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PAW 2017

  • 16 Days: Sat 27 May – Sun 11 Jun
  • 49 Open Studio Artists
  • 37 Rollington Artists
  • 4th bianual selected exhibition at Durlston with 15 Artists
  • 14 Concerts & Other Events
  • PYA in 15 schools – theme: A Moment in Time
  • Love Cake Cafe at Rollington
  • Membership Fee: £10 per year
  • Exhibition Fees:
    • £75 – Open Studio
    • £100 – Group Exhibition
    • £120 – Gallery/Business Open Studio
    • £15 – Additional Artist (+ £35 for brochure picture)
    • £30 – Guest Artist
    • £60 – Rollington Artist (+25% commission)
    • £5 – Artist page on the website
    • 50% Student Discount on exhibition fees to students under 30 in full time education or within 2 years of graduation
  • Brochure Cover Image: Jo Mosen
  • Programme Cover Image: Helen Biles
  • Poster Image: Unknown
  • Community Art: Wareham Library Garden Wildlife Mural & Swanage Sea Life Stone Bench
  • Competitons: PYA Competition, Postcard Competition, Theme Competition & Shop Window Competition
  • Chair: Charlotte Heath
  • Festival President: Philip Jackson CVO DL MA FRBS

PAW 2017 Flyer

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Concerts & Other Events

Click here to view the Programme


Workshop: Fieri Consort
Concert: Fieri Consort: Tears of a Lover
Talk: The Art of Photography
Film: Alice in Wonderland
Workshop: Atea Wind Quintet
Concert: Atea Wind Quintet: From Bizet to Gershwin
Concert: Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo with I Fagiolini directed by Robert Hollingworth
Dance: Moving in Time, a community dance event
Poetry: Purbeck Poets Performing at the Square  . . . with a pint
Illustrated Talk: When Purbeck Went Naked by Pennie Denton
Concert: A colourful Partnership – celebrating with a range of community groups
Concert: Ahoy! Sing for the Mary Rose by Alexander L’Estrange, with singer of all ages
Concert: Timeless English Music, The Gabrieli Consort directed by Paul McCreech
Concert: Coffee Concert at Encombe 

PYA 2017

In 2017 we ran 15 workshops in schools to inspire young artists to be even more creative, enterprising and innovative – as well as have fun. The theme for Purbeck Young Artists 2017 was a Moment in Time and was chosen to give students the maximum scope to explore their imaginative range; encouraging them to draw inspiration from a wide range of sources and interpret the theme from varied perspectives. The range of workshops spanned textiles, metal work, photography, dance, ink painting, sewing, mosaics and clay modelling.

Click here to find out more . . .

Community Art

Wareham Library Garden

In 2017, three local schools made a wide range of clay creatures, birds, plants and flowers as part of a Wildlife Frieze that was hung on the wall in the newly refurbished Wareham Library Garden.

Click here to find out more  . . .

Swanage Sea Life Bench Project

In 2017, Carlotta Barrow began the Swanage Sea Life Bench project, inspired by the constant movement of the sea and the life beneath the waves. Stone panels were prepared with a crest of a wave carved on the top to evoke the rolling waters, with pupils from The Swanage School, led by art teacher Sarah Mulhern developing their designs and carving the panels at the Burngate Stone Carving Centre. We are grateful to Lovell’s Quarry for providing the pre-cut stone panels, to Scott Taylor for carving the waves, and to the Albion Quarry for providing ‘practice’ stone as well as various sponsors – notably the AONB (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty). The completed panels have been placed alongside the garden path overlooking Swanage pier.

Click here for more information . . .

PAWF John Flower Bursary

Bursary Award Recipients:

Martha Styants: An award for 2 days stone carving tuition and the purchase of a stone carving tool set.

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Martha Styants receiving her bursary award from Charlotte Heath and Sue Lansbury

Emily Burns: An award towarded the purchase of photography equipment to use when she goes to college.

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 Emily Burns receiving her bursary award from Charlotte Heath

Lydia Bennet: An award towards the purchase of a Bassoon.

Competitions

Purbeck Young Artist Competition: work based on this year’s theme was exhibited at Rollington Barn (in the Byre) and there was a prize giving on the Thursday evening before the Festival began.

Postcard Competition: collect signatures from five different artists venues and win a £250 voucher for a piece of PAW art of your choice.

Theme Competition: Exhibiting artists could submit artwork based on the current year’s theme (A Moment in Time) to be selected to be used on the poster or for the cover of the Brochure or the Programme.

Shop Window Competition: Local shops decorated their windows and the public voted to choose the best. The winner won free advertising space in the following year’s brochure and programme.

