BAS Summer Brochure 18 (Online)

Gallery | CLASSES | Teaching Rooms | Studios | Events
Bath Artists’ Studios
Summer Programme 2018
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Where learning and practice meet.

Summer
Cover Image: Ceramic work by
Jane Sheppard (See page 7) Below:
Beverley Ferguson (See page 14)
News and Upcoming
events
2018
After a Winter of prolonged
cold weather, Summer is now
just around the corner and we
have much to look forward to
at Bath Artists’ Studios over the
forthcoming season.
As always, we have our
comprehensive programme of
regular practical classes. During
the holidays, these will be
augmented by Summer schools
and ‘camps’ for young people and
a whole weekend focussing on
life drawing. In the Roper Gallery
we once again welcome Fresh
Art during Fringe Arts Bath, and
exhibitions by BAS Studio Holder
Beverley Ferguson and our current
Artist in Residence, Alice Card-Hall.
This season we will also be
repeating our exchange project
with Town Hall Arts in Trowbridge,
our new Website will be going live
and we will be launching our new
network of friends and associates,
Assembly!
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NEW WEBSITE FOR BAS
At the time of writing, development
of a new BAS website is well
underway. Our address will remain
the same (www.bathartistsstudios.
co.uk) however we will be
introducing features to make the
site easier and more attractive
to use. In particular, the site will
incorporate a new interactive
calendar linking to our classes,
exhibitions and events. Look out
for the new site going live in April-
May!
EXCHANGE WITH TOWN HALL
ARTS, TROWBRIDGE
Following a successful pilot project
last Summer, Town Hall Arts in
Trowbridge and Bath Artists’
Studios are collaborating once
again to host artists from each
other’s communities. Designed to
respond to the unique qualities of
our respective organisations, our
aim is to develop relationships and
partnerships within our immediate
region.
www.trowbridgearts.com

ASSEMBLY! LAUNCH
Friday 8 June, 7.30-9.30pm
News and upcoming events
Assembly!
Join us for our inaugural party to launch
Assembly! our new FREE network for
friends and associates of BAS. Benefits
to subscribers will include receiving our
seasonal programmes and invitations
to our events by e-mail and a special
events and activities.
So if you share our passion for
art, why not sign up by contacting
basassembly@gmail.com
ART AT THE HEART AND BAS FUNDRAISING AUCTION
Following two successful fundraising art auctions, Bath Artists’ Studios
and Art At The Heart are teaming up once again to stage a further event
in 2018. Proceeds from the auctions contribute to the work of our two
charitable organisations, dedicated to education, supporting artists and
contributing to enhancing the Royal United Hospital’s environment of health
and wellbeing.
This year, the format of the auction will differ in that we will operate on a
commission basis with 50% going to the artist. We will also be including
works of different sizes and in different mediums.
An exhibition of works included in the Auction will be displayed at the Royal
United Hospital from 10th August to 24th September transferring to Bath
Artists Studios for our annual Open Studios event at the end of September
(Friday 28th-Sunday 30th).
www.artatruh.org
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Assembly! is a free
subscription scheme at
Bath Artists’ Studios,
building a community of like
minded people who want to
support art,
design and creativity in
Bath.
Assembly! will be launched in
Spring 2018 to coincide with
the culmination of Bath Artists’
Studios 20th Anniversary.
Benefits to Assembly!
subscribers will include: Our
seasonal brochure sent to you
by e-mail and invitations to our
exhibitions and events. We
will also introduce an online
community and programme of
special events.
Assembly! is FREE and it’s
easy to register. Just complete
your details and return to the
address overleaf or e-mail us at
basassembly@gmail.com.
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Registration Details
Name:
Address:
Introducing...
This season Bath Artists’ Studios welcomes four new artists.
Representing sculpture, painting, print, illustration and installation, our
new members reflect the diversity of art practice within our community.
Postcode:
E-mail:
Suggestions: If you have any suggestions for events or activities
you would like us to include, please write them below.
Assembly! Bath Artists’ Studios, The Old Malthouse,
Comfortable Place, Upper Bristol Road, Bath, BA1 3AJ.
Tel: 01225 482 480.
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Image: Nocturnal, Richard Milo (See Page 8)

