Free Violins of Hope Exhibition at Youngarts Gallery February 26

Imperial Opera House LIVEYour local community cinema is now likewise a great place to enjoy live arts events.  With your support we have upgraded the Leconfield Hall's technical equipment to enable alive streamed theatre, opera, ballet and music for you enjoyment.We're starting off in 2018 with a series of alive events from Regal Opera House.  The functioning will exist beamed live to our picture palace screen in full seven.one environs sound.  Tickets £xvi in advancePlease arrive at least 15 mins before the performance begins.

NEW BUTCHERS SHOP FOR PETWORTHThe Hungry Invitee are delighted to announce plans to open up a new dedicated butchers shop at Saddlers Row in Petworth. The demand for meat and game from the counter in their primary food shop has grown considerably since opening in 2011 creating an opportunity to expand the offering to a bigger site with a new traditional butcher'southward shop in the boondocks.Locally sourced meat and poultry of the highest quality, reared ethically, will continue to be the core focus.The squad of experienced and friendly butcher's will exist eager to assist and requite advice on everything from the perfect cut, to the best method of cooking. From the Sunday roasting joint to BBQ products in the warmer months the store will offer a broad range to cater for the needs of all customers.Conveniently situated at the entrance to the main motorcar park the shop will be opening at the end of February.For the latest news and details of upcoming events at The Hungry Guest visit their website www.thehungryguest.com

25 – 26 Nov10.00am – six.00pmWe are pleased to announce our Christmas Exhibition Weekend which will exist running from 10am-6pm on Sat 25th and Sunday 26th November.  We have been collecting some beautiful original artwork from some of the most popular Forest Gallery artists likewise as some exciting new artists!Join u.s.a. for a glass of bubbly to welcome in the festive flavor among some fabled fine art.  An exciting brandish of artwork from select British and International artists will exist on bear witness to help you observe the perfect painting this Christmas.  A pocket-size selection of the artworks are featured beneath and are bachelor to reserve before the event itself so if anything catches your center please arrive touch on with us.  There are also a limited number of printed invitations available.  To request one of these please email the gallery sales@forestgallery.com

31 OCTOBER – 5 NOVEMBERLiterary Calendar week 2017: Box Role At present Open! Political leaders, award winning authors and a dancing vicar! Sir Vincent Cable MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, BBC Radio Ii Presenter Jeremy Vine, backwoodsman Chris Bonington, Strictly Come Dancing stars (by and hereafter!) Ann Widdecombe and the Reverend Richard Coles, along with celebrated historical author Kate Williams are but some of leading authors and writers presenting at this year's seventh almanac Petworth Festival Literary Week which takes place from the 31st October – 5th November.The Box Office is open up at present! Join us to meet your favourite authors and hear almost their latest works.  Don't forget, each operation includes a book-signing, organised and managed by Petworth Bookshop.

Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, bringing together over 2,500 organisations, v,000 events and 40,000 volunteers. Every year for 4 days in September, places across the country throw open their doors to celebrate their heritage, community and history. It's your take a chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it's all FREE.Heritage Open up Days 2017 will be vii-10 September.Plenty of places open in and effectually the Petworth area, then please keep as it volition be well worth it.

A message from our Artistic Director…The 39th Petworth Festival has come and gone, but it will absolutely live in the memory such was the sequence of stellar performances over our very special two and a half weeks. People volition inevitably differ on their personal favourites, but I accept received naught but the highest praise for the events featuring Roderick Williams, Cedric Tiberghien, The AKA Trio, The Quondam Blind Dogs & L'Avventura, Piers Adams and the EUCO, The Alex Mendham Orchestra – and many others. And anyone who failed to exist lifted off their feet on the last evening featuring Martynas Levickis and his Lithuanian Mikroorkéstra colleagues….Whilst I ever accept mixed feelings when a festival comes to an finish, nosotros have particular reason to keep the energy going this fourth dimension around. Quite apart from an amazing literature festival line upward (due to be announced at the end of September), nosotros besides have the 40th Petworth Festival in our sights for next summer, with a very significant plan of events already lined upwards to suitably marking that ceremony. It almost goes without maxim that we wait forward to seeing yous then, just do please wait out the for our announcements on the subject, and do block off your diary for the entire period of Tuesday 17th July to Saturday 4th Baronial 2018. You lot won't want to miss a thing!Whether an audition member, Friend, Patron, sponsor or sponsor-to-exist (!) give thanks you lot for being with u.s.a. in July 2017, and here's to a wonderful 40th year…Stewart CollinsArtistic DirectorTo book tickets for all events, or find out more about how you tin can be involved in the 40thAnniversary year in 2018, delight visit: world wide web.petworthfestival.org.ukDon't forget to join us on Facebook or Twitter and delight share with us your festival stories, favourite events and reviews.

thirty SEPTEMBER – 21 OctOpen Wed to Sabbatum:  11 am to 4 pm and by engagement at any fourth dimension please just call alee.

