Arts & Culture

The Stilwell Art Group Exhibition

Stockbridge Town Hall, Hampshire - March 11th – 16th 2022

The Stilwell Art Group work together under the inspirational teaching of Anthea Stilwell. This exciting collective exhibition at the Stockbridge Town Hall shows the range and diversity of work produced over the last three years by thirteen dynamic and contemporary artists from the group.

“There is a unique buzz when we meet to paint together, it takes courage to ‘let go’ and to trust yourself – that comes from Anthea’s teaching, but the group is supportive and we learn a lot from each other too – and that makes you brave, take risks and the results are most exciting and rewarding!” says Jenny HillNorton who co-founded and co-ordinates the group. “We are all different in what we bring to the group but we are linked by our passion to paint for the joy of it – and I think that is evident in what we create together. This exhibition is a celebration of us growing as artists.”

Within the last two years we have not been able to meet as before, but have made good use of Zoom sessions where Anthea is a technical wizard and gets us working as hard as ever, if not more so. It has been a productive and enjoyable time and painting has contributed enormously to our sanity.

Subject matter is varied and diverse including figures, landscapes and still lifes. The creative process starts with drawing and ideas are then explored expressively in a wide range of media including oils, acrylics, watercolours, charcoal, collage and mixed media. Anthea has great experience and originality as a teacher (having taught at Harrow School) but she never tells you directly what to do, rather pulling it out of us – which is really challenging but we all respond and produce the most exciting and fascinating results!

This exhibition encapsulates the energy and diversity of the group. It is their sixth collective show. All work on display is for sale and new work will be hung during the show, which runs from 11th to 16th March at Stockbridge Town Hall.

Artists Chris Cobley • Jo Ellis • Christian de Ferranti • Carolyn Gilsenan Jenny Hill-Norton • Lindy Janson • John Mackinlay • Maggie Marten Jane Martin • Jennifer Privett • Liz Shard • Carol Symon • Clare Warman

Exhibition opens daily 11am – 5pm, Wednesday March 16th 11am – 4pm

Stockbridge Town Hall, High Street, Stockbridge, Hampshire SO20 6HE e: admin@stockbridgetownhall.co.uk t: 01264 513299

A donation from sales will be made to Harefield Hospital.

Carolyn Gilsenan, 'Pink Witterings’

Maggie Marten,'Trees on Bodmin Moor’

Jane Martin, 'Spotty Jug & Three Pears’