In keeping with the last two years, Harrow Open Studios’ artists will also have a mixed exhibition of work at Harefield Hospital in the Hungry Hare Restaurant and Rebeat Gallery with 30% of each sale donated to projects at the hospital.
1 September – 18 October
Harefield Hospital
Hill End Road
Harefield UB9 6JH
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In our 10th year we are pleased to introduce 10 new artists. In total 39 individual artists will be exhibiting in and around Harrow in 26 Studios. We are also pleased that the students of Harrow College are also taking part with a special exhibition of their work at their Harrow Weald Campus.
On Friday 7 April a Private View was held to celebrate the launch of Harrow Open Studios Annual Exhibition at Harrow Arts Centre. This a Taster Exhibition of artists’ work will help you decide which studios to visit during the Open Studios weekends in June. Some of the work will be for sale.
The exhibition continues in the Arts Centre’s gallery and corridors to 30th May 2017, open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm
This year’s brochure cover image is one of new artist Artswati’s paintings. Her work is about pure luminous, deep set colours in all their depth and luminosity and can be seen at her studio near Harrow on the Hill.
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Work includes paintings, prints, bronze work, woodwork, ironwork, ceramics, jewellery, glasswork and mixed media exhibits.
There was a preview of the exhibition on the evening of Friday 29 April with Harrow Open Studios artists and sponsors present. In a short talk, Councillor Jean Lammiman said she has been inspired by the creativity of Harrow Open Studios and “feels an affinity with it”. She reflected that “as mayor I supported the first Harrow Open Studios nine years ago, and I will be taking brochures away with me tonight to put around the Harrow Council”.
Representing the artists, painter Christine Spring thanked sponsors, saying that “without them Harrow Open Studios would not exist”. She also expressed appreciation to the Harrow Arts Centre for showcasing the work of Harrow Open Studios artists.
The Gallery, Harrow Art Centre
Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5 4EA
Further details about Harrow Arts Centre: www.harrowarts.com
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The ninth annual Harrow Open Studios event will take place from Saturday 4th June to Monday 6th June, and Saturday 11th June to Sunday 12th June 2016. Among nearly 40 artists exhibiting in 25 studios are eight new members.
We are happy to welcome back Cheryl Gould, sculptor and printmaker and one of the founder-members of Harrow Open Studios. Her sculpture is inspired by the human form and the pieces created can be realised in a variety of media, such as clay, which can be fired, or cast into plaster, resin, or bronze. Much of her work reflects her interest in dance, theatre and performance. She has workshops located at the Harrow Arts Centre in Hatch End and the Frobisher Studio at Bushey Museum.
Exhibiting with Cheryl in Pinner are Gabriella Hargrave who is expert at oil, painting, acrylic painting, pastels, drawing and small murals. Lucyna Michaelec-Dixon produces prints and paintings inspired by pattern, form, colour and texture seen in nature, figures and architecture. Tammy Murray is a mixed media artist and jeweller whose jewellery boxes and other works are inspired by nature.
Mallika Gardiner will be exhibiting her paintings and drawings at Harrow Weald and says many are inspired by by the human form, portraiture and the universal bond between a mother and her child. Kate Thomas is a painter and printmaker based nearby in Central Harrow. Lisa Hurcum, who works on ceramics and decorative arts, describes her work as being inspired by the Omega Workshop style of the Bloomsbury artists, and also by Raoul Dufy and other post-impressionists.
Doug Campbell, based at Caimbeul’s Forge in Bushey, uses traditional blacksmithing techniques to create traditional and contemporary hand-forged steel, drawing inspiration from Art Nuevo and traditional tribal art.
The Open Studios presents a wonderful opportunity to meet these artists and be introduced to their work.
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Work on display will include paintings, ceramics, jewellery, prints, wood turning and textiles. Keep an eye on this site, as well as our twitter feed and facebook page, for more details.
1-31 May, 2015
The Gallery, Harrow Arts Centre,
Uxbridge Road, Hatch End, HA5 4EA.
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Harrow Open Studios’ artists are supporting visitors, patients and staff at Harefield Hospital with an exhibition in the Rebeat Gallery and Hungry Hare Restaurant.
It is hoped that the works will brighten the experience of those who visit the hospital. Most of the artworks are for sale with 30% donated to support special projects in the hospital.
The site of the exhibition is especially apposite for Open Studios’ artist Jonathan Hutchins who has created a series of work about the ANZAC soldiers in the first world war. Harefield Hospital was initially established as a convalescent centre in 1915 by the owners of the land who were Australian family Billyard-Leakes. There is an ANZAC graveyard nearby to this day.
5 February – 28 May 2015
Harefield Hospital, Hill End Road, Harefield, UB9 6JH
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More than 2,000 visitors attended at least one open studio last year. The work of painters, printmakers, sculptors, ceramicists, woodturners, glass artists and jewellers can be perused at leisure. Visitors to Open Studios are welcome to ask questions on techniques and processes, make a purchase or arrange a commission.
Individual artists have different opening days and times, so be sure to check on the site and to follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Particular thanks go to all the businesses and private individuals who have sponsored this year’s programme, and note that new sponsors are always welcome!
Ann Burnham has been a successful designer in publishing, but focuses now on printmaking. Working from her garden studio in Pinner, her prints are inspired by a fascination with the textures and patterns found in both the natural and man-made landscape around us. She is exhibiting with Jane Pomiankowski, a jeweller who uses traditional silversmithing and textile techniques applied to own unique designs.
Ceramic sculptures by Natalie Tobert are influenced by her experience of archaeological excavations in Africa and the Near East, and during fieldwork research in India. She also produces glass dishes and jewellery. Ceramicist Christine Norris produces spherical planters and vases with detailed images of plants. Sculpted lizards, frogs, plants and fish also appear in much of her work.
Thai artist Dow Pichaiwatkomol took up art as a hobby after a serious accident ten years ago. In 2005 ‘I started to walk with a stick and found the confidence to rejoin the classes at the Harrow Art Centre’ she says. She paints animals, landscapes, flowers and figurative work, including life drawing at her studio in North Harrow. “My work shows idealised scenes so that when people look at them they think, ‘I would like to be there’”.
From the Northwood-based artistic Pelham family – with three members exhibiting, to the cluster of five artists – painters, a ceramicist, a jeweller and a wood turner – exhibiting in West Drive, Harrow Weald, there is plenty of variety to engage visitors. The open studios are free and refreshments are usually available.
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