Oona Campbell: Recent PaintingsAbstract landscapes by Jonathan Gibbs, Susie Leiper, Tuëma Pattie and Sarah Warley-CummingsOona Campbell's recent paintings are united past the dramatic cloudscapes that ringlet across our skies and nature'due south light effects especially at dawn and dusk.  A group of paintings of Petworth Park Lake at dusk forms the focus of the testify together with images of  the long sandy beach of West Wittering.  Further afield, Oona exploresthe mist of an early morning onthe Jurassic declension of Dorset and the wild moors  of Scotland's Applecross Peninsular.  The paintings are a combination of ascertainment and retentiveness; enablinga vivid reliving of the dynamic qualities of  watery mist, the setting of the sun, lashing storm pelting, or the aural turbulence of thunder.Juxtaposed with Oona's figurative work is an exhibition exploring the employ of abstraction in the landscape.  Tuëma Pattie lives in Duncton and has painted both the Sussex mural and farther afield. She is a long-term exhibitor at the gallery with her exuberant paintings jubilant the joy of nature.  Sarah Warley-Cummings is another Sussex artist who has made a serial of abstruse prints exploring the shapes and colours of the countryside. We are very lucky to exhibit 2 Scottish artists.  Susie Leiper, whose work combines calligraphy and landscape.   1 of the country'due south finest calligraphers she is also trained in the techniques of Chinese art.  Her work unites eastern and western traditions of painting.   Jonathan Gibbs is a senior tutor at Edinburgh College of Fine art and a leading wood engraver his multi-layered paintings  combine nowadays ascertainment with a life-fourth dimension of images and motifs remembered.

Petworth salon shortlisted as one of the best in the hairdressing business at national awards.Tristan Eves in Petworth has been named every bit a finalist in the Salon Design Award category at the British Hairdressing Business Awards, hosted past Hairdressers Periodical International.The awards, which are now in their 19th yr, seek to find and celebrate the very best salon businesses in the country – an manufacture which contributes an estimated £7bn to the British economy and one which employs more than 300,000 people.With 17 categories celebrating all aspects of the business organization side of hair, the awards are a proven platform for raising a salon's profile. Even finalising in ane of the prestigious categories marks a business out as i of the finest providers in the state; a win catapults them to the very top, providing unrivalled recognition that they are at the pinnacle of their profession and raising their profile to requite an edge over competitors.The Salon Blueprint Award category celebrates new or recently redesigned salons that exceed expectations in every attribute of appearance. But beyond that, the salon is designed for purpose; to make clients feel fantastic, to permit stylists to thrive and do their job to its best ability and to bring to life the visitor aesthetic in bricks and mortar.Says HJ'south Executive Manager, Jayne Lewis-Orr: "Promoting professionalism, innovation and excellence, the British Hairdressing Business Awards recognise those individuals and teams who work tirelessly to heighten the contour and stature of this manufacture, and make it one of which we tin all exist proud.She adds: "Salon design is a fun category, merely it's besides i that we take very seriously – any your salon vision or style, existence able to bring it to life in a fashion that makes great business sense tin can be a challenge. This award celebrates those who have washed it perfectly."Salon owner Tristan Eves comments: "Designing our salon was challenging, but also extremely rewarding. We're thrilled with the end event, as are our squad and clients, simply a place on this shortlist is the icing on the cake."The awards accept place in London on Monday 11 September.

World Class Music and One-act in the Sussex DownsTicket sales for this year's Petworth Festival (12th- 29th July) have started actually strongly with some performances already sold out. This summer for over a fortnight, the well-established cultural caricature boasts an incredible line up of artists and the best talent to announced outside London.  The variety of the plan – featuring world-class classical musicians including Roderick Williams and Iain Burnside, Natalie Clein and Cédric Tiberghien, comedic national treasures such equally Angus Deayton'due south Radio Active, Hal Cruttenden and the inimitable Rainer Hersch Orkestra, a pop up exhibition from local schools supported by West Sussex Immature Arts and outdoor family theatre in Bignor Park– makes it an event for everyone with tickets starting at simply £6 for adults and a express amount of FREE tickets for 18s and under at some events.Talking about this year'south festival, Artistic Director Stewart Collins commented: "I love seeing the sold out sign going up against festival events and they've already started appearing. Nosotros've fifty-fifty had to add an actress show in one case 'by pop demand', so everything is going in the correct way. All I would say is don't get out it too late. With top quality performers in our intimate venues Petworth Festival events are always high octane and we absolutely hate turning people abroad!"Other highlights include:

• BBC Radio 4 Comedy striking Radio Active featuring Angus Deayton, plus the magical Card Ninja
• A brand new adaptation of Orpheus Caledonius, 1 of the most important traditional works in 18th century Scottish folk music, presented by violinist Zak Ozmo,early music ensemble Fifty'Avventura and Scottish traditional group, Onetime Blind Dogs
• Pinnacle classical artists including Natalie Clein (cello),Cedric Tiberghien (pianoforte),Chloe Hanslip (violin) and The Coull Quartet
• Jess Robinson's stand out, stand show from Edinburgh Festival: Impressive… and nosotros're certain it will be!
• A 'Come up and Sing' event for all-comerswith Ben Parry featuring the classic and much loved The Audio of Music.
• Frances Hatch's new exhibition Impromptu at Kevis House Gallery featuring drawings based on dancers and musicians in rehearsal, which will exist on show for the entire duration of the Festival.
• The superhero duo of Tommy Foggo and his cello will create a fantastical world of music and performance for families at Leconfield Hall.
• A Duo of concerts featuring musicians from the Royal Academy of Music including Lucy Humphris (trumpet) and Harry Rylance (piano) on 14th July, and Hao Zi Yoh (piano) on the 26th July.
• Lyricist to Donna Summer and multiple Grammy nominee,Pete Bellotte,presents The Unround Circle in a literary event packed with entertaining stories of his work in the music industry.
• There's an extra date, due to popular need for the raffish cabaret duo Bounder and Cad. They've entertained royalty and prime ministers and now they are hither to sing for us!

