P a g e | 1 ArtsArts eventsevents inin Richmond Richmond upon upon Thames Thames artsartsrichmondrichmond BarnesBarnes – – SheenSheen –– MortlakeMortlake –– The Hamptons – PetershamPetersham – –Kew Kew - Richmond- Richmond – Teddington – Teddington – Ham – MayMay 2015 2015 – HamWhitton – Whitton - Twickenham - Twickenham Richmond’s splendid views e are served in Richmond working sessions, also had its Spring upon Thames by some first Exhibition at the Landmark earlier in Richmond May Fair Wclass art societies with April, as did the Richmond and extensive memberships, from Twickenham Photographic Society , The Richmond May Fair is on Saturday 9 established painters to total novices, which has regular expert talks at the May on Richmond Green and in St Mary Magdalene churchyard. and of course with many talented Kew Community Centre, including artists in between many of whom will sessions for specialist photographers. Orange Tree Theatre’s be taking part in arts richmond ’s The Fountain Gallery at 26 Bridge Road Affordable Art Tent during the May Fair Gala Evening in East Molesey, near Hampton Court, Richmond May Fair (see box opposite). is a cooperative of professional artists Friday 8 May from 7.00 pm. Glamorous You can find a list of all societies with a diverse programme of evening’s entertainment, featuring West affiliated to arts richmond on the End singers and surprise celebrity guests, exhibitions, principally by its members, arts richmond website. with first-class four-course dinner – great throughout the year. See Visual Arts. fund-raising event for the Orange Tree On top of this, we have borough-run Orleans House Gallery’s current Theatre in the May Fair Marquee. galleries worthy of much larger cities: exhibition, Richmond Views , is of 020 8940 0141 Orleans House Gallery on Twickenham special interest, building on the Riverside, with the Stables Gallery in arts richmond Book Picnic borough’s collection of magnificent the grounds housing more views by showcasing the work of with David experimental shows (and with an contemporary artists – it’s on until 31 excellent café in the stables block Starkey May. OHG Transforming Orleans House especially enjoyable in spring and project, to create new amenities, The always summer, plus a great educational controversial including to the spectacular Octagon suite), and the satellite Riverside historian and famed Room very much needs your financial Gallery in the Old Town Hall in TV presenter talking about his new book support to carry the project through to th Whittaker Avenue in Richmond town, and programmes on the 800 anniversary conclusion with added lottery funding. also with exciting events. OHG curates of Magna Carta, and more, during Election Weekend. the borough’s superb art collection and There’s a special late-night opening of May Fair Marquee on Richmond Green runs exhibitions and arts-based courses the Gallery on Friday 15 May as part of Sunday 10 May from noon. Bring your own and events throughout the year. Museums at Night , with a buffet picnic. Tables, chairs, PA system provided. richmond.gov.uk/arts. supper, to raise funds for the project. Tickets £14; Friends of the Arts £13; Under 020 8831 6000 Most of the art societies also run 16 £7; Tables for 10 people £120; Family ticket (two adults and two children) £30. excellent exhibitions of their own. Next When you’ve seen Richmond Views at one up is Richmond Art Society’s OHG, you can go to the Bowman arts richmond Spring Exhibition from Friday 15 May Gallery in Worple Way, where you can to Sunday 17 May at the Landmark see and purchase views of Richmond Affordable Art Tent Arts Centre in Teddington. Ham Art from Bowman’s own exhibition, from 2 Saturday 9 May: 10 am to 4.30 pm on Circle has its Spring Exhibition from 23 to 31 May. Richmond Green - Original Paintings for to 25 May at St Thomas Aquinas sale under £100 from local artists. Church Hall, Ham. Twickenham Arts Circle , which has Saturday afternoon Richmond upon Thames Arts Council (arts richmond ) a voluntary body supporting the arts and libraries in and around the borough www.artsrichmond.org.uk [email protected] 020 8892 9446 Room 16 ETNA Community Centre 13 Rosslyn Road Twickenham TW1 2AR Charity No 251359 P a g e | 2 Before that, the Bowman Gallery has 12 to 24 May: Richmond Printmakers ; richmondorchestra.org.uk Colour Journeys with paintings by 26 May to 7 June: Andrew Blythe with Andrew Wilder and Jabeen Ghauri until Andy Wood and Andrew Ashton, Concert in memory of 25 April. bowmangallery.co.uk cityscapes and seascapes. Jill Grist fountaingallery.co.uk The Rainbow Fund for South Africa , Richmond and Twickenham arts richmond office the Richmond-based charity which Photographic Society : Main weekly supports an after-school club in Please note that arts richmond