Opening at Watts Gallery in March 2023, Halima Cassell: From the Earth celebrates the career of one of Britain’s leading contemporary sculptors. The exhibition brings together objects from the artist’s own collection – a number of which are rarely on public display – with new work inspired by Watts Gallery’s founding artists, George Frederic…
A new digital tour launching at West Horsley Place this week will give visitors a unique opportunity to discover more about the fascinating history of the Grade I listed Manor House. The tour, which will be available from Sunday 20 November on the free app Smartify – for visitors to West Horsley Place along…
Amazing Grace, the world’s most recorded hymn, will celebrate its 250th anniversary on 1 January 2023. First sung in Olney, Buckinghamshire, the Reverend John Newton (1725-1807) wrote the hymn to accompany the sermon for the New Year’s Day service in 1773 at his parish church of St Peter and St Paul. Amazing Grace…
Watts Contemporary Gallery, part of Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village in Compton, Surrey, today announces its winter exhibition programme for the period November 2022 – March 2023. The Gallery offers a frequently-changing and varied programme of art and crafts, presenting work by established and emerging artists, giving visitors an opportunity to see and buy…
Dreams and Stories: Modern Pre-Raphaelite Visionaries opening at Watts Gallery on 18 October (until 26 February 2023) brings together paintings, works on paper, ceramics and more created by British artists working during the late 19th and early 20th centuries to explore how this period was central to the development of modern art – in particular,…
Watts Gallery Trust today announces the appointment of two new Trustees: Michaela Macintyre is the Vice President of Brand & Consumer Marketing at IMG, a global leader in sports, fashion, live experiences, and media. In her role, she is focused on the development and commercialisation of IMG’s diverse and growing portfolio of global brands…
The West Horsley Place Trust is delighted to announce that Ilona Harris has been appointed as the charity’s new Director and will take up her appointment on 1 November 2022. Ilona Harris was previously Head of Commercial at Weald & Downland Living Museum, West Sussex, supporting the charity’s growth to financial stability and leading…
The Stratford upon Avon Literary Festival continues to celebrate its 15th anniversary with a superb line-up of leading writers and thinkers for its Winter Weekend of events. The Festival, which runs from 11th to 13th November, will take place once again at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bridgefoot, with a small but perfectly formed programme…
The South West’s leading literary festival announces its line-up for this autumn’s festival which runs from 14th to 18th September. Covering a wide variety of topics, including current affairs, best-selling authors and leading debut novelists, as well as events for families, it promises to be a highlight of the cultural calendar. Headlining the packed…
Today, organisers of Guildford Book Festival announce the line-up for the 2022 event, which returns to venues across the town between 2 and 16 October. Now in its 33rd year, highlights of this year’s Festival include: much-loved actor Eileen Atkins, sharing stories from her extraordinary life and career; star of Downton Abbey and Paddington…