Evolver 143

Visual Arts 19 DORSET ARTISTS GUILD 6 - 15 May Church House, High Street, WIMBORNE, BH21 1HT. 10am - 5pm. dorsetartistsguild.co.uk. “The Dorset Artists Guild is a newly formed collective of professional artists, united by a shared commitment to community and artistic growth.” ARTISTS 303 6 - 30 May Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 3pm. ilminsterartscentre.com . “Exhibition celebrating the diamond anniversary of Artists 303.” ‘DREAMS AND SCHEMES’ 8 - 21 May Hidden Gallery, 6 - 8 The Clifton Arcade, Boyce’s Avenue, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 4AA. Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. hiddengallery.co.uk . “Original lithographs and screenprints by Matisse, Chagall, Mondrian and Martin. Artworks will be available for purchase.” EMMA DENTON 9 - 15 May Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5JF. 10am - 4pm. sandyhillarts.co.uk . “Colourful, vibrant and beautiful work.” SANDRA PORTER 10 May Gaugers Studio, Gaugers, Bath Road, NORTON ST PHILIP, BA2 7LW. 10am - 5pm. 07745 412860 / sandraporter.com . “A series of monthly one day studio shows that survey the career of Sandra Porter.” STOURPAINE VILLAGE HALL ART FAIR Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June 10am to 4.30pm EXHIBITION OF ART AND CRAFT BY LOCAL ARTISTS AND DESIGNER MAKERS Stourpaine Village Hall, Havelins, Stourpaine, DT11 8TJ Directions: Going north on A350 into Stourpaine turn left immediately after the White Horse pub. Keep straight on at junction. Please note: Not all artists can accept credit card payments so please carry cheques or cash. TEXT I LES J EWEL LERY POTTERY PA I NT I NGS WOOD L I NOCUTS PR I NTS CARDS Beautiful, Swift and Bright “A glorious celebration of the English rural landscape by fi ve artists, each of whom has a thrilling, richly developed style of their own, admired by collectors across the world. Louise Balaam paints with expressive gestural brushstrokes in natural, sumptuously applied colours. Her work conveys the intense feeling of being out in the landscape, in the wind and the sun. Nick Jones paints in acrylic on canvas and makes silkscreen prints in spare abstracted poetic works. Over the years, Nick’s landscapes have simpli fi ed into increasingly pure celebrations of colour and light. James Lynch’s paintings capture the breathtaking beauty of the West Country where glowing shafts of sunlight shine between clouds onto rolling fi elds and trees. James’s restrained palette and the combination of delicacy and strength in his painting, reveal a unique af fi nity with the natural world. Gabriele Koch’s search has always been for simplicity, restraint and beauty in her ceramics. Recently she has been exploring new surfaces, making scored, ridged moon-scape textures in heavy black clay overlaid with various slips including porcelain. Petter Southall responds to superb natural timber in furniture designs that combine an exciting fl uidity of line with tactile textures and physical strength. Always original and surprising in his understated and brilliantly judged detailing, Petter’s pieces take your breath away.” 17 May – 13 July: Sladers Yard, WEST BAY, Bridport, DT6 4EL. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01308 459511 / sladersyard.co.uk . LOUISE BALAAM ‘HINDLEAP, PURE BLUE SKY’ (Oil on panel, 60 x 80 cm)