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ingénu/e creative talent revealed Creative Courses & Workshops start the new year with new skills looking ahead to festival season plus art exhibitions & contemporary crafts music, theatre & dance cd & book reviews creative lifestyle south downs and high weald : issue 19: winter '17/18 prelude Greetings dear readers, and a very Happy New Year to you all! Just a short note from me this issue as we had a late listing submission to squeeze in at the last minute, / see below – The Circus of Sound. ingénu e Firstly, to get the new year off to a promising start, we've re-imagined two sections of your favourite arts creative talent revealed magazine. We now have Contemporary Crafts (see page 33) and Creative Lifestyle (from page 66) to broaden our scope and your reading enjoyment! contents While researching our article on saxophonist Jane Tuff I came upon a YouTube recording of Charlie Spotlight on... Creative Courses 4 Parker and Lester Young playing Embraceable You. While listening to the chilled groove my eye strayed Visual Arts 18 down the page to the comments that previous viewers Contemporary Crafts 33 had posted. This one jumped out at me: Performing Arts 36 "I think of these guys. And then I think of my politicians. And my bank manager. And the lawyers Seasonal: Festivals 56 and marketeers. And I think that the world is upside- Poetry, Prose & Illustration 63 down. These are the real leaders of humanity." Well Creative Lifestyle 66 said Geoff Hegarty, whoever you are. Imagine a world run by artists, it might be a bit shambolic at times, but Coda 71 it would be a whole lot more aesthetic... The mag is jam packed as usual, so if your festive who’s who & what’s what season has been hectic, settle down in your favourite spot with nice hot cuppa/cool glass of wine* and your editor copy of ingénu/e – you'll also need your new diary for Gill Kaye all those events, plays, concerts and classes – and relax. [email protected] *delete as appropriate – Gill Kaye, editor for press releases [email protected] The Circus of Sound sales & marketing at the Birley Centre, Eastbourne 22nd February The Circus of Sound is a fund-raising concert for Roger Kaye [email protected] Tom Salway, a gifted composer, teacher, pianist, guitar- 07583 944546 ist, vocalist and a great gig buddy to the post-punk 07816 838694 Delta 7 band of disabled musicians. Sadly, Tom died last year when he was just 24. The online concert is being organised by friends of Tom’s at East- www.ingenuemagazine.co.uk bourne College and will feature a variety of musical acts with doors opening at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. and big thanks to 2 Way Communcations for their Tickets will be at a suggested minimum donation and invaluable help on the website www.2waycomm available from the College box office: 01323 452255. Tom Salway cover image Charlotte and Little Wing, by Catriona Millar, see more of her delicious work at Saffron Gallery, East Grinstead, and at www.catrionamillar.com and read about her classes on page 5. "if it's not in ingénu/e... is it actually happening?!" ingénu/e magazine - south downs and high weald : issue 19 3 creative courses & workshops It's the start of a brand new year, and unlike some of those other resolutions that we habitually make – and break – at this time of year, starting a new creative skill or refreshing a dormant one is a piece of cake. There are more classes and work- shops around than you can shake a stick at, and here we have a sample of the region's finest. As the follow- Summer Schools at West Dean College of Arts ing pages will show, the best course and workshop tutors are practicing and Conservation artists in their own right, and we Plan your creative summer now! are fortunate to gain an insight into 28 July – 17 August 2018 their craft. Silversmith Sarah Silve, Whether you want time to really immerse yourself in your craft, to for example, says that adult leisure learn a new skill, or an artist's retreat, come to West Dean College in courses in silversmithing are few the height of summer to experience an intensive week-long course. and far between, so she runs classes Choose from painting, textiles, printmaking, photography, pottery, from her studio at West Street Loft in sculpture, jewellery making, creative writing, stained glass and Shoreham. (See more about her work more. Explore your creativity with expert tutors and other students, on p34.) exchanging ideas and experiences about your practice. So go ahead and browse, you might Highlights find a new passion! • Swap-over session to another course of your choice • Afternoon of organised visits to local art venues • Short inspirational talks by tutors and displays of their