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29 Mar 2010 Off the Walls Art Show Success
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New Whitchurch Arts member sells artwork three times over. Well done Karin, for selling a painting and taking 2 commissions.

The Off the Walls exhibition, in conjunction with Green Aware week, was a great success last Saturday in the Gill Nethercott Centre. Our new screens were a credit to Steve Morris, Liz and Steve Miller for their hard work in the repair and painting of them. Thanks to Jacqui and Maria for co-ordinating the artwork to enhance the new screens.

The theme of ‘Green’ and ‘Energy’ gave artists a new perspective for artwork to submit.

Painting ©2010 Steve Miller

A powerful piece by Steve Miller depicting Stonehenge and wind turbines, gave the foundation for meaningful discussions about the environment.

Thank you to everyone who made the day what it was.

A big thank you to SEEDA, who made it possible through their funding to update the display materials for the exhibition, including free standing easels which added that certain panache.

Off the Walls ~ Art ExhibitionAnother big thank you to Steve Morris who put a lot of time and effort into collating artist details, making labels, making and displaying the roadside plaques (which proved to be the biggest lure to people who attended the exhibition) putting together a slide show amongst other things.

People enjoy art on the theme of 'Green' and 'Energy'

Liz did a brilliant job involving children in the art challenge. It was great to see the variety of art pieces the children chose to copy and the talent that we have in our younger generations.

Gillian and Maria serve up creative coffees!

Maria and Gillian spent a lot of time in the kitchen serving refreshments. With the money raised from the refreshments we will be buying token presents to say thank you for the children who entered the art challenge.

Eric’s music serenaded the steady flow of people through the afternoon and the overall feeling was that of accomplishment.

South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)Whitchurch Arts can take pride from the compliments of the public who graced the exhibition and look forward to the next one in six months time.

24 Mar 2010 Art Show and Earth Hour
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March 27, 2010
10:30 amto4:30 pm
7:30 pmto10:30 pm

This Saturday is an all-day creative affair!

There is an ‘Off the Walls’ art show and a fun-filled Earth Hour event in the evening.

Off the Walls ~ Art ExhibitionPlease join us at 10:30am in the Gill Nethercott Centre for the opening of our latest ‘Off the Walls’ show.   As it’s Green Aware Week, the theme of the show is ‘Green’ and ‘Energy’.   You can also see the entrants in the photo competition.

A special invitation goes out to all business managers to attend the show, as you will be able to select works for display, and possible sale, from your shop’s walls.  It’s a great way to support local artists and bring in some money for your business.

South East England Development Agency (SEEDA)We received a generous support recently from SEEDA, which we have put towards new display stands for use at this show.

Later in the evening is the grand finale to the Green Aware Week: Whitchurch’s Earth Hour.  Once again this year, businesses and families around Whitchurch will be joining the world in switching off the lights for an hour, starting at 8:30pm, for the WWF’s Earth Hour.

Whitchurch Arts is holding a procession and a fun evening event. more…

12 Mar 2010 Energetic Green Fun
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March 20, 2010toMarch 27, 2010

Calling all families who want to save the planet and be creative doing it.

The first ever ‘Whitchurch Green Aware‘ week is to take place in town between the 20th and 27th of March, and Whitchurch Arts is proud to be involved.

Firstly, be quick! Enter the photo competition which we’ll be judging!  Deadline is the 15th of March.  Complete rules and details are HERE.  Prizes will be awarded during our Earth Hour event…

Start the week with the ‘Tree Mend Us Trashy Tree’ project on Saturday 20th March at the Green Aware Fair; come along to the Gill Nethercott Centre make decorations for the Trashy Tree using recycleable materials.

The next day, Sunday 21st, come and help to build the Trashy Tree on the Millennium Meadow starting at 1pm.  You’ll explore what is recyclable rubbish, and what isn’t.  Bring your clean rubbish with you and you will see.  You are invited to help build the tree and make more decorations to add to the tree. Come to the Millenium Green from 1pm onwards.

The following weekend, ‘Green’ and ‘Energy’ is the theme for the Whitchurch Arts ‘Off the Walls’ exhibition on Sunday 27th March taking place between 10.30 and 4.30.  Local talented artists will have their work on display.  Find a work of art you like, and create your own piece to interpret it — either as a copy, or your own idea inspired by one of the pieces. Your art work will then be displayed alongside the other artists.  Be sure to bring your parents along, too.

Later that evening, Whitchurch Arts celebrates Earth Hour with a procession that starts from the Town Hall at 7.30pm.  Bring a decorated jar, that has a candle inside, hung from a stick.  We’ll all walk down to the Gill Nethercott Centre for the start of the fun at 8pm, where music and a supper will be offered up.  An environmental quiz will test your knowledge – prizes will be awarded that evening.  At 8:30pm we’ll join the world in turning off the lights for Earth Hour.  Our Carnival Queen will lead those festivities.  Admission just £6 which includes the supper and quiz.

Complete details of week’s events are on the Whitchurch Green Aware website.

05 Oct 2009 Second Off The Walls Show was First-Rate
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Artists and the public enjoy the art on show

Artists and the public enjoy the art at the show.

The second Off the Walls art show, which is supported by Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council, and held last Saturday at the Gill Nethercott Centre, was first-rate: there were numerous local artists displaying their talented artistic skills for use with our “Off the Walls” project.

It was also a time to celebrate and share our first birthday with our members and the public, including the Mayor of Whitchurch and various representatives of local community groups and government. more…

01 Sep 2009 Off The Walls Art Show 2
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October 3, 2009
11:00 amto5:00 pm

OTW Exhibition TWOWhitchurch Arts is celebrating its first birthday with our second “Off the Walls” art show on Saturday October 3 at the Gill Nethercott Centre – and everyone is invited!

The show starts at 11am, with party fun and shows throughout the day. There will be all kinds of creative talent to enjoy.

Art from local artists taking part in the Off The Walls project will be on show for visitors to see, and for local venues to select for hanging on their walls.

If you would like to have your artwork on show, to play some music, to perform a piece, or for more details, please contact us, or ring Jude on 893114 or Graham on 892837.

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