Ashe Peacock
Ashe Peacock studied fine art in Perth, Western Australia and
began painting in oils 5 years ago after leaving the fashion
industry in London.
Ashe works traditionally in oils, concentrating mainly on
portrait commissions and still life.
Richard Milo
Jane Sheppard
Working with clay in a direct and personal way is deeply connecting. My forms are
made using simple processes (coiling, pinching, smoke firing) which allow me to
work spontaneously and with the elements. The work varies in scale from large
sculptural forms based on monoliths, to simple tiny bowls made in the palm of my
hand under a full moon or beneath a tree. Embracing imperfection is important, to
create unique pieces that sing in their own space.
Clay is a very receptive medium and I work with large, universal themes - death,
rebirth, and the interface where the sacred meets the domestic. Universal symbols
and patterns find their way into surface decoration
until it’s hard to place the pieces in a historical or
cultural framework.
Ultimately, it’s the process of making that excites me
the most. Each piece provides a gift in the form of
a journey rooted in the rhythm of history. They are
markers of time, humanity and mystery.
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Above: Ceramic work by Jane Sheppard
(pictured to the right)
Richard Milo is a painter and illustrator and was
born in Edinburgh 1971. He finished College of
applied arts, graphics department and Academy
of fine arts, graphics department in Skopje.
Had solo exhibitions in Skopje, Malmo and
Stuttgart. Worked as Set designer for numerous
theatre and film projects. Animation, antique
paintings restaurateur, Illustrator and designer.
Author of a coming of age novel. Lived and
worked in London, Brighton, Zurich, Prague,
Skopje, Schaffhausen, Winterthur. Bath resident
since 2015. His latest work is portraiture and
illustration.
“I study the invisible as much as I study the
appearance. I resort to forms of expression
suitable to the subject so my work is not much
bound to style or medium. As for the inspiration
I am very much taken by the splendour of
transience.”
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EXHIBITIONS
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Susannah Lemon
As a designer maker who works with bicycle waste and other found
materials, Susannah loves the challenge of upcycling other people’s rubbish
into more desirable items of use. The LED table lamp shown was made from
old bicycle chains and rubber inner tubes suspended from a steel wire frame.
Susannah graduated in 3D Design from Bath Spa University in 2017.
9 Image: Glowaround Table Lamp, 2017
Susannah Lemon
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Above:
Hanging 01, Beverley Ferguson

Fresh Art @ FAB18 - Exhibition and workshops
24th May – 8th June
Open 12 – 5pm Tuesdays – Fridays
Or by appointment
Fresh Art@ Bath 2018 has created a collaborative multimedia exhibition inspired by the
collections of the Holburne, No 1 Royal Crescent and the American Museum in Bath.
This new artwork will be donated to NHS House. During the exhibition there will be free
creative arts, health & wellbeing workshops as part of the engagement programme.
For more details:
www.creativityworks.org.uk
01761 438852
philippa@creativityworks.org.uk
IMAGE: Fabric for Sale
(Detail), Sarah Wimperis
The Fresh Art @ project promotes positive wellbeing by engaging with cultural settings
and community to create artwork to enliven clinical environments and is supported
by Creativity Works, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (AWP), Bath
Museums and Virgin Care.
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Repeat, Rehash: Alice Card-Hall
15th June – 29th June: 12.00-5.00pm
Open Evening: Thursday 14th June, 6.00-8.00pm
An exploration of the ways in which printmaking can inhabit a sculptural space.
The first solo exhibition by emerging installation printmaker Alice Card-Hall.
Printed scrolls of paper are draped, wrapped and rolled, manoeuvring and flowing
through the gallery space. Shapes created by these compositions inspire line-work
from which new print plates are born, and the cycle of print, installation and reconstruction
continues!
Lino and wood cuts build up oscillating designs, and monoprints dissolve into white:
Each print seen here is hand pressed by the artist. The resulting tonal qualities
make each edition individual despite the reuse of print plates. This creates a playful
relationship between ideas of autonomy and mass production of artworks.
Mapping the Inner World: Beverley Ferguson
Thursday 5th July –Wednesday 11th July 12.00-5.00pm
Open Evening: Thursday 5th July 6-8.00pm: Open Evening
Using paper medical notes both in my work and as starting points I create a visual
narrative for my experiences in the mental health system. I respond to and explore
through a variety of textures: paper, textiles, sound and mixed media the notion
of ‘sections.’ How it feels to be separated and cut off from the outside world by
illness informs much of my work. It is also a celebration of life, as renewal and
vitality return. These changing patterns are expressed by my use of design, form,
colour and rhythm. The creative process enables me to begin to build bridges,
making a map for my inner world.
This exhibition is the culmination of Alice’s residency at Bath Artist Studios’,
showcasing a range of prints which fall somewhere between image and object.
Friday 6th July 12.30-1.30pm: ‘In conversation’ with Beverley Ferguson & Fay
Stevens. Fay is an academic, curator, artist and writer.
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Above: Portrait Black and White,
Beverley Ferguson

