In a rare new interview, Digswell Arts fellow Julie Leaming reasserts the solace and comfort that her art can offer. How would you describe your current practice (e.g. materials, techniques, themes, key questions, approach) My artwork includes both drawing and sculpture. I use charcoal and soft...
Forge Artist Bob Spriggs has his installation work on show at London Ultra this October. “My largest sculptural work ‘Community’ has been selected to be shown at London ULTRA 2019 at the OXO Bargehouse. ‘Community’ is an array of 100, 4 metre magnetic pendulums. It...
Forge Artist Sally Tyrie has had 3 Photographs selected for an Exhibition at Gallery at Home, ‘Gallery at Home has teamed up with Shutter Hub to create an exhibition of photography called HOME, in support of homelessness charities across the UK. What does home mean to you? Most of us are...
Photographic artist Liz Harrington, based at our Fenners Studios, is exhibiting her first solo show Where Land Runs Out at the Broadway Gallery, Letchworth from Saturday 21 September to Sunday 1 December 2019. Focusing on transience and the fragility of the natural environment Where Land Runs...
The Broadway Gallery in Letchworth is embarking on an ambitious ‘season of photography’ and series of events to celebrate and coincide with ‘One day this glass will break’, by renowned Artist Cornelia Parker. This Hayward Gallery Touring exhibition of twenty large-scale...
This Autumn we are very delighted to announce a brand new series of Print Workshops happening at the Forge Print Studio based at Digswell, near Welwyn. Starting in September 2019 and running right through to the New year 2020 we have a some brand new invited artists, as well as returning tutors,...
In July we held the first ever Group Exhibition representing the wealth of printmaking undertaken by Artists at Digswell Arts. Despite being a tricky time of the year to attract visitors; with summer holidays just revving up, we were very pleased with the positive response to the work. In addition...
Forge Fellow Dave Nelson will be showing new work at The Other Art Fair, Kings Cross, 4th – 7th July. The Other Art Fair is the premier artist-led Fair in the UK, and this latest edition is in a fantastic new location just off Granary Square, at the heart of the newly-developed Kings Cross area. ...
Digswell artist Sally Tyrie has been invited by Shutterhub to show her photography at Festival Pilours, in France, this July. The festival takes place at Saint Gilles Croix de-vie throughout July and August. Festival Pil’ours is an annual international festival of photography showcasing the work...
Forge Artist Jane Bottery is taking part in a group exhibition titled Shoreline. Exhibition finishes Wednesday 22nd May at 5pm. daily opening times are 10 – 5pm. At Aldeburgh Gallery, High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
In a world where children’s clothes are still divided by sex, we have a refreshing offering from Herts-based fashion and textile genius, Kirke from her studio No.9 at Digswell Arts. Despite the type of clothing, no sweatshops are required for these sweatshirts. Plus the fact that they are made in...
How would you describe your current practice. My current practice addresses space and the use of line and colour in relation to the function of narrative – that is to say as they become signifiers of the narrative as painting/print/video. What are you working on at the moment. With a background...
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