End of the trail

Trail Ahead

In addition to theSea Front Gardens exhibitions at the Reunion Gallery, selected work has been reproduced and forms part of an art trail in the gardens. The art trail is in support of the public consultation on the future of the gardens for which the Reunion Gallery is working conjunction with the Suffolk Costal District Council.

Why not try and follow the trail yourself and experiance the art work together with the actual view it represents.

Kira at work

Shakira working with Pat

This week we have the help of Shakira Holder in the Gallery. Shakira is a Year 10  Student from Northgate High School on Work experiance, she is interested in Art and Textiles that she has taken for her GCSE’s. Although she intends to go on to work in Law or Science she would like to continue her interest in the Arts as much as possible.

Hopefully she will see what life is like working in a seaside Gallery!

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Artists exhibiting include Verena Daniels, Steve Griffin, Antonia Hockton, Linda Kingsford, Alison Malcolm, Ian McDermott, Ann Faiers, Steve McTigue, Anne Ravenscroft, Dorothy Stokes, John Talman, Pat Todd, Harriett Todd and Jevan Watkins-Jones.

This summer the gallery is working with the Friends of Felixstowe Seafront Gardens and Suffolk Coastal District Council to promote the restoration and renovation of one of the town’s most valuable assets.

The Gallery has commissioned work from a number of artists who have used the Sea Front Gardens as inspiration for new works for an exhibition, which will run at the Gallery and Bonnets Cafe during July and August 2010. In addition to the gallery exhibitions, selected work has been reproduced and forms part of an art trail in the gardens. The art trail is in support of the public consultation on the future of the gardens for which the Reunion Gallery is working conjunction with the Suffolk Costal District Council.

Mike Todd who is the exhibition’s organizer says “I am delighted with the response of the artists to the brief. They have applied their imagination and skill to create an interesting and informed body of work. I am sure that everybody who visits the exhibition will be impressed and that the work will sell well. The additional attraction of the art trail will ensure the exhibition creates a great deal of interest.”

A selection of the artists’ work from the exhibition is also on show upstairs at Bonnets Café and Chocolaterie in Hamilton Road.

Here is our list of award winners for 2010.

Graphic Design: Nicki Cockshaw, Luke Hall, Tom Oliver.

Fine Art: Sarah Castle, Simon Hawker, Susanna Miller, Max Winsdale.

Photography: Mark Barrett, Tracie Falcucci, Shanna Yarnell.

The purpose of the Professional Development Award is to assist new visual arts graduates from University Campus Suffolk to take a first step into the commercial world by hosting a two-week exhibition of selected work from the disciplines of Fine Art, Graphic Design and Photography. The exhibition will be entitled ‘Graduate Impressions’ and will run from 7 to 18 September 2010 at The Reunion Gallery, Felixstowe.

The criteria for the judges selection were: artistic merit, potential for further development, nature and size of the work relative to the exhibition space, and the willingness of the student to work with the Gallery to develop, display and sell their work.

Oil Paintings by John Nichol  featuring views of the local shoreline

Reunion Gallery’s current exhibition showcases the work of John Nichol for the second time. For this exhibition he has created a set of pictures depicting everyday sights that can be seen along the shorelines of the local area. This has allowed John to indulge in his love of recreating sea and sky, framed by that fantastic light that can usually be seen by those lucky to be out and about along this coastline.

John was born in Cornwall and educated in the city of London. He then sailed the world in the Merchant Navy before returning to the UK to study art and graduated from Epsom & Ewell School of Art with a First in Fine Art.

He has exhibited successfully in London and the Home Counties as well as producing paintings for high profile patrons including the BBC (for use in their drama productions). Before painting full time he worked as a resident artist in a number of organizations and was involved in restoration, decorative designs and mural paintings for them.

Verena Daniels, Reunion Gallery’s co owner says “It is great to have John create this new body of work for us. We know that he has many admirers within the regular clientele of the Gallery and we are sure that no one will go away disappointed after viewing these pictures”

Examples of his work for the exhibition will also be shown in the upstairs restaurant of Bonnet Café and Chocolaterie.

We would also recommend that regular customers pop in and see us now our refurbishment is complete and perhaps stay for a ‘Coffee in the Courtyard’ that can be enjoyed in our new covered area if desired.

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This exhibition displays works of  local ceramic artist Usch Spettigue and 2D artist Ruth McCabe.

The colours and shapes of the beautifully crafted jugs and pots from Usch blend well with the vibrant colours and shapes of Ruth’s  pictures.

Usch Spettigue

Ruth McCabe

In the mean time feast your eyes on what has been going on behind the scenes.

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Liz has created scenes from East Anglia in her distinctive style. She has used Watercolour, Acrylic and Oils to bring out the atmosphere of the countryside, sea and sky in the region.

Exhibition runs until 10th April so come and see us before then!

We would like to offer it out as a studio to local artist(s). Give us a call on 01394 273366 if you are interested.

Next step has started and that is to create a glzed porch in the Courtyard so that ‘Coffee in the Courtyard’ can be enjoyed whatever the weather.

June was a prolific artist whose output in recent years was primarily through the medium of print, and etching in particular. She was a founder member of Sudbourne Park Printmakers and exhibited regularly with the group, elsewhere in East Anglia and at the Royal Academy in London.

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