FACILITIES
Gallery | Teaching Room | SCULPTURE ROOM | STUDIOS
THE TEACHING ROOM
10m x 7m Workshop/Teaching Room
£10.50ph or £73.50 for 8hr day.
Our large and popular teaching room
can accommodate classes of up to
40 people. Hiring the space includes
access to easels, boards, tables,
lighting, sink and changing room. You
will also have access to our ‘Common
Room’ for breaks and refreshments.
Publicly accessible classes are eligible
for complimentary promotion via our
website and social media channels.
SCULPTURE ROOM
3m x 3m enclosed workshop space
£5.25ph, £21pd, £52.50pw,
£157.50pm
As an extension to our Teaching
Room and Gallery facilities, this
newly developed space comprises
an area suitable for casting, wet or
construction based sculpture. Hire of
this space includes access to sink and
draining/drying areas.
THE ROPER Studio
5m x 2.5m Studio Space
24 hr access for booking
Price on Enquiry
The Roper Studio is a newly opened
5m x 2.5m workspace adjacent to The
Roper Gallery. For the majority of the
year the studio will be home to our
programme of residencies. However
it will also be available for hire to artists
and community groups wishing to
undertake special projects or make
work in conjunction with booking an
exhibition.
Left: BAS member at work in their studio
STUDIOS
£12.60 pm per sq meter
A community of 60 professional artists and makers, our building offers a studios in
a wide range of sizes over two floors. 3D work is accommodated in our ground
floor and warehouse spaces while 2D work is located in our first floor studios.
Spaces become vacant on a regular basis and we always welcome applications
from new artists interested in taking a studio.
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For all enquiries for booking facilities at BAS please contact:
admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk
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For all enquiries and applying for a studio space at BAS please contact:
admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk

The Roper Gallery
6m x 8m Exhibition Space
24hr access for booking
£194.25pw £52.50pd/£157.50pw £31.50pd
The Roper Gallery is a spacious and well lit ‘white cube’ gallery ideal as a venue for
solo, joint or group exhibitions. The gallery provides an opportunity to exhibit your
work in a relaxed and friendly environment. The venue is also suitable for events,
workshops and talks or seminars.
Weekly bookings are typically from Wednesdays to Tuesdays. This will include
complimentary promotion of your event via our website, social media channels and
internal communications.
For all enquiries for booking facilities at BAS please contact:
admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk
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Throughout the year Bath Artists’ Studios has a 3 termly programme of
classes and workshops in our large and well equipped teaching room. If
you would like to book a place on a class, please contact the class tutor.
Contact details for all tutors can be found in the directory that follows this
section.
If you are a tutor and have an idea for a class, the Teaching Room is
available for as little as £10.60ph, so we’d love to hear from you. Please
contact: admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk or call 01225 482 480
MONDAYS
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CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Drawing From Life
16 April – 2 July (half-term 28 May)
N.B. There will be no class on 7 May
(Bank Holiday Monday)
10.00am – 1.00pm or 2.00pm –
5.00pm
£220 full course (not including
materials)
Intensive drawing classes for those
keen to learn. The course is aimed
towards those who are looking
to establish a firm and intelligent
foundation for a lifetime of creative
practice.
Tutors: Saied Dai and Charlotte
Sorapure
Life Drawing and Painting
Class
9 April – 16 July (half-term 28 May)
7.00pm – 9.30pm
£12.50 per class (not including
materials)
An informative class aimed at
improving drawing skills as well as
exploring various mediums. Tuition
available. For beginners to fully
fledged artists wishing to work in a
supportive, friendly atmosphere.
Tutor: Charlotte Edge
TUESDAYS
Long Pose Class
17 April – 10 July (Half-Term 29 May)
10.00am-1.00pm
£11.00 per class (not including
materials)
This is an untutored friendly life
drawing class. The life model holds
the one pose for the whole session
and is heavily lit. This is a drop in
class and all abilities are welcome.
Tutor: Sue Larner
Life Drawing for all Levels
10 April – 17 July (half-term 29 May)
2.00pm-4.30pm
£231 full course – or pro rata after
start of term (materials included
except paper).
£115.50 from half-term for 7 weeks
This class is suitable for all abilities
and provides a friendly environment
which supports and encourages
absolute beginners, creatively
challenges those who want to
improve their drawing and gives
a framework for artists who want
to further their creative practice.
Individual attention is given to assess
each student’s needs and provide
them with the appropriate level of
instruction.
Tutor: Felicity Bowers
Teen After School Art Club
(Ages 11-14)
10 April – 10 July (Half Term 22 and
29 May)
4.00pm – 5.00pm
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£84 full term (including
materials)
Art classes for older children interested
in extending their creative studies.
Students will cover a number of
mediums- clay, textiles, print, painting
etc, to give the pupils a chance to
develop a range of creative skills.
Tutor: Funky Art House
Children’s After School Art
Club (Ages 7-11)
10 April – 10 July (Half Term 22 and 29
May)
5.30pm - 6.30pm
£72 full term (including materials)
Each term pupils will have the
opportunity to explore a different
area of art and design. Artistic topics
include drawing, painting, textiles, clay,
paper-crafts, illustration, architecture,
animation, print and more. Pupils
will learn new skills, investigate a
number of artists and designers
work and creative professions and
document their creations in their own
sketchbook. Students will also get the
chance to visit art exhibitions, enter
competitions and exhibit their work in
showcases.
Tutor: Funky Art House

