New Ashgate Autumn Brochure 2014

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Autumn

2014

Ochre Originals

13 Artists from the Ochre Print Studios 9 August - 20 September Annee Robson, Two Heads are Better than One

Private view: Fri 8 Aug, 6-8pm The exhibition presents both traditional printmaking and contemporary print technology by: • Nicola Atchley • Helen Baines • Ruth Barratt-Danes • Susan Eyre • Julia Gascoigne-Palmer • Christine Hopkins

The exhibition presents a variety of

• Julie Hoyle • Caroline Jackman

collectable print work from the

• Philip Laslett

Ochre Print Studio, Guildford.

• Helen Locke

The Studio is dedicated to contemporary fine art printmaking and attracts artists from all over Surrey who choose to work in this medium.

Possibilities in printmaking afford the artist expression with the drawn or painted, carved or etched or the digital or photographed image and result in a diverse range of original art works.

• Annee Robson • Marielle Schram • Emma Tabor.

Peter Hayes

Time and Nature in Raku 9 August - 20 September Private view: Fri 8 Aug, 6-8pm Peter Hayes is interested in - why and how ‘things’ are made of clay.

One of the major introductions he had to ceramics was digging Neolithic Iron Age and Roman digs somewhere in Wales while trying to survive as an art student in Birmingham. He is drawn to shapes of artefacts and objects from other cultures and other times, but that remain timeless.

Erosion and change through time and nature are recorded in a piece.

Peter’s work is not to compete with nature; but for the work to evolve within the environment. The minerals, like iron and copper, that he introduces into the ‘Raku’ ceramic surface have their affect on the clay during the time they are submerged in the river or the sea. This erosion process continues with sanding so that the texture and cracks do not interrupt the surface but become an organic, integral part of the patina.

Each individual piece takes on its own developing surface; its own history and its aesthetic.

Peter Hayes, Head, detail

Samien shards on archaeological

Surrey Artist of the Year Competition 2014 2 7 S e p t e m b e r - 16 N ove m b e r The prize, now in its sixth year, celebrates

Private view:

the partnership between New Ashgate

Fri 26 Sep, 6-8pm

Gallery and the Surrey Artists’ Open

Winner announcement: Fri 17 Oct, 6.30-8pm

Studios. It also enables the public to take part and support artists in Surrey.

The public was invited to vote during the Surrey Artists’ Open Studios summer event. The artists receiving the most votes will be invited to showcase their work as part of the Surrey Artist of the Year exhibition.

Visitors to the exhibition will be able to vote for their favourite artist again, during the first three weeks of the exhibition. The votes will be counted and combined with those from a panel of judges for the announcement of the Surrey Artist of the Year 2014 on 17th October. The winner will receive a solo exhibition at New Ashgate Gallery and a cash prize.

The shortlisted artists are:

Christine Hopkins, Blackbeard’s Tea Shop, detail “ T he Surrey Artist of the Year exhibition is really important for local tourism; it raises the profile of the area. The New Ashgate Gallery is a little gem of a place to visit.”

D iana Roberts, Tourism Manager at Guildford Tourist Information Centre

• Adam Aaronson

• Joe Szabo

• Christine Hopkins

• Jean Tolkovsky

• Iona McKenzie

• Jim Tucker

Laycock

• Clare Waterhouse

• Rachel Mulligan

• Barbara Westwell

• Terri Smart

• Emily Westwell.

The Surrey Artist of the Year competition is supported by the Patricia Baines Trust.

The Surrey Life magazine is the official Media Partner of the competition.

Janet Crook Winner of the Surrey Artists of the Year 2013 competition 27 September – 25 October Private view: Fri 26 Sep, 6-8pm Janet Crook is interested in movement.

She makes small automations out of found objects, which she then develops into ceramic in an effort to make them last in curious hands.

Janet uses simple movements of nodding weighted heads on animals, or wings on fairies from knitted wire. She is still experimenting with other more complicated movements and is keen to see what the next firing will bring.

After studying animation, Janet has shown at the British Film Festival (1987) and at the BAFTA awards in 1986. Janet has also exhibited at Tate Gallery and has written music video story boards for bands such as Madness and Dire Straits.

Creating ceramic figures seemed like a natural progression from those models she made in her film production years.

Janet Crook, I believe magic feathers should be stylish

Autumn

Contact us for info about Craft Town workshops on Japanese

Craft Collection

calligraphy, Halloween millinery & stained glass.

16 Au g u s t – 9 N ove m b e r

Beautifully blending into

The makers have been chosen

traditional or contemporary

based on the strength and quality

environments, our Autumn Craft

of their work from major events such as Collect, Made in Chelsea, the

Collection is a handpicked

Cockpit and Clerkenwell Studios.

selection of original and

Our special feature will focus on

affordable jewellery, textiles, ceramics and glass that

work by Luke Bishop and Jelka Quintelier - Black Lune, selected from New Designers, the On Year One

reflects the latest trends of

showcase.

contemporary practices.

Also, we are pleased to present new work by: • Cressida Borrett • Jo Davies • Ken Eardley • Jin Eui Kim • Ainsley Francis • Michelle Fernandez • Heidi Harrington • Kate Schuricht • Lara Scobie • Ima Pico • Gabi Wolf Michelle Fernandez, Large Tumbling Pendant, blackgreen

Janine Partington, Untitled

2 7 S e p t e m b e r – 16 N ove m b e r

Maker in Focus

Janine Partington Janine combines the traditional craft of enameling with fresh, contemporary designs.

Enameling is the art of fusing glass onto metal. It is a versatile, durable, strong and impervious material which is well-suited for every room in the home or workspace from kitchen to bathroom, from washroom to boardroom.

Janine takes inspiration from the shape of things around her such as trees, flowers, leaves and seed heads. Exploiting the sensitive relationship between the copper and enamel is at the heart of her work. She is constantly playing with the materials, seeing where they can take her.

Opening hours Tuesday–Saturday 10am–5pm.

Sunday 16 November, 11am-4pm.

FREE ENTRY How to find us The gallery is situated on the edge of Waggon Yard car park, the corner of Downing Street and Union Road. We are a five minute walk from Farnham Station that is served from London Waterloo (55 minutes).

Access Groups welcome.

Accessible toilets.

All galleries accessible to people with disabilities, including wheelchair users.

Directions By road: Farnham is 11 miles southwest of Guildford, Surrey and is signposted from the A3, A31, M3 and A287. There is a pay & display car park in the front of the gallery.

By rail: Farnham Station is served from and to London Waterloo. nationalrail.co.uk for timetables.

By air: London Gatwick and Heathrow airports are an hour drive from Farnham.

For more than 50 years, New Ashgate Gallery has been a window into arts and crafts, supporting artists and makers. It promotes and champions the best contemporary art and craft and provides an unparalleled resource in Farnham, Surrey and beyond. The Gallery curates an exciting programme of exhibitions in the market place and events for artists and the community.

We are a charity.

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