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FREE EVENT GUIDE 10-25 September 2016 “Always enjoyable and inspiring!” 2 Devon Open Studios 2016 Welcome to Devon Artist Network’s We are, as ever, grateful to Helpful Holidays, Open Studios 2016 the West Country holiday cottage specialists, for their support both in enabling us to offer Devon Artist Network is delighted to be celebrating ten years of this annual flagship our Emerging Artist Bursaries (see page 3) event. Once again members of Devon Artist Network are opening their studios and and in sponsoring part of the administration homes across this beautiful county to showcase their work to the public. of the whole event. If you are planning a visit to the West Country this year, why not look at Devon Artist Network’s mission is to support the county’s artists and crafters by their website www.helpfulholidays.com for organising events, exhibitions, family workshops and more. Do visit the website a comprehensive selection of beautiful www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk to find out how to support and/or join DAN. holiday cottages across the region. David Ayres Denny Dormer Nik Heap Peter Jeffs Anthony Willow Frank Phillips Much travelled, Denny has been a Multimedia artist A senior manager O’Keefe Paterson After a career in design, especially while Board member using paint, digital, specialising in DAN Chairman Board Member since he retired from being in the Royal Navy. for five years in audio and animation. community I am a portrait and September 2014. Art Director of BBC I have been a various roles. She Films shown in organisations, and equine artist and and Currently the DAN Books to fulfil a life’s technician, trainer works as a driftwood festivals, work at creativity in business. have been involved Social Media Officer ambition to paint water and mature student. artist under the name National Portrait I make art ceramics, in aeronautical and minute taker at colours. He has happily I have an OU degree. Life’s a Beach Art. Gallery, illustrated previously running management for Board Meetings. settled in Ashburton, I am now semi-retired for the MOD and my own gallery. the last 40 years Watercolour artist who Devon where he paints in Torbay. ran an award-winning it is this experience specialises in highly colourful paintings of design studio. I bring to the DAN detailed work and the moors. Frank helped Board. takes inspiration form judge the winners of the Devon coastline this year's Emerging The Devon Artist Network Board and countryside. Artist Bursaries. Devon Open Studios 2016 3 How to use this free guide Opening Days and Times Over 230 artists working across the stunning county of Unless otherwise stated, venues’ standard opening times Devon are waiting to welcome you to their unique are: 11am - 6pm. There are two late evenings (Thursday workspaces. There is so much to explore: painting 1 NORTH DEVON 15th and 22nd), when we open 6pm - 8pm. If a venue is open NORTH DEVON on those evenings, the date is followed by the letter ‘E’ - for and printmaking, ceramics and textiles, sculpture, & TORRIDGE example 15E = Thursday 15th September 6pm - 8pm. jewellery, photography and more. & PageMID DEVON 9 Page 11 This free guide brings together details of all the artists taking The days that the venue is open are part in our 16-day event. Use the maps included to plan a trail shown in the blue strip at the of your personal favourites and explore beautiful and unseen parts 3 bottom of each entry, an of the region along the way. 4 EXETER & example of which is MID MID DEVON DEVON EAST DEVON Finding the Studios Page 24 shown here. If a date Page XX Page 24 is crossed through Each area begins with an overview map, which WEST DEVON then the venue is indicates the general location of each venue so Page 33 not open on that date. you can see where clusters of artists are located for planning your day out: it should be used in Standard opening times 11am - 6pm, conjunction with a road map, web mapping Thursday evening opening (E) 6pm - 8pm or SatNav to pinpoint the venue’s precise location. Each venue’s OPEN entry also provides detailed local directions and our black and TEIGNBRIDGE OPEN DAYS IN Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Th EVE Fri yellow directional arrows point the way to a venue as you get Page 40 EXETER SEPTEMBER X10XXX 11X 12 13 14 15X 15EX 16 close to it. Tourist Information Centres can also be a great source XX17 18X 19X 20X 21X 22 22E X23 Page 19 24 25 of local knowledge and can help you to locate participating studios. Ü A Q Key to symbols CLOSED Q Wheelchair/disabled access SOUTH HAMS EVENING Artists who have received these bursaries are indicated with the Bursary TORBAY & PLYMOUTH ∂ Guide dogs only OPENING Recipient logo. Bursary winners have been selected based on the Page 59 A Toilet available quality of their work and the bursary is aimed at those taking their first Ü Refreshments available