Life Drawing
6.30pm-9.30pm
£200 for whole course (limited
concessions available)
A highly structured drawing class
using the life model as inspiration. We
will use many exercises and materials
to discover mark making, perspective,
form, composition, and tone. Each
week we will tackle new aspects of
drawing the human form to help each
student build their own individual
practice as an artist. This class will
benefit beginners as well as practicing
artists. Materials will be available to
buy in class.
Tutor: Sue Larner
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WEDNESDAYS
Creativity Through
Watercolour and Mixed
Media
18th April – 27th June (Half Term, 23
May)
9.45am-12.45pm
£132 (not including materials)
This is a course enabling people to
develop in their own unique way.
Initially the craft and techniques of
watercolours and then of mixed media
(combining watercolour with gouache
and acrylic, also charcoal and pastels)
will be taught and demonstrated to
show their descriptive and expressive
potential. (Oil painting techniques are
also taught).
Nature is experiences in the details
of growth patterns as well as through
landscape. Natural forms echo our
own psychological processes and
they also provide the starting point for
imaginative themes, thus linking the
inner and outer worlds.
Tutor: Michael Chaitow
Life Sculpture
18 April – 11 July (half-term 30 May)
1.30-4.30pm
£160 + £15 materials
The life model holds one pose for 3-4
weeks. Clay, direct ciment fondu and
wire are used to discover the human
form in three dimensions. We will also
tackle the portrait head, the relief and
casting. Beginners welcome.
Tutor Sue Larner
Sculpture
18 April – 11 July (half-term 30 May)
6.30-9.30pm
£120 + £16 materials
This is a group led untutored
sculpture class for experienced
sculptors wanting to experiment using
the human form as a starting point.
Tutor: Sue Larner
THURSDAYS
The Art of Portraiture
19th April -28th June (Half Term 24
May)
10.00am – 1.00pm
£150 (not including materials)
A structured course in the art of
portraiture working from the model,
progressing from drawing (structure
and proportion) through to full
painting. Emphasis will be given to
the progression from drawing through
to painting in stages using traditional
laying and glazing techniques.
Tutor: Michael Chaitow
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Children’s After School Art
Club (Ages 7-11)
12 April – 12 July (Half Term 24 and
31 May)
5.30pm - 6.30pm
£72 full term (including materials)
Each term pupils will have the
opportunity to explore a different
area of art and design. Artistic
topics include drawing, painting,
textiles, clay, paper-crafts, illustration,
architecture, animation, print and
more. Pupils will learn new skills,
investigate a number of artists
and designers work and creative
professions and document their
creations in their own sketchbook.
Students will also get the chance to
visit art exhibitions, enter competitions
and exhibit their work in showcases.
Tutor: Funky Art House.