This year also sees the first Artistic Director'due south Trail in which we encourage audiences to try something new and outside their normal comfort zones. For more information, see the website for video blogs and catch upwards with the festival on social media.The annual Jazz in the Stables event has sold out, only in that location are more jazz events with the Jay Rayner Quartet and Claire Martin's Hollywood Romance and with so many other events to see and experience in the stunning beauty of the Sussex Downs, we await to welcoming anybody to gloat with usa.Tickets for this year'south Petworth Festival are available to purchase online at www.petworthfestival.org.britain, by downloading the booking form and posting it to Petworth Festival 151 Whites Green Lodge Lurgashall Petworth GU28 9BD or by phone on 01798 344576.For more information, become a sponsor or friend or volunteer, please contact the festival office on 01798 343055 or email info@petworthfestival.org.united kingdom

one MAY – 31 JULYBring together a free 45 infinitesimal guided bout and discover intriguing stories behind selected royal portraits from Petworth's extraordinary fine art collection. Booking Not Needed. Assistance Dogs only are welcome.A National Trust Event – Gates open 10:00. Start 11:30. End fourteen:xxx. Free Entry. Tours are gratis of charge, tickets bachelor on a first come, outset served basis from Mansion Reception. Subject area to availability. Not available on Bank Holidays. For more details delight phone the contact number below.

13 MAY – 17 JUNE

This joint exhibition explores the way ii artists have responded to the landscape of Sussex both of them painting en plein aire in an expressive spontaneous manner.  John Hitchens' piece of work in the exhibition spans a 45 yr period from the 1970s to the present solar day and presents a retrospective of his evolving style.  Anthony's paintings were all completed over the last year.

Although he has painted much farther afield, John's piece of work is deeply influenced by the landscape surrounding his home in West Sussex.  He also spent several weeks each year staying at Pagham Harbour and in the 1970s created a series of paintings capturing the atmospheric effects of the embankment and salt marshes especially at dawn and sunset. The paintings in the exhibition begin with his early representational works in the 1960s through his increasing experimentation in abstraction where heaven and horizon are lost in broad gestural castor strokes.

In John's latest work, gestural evocations of the land are expressed in complex compositions of flat clear color.  Reuniting these works separated by then many years reveals fascinating connections and relationships.  The paintings display recurring themes; the rhythms of the seasons, the structure of the land, vistas glimpsed through deep woodland, lines of strata and sediment, contour lines of hills and fields.  The exhibition is an homage to John's standing absorption with the organic, changing nature of the landscape whether on a k sweeping scale or reduced to bathetic patterns of plough lines and hedgerows.  The artist's eye is continually searching and exploring, never content to stand still.  As John himself says, 'everything that has gone before is part of what is now'.

Anthony's piece of work by contrast is concerned primarily with the weather and the physical experience and bear upon of it on a mural. He is well known for his spectacular out door painting installations which have featured on National Television.  His latest project High Low completed final summer consisted of one enormous outdoor painting which was left floating on lake Llyn Llydawand and a second painting suspended in a most by disused coal mine.

He researches his paintings by exposing himself to the elements, winter storms, summer heat, racing tides, scudding clouds and eerie moonlight oft painting outdoors in all weathers.  A trip to Sussex last yr inspired him to return and create the piece of work for this show.

For Anthony, West Sussex from the downs to the coast offered an abundance of sensory information. Starting at Petworth Firm, what immediately struck him was that the grassy hills and lines from pathways excavated by Capability Brown were echoed naturally further south as he headed through the Downs. As the light hits and shifts effectually the lake in front of Petworth House, 1's eye is naturally led from tree to curve, to water, to sky.

'Painting the declension from Selsey to Due west Wittering is a fascinating and atmospheric journey which feels far removed from the rolling hills of the Downs', he explained.  Massive vistas and salt marshes enable the experience of raw weather where the continually changing landscape is molded by the tidal state and weather condition.  'The paintings are an impulsive reaction to visiting somewhere for the very first fourth dimension and capturing the most firsthand senses; the sound underfoot, the movement of the conditions and land, the smell of the marshes and body of water', he continued

Anthony works by splattering and dribbling, paint across canvases, sometimes mixed with earth and sand, and rust. Often working in the open air, brushes, knives, fingers, palette knives, all play their part and from the seeming chaos an image gradually emerges.