Partnerships

RSPB Arne

  • A rolling exhibition in the cafe with a different artist every 2 months
  • A sketching tent on the red trail down to Shipstal Beach for the festival fortnight. We manned this and encoraged visitor sketching

Daler Rowney

  • Donated materials for the Sketching Programme and to use in the tent at Arne

Etches Museum

  • We put on an exhibition during the PAW Festival
  • We were offered the opportunity of an Artist in Residence During the PAW Festival

National Trust at Kingston Lacy

  • Event partnership
  • Sketching opportunites for members
  • Potential sculpture trail

Visual Artists Forum

PAW Sketching Day at the Etches Collection

Following the newly instigated partnership between PAW and the Etches Collection, we have been able to arrange for PAW artists to take part in a sketching day in the museum on Tuesday 28th February, between 10am and 2.30pm. This will enable artists to work directly from the wonderful fossil exhibits on show, with the chance to develop their ideas either on the day, or back in their own studios.

Admission for the sketching event will be £8.00 on arrival, however this will be valid for 12 months and the Etches Collection have agreed that you can return at any time to use the facilities to make further sketches.

An exhibition of work produced from this event is scheduled to be displayed in the museum during Purbeck Arts Weeks. More information about this will follow soon.

Click here to view the PAW Outdoor Sketching Programme 2017

Event Sketching

This year the Event Sketching programme, (organised by Charlie Money), was at these events:

  • Friday June 2nd  at 10.45 am. Workshop with the Atea Wind Quintet  at St James Church, Kingston BH20 5LL
  • Saturday June 3rd at 1.45 pm. Rehearsal for Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo with I Fagiolini directed by Robert Hollingworth  at Lady St Mary Church, Wareham, BH20 4ND
  • Sunday June 4th at 11.45 am . Rehearsal for Moving in Time, community dance event showcasing young dancers from Purbeck and Dorset at The Mowlem Theatre, Swanage, BH19 1DD

A selection of  work produced on the day was exhibited on boards for the benefit of the artistes and for those attending the evening’s performance.

Workshops for Artists

The Visual Artists Forum organised a number of Workshops for Artists in 2017:

Flag Workshops

We held our second Flag Workshop in 2017. The Flags we make were used to publicise Open Studios and the Rollington Barn Exhibition.

Click here to view some more photos . . .

2 Day Raku Workshop

This was held at the Boilerhouse Gallery and was run by Richard Jeffery and Jane Cunliffe. The workshop covered using a variety of hand-building techniques to take you from raw clay to finished, fired, glazed work ready for you to take home.

Sketchbook Workshop with Roger Lockey

Roger ran this very informative sketchbook workshop where we all brought our sketchbooks to share our practice, ideas and approaches so that we could broaden each other’s horizons with an open discussion.

Click here to view some more photos . . .

Social Media Workshop with Lucy Tidbury

Lucy covered all aspects of promoting your work via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to help improve your online presence.

2017 Rollington Private View Invitation

Exhibiting Visual Artists

Click here to view the Brochure

Open Studio Artists: Rollington Artists:
1. Kitty Wass
2. Jenny Cufflin
3. Gina Marshall at Sansom Galley
4. Sharon James
5. Isle of Purbeck Art Club at Swanage Youth Hostel
6. Purbeck Footprints
7. Art Workshop
8. Java Independent Coffee House
9. Andy Farrer
10. Katy Shepherd
11. Ed Marriott
12. Cathy Veale
13. A Moment in Time at Durlston Castle
14. Heather Gibbons
15. Lar Smits
16. Charlie Money
17. Purbeck Makers at Burngate
18. Burngate Stone Carving Centre
19. Michael Bizley, Susan Kendall and Jonathan Garrett
20. Studio at Corley
21. Fran Quinlan, Helen Biles and Moira Purver
22. AndyKnillArt
23. Angelika Seik
24. Rachel Fooks
25. Ian Harris Ceramics
26. The Gallery at 41
27. Rob Rowe
28. Boilerhouse Gallery and Open Studios
29. Debbie J R Handy
30. Workshop 7: Sue Lansbury, Annie Campbell, Dave Lansbury & Jay Goulding
31. The Town House at Corfe Castle, Angela Sturch & Emma-Louise Grinsted
32. Seasons Green
33. The Greenwood Workshop & Janine Drayson
34. The Etches Collection
35. Cameron & Talbot and Esme James
36. Crafts at Cherry Tree House, Pam Ives
37. RSPB Arne
38. David Cole
39. Purbeck Artisan Yard
40. Eddie Burrows
41. Creative Gallery
42. The Collective
43. Yukon via Dorset
44. Laura Evans and guest artist Nina Camplin
45. Carol Cox at Aldersyde Studio
46. Jaio-Lihi
47. The Purbeck Workshop
48. The Phoenix Art & Crafts Group
49. Kitty Hartnell		 Paul Stafford
John Challis
Katherine Kannon
Roy Aplin
Jenny Sibthorp
Elaine Jones
Claire Cullinane
Alice James
Suzanne Wright
Laura Evans
Martha de Chazal
Sheila Jolly
Andy Farrer
Beryl Hopkins
David Hopkins
Susan Hooke
Anthony Smith
Chris Davenport
Sue MacLean
Peter Morrison-Wells
Roger Lockey
Wendy Wharam
Clare Western
Jacqueline Shamley
David Cole
Helen Biles
Mary Clutterbuck
Deb Fullbrook
Paul Barron
Rehan Zia
Jo Porter
Sinead O’Neill
Carly Swallow
Gillian Williams
Phil Hill
Eddie Burrows
Lucy Tidbury
Linda Wallis
Sally Maltby
Alan Morris
Brendan Gallagher
Moira Purver
Gail Green
Jim Sitch

