Visual Arts

Welcome to Bath Fringe Visual Arts. The Art Tours are now in their third year and offer an excellent opportunity to see the maximum amount of art for the minimum effort on your part. This year the visual arts programme expands it's range further into the fields of installation and performance art with Bristol artists making important contributions. Bath artists are more visible than ever bringing art out onto the streets and into shopfronts. Updates on venues < www.bathfringe.co.uk> We hope this programme offers you a glimpse of the wealth of talent that has been inspired to work in this beautiful city.

OPEN STUDIOS

Art tours

Free guided minibus tours of artists' studios plus many festival exhibitions around the city. Take in loads of culture and see artists in their natural habitats!

Queen Square, south side, outside Francis Hotel
Saturdays and Sundays 23rd May - 7th June 10.30 and 2pm
Either book a place on 01225 480079 or just turn up. (Bookings taken up to 3pm on Fridays and held until 10 minutes before departure time) Tours subject to change without notification.

(D/A : Disabled Access)

Widcombe Studios

Alton Place, Widcombe, Bath BA2 4PR. tel 01225 482480
Eighteen studios under one roof with painters, sculptors, potters and a silversmith in residence. Also schoolroom and gallery open to the public.
Open Saturdays, 23rd, 30th May, 6th June
The Gallery - Studio artists group exhibition. 22nd May - 7th June. 10.00am - 5.00pm
D/A Yes

Sophie Cook

Widcombe Studios (downstairs) tel 01225 424558
Designer jewellery in silver, acrylic and collaged paper.
Open Mon - Fri 10.30 -5.30 and Sat 23rd May
D/A Yes

Felicity Bowers

Widcombe Studios. tel 01225 466515
Artist and illustrator working with watercolour, collage and printmaking.
Lyrical images with archetypal themes reflecting joy and mystery.
Open by appointment.
D/A Yes

Karen Wallis

01225 313444
Work in progress on images of the body
Open by appointment
D/A 4 steps

David Button

Little Morgrove, Perrymead, Bath BA2 5AZ tel 01225 837868
Recent work in oil and acrylic. Still life and portrait paintings.
Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday 11am - 5pm
D/A No

Esther Dent-Young

2 Perrymead Place Bath BA2 5AZ tel 01225 837087
Watercolour still life, flowers, landscape and abstract. Also Chinese brush works
Open Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Monday 11am - 5pm
D/A No

John Eaves

2 Belgrave Place, Camden Rd Bath BA1 5JU tel 01225 427415
Non-figurative work with a strong emphasis on colour amd structure using oils, collage and watercolour. Paintings in public/private collections in U.K. and Germany.
Open by appointment
D/A No

Brian Elwell

1 Tennyson Rd Bath BA1 3BG tel 01225 446526
Colourful paintings, mural design and prints - Landscape , water reflections and city of Bath subjects.
Open by appointment 10am - 8pm

Alex and Eric Gabb

'Fairlawn', Weston Rd, Bath BA1 2XX
Two Artists - father and daughter combine to exhibit their latest vibrant, abstract non-figurative landscapes
Open Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday |Monday 10.30am - 5pm
D/A Yes

Steve Manchester

01225 336933
Contemporary artwork: Paintings in acrylic and mixed media, prints and 3D work
Open by appointment
D/A No

EXHIBITIONS

Movies

Hitchcocks' , 10 Chapel Row, Bath BA1
Automata and mechanical toys from sixteen of Britain's finest makers - including Bob Race and Ian McKay
15th May - 28th June 10am - 5.30pm Mon - Sat (closed Bank Holidays)
D/A Ground floor

The Tate in Bath

5 Nelson Place West, Bath BA1 2BA
Exhibition of contemporary art
15th May - 30th May Mon- Sat 2pm - 6pm, Sun 2pm - 4pm
D/A Yes

Art in Queen Square

Queen Square, Bath
Informal al fresco exhibition of work by local and regional artists. All work for sale - wide variety of media and prices
Every Sunday 24th May - 27th September 11am - 4pm
D/A Yes

Hand Made Glass

25 Broad St, Bath
01225 463436 Annette Martin
All types of stained glass created. Commissions, mirrors, lamps, using copper foil, lead, sandblasting, acid etching, silverstaining. Hand blown Glass from Porlock and Bristol Blue. Come to our private view Friday 22nd May 6pm.
D/A Ground floor

The Sphere

2 Princes Buildings, George St.
01225 311224
A gallery within a creative studio with working designers - mixing the real and the virtual. A group exhibition of contemporary original work as well as accessible prints.
Open 10am - 5pm or by appointment.
Virtual gallery: http://www.spherearts.co.uk

Tyros and Masters

Library Gallery , The Podium, Bath
Exhibition of wildfowl carving, furniture and weaving by local visual art/ craft groups. Workshops on tapestry weaving and fabric collage. Demonstrations.
26th May - 6th June 10am - 5pm daily except Sundays
D/A Yes

50 Faces of Contemporary Art

Six Chapel Row Contemporary Art ,BA1 1HN
01225 337900
An exhibition of self portraits by many of today's best known artists - Lucien Freud, Terry Frost, Maggi Hambling and Ron Kitai to name but a few.
25th April - 1st June 10am - 5.30pm
D/A Yes

Wild!