Notes on the Artists

John Hitchens

John Hitchens grew up in Graffham, Due west Sussex and studied at Bath University of Fine art, Corsham Court.    Both his father Ivon Hitchens (1893-1979) and his grandfather Alfred Hitchens (1861-1942) were painters and his son Simon Hitchens is a Sculptor.  The wooded Sussex landscape nestling below the Southward Downs has been a major influence on his work merely he too spent extended periods painting in Scotland and Wales.  He began his career as a figurative landscape painter only was experimenting with brainchild past the tardily 1970s.   From 1990 he has painted in a fully abstract way with a restricted palette of earth pigments.  John'southward work was exhibited throughout the 1960s, 70s and 80s at the Marjorie Parr Gallery and Montpellier Galleries in London and the David Paul Gallery in Chichester.  His work is in numerous public collections, including Brighton Fine art Gallery, Bradford City Art Gallery, Brasenose College Oxford, Chase Manhattan Bank New York, and the Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne

Anthony Garratt

Anthony studied at Chelsea College of Fine art, followed past Falmouth College of Arts for a blueprint caste. Having worked as a designer for a few years he decided to become a fulltime painter. He is a regular exhibitor at the Royal West of England University.  He has also shown at the RA Summer Exhibition and the Royal College of Arts Henry Moore Gallery. This is Bristol listed Anthony Garratt 'as the next David Hockney'. Anthony was invited to paint the Diamond Jubilee Pageant from the Millennium Bridge.  He has been involved in iii inspirational outdoor projects.  In September 2014 – Alfresco on Tresco in which he worked on four massive paintings in the open air, leaving them in situ exposed to the elements for four months.  He followed this with a like projection from March – October 2015 FOUR Angelsey in North Wales.  In 2016 he completed High Low an installation in the Snowdonia National Park which consisted of one enormous outdoor painting which was left floating on lake Llyn Llydaw.and a second painting suspended in a near by disused coal mine. The installations attracted huge media coverage including BBC & ITV news and a feature on Countryfile.  Anthony has had numerous highly successful shows throughout the UK.

A choice from the exhibition will be previewed in nearby Petworth Park, landscaped by Capability Brown and immortalised by Turner, at The Petworth Park Art Antiques and Fine Fine art Fair from May 5 – 7.

This exhibition runs concurrently with the painting exhibition:

JOHN HITCHENS AND ANTONY GARRATT

Exploring the Land – Two Ways of Seeing – see split press release

THE MONCRIEFF-BRAY GALLERY

Based in a grouping of 18th-century sometime farm buildings on the edge of the Petworth estate, the gallery holds regular exhibitions of contemporary fine art and sculpture. A spectacular oak framed befouled houses the interior gallery infinite, and the surrounding landscaped gardens are an ideal setting for domestic sculpture. The gallery is committed to showing both established artists and those who are not widely represented elsewhere. Only over an hour's drive from central London, the gallery is located in the heart of the S Downs National Park, enjoying spectacular views over the Rother Valley and upwardly to the S Downs.

ELSPETH MONCRIEFF, DIRECTOR

Sometime curator and arts writer Elspeth Moncrieff set the Moncrieff-Bray Gallery in 2005. An experienced curator, she has worked for the Five&A, and as a former art market place correspondent for The Fine art Newspaper and Deputy Editor of Apollo magazine. She applies her experience of the international fine art earth to her Due south Downs gallery.

OPENING HOURS

Wed to Sabbatum 11 am to four pm merely we welcome visitors by appointment at any time.

FURTHER INFORMATION: contact. Elspeth Moncrieff

mail@moncrieff-bray.com   Tel: 07867 978 414 – www.moncrieff-bray.com

It'south official! Red Card Petworth is 1 of the all-time gift retailers in the UK, and has been selected as a finalist in The Greats Gift Retailer Awards 2017.

The Greats Awards, now in their 15th twelvemonth, were launched past Progressive Gifts & Abode magazine to recognise and reward the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland's very best gift retailers across the retail spectrum.

"These dedicated awards for gift retailers have risen immeasurably in status over the years and are now universally best-selling every bit being truthful accolades of excellence," commented Sue Marks, Editor of Progressive Gifts & Home. "Existence selected as a finalist was a fantastic achievement. There was a huge entry this year, with some outstanding, first class entries."

All retail finalists were decided every bit a result of an industrywide poll of gift suppliers, reps and agents and validation by a panel of experts.

The winners of this twelvemonth'southward prestigious souvenir retailing Awards – The Greats 2017 – will be revealed at an Awards tiffin at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, London, on Thursday May 4.

The Awards recognise and celebrate not only the top independent and multiple gift retailers regionally and nationally, but also outstanding retail employees.

Farther details can be found at www.thegreatsawards.co.united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

8 – 23 April

Go an egg detective this Easter and help Sir Wyndham Bunny detect all the clues hidden around Petworth.  Solve the puzzles and win a chocolaty prize.

NAA ( Normal admission applies) + £three per trail

MAY 5TH – MAY seventh

Post-obit the success of last year's effect, the Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Fine art Fair takes place for the 3rd twelvemonth running between Friday v – Sunday 7 May. The fair provides collectors, interior decorators and discerning individuals with the ideal opportunity to view and buy the very finest of art and antiques from gimmicky and antique sculpture, oil and watercolour paintings, illustrations, jewellery, traditional and state piece of furniture, lighting, glass, ceramics, silver, barometers, clocks and vintage watches, decorative pieces and objets d'art, dating across several centuries.

