P a g e | 1 What’s On Arts & Culture in and around the borough of Richmond upon Thames April 2021 The Arts Richmond newsletter Meetings that the Mayor has to chair. As we gradually come out of this pandemic, I will be centrally involved in re- building our traditional life in Richmond Borough for residents, businesses and of For all of us the past year has As a member of the Arts course all aspects of Arts and been the strangest and most Richmond Executive Culture. I look forward to difficult of times and for me, Committee, I have seen all of attending many arts, drama becoming Mayor in May 2020, our arts organisations really and music events over the only two months into the struggle as the joy of next year and meeting as pandemic, life was definitely performing and playing many Arts Richmond members not as planned! A main role of stopped and all sources of and our residents as possible. course is to raise money for revenue dried up. If you would like to donate to my nominated charities which either of the Mayor’s charities are Habitats and Heritage and please visit Dose of Nature, both www.richmond.gov.uk/mayors environmental charities _charities reflecting my theme for the Councillor Geoff Acton year. This has not been really Mayor of the London Borough feasible as any form of people of Richmond upon Thames gathering has not been (Councillor St Margarets and possible and as such North Twickenham Ward). everything has to be done online. My activities therefore, like the rest of the Council With the vaccination PLEASE NOTE meetings are all done via programme now progressing Due to changing Zoom and Teams which makes very well we hope to see the Government guidelines only things like raffles and return of live performances many events in the future quizzes realistically possible. sometime this summer and for may be affected. Please I did make one live London me, having been granted a contact individual societies Mayors event, representing second year’s term, a return to for up to date information. Richmond, at Westminster some of the traditional events Abbey between lockdowns last such as summer fairs, school year which was a real treat as sports fixtures, charity MAYOR GEOFF ACTON ALSO it featured both live music and fundraisers and civic GIVES US A KEW WIND ceremonies including singing. I am an amateur ORCHESTRA UPDATE Citizenship awards, Town musician myself playing “Like many musical groups Twinning celebrations and a clarinet in the Kew Wind KWO has not been able to final return to live Council Orchestra, who haven’t played rehearse or perform since together since March last year. March 2020, however, we P a g e | 2 have kept in touch with each 2021 (covid restrictions apply) Talks, Workshops & Demos : other with online socials, email for further info: Fri 19 to Sun 28 March. Free quizzes, masterclasses and [email protected] Daily Demos: Every day at making videos for YouTube, janleejohnson.co.uk/ 11am tune into the the latest of which, a version Contemporary Textile Fair of Autumn Leaves, is available The Surrey Sculpture Society Facebook page, for a live demo to view now. Hopefully by the The Society were scheduled to by a different artist/maker. summer we can start have an exhibition at the The full schedule will be rehearsing again as we have Landmark at the end of published on the Landmark been asked to perform in February but this has obviously website nearer the date; Regents Park bandstand as been cancelled. An ambitious TICKETED TALKS Mon 22 March. part of their summer music ‘walk round’ virtual exhibition A 60 minute talk plus Q & A on programme. is being designed. Zoom: Debbie Lyddon 'Sensing Autumn and Christmas surreysculpture.org.uk Place'. She will describe the concerts are also planned and methods she uses to record details of these will be made Saturday Watercolour her experience of the available via the Arts Workshops landscape she lives in and how Richmond newsletter. We look patharvey.co.uk she evokes that experience forward to seeing live through materials and audiences again this summer! Friends of Whitton Library. processes.www.debbielyddon. Details of our events can be For more details contact: co.uk; Wed 24 March at 2pm found at [email protected] Brigitte Kaltenbacher 'Nettle www.kewwindorchestra.org.uk” - an Ancient Fibre for a Fountain Gallery If the gallery Sustainable Future'. As part of Visual Arts is not allowed to open to her MA in sustainable textiles, visitors, the exhibitions will be Brigitte Kaltenbacher has mounted in the windows and rediscovered the processes to contact details of exhibitors unlock the potential of this will be displayed. Please everyday plant and now shares contact them if you want to her experience in talks & purchase artwork. Tue 30 demos. March to Sun 11 April Tessa landmarkartscentre.org Pearson. Garden inspired NEW AFFILIATE Willow Bank paintings and monoprints in Orleans House Gallery Studio Artist-led workshops bold beautiful colour with orleanshousegallery.org for one to one and small fabulous abstract sculpture by groups in watercolour Greg Pearson; Tue 13 to Sun The Bowman Gallery 25 April. Liz Bernard. Vibrant, bowmangallery.co.uk techniques acrylic painting in evocative landscapes and an art studio with garden One Paved Court Gallery: access. New: iPad seascapes in acrylic and mixed onepavedcourt.co.uk drawing/painting classes one media. Exhibiting with Geoff to one – a comprehensive Thiel (ceramicist), Joanna Lloyd intro for beginners and (glass maker), Louise Rowe Drama creatives, Exploring the (painter); Tue 27 April to Sun 9 'Brushes' app that David May Barbara Mansi. Collection Hockney uses. Discover apps, of nature inspired mosaics, uploading, digital drawing which include mosaic techniques, the Apple pencil, polysculptures in vibrant and how to home- or colours using glass, tiles and stones. At 26 Bridge Road, East commercially-print your images. iPad workshops held Molesey,KT8 9HA. at RHACC/V&A Royal Botanic fountaingallery.co.uk Orange Tree Theatre A Gardens/ Orleans House. Just message from the Theatre bring a fully charged iPad and Landmark Arts Centre ONLINE “We’ve commissioned six Apple pencil. Introductory 90- EXHIBITION Contemporary writers, some known to OT minute sessions from March Textiles Fair 2021. Online audiences and some new to P a g e | 3 us, to write 20-minute plays Season Two coming April with creative hub for children and that can be performed in our six more originals to choose young people with summer space and live-streamed to from, including American, Irish workshops providing both you online at home. These and British episodes. Listen performance and playwriting plays culminate in now while you cook or opportunities for aged 3-25 Inside/Outside, which furthers exercise. On all major podcast years during school holidays. our commitment to new work. platforms +. The link to support them is: Our annual Shakespeare Up wildducktheatre.com https://www.easyfundraising. Close productions for schools org.uk/causes/teddingtontc/ will this year be filmed in the Follow Us teddingtontheatreclub.org.uk auditorium so that young people doing GCSEs can still Richmond Shakespeare benefit from the project. Our What’s On Society Sat 17 to Sat 24 Apr at Education & Participation in the thriving local arts 7.45 pm (matinee on Thu 18 Director Bec Martin will direct scene. April at 3pm). 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