ARTS AND EXHIBITIONS

ARTS & EXHIBITIONS

The Holburne Museum, Great Pulteney Street, Bath

Sir Thomas More after Hans Holbein the Younger

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.

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David Simon Contemporary 37 High Street, Castle Cary BA7 7AW

In Arcadia, until 16 April

Exploring the British landscape through a wide range of contemporary painters, this uplifting exhibition brings a refreshing vision from both gallery and guest artists: Andrew Lansley, Ben

Lowe, Mike Service, David Brayne, James Lynch, John Piper (1903–1992) and Brian Rice.

Landscape Observations by George Dannatt, until 16 April

George Dannatt was an outstanding and inspirational figure in the story of the St Ives School. The paintings in this exhibition are a retrospective selection dating from Roses in a Jam Jar by Mike Service

1961–2007, rooted in his observation of the landscape of Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset. davidsimoncontemporary.com

Spring Exhibition Gallery Nine, 9B Margaret's Buildings, Bath 12 April –31 May

by Melvyn Evans North Sea

Gallery Nine’s exciting spring exhibition brings together a mixed range of artists featuring oil paintings by Malcolm Ashman inspired by the everchanging landscape, seascapes by Melvyn Evans and Angie Lewin’s linocuts which are influenced by contrasting environments. Ceramicst Elizabeth Renton returns with her wheel-thrown stoneware and porcelain, alongside jewellery by Carla Edwards and Elizabeth Chamberlain. A show not to be missed.

The Arborist by Jake Sheppard, ink and thixotropic resin on paper

Solo Exhibition by Jake Sheppard Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath, until 26 June Jake Sheppard is an artist from Bath who creates abstract and impressionistic work in oil paints and inks. Jake uses a mix of geometry, colour theory and dynamic symmetry to form the structure of his work. Born in 1990, Jake has painted since the age of two and recently began an online business printing his work on clothes and accessories. Find out more on the website.

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Victoria Art Gallery, Bath

Jean Rose: People, Parks and Plants Until 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.

From Hogarth to Hodgkin: Our Best Prints, until 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

Swimming Amongst Waterlilies, Adam Gallery, 3 Northumberland Buildings, Bath Until 21 April

Swimming Amongst Waterlilies at Nightfall by Richard Cartwright 

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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Dress to Redress: Exploring Native American Material Culture The American Museum & Gardens, Claverton Manor, Bath Until 3 July The American Museum & Gardens presents Dress to Redress, an exhibition of the work of contemporary Anishinabe artist Celeste Pedri-Spade. Featuring a series of spectacular wearable-art 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. See also page 32.

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

Here is 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.

by Shelley Ashkowski Bath Abbey’s Great East Window

Harriet Porter and Sara Moorhouse, Beaux Arts Bath, 12-13 York Street, Bath, throughout April

Saturn Bowls by Harriet Porter

This exhibition sees a pairing of still life painter Harriet Porter and ceramicist Sara Moorhouse. In her still life paintings, Harriet Porter strips away distractions to focus on the glimmer of light as it falls on her subject and its surroundings. Strong emphasis is given to the gradations of tone within a limited palette, allowing her to concentrate on the play of light and shadow. Sarah Moorhouse’s hand-thrown, hand-painted ceramics are bright, perfectly formed, colourful and uplifting.

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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: real-images.com

Image: Water’s Edge, A2 framed giclée print. Light and shadow add drama to these former Bath warehouses on the River Avon. This stunning composition offers a different perspective on Bath’s classic  architecture.  This print is on display at The Artery Art Café.

Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair, Sunday 10th April, Green Park Station

Original artworks by Emma Catherine

The Award Winning Bath Contemporary Artists’ Fair is back in April for their Spring /Summer season. The fair is committed to bringing the best of contemporary art from the city and beyond right to the heart of Bath. Following on from the successful and popular fairs last year, the next event on 10th April, where visitors can browse the brilliant works of local artists and admire fine art, photography, sculpture and textiles all under the vaulted glass roof of Green Park Station. For updates and exhibiting artists visit the website

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A CHARLES II "FROST FAIR" TREFID SPOON inscribed along the length "boughte att frost faire** kept upon y' London River of Theames y' 4th February. £6,875

A Rare Silver Souvenir of the 1684 Frost Fair.

Eight frost fairs were held on the Thames between 1607 and 1814; the first recorded frost fair was in the winter of 1607/08. By 10 to 15 January the ice between Lambeth and Westminster was firm and thick enough to allow a large number of people to walk on it in perfect safety. Booths were set up for the sale of fruit, food, beer and wine and shoemakers and barbers plied their trade on the ice. Fires were kept going in many of the tents or booths and people enjoyed all sorts of sports on the ice, such as bowling, shooting and dancing.

During the winter of 1683/84 the frost lasted from December to early February but the fair was confined to the second half of January. The number of shops, booths and people on the frozen river made it appear like another city. The booths, which sold all sorts of goods and merchandise and covered a variety of trades, were arranged in formal streets from the Temple to Southwark. A printing press was set up on the ice and the practice of having their names printed with the date and the phrase “printed on the Thames”.

They became so popular with the people that the printer made a small fortune....... People indulged in practically every sport including dancing, skating, sledging, bull-bating, bear-bating, fox-hunting, football and skittles...King Charles II and his family visited the frost fair and had their names printed on a quarto sheet of Dufra paper by “G Groom on the ICE on the River Thames January 31st 1684”.

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