1. JUDY STEVENSON – READ MORE
18-19 May, 11-5
CERAMICS – I make stoneware household pots, decorative objects & jewellery with interesting surfaces fired in an electric kiln.
Croft House, High Street, MISSON DN10 6ED
R PW (Studio is small so a wheelchair may not be able to get right inside. Street parking)
2. DOVECOT GALLERY
11-12 & 18-19 May, 10-4
Poplars Farm, Main Street, STYRRUP DN11 8NB
www.dovecotgallery.co.uk
R PW (Ground floor studios have ramped access. Much of the garden accessible)
HILARY CARTMEL – READ MORE
OIL PAINTING, WATERCOLOUR, PRINTMAKING, SCULPTURE – Hilary Cartmel has over 45 years experience of working full time across several media including large scale public art commissions, figures and landscape.
i: hilarycartmel
MICHAEL JOHNSON – READ MORE
PAINTING DRAWING, SCULPTURE, PRINTMAKING – Mike has over 45 years experience of working full time across several media including large scale public art commissions, and landscapes.
3. ANN ROBBINS – READ MORE
25-26 May, 11-4
WOOD-FIRED CERAMICS – Functional pots made with stoneware clay high fired in reduction using either gas or wood fuelled kilns.
Kirkby House, SCROOBY DN10 6AD
i: saltinghousepots
R NW (Studio in orchard, parking 100 yds away across grass)
4. MARK GITTINS – READ MORE
4-6, 18-19, & 25-27 May, Sa 9-4 / Su 9-1
STONEWARE POTTERY – Functional hand thrown pottery, often woodfired. Through my un-fussy methodology and simple aesthetic I aim to capture the process of making within the finished piece.
10 High Gables, RANSKILL DN22 8EG
i: thepotter_markgittins
R NW (Studio exterioris accessible by wheelchair + there is accessible parking. However, there is a step up into the studio itself. Weather permitting pottery will be viewable on a table outside.)
5. CHRIS CAMPBELL & GUEST
4-6 May, 10-5
The Workshops, Grendon Lodge, Main Street, MATTERSEY DN10 5DZ
R FW
CHRIS CAMPBELL – READ MORE
SCULPTURE, PRINTMAKING, METAL CASTING – Sculpture, printmaking, metal casting and collage using CNC processes alongside traditional methods of making.
www.chriscampbelldesigns.com
ALISTAIR MORRISON – READ MORE
PHOTOGRAPHY – A freelance editorial and documentary photographer specialising in portraits.
alistairmorrison.com
i: alistairmorrisonphotography
6. CATH RAY GALLERY & STUDIOS – VIEW AS PDF
Sat 4 May & Sun 9 June, 10-4
58b Bridgegate, RETFORD DN22 7UZ
i: cathraygalleryandstudios
C PW (2 parking spaces at the gallery – to reserve one, phone ahead – plus other parking nearby)
Meet the Studio Artists: Alison Beevers – Botanical Printmaker (i: Aliswanb), William Boulby – Artist, Andy Hill – Painter, Tracey Page – Mixed Media Artist (i: stonepageart), Bev Ramsbotham – Textile Artist, Cath Ray – Artist & Bookbinder (i: Cathraybooks). Visitors can also see ‘Drawing My Town’, an exhibition of images by Jayne Day Williams (i: welshlady_doodles)inspired by the wonderful & historic buildings in Retford. There will be ‘have a go’ activities in the gallery including plant-based mono-printing.
Cath Ray Gallery & Studios is an oasis of calm in which to produce and appreciate Art in all its forms. Set in a large single storey building in the corner of St. Michael’s Place, set back from the bustle of the Bridgegate in Retford. The main gallery space has exhibited work by painters, ceramicists, a paper-cutter, jeweller, & photographers. These solo exhibitions change every two months and are displayed alongside a gallery shop with a range of cards and smaller art & craft items for sale.
Classes and courses also take place in the well-lit workshop space at the rear of the gallery and there are also four permanent artists’ studios within the building, where painters, printmakers and textile artists work. The gallery is open six days per week (closed on Sundays) and runs after-school clubs for children aged 5-16yrs and offers individual tuition as well as a programme of classes and courses and drop-in studio sessions throughout the week.
7. RETFORD ARTS HUB STUDIO ARTISTS – VIEW AS PDF
Sat 4, Mon 6, Sat 11, 18 & 25 May, 10-4
Retford Arts Hub, 11 Churchgate, RETFORD DN22 6PA
i: retfordartshub
f: retfordartshub
C NW (Studios on 2nd floor via stairs. Ground floor cafe & shop – wheelchair access to ground floor shop only. Artists happy to come downstairs to meet visitors)
Artists will be in their studios on 4 & 6 May to demonstrate work & meet visitors. Incl: Lesley Pearson – watercolours, painting birds & animals found around the canal and illustrates maps of our canals. Paul Straker – mainly in oils, painting local scenes, en plein air; also pastels, inks & charcoal for life drawing & sketching. Mark Bloomer – acrylics, oils & fine pencil drawings of animals & landscapes.
In the Retford Arts Hub, on Churchgate, we have seven studios where artists can work individually or with others for mutual support. Our shop is dedicated to promotion of local artists, and makers.
We are a Community Interest Company that began eight years ago and has developed into a thriving community of people interested in arts, crafts and local visitor information. Our artists run Workshops and display work in our Gallery.
Mark Bloomer – markbloomerfineart.com i: @marksartstudio2
Lesley Pearson – www.jellygnomes.co.uk f: @jellygnomes
Paul Straker – f: @paulstrakerart
LESLEY PEARSON – READ MORE
Sat 4, Mon 6, Sat 11, 18 & 25 May, 10:30-3:30
WATERCOLOUR, PEN & INKS, CERAMICS – Watercolour Artist experimenting with various media and influences. Wildlife drawings, illustrated maps and ceramics.
Studio 7 – part of Retford Arts Hub
www.jellygnomes.co.uk
