Ventnor Blog

A new, multi-media arts event is to take place at The Winter Gardens on Sunday 25th May (bank holiday weekend) from 6pm – 11pm.

This promises to be a show with a difference that will showcase contemporary and up-and coming artists from Ventnor and across the island.

As well as painting and fine arts, there will be a music tepee playing original electronica by Andy Jones and students. (more…)

This is the time of the year that arty type people in the town and around, finish of their works of art and craft and get ready for the MacNaughton Howe Arts and Craft Festival in the Winter Gardens.

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A new exhibition kicks off this weekend in the Michael West Gallery at Quay Arts

‘Charm Offensive’ transforms the entire Michael West Galleries with a series of striking wall-to-wall drawings by UK based artist Greig Burgoyne which invite us to question, just what do we value?
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This weekend the weather forecast is great where better to spend your time than at the Robin Hill Garden Show.

If you think this is something just for horticulturalists think again. There are an amazing number of activities taking place over the weekend, including the Requestival party planned for Saturday night.

VentnorBlog chum Guido Oakley will be performing a ‘carve off’ with fellow wood carvers, Paul Sivell (whose Green Man sculpture at Robin Hill is pictured), Tom Harvey, Ant Beetlestone and Erik Van Dam. It’s always brilliant to watch these wood carvers at work and TV celebrity Geoff Hughes will be judging their masterpieces at 3pm on Saturday.
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More Dragon news today with details of a forthcoming exhibition at Quay Arts.

Dolly Mixtures is an eclectic mish-mash of art dolls created from an equally eclectic range of materials by more than 20 Island-based artists (including Ventnorian Teresa Grimaldi) in the Learning Curve Gallery at Quay Arts in support of the St George’s School DRAGON Project.
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A new market place for local produce and local products will be launching at the end of May.

The location for this wonderful new opportunity is Small Hope Beach in Shanklin.

Local artist, Ruby, has been in talks and secured deal to be able to sell anything created, painted etc by our Island’s creative people.
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Did you know that we have readers from all over the Island - even as far afield as Whippingham!

East Cowes artist, Vidya Wolton got in touch to let us know about a car boot and table top sale taking place in Whippingham this coming Saturday April 19th starting at 11.00am.
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Neighbourhood Learning in Ventnor is a project delivered by the Arts Unit in partnership with The Adult and Community Learning Service which brings a series of arts based courses for adults to Ventnor.

A new series of courses are about to start (see full details below), so please come and join in – have fun, meet people and learn new skills. The courses are becoming increasingly popular and places are limited, so you do need to phone to book a place: 817288
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Quay Arts are running an open exhibition later in the year and inviting artists from around the Island to submit their work for consideration.

The theme of the exhibition is ‘Location’: Site, place, position, spot, setting, scene. (more…)

A new art exhibition comes to the Ventnor Botanic Gardens this coming Saturday.

Layered in Time features work by a group of island-wide artists and craftsmen exhibiting together with work on a geological theme.

Expect to see artwork utilising ceramics, willow, print, glass, textiles, calligraphy and mosaics.

Sounds like it’ll be fascinating and we look forward to checking it out.

The exhibition will be open daily between 10am-5pm and entrance is free.

Three weeks ago, just before the decision was made by Councilors to move to a two tier system and close all middle schools, we went along to the unveiling of a new piece of public art at Nodehill Middle School.

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Artists across the Island, but particularly in Ventnor, are being presented a great opportunity to display their work, free of charge in the lovely location of Ventnor this summer - and this is no April Fool.

Local resident, Louis Lawrence has managed to secure space outside the Winter Gardens on Sundays between 10am and 1pm starting in May.
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A new, multi media arts event is due to take place at The Ventnor Winter Gardens on Sunday 25th May (bank holiday weekend).

This is aimed as a showcase for up and coming island artists and will include painting and fine arts, photography, sculpture, film, animation, music, dance etc, and is in response to the lack of opportunities for new and existing talent to show their work on the Island, so don’t miss out on this chance!
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Those crazy iCandi kids are back in town tonight (well Newport actually) with a great lineup of music, art and general tom foolery.

There will be a visual art show from the very talented collective Paul Brown, Kim Purton, Rachael Berry, Adam Harvey Kitty Linnington, Patrick E Wood, Dane Whitehurst, Thom Burt, TDK and more…
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Following the appeal back in September last year for your quality stained glass, the designer, Rob Turner has got back in touch and is asking people to search out any unwanted quality coloured stained glass which hopefully could be melted down and reused in the roof design.
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Leap into spring holidays with a week of art and craft activities to engage creative minds on offer at the Quay from Sat 5 Apri.

The week kicks off on Saturday 5 April at 10am with a T Shirt Screenprinting workshop with Ros Williams for kids ages 13+ - a chance to learn the whole process from preparing the screen to printing the final image.
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Great to see the Icandi crew are back on the scene and heading to Newport at the end of the month.

There will be a visual art show from the very talented collective Paul Brown, Kim Purton, Rachael Berry, Adam Harvey Kitty Linnington, Patrick E Wood, Dane Whitehurst, Thom Burt, TDK and more…
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An exhibition of work done by clients of Independent Arts - a charity which helps those with special needs express themselves through art view some of their work during March at Ventnor Library.

Do pop along and take a look at the work which will be displayed at the back of the Library until the end of the month.

We’ve all read about the problems with gribbles attacking Yarmouth Pier, one of the last remaining wooden piers in the UK. The shot to the left is evidence of the devastation caused.

But have you heard about the sculpture being created by public artists, Eccleston George?
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It’s not just Quay Arts who have artistic creations by Isle of Wight students adorning their walls.

Little did we know when hosting VentnorBlog Presents … at the Bonchurch Manor Hotel that such artistic talent was right under our noses.
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We mentioned last week that there was only about a week to go before the current exhibition in the Learning Curve Gallery at Quay Arts finishes.

We popped up there today and were stunned by the amazing quality of works that have been produced by year nine to thirteen students from Medina High School.

We urge anyone who hasn’t seen the exhibition yet, to make sure you do before the weekend as it comes down on the 10th March.
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Louis Lawrence has been exploring the idea of artists being able to display their work, down at the Winter Gardens this summer.

The great news is that the Winter Gardens Management Committee have agreed, creating the opportunity for artists to display their work, free of charge to sell, around the perimeter of the Winter Gardens terrace during the summer on Sundays between 10am and 1pm.
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Tonight sees the first Follow Your Art group meet up in Ventnor.

This new informal art group is being set up by a Ventnor resident, with the aim of providing somewhere to pursue your creativity in a friendly and relaxed environment.
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Following our posting the other day about redesign of Gift To Nature donation boxes, thanks to Hannah from Island 2000 for sending through Gemma Bell’s masterpiece.

If you haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, the current exhibition in the Learning Curve Gallery is on for at least another week.

Titled 9:to:13, it features art and photography from students at Medina High and is another chance to catch some of Ventnorian Annie Leonard’s work. (more…)