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Writers Petersfield Writers Workshop every Tuesday evening from 7.30-10 is a free weekly group for serious and professional writers where work-in-progress and completed work can be shared. The workshop also sponsors Write Angle @ The Square Brewery, an open Performance Poetry evening to which bards of all flavours and styles are invited. First date is 13 September and every second Thursday of the month other than Nov 18 through till March. Entrance Fee £3, to cover costs. Interested? Contact Leah Cohen at susanneleigh@gmail.com or on 0783 431 6040 for further information. Creative Writing/Thinking Workshop Scheduled for Thurs eves from 7.30-10pm, the Creative Writing and Thinking Workshop is described as 'a two and a half hour escape from the pressures of the outside world into the fantasies of the mind... through music, conversation and games, in an informal group atmosphere, you will have the time and space to plug into, and share ideas, fantasies, feelings and discover your own creativity! Whether you've ever thought about writing, knitting, painting, baking, building a house, being a happier employee, housewife/husband/ or just enjoying life more...whatever... the Creative Writing and Thinking Workshop will help you put your mind to it'. Interested? Contact Leah Cohen at susanneleigh@gmail.com or on 0783 431 6040. £7.50 per session.
Write Now! Plenty more WEA courses in art, music, history and more - details here. Artists
Jonquil Bond, President of PAinT says: "It is seven years since I proposed that Petersfield should have an Art Trail. I was aware that there was a huge range of creative talent of all sorts in the town, but that people either had little in the way of a forum, or were having to travel to other towns to show or perform their work. "I wasn't aware, of course, of the true extent of this creativity. Every year, more and more people have become involved and during the PAinT week, our lovely town takes on a new and vibrant quality."
And how true that is. PainT is a great opportunity to pick up on the creative work being done all around the region - it's also a fine excuse to check out some of Petersfield's best independent shops, cafes and restaurants as well as galleries, all of whom give up wall, shelf and floorspace to some great creative work. Full details, including a map of the venues here.
Where else to start but with the sculptor Philip Jackson, surely the region's greatest artist. Wonderfully dramatic and atmospheric figures, many Venetian-inspired, which always seem to myPetersfield to be both spooky and humorous. Wickedly funny, perhaps. His workshop and gallery is open to the public from Monday to Friday every week, displaying large and small pieces depending on what is being exhibited elsewhere. Beautiful framed sketches too. Keep an eye out for occasional outdoor exhibitions - his major exhibition on the lawns and gardens of West Dean two years ago was unforgettable. Just a half mile or so west of Midhurst on the A272. Sculpture Studio, Petersfield Road, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9RL. 01730 816872 GMAP
“If I can add to
the richness of life a few things which give real joy in use and
to the eyes, then I am happy enough.” Maintaining the ideas and ethics of the Arts and Crafts movement, the Edward Barnsley Workshop is a working furniture workshop, not only producing unique pieces but training craftsmen through three year formal apprenticeships. The workshop is open to the public between 8.30 and 4.30 p.m. on weekdays. Froxfield, Petersfield Tel 01730 827233 email enquiries@barnsley-furniture.co.uk myPetersfield will happily reference local artists and craftspeople. Contact us at mail@myPetersfield.co.uk |
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Artists in Town (PAinT)
"I
was overcome by Venice's atmosphere of melancholia on my first
visit, and inspired by the strange mixture of historical
resonance, beauty and decay." Philip Jackson in an interview
with the late Sheridan Morley, 2001.