Over 48 artisans and dealers volition be represented including local Sussex exhibitors Augustus Brandt, Fileman Antiques, Garret & Hurst Sculpture, sculptor Jonathan Knight, Merville Galleries, Montcrieff-Bray Gallery, Rountree Tryon Galleries (that recently opened a new gallery in Petworth), Tim Saltwell and Wilsons Antiques.

Opening times are: 11am-8pm (Friday), 10.30am- 6pm (Saturday) and 10.30am-5pm (Sun). Tickets cost £x per person and include a catalogue and complimentary access to the mansion and park of Petworth. Free entry for National Trust members.

The Petworth Park Antiques & Art Off-white is kindly supported by the National Trust, Savills, Anderson Rowntree Solicitors, Petworth Art & Antiquarian Dealers Association (PAADA) and the Petworth Business organization Association (PBA).

For more than information, delight phone 01797 252030, email info@adfl.co.uk or visit www.petworthparkfair.com

With 700 acres to explore, in that location are endless opportunities for walking at Petworth this winter and nosotros've compiled a list of downloadable walks to get you started. Programme a brusque stroll with the family unit or a longer mean solar day out taking in the views that inspired Turner and Capability Brown. Try the gratis Petworth Park Explorer on your smart phone or tablet to discover even more details.

As the days get colder enjoy the native oaks and limes standing proudly in the park, detect the different monuments dotted effectually the Pleasure Grounds and take in the views of Petworth that inspired JMW Turner.

To get the most out of your walk nosotros highly recommend trying the costless interactive Park Explorer that reveals exclusive details on the impact Adequacy Brown'south project had on the landscape equally well equally the power his work had to inspire contemporary artists similar Turner to capture his masterpiece.

Once you've opened up the Park Explorer have a look at our downloadable walks to suit any ability that bring the history of Petworth to life including a walk that takes in the views that inspired Turner and a walk that passes our ancient and veteran copse of the park.

Drupe Bros have once again teamed up with the states to host a series of wine tasting dinners throughout 2017.  The get-go effect will accept y'all on a tour of vineyards effectually the world, pairing a serial of wines with a 5 course dinner particularly created past our caput chef, Paul Welburn.

Every bit ever, nosotros expect need to be high for our wine tasting dinners so early on booking is recommended to avoid disappointment.

Appointment 08/02/2017

Time 7pm – ten.30pm

Price £60.00

See website for more information.

Following the success of last year's outcome nosotros are delighted to announce nosotros will once again be hosting a Burns Nighttime dinner.  It promises to exist some other memorable night besides, non only volition you exist welcomed past a traditional Scottish piper but your host for the event, Andrew Moffat will deliver the Selkirk Grace as well as the traditional address to the haggis.

Andrew is well know for hosting Burns Night dinners at the Scottish members club, The Caledonian Society in Belgravia, London besides as many other venues.

The 6 course dinner will be paired with a selection of wines likewise as a traditional whisky "dram" served with the haggis.

Tickets are bachelor for advance purchase only. £65.00

Engagement 27/one/2017

Time 7pm – 11pm

Encounter website for more data.

Trees donated past the Leconfield Estates, a sea of white lights and the odor of mulled wine and hot chestnuts combined to create a Winter wonderland at Petworth Christmas Lights switch-on. From midday to 8pm there was something for everyone. Dotted around the Market Square, in the Loftier Street, upwards Lombard Street and in the Leconfield Hall were over 40 gift and craft stalls while many of the town'southward independent businesses welcomed visitors.

There were festive window displays – live and static – to show Petworth at its creative best. Winners of the static window contest were Spriggs Florist in New Street ('best dressed'), Crimson Carte du jour in High Street ('most creative') and Coco Cafe & Carbohydrate Lounge ('funniest'). Music was provided past schools and bands, choirs from neighbouring communities, Petworth Town Band, a steel band and singers from the Herbert Shiner. Younger visitors were kept amused with a host of activities ranging from the new allure, the bouncy Snow Earth to Santa's Grotto. Post-obit the blessing of the Nativity outside St Mary'south Church, there was a live nativity with Mary, Joseph, shepherds and angels with lanterns, not forgetting the star of the show Mr Darcy the Donkey parading the streets of Petworth.

People were invited to sing forth to carols, with Begetter Mark leading the singing from St Mary's Choir, the Leconfield Singers and Petworth Town Band. The 1000 finale was the lighting up of the Christmas Tree by Lord Egremont and his 2 m-children Esme and Edward. Chris Kemp, chairman of Petworth Boondocks Council, which organises the event said: "Information technology was a very special 24-hour interval thanks to the many volunteers who work tirelessly backside the scenes and for many months to make it happen. Our annual Christmas Lights Switch On brings all parts of the community together." Have you checked out our new Christmas department still?

Information technology's packed with ideas and tips to ensure you make the about out of the festive season. There'south recipes, suggestions for presents and everything from choosing your tree to recycling your packaging and paper.

Source: West Sussex Gazette

Ashley Cordwell trained at CMS but after qualifying this autumn, he has gear up his own art gallery in Petworth, West Sussex.

What's your background?

I studied law at Durham. It wasn't actually something I thought I would pursue every bit a career when I started, but equally I went through university I thought information technology would be a really good option for me. I applied for training contracts in my final year and was offered a place at CMS Cameron McKenna.