work pictured above: Dynamic collage • Optional evening at the Chichester Festival Theatre at West Dean, with Katie Sollohub • End of week party with dinner, entertainment and music (more on Katie on p.8); • If your stay includes 10th to 12th August, enjoy the Chilli Fiesta inset: Slate Sculpture at West Dean, photo by Christopher Ison in your free time www.westdean.org.uk 4 ingénu/e magazine - south downs and high weald : issue 19 spotlight on... creative courses & workshops Catriona Millar’s Art Class & Life Drawing Class, Eastbourne Catriona Millar is an acclaimed Scottish figurative artist and her highly popular art class runs every Tuesday evening 7.45pm to 10pm and every Wednesday forenoon from 11am to 1pm in the beautiful St John’s Parish Hall in Upper Meads, Eastbourne. At the art class you can learn to draw and paint in oils, acrylics & multi-media in a friendly, creative environment. All water based painting and drawing materials are supplied and students of all abilities Catriona Millar demonstrating are welcome. Drawing from life provides the under- advanced life drawers to develop their practice within a tutored pinning practice for all serious visual artists. environment. Every class has two life models and two tutors. All In our monthly tutored life drawing class materials are supplied. we will take you through the essentials of If you’d like to join contact Catriona on 07758 367479 or for life drawing. It is also an opportunity for more information log onto catrionamillar.com Artworks: classes & workshops in Aldsworth ‘The great thing about teaching a creative subject, is you get to learn so much yourself!’ Nancy Goodens runs Artworks, a studio in Aldsworth, near Chichester, that offers a wide range of crea- tive classes and workshops. Fused glass is one of her most popular subjects and the purchase of a new larger glass fusing kiln to fire more student work has prompted Nancy to take her own glass work in new directions. The Artworks studio itself Helen Stockton taking a class provides an exciting programme of creative classes and workshops, Creative Writing with Writing for Life for all abilities and in a wide – in East Sussex range of subjects – fused glass, With my courses for Writing for Life, I try to provide the kind of silver jewellery, printmaking, g creative writing class that I would want to attend. Expectations are set with clear pre-course information, the classes are sensibly priced and there’s on-line enrolment. The sessions are well-structured with a balance between teaching, writing and critiquing and the group is managed so that everyone gets an equal opportunity to participate. I also offer my own experiences, as a freelance published writer actively engaged in the writing world, and as a qualified teacher who believes that creative writing deserves to be well-taught. Whilst the focus is on learning and improving skills, the delivery is enthusiastic with a sense of humour, after all, it’s supposed to be fun! Added to this is a decent venue and recognition of the absolute necessity of a tea break with biscuits. I want everyone to leave my classes feeling enthused and with a sense of money and time well-spent. www.helenstockton.co.uk Glass seascape by Nancy Goodens ingénu/e magazine - south downs and high weald : issue 19 5 spotlight on... creative courses & workshops (continued from p.5) textiles, drawing, painting and much more. The studio is a lovely old cart shed, providing a light and airy space in which to be creative, with ample parking. It is spacious and well equipped for a wide range of creative subjects. Different tutors are all local artists/makers, most of whom have also taught professionally. Most courses include all materials, with plenty of refreshments. For more details visit artworksstudio.co.uk, call 07766 919231 or email [email protected], or for a quick peek check Instagram @artworksstudiouk. pictured left: fused glass pieces from Artworks Textile Basketry Workshops – Mary Crabb With an initial career in education (as a primary maths teacher and museum education officer) and later development of my creative practice, my aim is to put the two together. My creative practice began with the learning of traditional willow basketry skills. This has developed into my own style of working using a mix of traditional and contemporary materials, woven using adapted basketry and textile techniques. I offer a range of talks and workshops to groups and organisations; from adults, to schools, to family learning. My aim is to share my enthusiasm for making and give the learner a creative experience that is inspiring, relevant and thought provoking. As the tutor I enable the participants to learn new skills, experiment with materials and explore basketry.