Happy Easter!
I’ve been busy with prep and planning for As Old as the Hills, a community art project I’m co-curating with Jan Ollis. Just submitted an ACE project grant application - second attempt - fingers crossed! The submission process has been a bit of a slog, but great exercise in working up more detail into our project. As a result, we’ve met and involved new people and organisations in the development of As Old as the HIlls. We now have an even richer social engagement programme leading up to and during our exhibition (Sept-Oct, Somerset Art Weeks Festival). Events will include riverwalks talks, workshops, podcasts and performances led by collaborating artists. If you’re in Somerset, pop along to our drop-in workshop, Collett Park Day, Shepton Mallet (8 June).
I’ve also been making new work for sale, for a recycling project to be revealed soon…
A few upcoming exhibitions and events I’m taking part in:
Casting Shadows ACEarts, Market Place, Somerton, TA11 7NB; ends on 6 April (open Tues-Sat); with Royal Society of Sculptors members. Stilt Structure I (below) is on show.
Solastalgia Exhibition, Truro Cathedral, 1-14 July. This is connected to an excellent publication on Environmental art, edited by Summer Auty. I’ll be showing Glut and Pyre.
Tongue, cover of Solastalgia Magazine (issue 2: Terrafurie)
Looking forward to a cross-discipline collaboration with dancer/choreographer Vanessa Grasse. We’ll be in residence at Create@#8, Shepton Mallet later this week and next. Work will involve collecting materials on walks, and making eco sculptural wearable artworks.
Upcoming Art Courses
I’ll be running some new adult Love 2 Learn art courses at Bath College from 17 April:
Sculpture: (Wed am and/or pm)
https://www.bathcollege.ac.uk/course/view/3109/introduction-to-sculpture-23-24
Drawing and Painting (Wed or Thurs)
https://www.bathcollege.ac.uk/course/view/3069/drawing-and-painting-23-24
Life Drawing (Thurs)
https://www.bathcollege.ac.uk/course/view/3140/life-drawing-23-24
Browse for all courses here:
https://www.bathcollege.ac.uk/love2learn
‘Really varied & enjoyable course - Fiona has a wealth of knowledge - sharing many techniques - and is excellent at encouraging and problem solving personal projects. The focus of environmental considerations in sculpture is really admirable.’ (L2L Sculpture student)
'Really enjoyed the course - lots of variety and opportunities to experiment with different techniques and media’ (L2L Drawing & Painting student)
If interested do book asap.
Images of work by previous students
Other exhibition plans are in the pipeline, more details soon.