I was meant to start my training contract in 2012 but I asked if could accept a yr off, and I went and lived in France for a year, studying at Poitiers University. So I asked if I could defer for another year, this time living in Seville. Generally CMS were quite happy with that – when I asked to defer the 2nd fourth dimension it seemed to be a elementary case of moving me to a different spreadsheet – information technology wasn't a big deal. So I eventually started in 2014.

What was your training contract like?

I started out in corporate, it was the department that took the almost trainees so the thinking was to throw myself in at the deep end and get to know the firm. We do a secondment in our second seat, and I toyed with the idea of going United mexican states, but in the end I decided to go to Bristol to do real estate. My dad is an architect and it was something I related to – dealing in bricks and mortar.

I really enjoyed my time in Bristol and went on to do planning for my 3rd seat. I was thinking of qualifying into that. And then I did construction disputes for my final seat, and it was halfway through that that I started thinking I might actually start an art gallery instead.

That'due south quite a switch… what brought the conclusion almost?

I felt I would accept been shoehorning myself into a department rather than joining 1 I was really in love with.

My reasons were probably a bit more personal than virtually. My mum passed away toward the beginning of my last seat, and she was a existent role model to me in concern as well as everything else. It had never been my programme to qualify and then leave – I always thought I'd be a lawyer for 5 to 10 years at least. But I just thought, why not exercise it now, why am I waiting? I'd learned enough mostly that I thought I could go into business myself so I but went for it.

Why an art gallery?

It'southward a good question. The main reason is both my parents had worked in the art world and growing upwardly I was always effectually that. The nature of paintings and original art really interested me as a project: every slice is unique and you get to bargain with some swell people in artists and art dealers. That's what gave me the idea, and from a business concern viewpoint really information technology'southward not a saturated market.

Has your legal training helped at all?

Information technology'southward been pretty useful and then far. The premises we are renovating is a listed edifice and in a conservation expanse. When I was working in planning I was always like, "Why practise people buy these buildings?" Simply if y'all want something in the centre of a place like Petworth, where the gallery is going to be, it'south probably going to be listed. So nosotros have applied for planning permission, which I have done myself. My dad is the architect so between us we make a pretty good team!

Is your legal career definitely a matter of the past? Do yous regret the time you spent training for a profession you're at present not joining?

I have my practising certificate for this yr – although obviously I promise that everything is successful with the gallery!

I don't regret information technology, because I've learnt a lot. I certainly experience more confident in my abilities having spent the last ii years in law. I don't think I would take taken this jump when I was coming directly out of university when I was young and naïve – or even more young and naïve that I am now!

How did your lawyer colleagues react?

The response has been quite mixed – from the incredulous to the envious and supportive. Out of my peers who are now qualified, I think I was the but one non to carry on with police. They are eagerly awaiting the opening weekend, and I've sent them all an invite. I recollect there are certainly a few people further upward the ladder who idea, 'What are y'all doing – yous've studied for how many years, and yous're chucking in a decent salary to go it lonely.' I'm hoping to evidence them wrong!

Do you lot have whatever communication for trainees in your state of affairs?

If they're thinking of starting their ain business, don't be under any illusions. I'm certainly working longer hours now than I was in a law house. There can be a whole host of problems and the buck stops with you.

Source: The Lawyer

The Star at Petworth run by Chris Connor and Ryan Coller, has won Fuller's 2016 all-time state pub accolade, The Griffin Trophy. Presenting it chairman, Michael Turner, said: "Chris and Ryan have been at The Star since 2013 and I accept seen it go from force to strength." The prize is a £2,000 holiday, staff party and an engraved plaque.

Source: Midhurst & Petworth Observer

W Sussex based artist Tabitha McBain creates decorative and richly illustrated originals painted in gouache and gilt with 24 ct golden leafage, inspired past medieval illuminated manuscripts and bestiaries.

McBain'southward greatest inspiration for art comes from the natural world."Every bit a child I would collect and study shells, feathers, skulls and other objects and continue to exercise so fifty-fifty now."

McBain is influenced by the detailed illuminated manuscripts and books of hours from the medieval era, and creates her own unique have on these works combining the traditional medieval decoration effectually the borders of her paintings with a more modernistic realistic centrepiece featuring a detail animal or bird. She uses 24ct gold leaf to highlight certain features of each piece.

Sussex born creative person/printmakerClare Dales is showing a new series of lino cut prints, encompassing a 'nutrient' theme. Dales began her printmaking journey over 15 years ago, post-obit a one-day workshop in lino-cut.

With a degree in Archæology, Dales went on to read Architecture, exploring the built and natural environments and experimenting with impress techniques, including linocuts, monotypes, textiles and collages. This involvement in detail and pattern forms a key theme in her piece of work.

As part of Lewes Printmakers, she has exhibited frequently in the region and has been a contributor to a number of artists books. Her recent solo publication,Eastbourne, An Alphabet,has been well reviewed, cartoon its inspiration from the characteristics of this historic seaside town.

As well every bit producing her own art, Dales runs workshops, where she shares her enthusiasm for print and its possibilities. Printmaker Dales volition host a  talk and demo on Saturday 26 November at 11am at Kevis House Gallery.

Kevis Firm Gallery specialises in the woods engravings by Gwenda Morgan (1908 – 1991). This show will feature some of her Christmas and Winter themed prints.

