ARTS AND EXHIBITIONS

ARTS & EXHIBITIONS

The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath

holburne.org People Make Museums, until 2 May

A celebration of the importance of people in museums, who charge them with stories, memories, and ways of seeing.

Mick Peter: Old Ghosts, until 15 May Old Ghosts takes a wry and affectionate look at the idea of history as an industry. In several surprising interventions, inside and outside the Holburne Museum, visitors will encounter amusing tableaux which appear to be cartoons that have come to life.

The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics, until 8 May Come face-to-face with the five Tudor monarchs –Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I and other significant figures of the time (see also page 38)

Rumba by Lynn Baxter

Exhibition, Frome Gallery, Frome BA11 1EE, until 30 March

The Frome Gallery at 22 Christchurch

Street, West Frome BA11 1EE is a new gallery from Bath Art Sales featuring works from the six artists exhibiting at the

Woolverton Gallery in a beautiful contemporary environment.

bathartsales.com Exhibition, Woolverton Gallery, Bath BA2 7RH, until 30 March

The Woolverton Gallery welcomes art lovers to its exhibition featuring the work of the gallery’s six resident artists. You’ll find wonderful new creations from Ray Jones, Lynn Baxter, Brian Baxter, Amanda Bee, Alex Howell and David Wilkey. bathartsales.com

52nd Street by Ray Jones

Wildscreen’s Community Exhibition; Protecting our Planet, Central Gallery, Royal United Hospitals Bath, until 21 April

Bristol-based charity Wildscreen are featuring a series of vibrant photographs from indigenous people across the world focusing on the theme of ‘Community’. Curated in collaboration with If Not Us Then Who, their network of artists have provided their powerful and emotive work, with photography from Edgar Kanaykõ Xakriabá, Elizabeth Swanson Andi, Irati Dojura, Morena Pérez Joachin and Pablo Franceschi and Adrielle Priscila da Silva Tavares.

Please check current restrictions before visiting the RUH. artatruh.org Study for Little Trinity No 2, 1977, by George Dannatt

Landsape Obervations by George Dannatt David Simon Contemporary 37 High Street, Castle Cary BA7 7AW 12 March –16 April

George Dannatt (1915-2009) was an outstanding and inspirational figure in the story of the St Ives School. He represented a rare breed of cultural polymath: music critic, practising artist, connoisseur, and collector of modern art. His career as an artist spanned more than five decades. The paintings in this exhibition are a retrospective selection dating from 1961–2007, rooted in his observation of the landscape of Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset.

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Victoria Art Gallery, Bath Jean Rose: People, Parks and Plants Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 5 March –4 May This show demonstrates the painterly energy of artist Jean Rose, once a student at Bath Academy of Art and, now in her 90s, still producing a painting a week. (See also page 36.)

From Hogarth to Hodgkin: Our Best Prints Victoria Art Gallery, Bath 5 March –4 May This showcase of the best of the gallery’s print collection features prints by old masters such as Cranach and Durer, right up to present day works by Grayson Perry and Paula Rego victoriagal.org.uk

Bird in Apple Tree by Jean Rose

Behind Closed Doors ArtBar, Abbey Hotel, Bath Until 31 March

An exclusive collaborative exhibition by Bath creatives Jason Dorley-Brown and Emma Taylor celebrates Bath’s historic buildings and gives an insight into the life and stories behind their doors. Beautifully created images recounting a slice of Bath history are entwined with contemporary art. The hotel is donating 35% of sales to the charity Bath Mind. Free entry to the exhibition via Abbey Hotel Bath entrance.

abbeyhotelbath.co.uk Image: Queen Charlotte Ballroom

Swimming Amongst Waterlilies, Adam Gallery, 3 Northumberland Buildings, Bath 30 March -21 April

Richard Cartwright aspires to create art that is spiritual, transcendent and mysterious. He has long believed that a picture requires a melody of colour, light and form, evident in his landscapes, nocturnes, nudes and interiors. Working predominantly in pastel – an unusual medium for such large paintings – each piece is characterised by an intense feeling of colour and atmosphere radiating from the careful layering of the medium.

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Swimming Amongst Waterlilies at Nightfall by Richard Cartwright

Photograph by Linda Roy

Dress to Redress: Exploring Native American Material Culture The American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, Bath 19 March –3 July The American Museum & Gardens presents Dress to Redress, an exhibition of the work of contemporary Anishinabe artist Celeste PedriSpade. Featuring a series of spectacular wearableart pieces, personal artefacts and photography, alongside historical items from the Museum’s collection, the exhibition will demonstrate the continuing legacy and profound importance of visual and material culture.

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COMING SOON

Let There Be Light, Bath Abbey 18 April –31 May

An exhibition of over 20 pieces by local artist Shelley Ashkowski, celebrating the history and beauty of churches, cathedrals and abbeys. Each piece is inspired by the stunning architecture of these buildings, and there are also intricate studies of stained glass windows including one of Bath Abbey’s Great East Window which tells the story of Jesus’ life. Much of the collection uses acrylic gouache paint, chosen for its high pigmentation and matt finish to provide vibrant colours. Visitors will be invited to make a donation at the door.

David Ringsell: Bath Scenes

Local painter David Ringsell’s work is being exhibited at The Artery Art Café in Richmond Place and at The Claremont Pub, 5 Claremont Road, Bath. He also has prints available at The Art Cohort, 13 Chelsea Road, Bath.

David loves to share his artistic impressions of Bath, his home city. His unique and contemporary art prints of Bath show a different, sometimes darker side of the city and his paintings of the architecturerelish the stained stonework and peeling paint. Custom prints are available in a range of sizes –see the website:

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Image: A Modern British Shopping Experience. A masked man struggles past the shops in a familiar Bath street. Despite the rain he will get what he needs. This painting is on display at The Artery Art Café.

Stewart Edmondson and Adam Buick, Beaux Arts Bath 12-13 York Street, Bath Throughout March

Now You Are Free by Stewart Edmondson

Beaux Arts Bath launch their spring exhibition programme with two artists whose work reflects their deep physical connection to their surroundings.

Stewart Edmondson’s paintings are a homage to the wild beauty of Dartmoor, where he lives and where on any given day of inclement weather he can be found out drawing and painting. West Wales ceramicist Adam Buick was trained as a geologist and incorporates local clay and stone in his moon jars.