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PAW 2024

  • 16 Days: Sat 25 May – Sun 9 Jun
  • 34 Open Studio Artists
  • 51 Rollington Artists
  • 12 Pop-Up Studio Artists
  • 10 Concerts & Other Events
  • PYA in 18 schools – theme: Coastal Life
  • Love Cake Cafe at Rollington
  • Exhibition Fees:
    • £100 – Open Studio
    • £120 – Group Exhibition
    • £140 – Gallery/Business Open Studio
    • £70 – Additional or Guest Artist
    • £100 – Rollington Artist (+25% commission)
    • 50% Student Discount on exhibition fees to students under 30 in full time education or within 2 years of graduation
  • Brochure & Programme Cover Image: Mon Hawley
  • Competitons: PYA Competition, Rollington Tombola
  • Chair: Charlotte Heath
  • Festival President: Philip Jackson CVO DL MA FRBS
  • Musical Director: Hannah Ely

PAW Flyer 2024

Concerts & Other Events

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Concert: Gawain Glenton with In Echo, In the Summertime . . .
Concert: I Fagiolini, From Venice (to Rome), with Love
Illustrated Talk: Philip Jackson, The Changing Face of Beauty
Concert: Fieri Consort, Dawn Chorus
Poetry: Purbeck Poets Performing
Concert: Coffee Concert at Encombe, Flute, Violn and Chello Trios
Concert: Helen Charlston and Toby Carr, Lend us your ears: an evening with John Dowland
Concert: The Gesualdo Six, Fading
Event: Water Bottle Tree by Robert Marshall
Community Concert: Purbeck Young Musicians in Concert

Community Art

In 2024 we completed the creation of a fabulous new mosaic panel for Swanage seafront – to replace the older dinosaur mural and complete the triptych. The theme for this new mosaic was the protection of wildlife and habitats in the Purbeck area – and we are pleased to have been able to provide a visually stimulating piece of art for the community and visitors to enjoy! As well as raising awareness of the unique biodiversity of this area.

The design team, and around 90 children from local primary and secondary schools, worked on the design in partnership with Durlston Country Park, RSPB Arne and Butterfly Conservation.

We would like to thank Dorset Council for awarding us a grant, and for support from Swanage Town Council.

Click here to find out more . . .

PYA 2024

In 2024 we had a record number of 18 schools participating. The workshops were coordinated by local artist and teacher Sophie Jenkins, and were delivered by an amazing team of 6 local artists with a wealth of experience of working with young people. This year students were encouraged to develop art works on the theme of ‘Coastal Life’ – through a range of workshops includes, glass art, puppet making, painting banners, clay making, graffiti street art and 3D art using recycled materials.

Click here to find out more . . .

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 Friday evening before the Festival began.

Rollington Tombola: Buy a ticket and win a small piece of art donated by one of the exhibiting artists.

Rollington Installations

The Spirit of Rollington in Stitches

In 2024, Charlotte Fereday aimed to capture some of the spirit of Rollington in one large scale textile piece. She has been a Rollington exhibitor for the last few years and felt that there’s something magical about the way it springs up out of nowhere and becomes such a vibrant place for two weeks, and then gets packed away for another year.

Charlotte invited everyone who passed through to sit with her for one minute to be sketched, with all the sketches being incorporated into a massive stitched wall hanging.

Charlotte produced a book of the project which was avaliable to purchase at PAW 2025. The completed wall hanging was also displayed.

Click here to find out more . . .