Durlston Artists:

Charlie Money
Cathy Veale
Gill Williams
Graham Towler
Gina Marshall
Fram Quinlan
Helen Biles
Do Michell
Jo Porter
Kitty Hartnell
Moira Purver
Martha do Chazal
Sally Maltby
Sinead O’Neill
Wendy Wharam

PAW Team Members

Festival President: Philip Jackson CVO DL MA FRBS

Trustees:

Chair: Robin Claridge (left Jul 2017)
Treasurer: Joan Ingarfield
Secretary: Peter Tate (left Mar 2017) Emma-Louise Grinsted (joined Jul 2017)
Trustees: Richard Brown, Moria Purver, Charlotte Heath, Emma Ormond, Judy Tate (left Mar 2017), Roger Lockey (left Jul 2017), Helen Biles (joined Mar 2017 – left Oct 2017), Sue Lansbury (joined Jul 2017)

Events:

Events Coordinator: Richard Brown
Event Ticketing: Emma Ormond
Friends Coordinator: Emma Ormond

Visual Arts:

Visual Artists Forum: Chris Davenport, Roger Lockey, Moira Purver, Mon Hawley, Helen Biles, Lucy Tidbury, Sue Lansbury
Event Sketching: Charlie Money
Members Sketching: Roger Lockey
Membership Secretary: Peter Tate, Wendy Mansell
Exhibition & Membership Applications: switched to an online system overseen by Judy Tate & Robin Claridge
RSPB Arne Coordinator: Roger Lockey
PYA Coordinator: Helen Biles
Community Art: Dawn (Newlove) Clark, Carlotta Barrow
Rollington Set-Up: Peter and Debbie Handy
Rollington Manager: Moria Purver & Charlotte Heath
Rollington Labelling: Kitty Hartnell
Daily Rollington Sales Report to Artists: Dave Lansbury
Durlston Coordinator: Chris Davenport

Publicity:

Publicity Group: Charlotte Heath (Chair), Lucy Tidbury, Richard Brown, Helen Biles, Marion Spencer, Mike White
Shop Window Competition: Anna Bowers, Chrissy Widmer & Sophie Dixon
Publicity Distribution: Bill & Moira Purver
Brochure Design: Shannon Ribbons www.osisdesign.co.uk
Programme Design: Polly Sampson-Hunt
Website Design: Shannon Ribbons www.osisdesign.co.uk
Social Media: Helen Biles, Moira Purver, Emma-Louise Grinsted, Alice James & Lucy Tidbury

PAW Volunteers: Tim Arnold, Vicky Barnes, , Sandra Brown, Jay Buckle, Margaret Burdett, Annie Campbell, David Fawcett, Mary Haysom, Sue Haysom, Jan Sayers, Douglas Tweddle

Named Friends of Purbeck Art Weeks (some wished to remain anonymous): Richard and Susie Bond, Richard and Sandra Brown, Jay Buckle, Susie Clark, Hugh and Lucy Cocke, David Cole, Kate Cotton, John and Gillie Coverdale, Dr and Mrs PJ Davenport, Diana and Stephen Dru-Drury, Mrs Vivian Dunn, Mike and Rhiannon Eland, Barbara Esam, John and Sabine Fairhall, Miranda Fulleylove, James and Arabella Gaggero, Richard and Rosemary Gledhill, Mr and Mrs Gloyn-Cox, Peter Golob, Martyn and Angela Harris, Rosemary and Tim Hill, Don and Yvonne Hunter, Steve and Sue Hutchings, Rachel James, Chris Johnson, Moira Laffey, Mrs M Larthe de Langladure, Gordon MacPherson and Shelley Cranshaw, Jim and Margaret McAllister, Angela Myerscough, Emma Ormond and Douglas Tweddle, Simon and Meriel Parvin, Dr W and Mrs PJ Penley, Nicholas and Christylle Phillips, Bill and Moira Purver, Charles Ross, Douglas and Sue Ryder, Alan Shrimpton, Peter and Gill Sibthorp, Tony Smith, Tom and Ceridwen Sooke, Margaret South, Eric and Virginia Stobart, Giles and Sandra Sturdy, Jessica and Robin Sutcliffe, Howard and Dilys Thomas, John Thraves, Tony Viney, Janet Watts, Sue White, David and Linda Whitehouse, Christine Widmer, Denys Wild and Rona Mackie, Barry and Jenny Wilson, John and Gill Wood, Les and Anne Wright, the Wynn-Evans family, Sarah Yeung.

If you have anything that you would be able to add to this page, please let us know by emailing info@purbeckartweeks.co.uk, thank you!