Viva Lewes Issue #160 January 2020

ART
ART & ABOUT
In town this month
Nichola Campbell
The newly refurbished Chalk Gallery
opens after their Christmas break on 6th
January. Their first show of 2020 is The Art
of Temptation: a group exhibition including
pieces from all the Chalk artists. Choose
from a broad selection of original, affordable
artworks in a variety of media, all offered
at reduced prices for a limited period
only. The exhibition continues until 23rd
February. (chalkgallerylewes.co.uk)
Gabrielle Lord
In a Field of Flowers
– an exhibition of
Sussex Flora from
the extensive collections
of the Sussex
Archaeological
Society – continues
at Barbican House
Museum. Drawn
from six discrete
collections created
by eight, predominantly women, artists the
watercolour paintings depict the wild plants
and flowers of Sussex in the 19th and early
20th centuries. While the paintings do not follow
the strict conventions of scientific botanical
illustration, the location and nature of the
plants is recorded,
capturing a landscape
of familiar
species as well as
others that are
now under threat.
An exhibition for
horticulturalists,
historians and art
lovers alike. (Continues
until the end
of April.)
If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to
get creative, Louise Bell offers beginners
pottery workshops at the Blue Door Studio,
with courses in hand building techniques
and surface decoration. Up the road, at
the Star Pottery, Mohamed Hamid offers
taster sessions for would-be potters wanting
to work on the wheel. Down in the Cliffe,
DOLLY can get you making and mending
your own clothes, with one-off sessions,
ongoing courses and one-to-one sewing tuition.
There are
drawing, painting
and printing
courses all over:
maybe check out
Paddock Studios,
or the Paint
Club at Fuego
Lounge.
East Sussex College’s exhibition of its
entries for this year’s Royal Opera House
Design Challenge is open Thursday 16th
6-8pm, and Saturday 18th, 10am-2pm. See
posters, merchandise, wigs, make-up designs,
props, sets and costume designs – this
year all inspired by Puccini’s La Bohème.
DOLLY
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