Rollington Private View Invitation

Exhibiting Visual Artists

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Open Studio Artists: Rollington Artists:
1. Robin Mackenzie & Heather Gibbons
2. Kitty Wass
3. Laura Butt, Eleanor Spalding, Kasia Zagloba
4. Isle of Purbeck Arts Club
5. Jo Porter
6. Gillian at Bonfields Glass
7. Mon Hawley
8. Alan’s Glass
9. Charlie Money
10. Richard Hooke
11. Garden Groove
12. Burngate Purbeck Stone Centre exhibition & carving weeks
13. 50 Years – Angelika Seik Sculpture Studio
14. Nell Race
15. The Gallery at 41
16. Sandy Hill Arts
17. Cathy Veale
18. Annie Campbell
19. Phil Hill and Friends at the Cottage Studio Norden with Sandy Hardwick, Lyn Mills, Elaine Naptin, Tim Rose and Mike Topham
20. Heritage Workshop
21. Jane Elmer-Smith and Aline Johnson
22. Woodsmoke Grange Road
23. The Phoenix Group ( We rise up & come together every year!) with Annie Lovelass, Peter Cherry, Trish Rudd, Gilly by Gilly, Peter Alan, Fen D’Lucie, Sophie Weld-Davies, Artwork by Jan, Thea Vollering, Lynne Dinmore, Caroline – Kezmee Studio & Abi H-Parker
24. Kimberley Day
25. Wendy Jeavons – Red Brick Glass
26. Kitty Hartnell
27. Andrew Thomas SWAc
28. Purbeck Artisan Yard
29. Creative Gallery Wareham with Fiona Kelly, Graham Towler and Cliff Towler
30. Galiani Glass Art
31. Cockatoo Make and Do Studio Shop
32. Wendy’s Clay Men
33. Fran Fortescue – Tall Trees Pottery
34. David Hyde		 Yvonne Barnett Adams
Cenk Albayrak-Touye
Roy Aplin
Paul Barron
Dee Barron
Harry Beaves
Elizabeth Brown
Maria Burns
Eddie Burrows
Maggie Caudell
Carmel Choron
Robin Claridge
Glenn Couling
Janine Drayson
Pia Elliot
Charlotte Fereday
Rebekah Gavra
Nicole Gilmour
Emma-Louise Grinsted
Kitty Hartnell
Daniela Hatfield MA RCA
Ciara Hegarty
Katie Heslop
Julie Hixson
Gilly Hopson
David Hyde
Allie Hyett
Sophie Jenkins
Sheila Jolly
Nancy Jones
AndyKnillArt
Roger Lockey
Sally Maltby
Ed Marriott
Jill Marsden
Jill Mirza
Sinead O’Neill
Siân O’Neill
Elizabeth Read Wilson
Catherine Seddon
Sonia Smith
Brooke Snell
Marion Spencer
Ben Spurling
Nicola Stockley
Lucy Tidbury
treeoftheweek
Linda Wallis
Juliet West
Samantha Woodford
Dr Rehan Zia FRPS FRSA

Pop-Up Studio Artists:

The Pop-Up Studio is a marquee at Rollington Barn where artists demonstrate their work and you can often have a go yourself. There is a different artist every day from 11am.

Rehan Zia
Cathy Seddon
Roger Lockey
The Burngate Stone Carving Centre
Gillian Appleton
Jonathan Easterbrooke
Isabelle Gabay
Gail Boothman
Aline Johnson
Roy Aplin
Janine Drayson
Emma-Louise Grinsted

PAW Team Members

Festival President: Philip Jackson CVO DL MA FRBS

Trustees:

Chair: Charlotte Heath
Deputy Chair: Anne Easterbrooke
Treasurer: Joan Ingarfield
Secretary: Emma-Louise Grinsted
Trustees: Emma Ormond, Anne Easterbrooke (resigned Oct 2024), Nick Salt, Debbie Evans (joined Jan 2024) and Sheila Marsh (joined July 2024)

Admin & Finance: 

Administrator: Joanna Colville
Grants Coordinator: Anne Easterbrooke
Finance: Sheila Marsh

Events:

Director of Music: Hannah Ely
Events Coordinator: Emma Ormond
Event Ticketing: Emma Ormond
Friends Coordinator: Emma Ormond

Visual Arts:

