ingénu/e emerging creative talent Art Trails & Open Studios a wealth of creativity to enjoy Get ready for Festival Season! Sevenoaks International Art Fair Interview with Sussex artist Jessica Zoob plus exhibitions & galleries; contemporary crafts & designer jewellery music, theatre & dance; book reviews & literary competitions south downs and high weald : issue 16: spring 2017 prelude Hello dear reader, welcome to the Spring issue. Well this is shaping up to be a stunning spring. The weather so far has been glorious, which always helps / the creative juices. Add to that the profusion of fra- ingénu e grant blossom, swelling birdsong and skies the colour you just want to grab and slosh over your canvas and emerging creative talent you have a recipe to lift the spirit. Our two main sections this issue are Artists Open Studios and Festivals, of which there are a plethora in store. As I write, feverish preparations are under way contents for the second Celebrating Shakespeare festival, to be held in Shoreham-by-Sea from Thursday 20th April to Spotlight on... Art Trails 4 Sunday 23rd. ingénue thoroughly enjoyed last year's Visual Arts 17 very successful launch festival and are greatly antici- Makers & Designers 34 pating this year's collection of Bard-related revelries. All you budding writers out there need to sharpen Performing Arts 37 your quills and get your entries in for the Bridport Seasonal: Festivals 51 Prize, closing date is 31st May. The Bridport Prize, Poetry, Prose & Illustration 64 now in its 45th year, has impeccable credentials and Creative Courses 67 has launched many a literary career. (details on p.66) Among the many interesting articles in this issue, Food, Fashion & Everything Else 71 you can read our interview with artist Jessica Zoob, Coda 72 whose magnificent and, it has to be said, enormous canvases are fascinating and uplifting. If painting who’s who & what’s what were dance, Jessica's paintings would be thronged ballrooms, Fred & Ginger, Isadora Duncan, Darcey editor Bussell and the entire Nutcracker company – and my Gill Kaye great-niece in a pink frock chasing butterflies through [email protected] a meadow... They are extraordinarily evocative. for press releases ingénue regulars Worthing Symphony Society's in- [email protected] novative Interview Concerts now have a new home, the most excellent St Paul's Arts Centre in Worthing. St sales & marketing Paul's is well-known as a music venue and with its per- Roger Kaye fect acoustics will be the ideal match for this unusual [email protected] 'in the round' concert experience. The first Interview 07583 944546 Concert at St Paul’s is on Sunday 4th June at 2.45pm 07816 838694 and will showcase Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton cover image playing and in conversation. Catch it if you can. Natalia Tena of Molotov Jukebox Speaking of music, I habitually have something Photo by Steve Chilton playing whilst working, either classical if I'm writing Molotov Jukebox bring their gypsy dance, up-beat or 'other' – usually upbeat – if I'm designing (I have reggae and funk to the Wickham Festival in June. very catholic tastes). Earlier today I chanced upon a cd Besides having her own band Natalia is a of Steve Reich music and decided to give it an airing. successful actress, having appeared in many After about 4 minutes I wondered if I could tolerate its film and TV roles including the Harry Potter repetitive nature but, reaching for the pause button, I film series and HBO’s Game of Thrones. stayed my hand. Once over that tricky 4 minute hump Visit www.molotovjukebox.com for more info. I found it enthralling and, strangely, both soothing and To see more of Steve’s photography visit challenging – its counterpoint hypnotic and fascinating. www.flickr.com/photos/steve_chilton The classical equivalent, perhaps even the precursor, to 90s trance music, though infinitely more complex. Looking ahead, we have moved our interview with Woody Woodmansey, ex-drummer with David Bowie's Spiders from Mars, on to the Summer issue along with the review of his new book 'Spider from Mars: My Life with Bowie'. I, for one, am looking forward to that. But for now, this Spring issue is jam-packed so pour yourself a glass of something delicious, put your feet up and get reading! – Gill Kaye, editor ingénu/e magazine - south downs and high weald : issue 16 3 spotlight on... art trails & open studios All across the South Downs and High Weald and mean the debut for new artists, or a tried and tested down to the coast, artists of all persuasions are platform for seasoned artists. plying their craft in readiness for a busy spring and For all artists and makers alike, though, these events summer of open studios and art trails. provide an opportunity