Events
For Images of our Events please take a look on our menu for the 'images of events' page.Artists and Makers Open Studios
This was a big success! Despite the horrible weather and the Wimbledon mens final we still had a good number of visitors on the first weekend. It was great to see the great quantity and excellent quality of work that had been achieved this year by our studio users. Many thanks to all of them for contributing and helping to make such a varied and interesting exhibition.
The second weekend was different because we were fortunate to be able to run two events during our opening hours. The first on Saturday afternoon was a magical experience! Harry Potter illustrator Cliff Wright, has been working in the studio in the last few weeks to produce a cast from his sculpture of one of J.K. Rowling's mythical animals, the Hippogriff. On Saturday it was ready to emerge from the mould. So visitors were able to witness the birth of a baby hippogriff!! Look on our ' Images of events' page to see Cliff and Andrew taking the sculpture out of the mould. Cliff is taking the hippogriff on to Art in Action at Waterperry House near Oxford and then to the Edinburgh Festival in August where it will be on view with an exhibition of work by Cliff and five other artists.
The second event was completely different.Visitors were able to take part in a demonstration of calligraphy by Japanese artist Masashi. He also spoke about his work as a painter using traditional Japanese methods and described some of processes and material involved. Although Masashi uses traditional Japanese painting techniques, his work is modern, and this combination makes his work very beautiful; sometimes a rare thing in contemporary art! His interest in nature and Zen informs all his work. Using traditional black charcoal inks on absorbent Japanese papers to suggest landscapes Masashi uses these to construct screens, window shapes, and other traditional Japanese furniture. His colour imagery executed with overlays of pure natural pigments give his work a luminosity reminiscent of Turner.
Look on our 'Images of Events' page to see the action!
First Year Celebration Exhibition
To celebrate our first year in operation we are having an exhibition in Horsham in August. This takes place in the 2by4Artists Studios, The Drill Hall, Denne Road, on August 28th and 29th open from 12 - 7pm, and the weekend of August 30th and 31st from 10am to 5pm. Please come along to see work by ourselves and studio users and learn more about our courses and workshops.
Big Draw October 13th 2007
Last year we took part in the big draw in conjunction with Emily Ball at her studio at Seawhites in Partridge Green. We experimented with using terracotta clay, along with other materials, to help create a huge drawing that ran the whole length of her studio. Great fun was had by all involved.
Big Draw October 11th 2008
This year we are taking part in the big draw again in conjunction with Emily Ball at Seawhites. There will be free events running in both studios so keep an eye on this page for more information later.