Weekend CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
Life Drawing and Painting
Workshop
Saturday 28 April
10.30am – 4.30pm
£41 (inclusive of materials except
paper)
A whole day of drawing with a variety
of lengths of poses, including a
longer pose for the majority of the
day, giving the opportunity to paint.
I offer a range of exercises and
games designed to develop eye to
hand coordination and enhance the
process of seeing. There is also the
opportunity to make some longer
and more considered drawings. A
wide range of materials included, plus
paper at a small charge. Bring your
own canvas or board if painting.
Tutor: Felicity Bowers
Printmaking By Hand
Saturday 19th May
10.30am-4.30pm
£43 (inclusive of materials)
Explore the art of printmaking with a
minimum of equipment. We will be
using re-cycled materials to make a
collage printing block or lino cut. You
can make beautiful prints using just
hand pressure with no need for a
press.
Tutor: Felicity Bowers
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Life Drawing Workshop
Saturday 16 June
10.30am – 4.30pm
£41 (inclusive of materials except
paper).
A whole day of drawing with a variety
of lengths of poses, I offer a range
of exercises and games designed
to develop eye to hand coordination
and enhance the process of seeing,
There is alos the opportunity to make
some longer and more considered
drawings. A wide range of materials
included, plus paper at a small
change. Bring your own canvas or
board if painting. Plenty of individual
support available to beginners and
improvers.
Tutor: Felicity Bowers
Children’s Saturday Art Club
Throughout the year, Funky Art House
runs a wide selection of classes
for children and young people.
Exploring different areas of art and
design, including drawing painting,
textiles, clay, paper-crafts, illustration,
architecture, animation, print and
more, classes are tailored to suit three
different age groups: 7-11, 11-14,
14-17. Full details of the complete
range of courses offered by Funky
Art House are available at www.
funkyarthouse.co.uk
Tutor: Funky Art House
Half term and holidays
Life Drawing Summer School
Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd July (three days)
10.30am-4.30pm
Full Course £110 or per day £41. Inclusive of materials (except paper)
Three days of studying from the life model, providing an excellent grounding in
beginning to learn life drawing, or an opportunity to consolidate your practice
if more experienced. You can attend for one, two or three days. Suitable for
beginners.
Tutor: Felicity Bowers
Children’s and Teen School Holiday Workshops
Summer Holiday Workshops of 7+ and 11+
13-17 August
9.30am – 3.30pm
£35-£38 per day (matierals included)
Tutor: Funky Art House
Keep the kids and teens entertained over the holidays by exploring a variety of arts
and crafts in a real artists’ studio centre. Pupils will learn about local and historical
artists and take inspiration from these to produce their own unique pieces of art.
A great way to spend the holidays having fun, making new friends and learning
new creative skills. Teen Art Club covers more advanced artistic techniques and
projects.
Art Camp
Week 1 – Monday 6 August – Friday 10 August
9.30am – 2.30pm
£160
Week 2 – Tuesday 28 August – Saturday 1st September
9.30am – 2.30pm
£160
• Extended care is available for £8 per hour until 4.30pm
This Summer we are again offering the very popular Art Summer Camp for 9-14
year olds. During the 5 days, children will be able to develop their own creative
style, through the media of drawing, painting and ceramics, they will focus on skills
such as proportion, perspective and observational drawing. In the ceramics
classes, they will use clay to develop their 3D construction techniques. At
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the end of the week there will be an exhibition in the Roper Gallery of Bath
Artists’ Studios.

DIRECTORY OF TUTORS
Lorna Bode - Creative Ceramics:
hand building, slabbing and coiling
techniques. 1-2-1 and small group
tuition.
07717 137 039
lornabode@gmail.com
Felicity Bowers
01225 313 301
07752 879 184
mail@felicityromabowers.co.uk
www.felicityromabowers.co.uk
Michael Chaitow
01225 938 958
07773 244 272
michaelchaitow@hotmail.co.uk
www.michaelchaitow.com
Funky Art House- Children’s and teen
art classes – after school, Saturday and
holiday courses.
07737 615 152
art@funkyarthouse.co.uk
www.funkyarthouse.co.uk
Sue Larner
01225 835 131
suelarner@icloud.com
Trevor Lillistone- Ceramics: individual
throwing tuition
07941 716 860
tlillistone.co.uk
Saied Dai and Charlotte Sorapure
01225 858 267
07876 703 473
charlotte.sorapure@gmail.com
www.saieddai.co.uk
www.charlottesorapure.co.uk
Charlotte Edge
07910 018 751
charls.walker@gmail.com
Mary-Jane Evans- Ceramics tuition.
One to one tuition and small groups in
my own studio. Larger groups catered
for in our School Room. All types
of hand-building taught. Portfolio
sessions for students wanting to
build up their 3D work. All ages and
abilities. Prices and dates on request.
07984 645 380
maryjane36@hotmail.com
www.maryjaneevansceramics.com
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Bath Artists’ Studios
The Old Malt House
Comfortable Place
Upper Bristol Road
Bath, BA1 3AJ
www.bathartistsstudios.co.uk
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General Enquiries:
01225 482 480
Admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk
Both the Gallery and Teaching Room
are available for hire.
All booking enquiries:
Admin@bathartistsstudios.co.uk
Design by Benjamin Goldfinch
benjamin.goldfinch@yahoo.com
Studio images courtesy of Peter Stone
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England No. 3496786. Registered
Charity No 1102077.