Morgan, who lived in Petworth throughout her life, studied at the influential Grosvenor School of Modernistic Art in the 1930'south, and her engravings are held by nigh of the major museums in the UK.

The Morgan prints on offer include rare signed engravings as well as a section of more affordable proof prints, printed by the Whittington Press in 2000.

e-mail:printing@hodgsonevents.com or call: 01798 215 007

Gallery opening times:Monday – Saturday, x.00 am – v.00 pm. Sunday by engagement merely.

Kevis House, Lombard Street, Petworth West Sussex, GU28 0AG 01798 215 007
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Christmas Exhibition Coming Side by side

Thursday 24th November – Saturday third December

Ramsay Gibb Seascapes

Ramsay Gibb paints imperial scenery with an underlying interest in the archaeology or ancient culture of a place.  This is an exhibition of recent piece of work from the far North-Westward of Scotland, the Hebrides, Sutherland and Wester Ross. . Ramsay writes about this piece of work; 'these beaches are the edge of Europe and the ones that face the fullest forcefulness of the Atlantic. Hither the mercurial light of the north, glancing on the bounding main or fleetingly held within a cresting wave, is the near transformative. These are places of dazzler but as well shocking power. For the last nine years Ramsay has been represented solely past The Francis Kyle Gallery in London'southward Due west End.  Following its closure we are very lucky to be able to evidence his work.

And new work by gallery favourites: Lucy Powell, Stephen Palmer, Catherine Forshall, Jackie Philip, Sandra Whitmore and Sarah Warley-Cummings

Open Wed- Sat11am to 4pm or  by appointment to Christmas Eve.

Elspeth Bray at mail@moncrieff-bray.com

07867 978414

Open from 7 January – 10 March 2017 at Petworth House, Turner and the Historic period of British Watercolour offers a rare opportunity to encounter a major dimension of British art not normally encountered at Petworth and to consider it aslope our renowned drove of oil paintings and sculpture from the same gilt period, 1780-1850.

Divers by The Dominicus paper in 1819 as 'a delightful repast for patriotism equally well as taste', watercolour painting became a national preoccupation during these years and in this can be seen to parallel the third Earl of Egremont'due south item emphasis at Petworth on British fine art in other media.

Outstanding works of art

This unique exhibition features 36 outstanding loans from The Higgins Museum, Bedford – one of the finest collections of British watercolours, assembled through judicious purchases made in the postal service-state of war years. For Turner and the Age of British Watercolour these are complimented by additional exhibits from the Martyn Gregory Gallery, London, a leading nowadays-day dealer in the field.

Loans include seven compelling watercolours by JMW Turner, famously represented by twenty oil paintings at Petworth, and iconic examples by such slap-up contemporaries as John Constable, Paul Sandby, John Robert Cozens, Thomas Girtin, Francis Towne, Richard Parkes Bonington, John Sell Cotman and David Cox, none of whom are institute in the Petworth drove.

While the tertiary Earl of Egremont did not collect watercolours, in mutual with others of his rank in the 19th century, he did acquire major contemporary British prints for his library. Turner and the Age of British Watercolour besides showcases important examples past James Gillray and David Roberts, on loan from the present Lord Egremont and never earlier publicly shown.

Turner's celebrated watercolours

Amid the highlights of the exhibition is i of Turner'due south greatest and best-known watercolours, A First Rate Taking in Stores, 1818. This extraordinary work provides the ideal springboard from which to consider how Turner's watercolours and oils were actually painted. It remains the only case recorded by an heart-witness who saw information technology beingness made:

'He began by pouring wet paint on to the paper until information technology was saturated, he tore, he scratched, he scrabbled at it in a kind of frenzy and the whole thing was in chaos – but gradually and as if past magic the lovely ship, with all its exquisite minutia came into being and by luncheon time the drawing was taken downward in triumph.'

Turner's methods brought to life

For Turner and the Age of British Watercolour we've worked with two contemporary artists who have made special studies of Turner's methods.

Mike Chaplin worked with Tate United kingdom on their acclaimed 2010 publication How to Paint like Turner and for many years was the expert on Channel four's much loved Watercolour Claiming. In an upstairs room of Petworth House, overlooking one of Turner's favourite views – our famous park, Chaplin explores Turner's watercolour technique and exhibits some of the copies he has made afterward Turner, alongside other examples of his work which reflect a long-standing interest in the earlier creative person.

Charlie Cobb made the oil paintings seen in Mike Leigh'due south 2014 film Mr. Turner and has portrayed the works of many other painters on both the big screen and television. He has also recently been artist-in-residence at Leighton House and the Rye Arts Festival. In the Old Library of Petworth House, used by Turner and others as a studio in the 19th century, Cobb exhibits paintings from Mr. Turner alongside more recent work of his own with parallels to Turner'southward fine art.

Yous tin now volume tickets online for this exhibition.