steps into professional arts practice, returning to creative practice after a Workshops available at other times career break or change, or taking their art in a new direction. W D Demonstrations during Devon Open Studios This year’s winners are: Jonathan Bayes see page 61, Luna North see page 12, Sally Rich see page 31, Jane Roper see page 22, Zoe Singleton see page 50. Contact us To order further copies of this guide or for information on Luna North is the winner of the inaugural Devon Artist Network or Devon Open Studios please get in touch. Tel: 07768 164560 Joanna Radford Award (See Page 5). Email: [email protected] www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk 4 Devon Open Studios 2016 Please Note Visitors to Devon Artist Network Open Studios 2016 visit entirely at their own risk and adults are responsible at all times for the supervision of any children in their care. The organisers and participants of Devon Artist Network Open Studios 2016 cannot accept liability for any loss, damage or injury sustained by any member of the public visiting any Devon Artist Network Open Studios 2016 venue. Artists’ studios and makers’ workshops are working environments and may be equipped with chemicals, sharp knives or powerful machinery so great care must be taken when visiting them. Whilst every effort has been made by those involved with Devon Open Studios and this guide to provide accurate information, we cannot Acknowledgements accept responsibility for unforeseen circumstances that occur from time to time. Devon Open Studios is an annual event managed by Devon Artist Network as part of its mission to support Devon artists and crafters. It is funded largely by the participating artists as well as by the Public Transport Timetables and Information Network itself and our sponsor, Helpful Holidays, which supports the event and funds our Emerging Artist Bursary Scheme. Traveline www.traveline.org.uk 0871 200 22 33 Devon Artist Network is hugely grateful to them. National Rail Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk 08457 48 49 50 Devon Artist Network is supported by: Devon County Council bus information www.journeydevon.info Tally Ho! buses (South Devon) www.tallyhocoaches.co.uk 01548 853081 Dial-a-bus buses (Torbay) www.dialabus.info 01803 666736 www.helpfulholidays.com Stagecoach www.stagecoachbus.com 01392 42 77 11 First Devon and Cornwall www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/southwest/devon/home/ Thank you to 0845 600 1420 Claire McLaughlin Coordinator, Devon Open Studios Country Bus www.countrybusdevon.co.uk 01626 833664 Natacha Du Pont De Bie Media Officer, Devon Open Studios Cycle route planner www.sustrans.org.uk 0845 113 00 65 Joe Pieczenko Graphic Design Cycle hire www.cycledevon.info Sprint Print and Design Printing Tourist Information Centres www.enjoyengland.com/find-tic/south-west.aspx Where to stay and things to do in Devon www.visitdevon.co.uk David Ayres Denny Dormer Anthony O’Keefe Bruce Campbell Nik Heap Willow Paterson Susan Crowther Adrian Innocent Frank Phillips If you’re driving, why not car share with friends? Matthew Davison Peter Jeffs Make a fun day out of it – save money and help protect the environment. Devon Open Studios 2016 5 Joanna Radford 27th November 1947 – 3rd May 2016 It was with great sadness that in May 2016 we learnt of the death of Joanna Radford, a founding member of Devon Artist Network and its Chair until I took the reins last year. Without Joanna it would be no exaggeration to say DAN would not exist, she was the inspiration and drive that has kept DAN together. Her legacy is a strong, vibrant organisation that the Board is determined to ensure continues to grow as she would have wished. As a mark of our gratitude the Board have created the Joanna Radford Award to be given each year to one recipient of the Emerging Artist Bursaries (see page 3). This year’s award goes to Luna North (Venue 2, page 12). We hope in this way, future members of DAN, and the wider public, will remember Joanna and come to know Bayes Jonathan how important she was to us. Why not become a friend Anthony O’Keefe of Devon Artist Network? Chairman For more information see our website or contact Devon Artist [email protected]. For a small annual subscription Network you receive invitations to our private views and networking events as well as knowing that you are helping us ‘to promote, celebrate and champion the arts in Devon’. 6 Devon Open Studios 2016 Workshops and Events during Devon Open Studios Get more out of your visits to Devon Open Studios this year! Venue Artist Event Date & Time What’s on Cost /Age For more details 2 Luna North Tea and Weekends Join us for tea and Varies / ALL 01769 550989 Cake Sale cake on our former railway station platform 8 Jo Mortimer People Sat 10th, Mon 12th, Wed 14th, Be part of an artwork FREE / Adult 01884 257539 Participation Fri 16th, Sat 17th, Sun 18th and receive a free Artwork Tue 20th, Thu 22nd Sept.