Crypt Gallery

CRY PT

GALLERY

November. Already. You’d better believe it. This year has gone by so fast it has made our heads spin. Thank goodness for those periods of calm spent gazing at artwork or incredible craft pieces.

So escape from the torrential rain and gusting wind this month by entering the tranquil space that is the Crypt Gallery and breathe a sigh of relief. But if your mind is still rattling with thoughts of present purchasing, our exhibitors will have unique solutions to many of your gift questions. Sorted!

LitFest 21 music

The gallery’s month starts off on 6th November at 3pm with a LitFest 21 music event with Maeve Jenkinson and Martin Neill, who are returning to the Crypt with another wonderful programme from their classical repertoire, featuring the music of J S Bach.

Maeve is a violin soloist and also takes part in recitals. She is a member of the Sussex Chamber Ensemble, is musical director of the Corelli Ensemble, leads the Ludlay String Quartet and regularly plays with the London Philharmonic.

Martin says he became a composer the first day he touched a piano and since then he has written hundreds of children’s songs, many of which have been performed at the many schools where he’s worked, as well as in The Royal Albert Hall, The Barbican and in New York.

Tickets are £5 each including refreshments and available through Eventbrite. Just go to thecryptgallery. com/whats-on and click on the event for the link to the LitFest Eventbrite page.

Colour Wave

From 11th to 17th November we welcome back Lynn Beck and Linda Wells. Lynn mainly works with acrylics, and is inspired by the local scenery and well known landmarks. Linda works in a variety of media including ceramics and textiles, which complement Lynn’s artwork in a gallery space.

The Sketch Show

This unique opportunity to view illustrators’ initial ideas and preliminary sketches, featuring work donated by some of the UK’s best known illustrators, is being brought to the gallery by Seaford Contemporary Illustrators and Printers, otherwise known as SCIP. All the work will be included in an online exhibition on SCIP’s website: wearescip. co.uk, which is open from 17th November for bids.

The exhibition is designed to highlight the freedom of sketching and its contribution to artists’ creative processes, allowing ideas to grow through experimentation and practice, so, alongside the exhibition, SCIP will also be providing free children’s art workshops on Saturday and Sunday to pass on the art of sketchbooking. To book a place (suitable for kids age 5+) go to wearescip.co.uk.

The Sketch Show is on from 19th to 21st November and open from 10am to 5pm.

Crypt 5

The month rounds off with another exciting group exhibition. Crypt5 features five Sussex artists: Gareth Hayward; Stefan Mucha; Bluebell Roebuck; Mark Munroe-Preston and Adele Scantlebury showcasing an exciting and diverse portfolio of contemporary art and print styles from photography to woodblock prints and much inbetween.

The exhibition is open 10am to 5pm from 24th to 28th November, with something for every taste.

Please recycle this magazine when you have finished with it.