this eclectic musical landscape that draws influence from the rich traditions of West African to classical music.

Tom Voyce and Grace Ellen

in Conversation

with Alistair Burtenshaw: 15th February

The two young artists featuring in our exhibition A Sense of Place at Watts Contemporary Gallery (20 January - 27 March) discuss their inspirations and methods of working.

TOURS: Gardener’s Tour

First Tuesday of the month:

7 February and 7 March

Discover the gardens and grounds of our estate in the company of Chris Sharples, Verey Head Gardener. On this walking tour, Chris will point out what to look for each month and chat about the ongoing restoration of the grounds at Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village.

A Sense Of Place

19 January – 26 March 2023

Young landscape artists Grace Ellen (returning to Watts Contemporary after featuring in Heartlands in January 2022) and Tom Voyce (winner of Sky Landscape Artist of the Year in 2017) show how the places around affect them, and how they distil the landscapes of Surrey, Cornwall and the USA into their beautiful paintings. Free entry. All works for sale.

Painshill is a stunning landscape garden in Cobham Surrey with 160 acres of woodland, meadow and lake. Designed in the 18th century as a living painting, the landscape invites you to walk around a work of art. Discover beautiful garden buildings such as the Temple of Bacchus or Gothic Temple and watch as stunning views unfold before you. For entry all year round, prices start at just £55.

Enjoy endless days out at this beautiful place. For one fee you can enjoy watching the seasons change, or give as a gift. Give someone daffodils, bluebells, summer picnics, stunning autumn colour and winter wonderland walks, all for one price.

It is a well-known fact that being outdoors and connecting with nature on a regular basis is hugely beneficial for people’s mental and physical health. Painshill offers everyone a place of tranquillity, beauty and charm. It offers families somewhere to get back to nature and couples a garden made for romantic walks. Make amazing memories with membership.

For families there are a number of trails throughout the year which are all included in membership. Last Christmas, for example, Painshill had a statue trail of superheroes for the children,