“These workshops have given me my life back and shown me my talents which have been hidden.” Art for All participant 2019 The 2019 Art for All exhibition opens at Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village on 14 June (until 30 June.) This year marks the 11th anniversary of Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village…
Today, Guildford Book Festival – which celebrates its 30th season in 2019 – announces the line-up for its ever-popular Literary Lunch and Readers’ Day. Deborah Moggach, bestselling author of Tulip Fever and These Foolish Things (adapted for the screen as The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), will join Condé Nast legend Nicholas Coleridge at the Harbour Hotel on Monday 7 October for this year’s…
Guildford Book Festival is delighted to announce details of its first Spring Readers’ Day, taking place on Saturday 13 April 2019 at the Harbour Hotel, Guildford. Always hugely popular during the annual Festival week (the 2019 Festival will be held between 6 and 13 October), Guildford Book Festival’s Readers’ Day brings some of Britain’s best-loved…
Iconic Victorian painting has been in the same family since it was exhibited to great acclaim at the Royal Academy in 1883 and acquired by a celebrated entrepreneur New research sheds lights on the evolution of this 19th century masterpiece For the first time since its original purchase in 1883, The Private View at…
In the year of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, Moonscapes, opening at Watts Gallery on 2 April 2019, is the first exhibition to explore nineteenth-century visions of the moon. Presenting a selection of works by significant artists including William Holman Hunt, John Atkinson Grimshaw, Evelyn de Morgan and G F Watts, Moonscapes…
Opening on 27 April at Moncrieff – Bray Gallery, Sussex, the Spring Exhibition looks at the work of two artists and explores the relationship between drawing and sculpture. Bringing together exquisite wood carvings, relief prints and paintings on wood by Jilly Sutton with stunning sculptures, charcoal drawings and monoprints by Helen Denerley, the exhibition will…
Opening in March 2019, Raymond Booth 1929 – 2015: Detailing Nature will combine exquisite paintings and studies to tell the little-known story of one of Britain’s most accomplished botanical, wildlife and natural history artists. The exhibition includes artworks uncovered by long-time friend, Peyton Skipwith – found when clearing Booth’s studio after his death – now…
The Stratford Literary Festival celebrates its glorious 12th year with a superb line-up of speakers and events. The eight day spring festival, which kicks off on 28 April, includes speakers debating science and ideas, mental health and women’s issues, medicine and the news, as well as welcoming some of the most celebrated literary fiction authors…
CULTURE & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES ZMMA Objective: To work with architects ZMMA to maximise exposure for their restoration and remodelling of Watts Gallery. Results: Our campaign generated extensive media coverage across national and regional titles. The project went on to win many awards, including RIBA, RICS, Civic Trust, Museums & Heritage, and it reached the shortlist of…
BUSINESS &TECHNOLOGY THE SKIN & LASER CLINIC Objective: To launch the Woking-based business and ensure an ongoing regular media presence. Results: A steady stream of coverage is valued at over 10 times the client’s PR spend. “We have been lucky enough to have Vanessa on board right from the start of our business, and a…