GO: ART: Artists old and new get a showcase exhibition.Byline: By Caroline Prichard THE work of new and established Coventry artists goes on show next week. The Tin Angel cafe-bar in Spon Street will be showcasing city work from Tuesday and there is a wide variety of exhibits on offer. Most of the artists live and work in Coventry and include John Yeadon, Charles Gallagher, Peter Chapman, Alan Dyer, John Devane, Jonathan Waller, Ruth Calland, Joanne Bannister, Jim Botton, Frieda van de Poll, Ashley Spindlers and Kyla Craig. The show, which has been curated by John Yeadon and Charles Gallagher, runs until January 17. John Yeadon says: "We wanted to have a group show over the Christmas period and the work has been chosen for its quality, hence its diversity - from painting, photography and digitally-assisted work to etching etching, the art of engraving with acid on metal; also the print taken from the metal plate so engraved. In hard-ground etching the plate, usually of copper or zinc, is given a thin coating or ground of acid-resistant resin. , drawing and low-relief construction." For more information and other events visit: www.thetinangel.co.uk CHRISTMAS gift hunters are encouraged to drop in at the Herbert Art Gallery in Coventry this month to view more than 100 pieces of art on sale by city artists. The Coventry Arts Consortium will be exhibiting paintings, sculpture and ceramics ceramics (sərăm`ĭks), materials made of nonmetallic minerals that have been permanently hardened by firing at a high temperature, or objects made of such materials. from December 11. Work is priced from pounds 50 to pounds 500 and is made by the Coventry and Warwickshire Society of Artists, The Art Guild guild Association of craftsmen or merchants formed for mutual aid and for the advancement of their professional interests. Guilds flourished in Europe between the 11th and 16th century and were of two types: merchant guilds, including all the merchants of a particular town , The Triumph Society and the Coventry Watercolour watercolour Painting made with a pigment ground in gum, usually gum arabic, and applied with brush and water to a surface, usually paper. The pigment is ordinarily transparent but can be made opaque by mixing with a whiting to produce gouache. Society. The exhibition will be opened by Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Ram Lakha, who will also select his favourite piece and present the artist with a silver salver. Visitors will also be asked to vote for the work they like the most. The show runs until January 9. CAPTION(S): LOCAL WORK: Heads by Alan Dyer on display at the Tin Angel and (inset left) Changing by Jane Powell and (below) Portrait of Christopher by Susan K Moore are two of the pieces on show at the Herbert Art Galery |
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