Bob and Roberta Smith is recognised for his trademark, text-based paintings. These colourful signs are hand painted onto scraps of wood and roughly nailed together. The shapes and misshapes of letters are as important as the message they spell out. These fields of colour ask questions, make statements and instigate debate. Letters swim before your eyes as you attempt to decipher a text, which could be an announcement of an event or provocative call for action. Bob and Roberta Smith’s work explores the relationship between humour, politics and society and questions established values and...
Plymouth Arts Centre have invited Hand in Glove to present PLATFORM 2013 in their gallery. For PLATFORM, Hand in Glove visit degree shows across the region, to seek out the work of compelling new artists, which they feel could benefit from being re-presented in new surroundings and with additional support. Previously held in Bristol galleries, PLATFORM arrives in Devon for the first time, providing a potential springboard for a Plymouth University graduate.
For PLATFORM 2013 Hand in Glove have selected Plymouth University graduate Rachael Gomery's installation We Are Therefore...
Following the successful Timmy Mallett exhibition, Art Source UK is excited to announce their next major event that will showcase the work of the fastest rising star in the contemporary art market - Edward Waite.
The show, titled 'Urban Architecture' - The Fast Pace of City Life, depicts iconic buildings from around the world including our very own city of Plymouth.
For the first time ever Art Source UK will be creating a 'live studio' where visitors have the opportunity to meet Edward and talk to him whilst he paints in his fast and fluid style.
Following the successful Timmy Mallett exhibition, Art Source UK is excited to announce their next major event that will showcase the work of the fastest rising star in the contemporary art market - Edward Waite.
The show, titled 'Urban Architecture' - The Fast Pace of City Life, depicts iconic buildings from around the world including our very own city of Plymouth.
For the first time ever Art Source UK will be creating a 'live studio' where visitors have the opportunity to meet Edward and talk to him whilst he paints in his fast and fluid style.
Following the successful Timmy Mallett exhibition, Art Source UK is excited to announce their next major event that will showcase the work of the fastest rising star in the contemporary art market - Edward Waite.
The show, titled ' Urban Architecture' - The Fast Pace of City Life , depicts iconic buildings from around the world including our very own city of Plymouth.
Paintings, prints, photos, ceramics and sculptures are just some of the artwork by Plymouth graduates that is now on display in the Council House.
The Open Art exhibition is work chosen by city councillors from arts degree shows at Plymouth University, Plymouth College of Art and the University of St Mark and St John.
The art by 26 students explores a range of challenging...
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery opens a brand new exhibition called ‘Nancy: The Life and Times of Lady Astor’ on Saturday 13 July.
The exhibition tells the story of Viscountess Nancy Astor - MP for Plymouth Sutton from 1919 to 1944, Lady Mayoress of Plymouth from 1939 to 1944 and the first woman ever to take a seat in the House of Commons.
A social history exhibition that documents the reconstruction of the city after World War Two is coming to the end of its run at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
‘The Making of a Modern City’, which opened in May to coincide with Plymouth’s first ever History Festival, will remain on display until 5pm on Saturday 29 June.
Plymouth’s city centre and a number of its suburbs...
Visitors to a brand new exhibition at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery can help document and pack objects, write labels and identify mystery items within the collection.
‘Stories from the Stores’ is a collection intended to show the continuing development of life in and around Plymouth right up to the present day. It includes a huge variety of items relating to peoples’ daily lives...
A mysterious portrait believed to be of Queen Elizabeth I has gone on display at Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.
'Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I' is featured in a new-look version of the Museum’s popular ‘Women in Art’ exhibition, following expert conservation treatment funded through a grant from the Woodmansterne Art Conservation Awards 2012/13.