to air their work to a new au- For some artists, like painter Pete Gilbert in the dience, to meet and chat with visitors, and to see the New Forest at the western reaches of our region, work of their peers. And for the visitor it's a chance their local open studios event is just one of a number to see the diverse range of talent all around, and find of exhibitions that they work towards. For others it and aquire an original piece of fabulous work. will be the highlight of their production year. It may Get your diaries out and read on. Karin Moorhouse, artist and tutor Arundel Gallery Trail, 19th to 28th August Come mid-August the whole town of Arundel be- comes a gallery, and Arundel artist, designer and tutor Karin Moorhouse is once again opening her doors at 1 School Lane. The trail runs from 19th to 28th August and the open hours are from 12 to 5.30pm weekends and bank holidays and 2pm to 5.30pm weekdays. Karin has lived in Arundel for 16 years and, although retaining a soft spot for parts of London, her old stomping ground, has always been inspired by her immediate surroundings – Climping, The South Downs, The River, The Earl Collector's Garden (she was Artist in Residence during 2014) and many other less well-known spots. All these favourite places appear regularly in her work, either as plein air paintings or taken further and worked on ending up as larger more abstracted final works. Her favoured medium is oil. Visit www.karinmoorhouseart.com and for more on the Gallery Trail go to www.arundelgallerytrail.co.uk. Vee Pease, jewellery maker part of Brighton Open Houses, throughout May From her studio in West Sussex, Vee Pease designs and makes silver jewellery with fresh, clean lines and the odd hit of colour from precious and semi-precious stones. Informed by the natural world around her, she is inspired by her daily walks on the Downs and gathers ideas from her photos and sketches. This year Vee will be exhibiting at two venues in Brighton Open Houses: The Handmade House, 98 Lewes Farm, Ditchling BN6 8TZ (on the Ditchling village trail) Hummingbird Studio, 107 Havelock Road, Brighton, BN1 6GL (on the Five Ways trail); go to aoh.org.uk for details. For more about Vee visit vpeasejewellery.co.uk. 4 ingénu/e magazine - south downs and high weald : issue 16 spotlight on... art trails & open studios Worthing Art Studios at the West End Gallery during Worthing Artists Open Houses West End Gallery at 87 Rowlands Road, Worthing is an artist-run gallery and studio space. Opened last year it is a welcome addition to the growing number of small creative businesses in Worthing’s ‘West End’. For the owners, Worthing artists Barry Williams and Sarah Sepe, the concept behind the Gallery was the desire to combine their working studios with a gallery displaying and selling their work. A traditional Victorian corner shop, the Gallery’s splendid feature windows are an ideal stage for show- ing work and passers-by are attracted by the regularly changing display. For the Worthing Artists Open House Trail, the Gallery will open from 11am to 4pm, Thursday to Sunday. Sarah and Barry will be joined by guest artists, Worthing Artists Open Houses Nicky Bell (abstract watercolours and photography) Three summer weekends and Lumi Ghita (jewellery). Visitors will be able to explore Sarah and Barry’s studio spaces, see works in Worthing Artists Open Houses’ 2017 celebration progress and chat to the artists. of local artistic talent offers an impressive variety Barry and Sarah host monthly Networking Break- of work, in delightfully different venues. The great fasts in Worthing for local artists and anyone interest- strength of an art trail is the many layered experience ed in the Arts on the 7th day of each month at Small it offers to the local community: the opportunity to Batch Coffee Roasters in Portland Place, Worthing. step into private houses and studios, meet artists and For more information visit worthingartstudios.com talk with them about their work. Connections made or Facebook (WestEndGalleryWorthing) or email to through those conversations have many outcomes, [email protected]. including influencing young people in their artistic career choices, sparking new friendships, bringing old dreams of creative activity back to life. Who would think that a grassroots event, organised by volunteers and run on a modest budget drawn from venue fees, could generate such an impact. This year there are more venues, 70 in all, showing the work of over 325 artists. These include students from local schools, internationally renowned painters, respected designers and award winning photogra- phers. There are jewellers and potters whose work has wowed London, makers of hats, alongside sculptors, painters and mixed media artists.