Membership Secretary: Emma-Louise Grinsted
Exhibition & Membership Applications: Emma-Louise Grinsted
Members & Event Sketching: Penny Barker
PYA Coordinator: Sophie Jenkins
Rollington Set-Up: Seb McEwen
Rollington Manager: Seb McEwen
Rollington Labelling: Emma-Louise Grinsted
Daily Rollington Sales Report to Artists: Emma-Louise Grinsted

Publicity:

Publicity Group Chair: Laurel Hart
Strategic Director of Communication: Laurel Hart
Signage Coordinator: Jonathan Easterbrooke
Publicity Distribution: Anne Easterbrooke & Will Everett Acoustic Distribution
Brochure & Programme Design: Louise Leffler www.louiseleffler.co.uk
Website Design: Emma-Louise Grinsted www.pyewacketdesign.co.uk
Social Media: Laurel Hart

PAW Volunteers: Tim Arnold, Penny Barker, Richard and Sandra Brown, Jay Buckle, Peter Buckle, Margaret Burdett, Annie Campbell, Mike and Rhiannon Eland, John and Sabine Fairhall, Charlotte Fereday, Peter and Debbie Handy, Jack Haworth, Mary Haysom, Sue Haysom, Richard Jeffries, Jan Sayers, Maurice Turner, Douglas Tweddle

Named Friends of Purbeck Art Weeks (some wished to remain anonymous): Susan Adams, John Allcock, Geoff and Sue Allen, Stuart Archer, Mrs Andrew Bailey, Rex Bale, Richard and Susie Bond, Ginette and Andy Boyd, Richard and Sandra Brown, Jay Buckle, Margaret Burdett, Diana Butement, Claire and Ted Carroll, Drs Paul and Linda Cartwright, John Challis, Neil Chapman-Blench, Susie Clark, Christopher Clarke, Hugh and Lucy Cocke, Mike and Nell Compton, Kate Cotton, John and Gillie Coverdale, Shelley Cranshaw, Stephen Dru-Drury, Nick and Joanna Dunn, Anne and Jonathan Easterbrooke, Mike and Rhiannon Eland, Barbara Esam, Debbie and Jonathan Evans, John and Sabine Fairhall, James Farnham, Daryl Fielding and Roderick Watt, Jim Fitzgerald, Miranda Fulleylove, James and Arabella Gaggero, Mark and Claire Gearing, Richard and Rosemary Gledhill, Jane Glyn Davies, Peter Golob, Rosemary Gould, Rebecca Granger, Martyn and Angela Harris, Sue Haysom, Norman Hayward and Jacky, Charlotte Heath, Roger Higgins, Rosemary and Tim Hill, Don and Yvonne Hunter, Steve and Sue Hutchings, Sue Inge, Peter Jackson, Rachel James, Aline and James Johnson, Chris Johnson, Brian and Sheila Jolly, Cathy and Paul Kafka, Vin Kaluza, Moira Laffey, Mari Larthe de Langladure, Rachel Lawton, Laura Leach, Liz Lefevre, the Lloyd family, Virginia Lynch, Jim and Margaret McAllister, Peter and Sue Morrison-Wells, Mary V Mullin, Angela Myerscough, Sue and Gerry O’Brien, Emma Ormond and Douglas Tweddle, Simon and Meriel Parvin, Joanna Penley, Joanna Percy, Steve and Gabrielle Peskin, Nicholas and Christylle Phillips, Lynn Power and Ian Clowes, Bill and Moira Purver, Mike and Jill Ross, Douglas and Sarah Ryder, Jan Sayers, Susannah and Bruce Selby Bennett, Alan Shrimpton, Adam and Carol Shutkever, Gill Sibthorp, Tony Smith, Tom and Ceridwen Sooke, Eric and Virginia Stobart, Giles and Sandra Sturdy, Jessica and Robin Sutcliffe, Howard and Lindsay Swanton, Sally Tattersall, Howard and Dilys Thomas, Graham and Geraldine van Tuyl, Ian and Lynn Vaughan-Arbuckle, Andrew and Beth White, Sue White, David and Linda Whitehouse, John and Gill Wood, Andrew Wright, Anne and Les 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!