Windows Art Centre, Lower Borough Walls, Bath BA1 1QR
01225 421700
Art with teeth - a multi media exhibition of art on the wild side. Paintings, constructions, print and photography by artists from the South-West.
Public view Friday 22nd May 6.30pm - 8.pm
19th May - 7th June 10.30 - 5.30 (and before performances)
D/A No

Be - Artifacts

Bath City Centre
Details - Be - Art Network - beartnet@AOL.com
A wearable sculpture exhibition, the history of art on fifteen feet of railings, inept street portraiture and incompetent living statues!
D/A Yes

Back to the Root

The Springs' Foundation , The Cross Bath, Bath St , Bath
01225 310198
An installation by Margaret Marion Stewart and Louise Phelps, based on the theme of Pythagoras' theorem, reflecting the flow of knowledge from one sacred site to another.
Daily 11am - 4pm
D/A 3 steps

Art on the Street

Paintings of Bath by Sasha Barnes
01225 447581
A collection of highly coloured paintings of Bath buildings using inks, tissue, oil pastels and gold leaf.
Weekends 23rd May - 6th June at the bottom of Milsom St, near the Body Shop
7th May Walcot Nation Day, Walcot St
D/A Yes

Old Colonies

Festival Gallery, Saville Row (venue to be confirmed)
Paintings and prints of Hong Kong and Sri Lanka by Mark Drummond Lee
On going works from reflections of Hong Kong. Oil on canvas. Recent work looking at natural forms of Sri Lankan flora and ancient cities.
Daily 10am - 4pm
D/A Yes

Make a Difference

Bath Volunteer Bureau Photographic competition
Green Park Station Foyer
Voluntary work recognised through positive images. Winning photographs of people involved in actions that make a difference to someone else, groups of people or the environment
To enter contact Henrietta Sherwin - 01225 465125
D/A Yes

Bath Textile Artists

Bath Industrial Heritage Centre, Julian Rd, Bath BA1 2RH
01225 318348
The groups work consists of embroidery, feltwork, quilts, soft sculpture, hand made paper and mixed media.
Daily 10am - 5pm
D/A No

Grace

An installation by Savage
13 Lower Bristol Rd, Bath
0117 9413902 (details)
A major new installation work in a dilapidated Georgian terrace. Primarily a work of architectural intervention, Savage has utilised make -up, paint and perfume in a bid to delay the signs of ageing in a completely derelict environment. This work continues Savage's investigation into the theme of ageing and obsolescence.
Studio open by appointment, Bannerman Buildings, Bannerman Rd, Easton, Bristol
D/A Yes

Video Garden

Walcot Chapel / Hodshill Studios
01225 834130
Rudolf Calonder, Angela Weyersberg, Augusto , Caroline Prosser and Gemma Crisanta, respond to a Somerset garden with a large scale video installation which challenges the way people regard the environment and in particular their own part of nature - the garden.
14th -28th May 11am - 5pm daily
At Hodshill Studios 30th- 31st May- phone for details.
D/A Yes

Enchanted Wood

Walcot Chapel
01225 335603
An exhibition which combines art with events celebrating the spirit of nature, featuring the works of Hazel McLean (multimedia), Kevan Manwaring (oils) and Tom Kelly (wood)
30th, 31st May, 1st June 10am - 6pm
D/A Yes

Aspects of Bio*Art

Dept of Biology and Biochemistry, South Building, University of Bath, Claverton Down BA2 7AY
01225 323415
Paintings and sculpture marrying the art and science of life
Daily 10am - 5pm
D/A Yes

Whitewash

St Matthews Church , Widcombe Hill, Widcombe, Bath
An installation for which the starting point is six painted garments by Carole Waller, the space sculptor Jonathan Leslie and six participants.
15th May - 31st May 11am - 5pm

In House

Venue to be confirmed , contact 01225 313444
Work presented in the context of a domestic dwelling.

Sell Out

Venue to be confirmed, contact 01225 443480
A group exhibition of 2D and 3D work from young designer/ makers.

EVENTS

7th Bath Fringe Art Fair

Green Park Station
Sunday 24th May, 10am - 5pm
Admission Free
Once again your opportunity to buy art direct from the artists. Paintings, prints, ceramics and all things creative displayed beneath this old station's vaulted glass roof. work ranges from the accessible to the avant garde and we'll oil the wheels of this annual social occasion with a little light lunchtime music and performance.
D/A Yes

Write On

Lizzie B.
Sunday 24th May
At the Fringe Art Fair
A performance that highlights the cost of advertising: the single column inch, time on radio and television.Onlookers are invited to write their dreams, wishes, statements and get themselves 20 minutes of 'free space'!
D/A Yes

Storehouse

Brenda Waite and Colin Higginson
23rd - 24th May
Venue to be confirmed
A performance installation based in a shop window. The audience view the performer contained within - using light and coloured liquids, the curator brings to life fragments of the external environment. The audience are invited to contribute specimens to this 'museum'.
D/A Yes

Multi - Media Triple Bill

Bristol Performing Artists
Wednesday 27th May 8pm
Windows Art Centre œ5/œ3
D/A No

The Process - Art-in-progress

http://progress.ukonline.co.uk

Bath based 'virtual art site' presents images of the city and its artists. Live coverage of the Fringe Festival on the Internet. (Accessible from Bath Library if you don't have your own machine!)

Local junior school wishes to create an external work of art via an open competition, to be chosen by the pupils. Details Ann 01225 311953.