Petworth Festival is hosting its half-dozenth almanac Literary Weekend from ii November until 6 November at various locations in and around the town including the Leconfield Hall and St Mary'south Church.  With tickets starting from as piffling as £eight for adults and £four for children, the Petworth Festival Literary Weekend is a unique opportunity to see and meet a wealth of literary greats, up and coming authors as well equally high-profile luminaries with fascinating life stories to share.  Some of this year'due south highlights include:

• Sarah Raven, English language gardener, melt, author and Tv set presenter;
• Top novelist and announcer Victoria Hislop;
• BBC security correspondent, journalist and author Frank Gardner;
• Old army Chief of Staff,Lord Richard Dannatt

Artistic Manager Stewart Collins commented, "The Literary Weekend has proved itself to exist a high point in the life of Petworth – and of class further afield. Coming every bit it does when the winter is just setting in, the kind of events we have been staging have actually lifted the atmosphere and given a very dedicated and engaged audience the chance to mix it with some seriously interesting and successful authors right across the subject range from cooking to history to politics and to fiction."

The Literary Weekend has already established itself as a hotly anticipated issue on the literary circuit, with a solid reputation for securing an impressive line-up of authors.  Lovers of the written discussion can come up forth to see an eclectic range of writers deliver idea-provoking talks, engage in interviews  and participate in revealing Q&A sessions.  In addition, each performance includes a book signing, kindly organised and managed by Petworth Book Store, giving ticket-holders the opportunity to purchase the latest published work, signed by the authors themselves, a bright souvenir to take home with them.

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The gallery celebrates the intoxicating spirit of India with a 3 -week exhibition which showcases new work from gimmicky artists who interpret the spirit of Bharat in their own style.

Exhibition dates

Saturday eighth October – Sunday 29October 2016

Private views:  Sabbatum 8th October iii – 7 pm and Dominicus 9th October eleven am – 1 pm

Exhibiting artists: Penelope Anstice, Tobit Roche, Paul Treasure, Victoria Threlfall

Penelope Anstice's latest body of piece of work was created from two separate trips to Bharat: one to Kerala and Calcutta; and more recently to Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Since her first visit to Jodhpur in 1990 she had always wanted to return to the city which, for her, "encompasses everything Republic of india has to offer for an artist." She is inspired by the 'Blueish' city'southward fascinating architecture, its ancient walls, the towering Mehrangarh Fort, and the vibrant markets teeming with life. "I similar to sit down among it all and paint the permanently shifting scene," she says, "to endeavor and capture an impression very quickly."

Tobit Roche has "been under the spell of India" since his teenage years which were spent in New Delhi and he maintains that India is still his spiritual home.  Roche grew up amidst artists; his father (who was built-in in India) was the poet and novelist Paul Roche, who modelled for the Bloomsbury creative person Duncan Grant.  His landscapes are imbued with the particular haze and temper of the Indian subcontinent. These paintings are "about longing and nostalgia," says Roche. "I testify a view of India which is intensely personal and is based on my emotional reaction to this country. When I am there, I get very moved by the spirit of the mural, which is t

Paul Treasure travelled to Goa from Kerala for this exhibition thathe says is his "response to the experience of that place." The paintings express his feelings of joy. For Paul, "Republic of india is a magical place that helps to focus the listen on accepting what it means to be a man today. It leaves me feeling inspired, elated . . . I effort to explore these emotions further in my paintings and experiment with many different mediums and materials."

Victoria Threlfall struck outfrom Rajasthan into Madhya Pradesh away from the popular Indian tourist destinations . Here she visited Hindu pilgrimage sites along the Narmada river and the aboriginal metropolis of Mandu.

"Leaving bitterly cold and wan London in February and arriving in Indiais an almost overwhelmingexperience. The heat, noise, smells and filth both beguile and repel but the color is ever enthralling with seeminglyimpossible juxtapositionsof hue and tone somehow managing to look harmonious."

Petworth is in the running to win a greenbacks prize equally part of a nationwide search for the Britain'due south best high street.

The market boondocks, in the heart of the South Downs has practical for the Rising Star Great British High Street award, in recognition of the boondocks squad's efforts to revitalise the area.

If successful, Petworth will win a share of the cash prize pot, and dedicated back up and mentoring from industry experts which could range from 1 to one coaching to advice on digital marketing.

The contest is a great way of sharing successful ideas to regenerate loftier streets and make them vibrant places to store and socialise.

Alex Rees, Chairman of the Petworth Concern Association said:

"Market towns are a vital office of our community and brand an important contribution to the economic system through the millions of pounds they generate and the hundreds of jobs they back up in retail, leisure and other businesses.

"There'south a renewed buzz on our high streets and this competition is searching for the very best ideas, innovation and creativity.

"This is cracking news for our town centre and fingers crossed our entry will be successful."

There are seven carve up categories in recognition of the diversity of United kingdom's loftier streets: Urban center Centre; London; Town Eye; Market place Boondocks; Littoral Community; Village and parade of shops.

The public tin support the Boondocks nomination at www.thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk and if shortlisted will be able to vote for their favourite loftier street.

Promoting your high street past using #GBHighSt hashtag on Twitter and encourage others to use it besides!

Kevis House Gallery brings together five accomplished landscape artists, offering unique interpretations of the natural and built world. All works in this exhibition will exist works on paper, with each artist working in their chosen medium; pastels, indian ink, silverpoint, watercolour and gouache.

On at present until 29 October when the show ends.

Listing of the 5 artists; Marker Buck, Frances Hatch, Jonathan Newdick, Noami Rae, David Walsh. Please click on the paradigm to find out more near each creative person and their works which will be for auction.

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