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Until Sunday 4 Sep George Shaw: The Local
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The exhibition features the Turner Prize-nominated artist George Shaw, a Devon-based artist, living and working on the edge of Dartmoor. It focuses on three chapters of Shaw’s life, and the title ‘The Local’ references his personal experiences and observations of isolation, loss and belonging, as well as being a common way of referring to the nearest pub: a place anchored to the community and where experiences are shared. Shaw is known for his use of Humbrol enamel paint, and while landscape is his main subject, his focus is always on the suburban surroundings of his childhood. ‘I would hope that the world the exhibition presents is one which others recognise, be it Midlanders, Plymothians or from the other side of the planet.’ (George Shaw) Until Sunday 4 Sep because the night belongs to us
Mod, hippy, punk or raver, all have found their time and space in Plymouth. ‘because the night belongs to us’ presents the story of Plymouth’s nightlife and culture over the past 60 years, exploring the fun, dangers, relationships, and drama that we form at night, from the Van Dike Club of the late 1960s to the world-famous Union Street and its club culture of the 1990s, from avant-garde jazz, through psychedelia, acid house and hardcore punk. The culmination of a five-year community engagement project, it has been developed with many contributions from the people of Plymouth.
Saturday 17 September Suthering
Julu Irvine and Heg Brignall are a couple in life and in music, and have taken the folk scene by storm with their unusual and fresh approach. They are true storytellers with beautifully matched voices, natural humour, and wonderful chemistry and charisma on stage. Their distinctive sound mixes dramatic piano, intricate, fingerstyle guitar, flute, whistles and harmonium, bringing an exciting take on folk storytelling while creating new narratives for women and unearthing the female heroines of folk. The performance starts at 7.30pm at Brentor Village Hall and there will be a bar (120 mins run time with interval). Adult ticket £13, child £8 - tickets can be purchased at villagesinaction. co.uk/events/suthering For more details visit suthering. com or facebook.com/suthering
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Drawn to art, in all its forms…
From painting, printmaking, metals, and textiles, to assemblage, jewellery, glass, and ceramics, there’s something to suit all tastes at Drawn to the Valley arts events this summer.
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Wednesday 3 to Sunday 7 August, 10am to 4.30pm Tavistock Annual Summer Exhibition
The artists’ collective kick off their showcase events at Butchers’ Hall, where around 100 of the group’s artists will be showing and selling their work. Laure Bury from Mary Tavy was one of the founder members in 2003. She will be exhibiting some of her most recent impressionistic oil paintings on canvas. Laure’s colourful paintings reflect her love of the place where she lives and the nature that flourishes in her partially-rewilded garden. Matt Kavanagh from Tavistock joined Drawn to the Valley last year and is exhibiting in the event for the first time. Matt’s drawings are quite extraordinary - he is a ballpoint pen artist, and his incredibly detailed pieces are created by using a Bic biro for his monochromes and Staedtler ballpoint pens for his colour drawings. Tavistock couple Gill and Andy Cairns will also be showing their diverse art: Gill is a collage, mixed media, textiles, and watercolour artist, while Andy works in assemblage, often using old, weathered materials that bring their own histories to the pieces.
27 August to 4 September Open Studios
70 Drawn to the Valley artists will be taking part in this year’s Open Studios. The art trail meanders up the Tamar Valley on both sides of the river, from Plymouth and Rame on the south coast, up to Mary Tavy and Launceston. Some artists are joining together to offer a range of art in shared studios, including
Ceramicist Corrinne Wright - Foliage inspired dishes
eight artists based at Tavistock Library, offering a series of demonstrations and workshops so you can try your hand at different techniques, from drawing to embroidery and jewellery making (£5 per workshop for materials). Pastels artist Daphne Leeworthy and acrylics painter John Pettitt, meanwhile, are holding their shared open studio at The Pavilion at Lydford Sports Hall. Within the West Devon and Dartmoor area, visitors can also visit solo open studios in Yelverton, Lewdown and Longcross, where ceramicist Corinne Wright is opening up her pottery and studio. Visit www. drawntothevalley.com for information on all events, artists, and locations.
16 September to 15 October Drawn to Cotehele
An exhibition at Cotehele House by Drawn to the Valley artists, inspired by the beautiful house, gardens and wider surroundings of Cotehele. National Trust admission price applies. Open daily 11am - 4pm.
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5 to 9 October, 13 to 16 October Two Moors Festival
Artistic director Tamsin Waley-Cohen, has chosen the theme of ‘Friendship’ for this year’s festival, reflecting the vital lifeline of friendships during the extended lockdowns and isolations of the last two years. The internationallyrenowned Two Moors Festival takes place over nine days: on Dartmoor from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 October, and on Exmoor from Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 October, and has been welcoming outstanding international artists and the rising stars of the next generation since 2001. Tickets are on sale now at www. twomoorsfestival.co.uk. Highlights of the 2022 festival on Dartmoor include:
Fridays, 2 September to 7 October Decoding History’s Art
Join art historian Dr Geri Parlby on an artistic journey across 17th, 18th & 19th century Europe. Every piece of art can tell a story if you know how to read the clues. A 6-week course at Tavistock Guildhall from Friday 2 September, 10.30am to 12.30pm. £45.00 per person for the complete course or £8.00 per session, supporting Tavistock Heritage Trust. Bookings and Information via geri. parlby@heritageintavistock.org 2 September: Bernini to Fragonard From the power and glory of Italian Baroque sculpture and art to the I Fagiolini – ‘Re-Wilding The Waste Land’ at St Eustachius’ Church, Tavistock
Performance of Schubert’s song cycles – Schubert’s Winterreise with Benjamin Appl and James Baillieu 150th anniversary celebrations for Ralph Vaughan Williams, and 400th for Matthew Locke, in Exeter Cathedral, where he once carved his name
IFagiolini: photo credit Matthew-Brodie ‘At the Schumanns’: three concerts at the historic country house of Great Fulford, near Exeter
A family interactive concert in Chagford with the Albion Quartet
flirtatious French Rococo period
9 September: Hogarth, Reynolds, Stubbs and Gainsborough The great masters of British Art 16 September: The Age of Enlightenment, Revival and Revolution From England, France and Spain – the often anguished art of Jacques-Louis David and Francisco Goya 23 September: The Birth of Romanticism From mystical Blake and Fuseli to the contrasting landscapes of Constable and Turner 30 September: History Painting to Orientalism Drama and sex appeal in art from Théodore Géricault, Eugène Delacroix and Jean-Auguste Ingres 7 October: 19th Century Realism A raw new world through the eyes of Gustave Courbet, Jean-François Millet and the Barbizon School
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