is now meetings on Thursdays at 8.00 pm, and Guguletu, Capetown, invites you to a at a new address: group meetings on Tuesdays, at the concert in memory of Jill Grist, founder Kew Community Centre, The Avenue, arts richmond trustee and eminent local councillor, Kew. 23 April: African Dream with Bob Room 16, ETNA Community Centre on Thursday 21 May at St John the 13 Rosslyn Road Webzell ARPS; 30 April: Print Analysis Divine, Richmond, at 7.30 pm. The Twickenham TW1 2AR with Helene Rogers FRPS. 7 May: Wet programme of chamber music, and Dry with Len Deeley FRPS; 14 May: performed by international pupils from Visual arts Review of Open Challenge Trophy the Yehudi Menuhin School, will be Prints with Walter Benzie ARPS; 21 introduced by Sir David Attenborough. At Orleans House Gallery on May: Pairs, Panels and Projects with Tickets for concert (and supper Twickenham Riverside, Richmond Susan Brown FRPS; 28 May: PDI afterwards) from David Martin, 71A Views , showcasing the work of Analysis with Don Byatt ARPS. See Princes Road, TW10 6DQ. contemporary artists exploring the website for group meetings. There’s an [email protected] borough’s landscapes, urban open evening for new members at 8.00 environment, buildings and pm on Tuesday 28 April at the Vestry Richmond Concert Society: Tuesday 19 inhabitants, continues until 31 May. Hall, Paradise Road, Richmond. May at the German School, Petersham rtps.org.uk at 7.45 pm: Gaudier Ensemble with At the Stables Gallery at OHG, A Guest Dvorak’s String Quartet No 2 in G and in Turner’s House continues until 24 Network Magazine Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet in B minor. May, then Beep Beep! Trains, Planes richmondconcerts.co.uk and Automobiles from 28 May to 30 16 page magazine written and August. At the Riverside Gallery in the produced by and for local artists Hampton Choral Society is performing Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, covering local and national art topics . the Durufle Requiem , John Rutter’s Richmond, Metamorphosis open , £12.50 for a year’s subscription. Gloria and Vaughan Williams’s Five themes of transformation and change, E-mail [email protected] Mystical Songs with the Pro Re continues until 16 May, then Drawing Orchestra at 7.30 pm on Saturday 30 Closer to the Masters, reflecting Old Music May at All Saints Church, Campbell Master techniques as studied by a Road, Twickenham. Barnes Music Society: Thursday 30 small group of artists meeting in a hamptonchoral.org.uk April at 7.30 pm at the Methodist church hall in Ham, from 23 May to 1 Kew Sinfonia is playing Britten’s Church: Karolos Ensemble with Harriet August. richmond.gov.uk/arts Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge , Mackenzie (violin), Sarah Jane Bradley Schumann’s Violin Concerto with Richmond Art Society’s Spring (viola) and Graham Walker (cello) with soloist Konrad Elias-Trostmann, and Exhibition is from Friday 15 May to Schubert, Dodgson and Beethoven. barnesmusicsociety.org.uk Finzi’s Love’s Labour’s Lost: Incidental Sunday 17 May at the Landmark Arts Music to Shakespeare’s Play at 7.30 pm Centre in Teddington. Cantanti Camerati (Conductor: on Saturday 16 May at St Anne’s richmondartsociety.com Stephen Gregson) will be putting on Church, Kew Green. Saturday and Sunday 25 and 26 April at their next concert at 7.30 pm on kewsinfonia.org.uk the Redlees Studios in Redlees Park, Saturday 9 May in St. Anne’s Church, The Dysart in Petersham has classical Kew Green, TW9 3AA. Accompanied Worton Road TW7, London Potters’ recitals on the first Sunday of the by strings, trumpets and timpani, the Local – the work of London potters, month. Dinner music on Thursday, programme will include Haydn’s Te ranging from sculptural to functional. Fridays and Saturdays. londonpotters.com Deum in C, 3 pieces by Mozart: Kyrie in thedysartpetersham.co.uk 07967 481 625 D minor K. 341, Vesperae Solennes de Ham Art Circle has its Spring Exhibition Confessore K. 339, Serenata Notturna Putney Choral Society’s Spring Concert from 23 to 25 May at St Thomas K. 239, and Britten’s Hymn to St. is on Saturday 16 May at St Paul’s Aquinas Church Hall, Ham Street, Ham. Church, Augustus Road, Southfields at 020 8940 5725 Cecilia. 020 8898 8020 or at the door. 7.00 pm. Brahms’s German Requiem Fountain Gallery in East Molesey: 14 to Richmond Orchestra’s children’s event (soloists Huw Montague-Rendall 26 April: Linda Walsh; 28 April to 10 on Sunday 17 May at 2.00 pm is a (baritone) and Jessica Gillingwater May: Maureen Farr with colourful collaboration with the Otakar Kraus (soprano) and his Violin Concerto in D mixed media paintings of still life and Trust (of Twickenham) with a children’s Major (soloist Nicola Bates). landscapes; choir, at St James’s Church, Hampton putneychoralsoc.org.uk 07909 981 278 Hill.