Rye Art Gallery (RAG) is happy to be open again to the many visitors strolling through the town, the feedback has been very positive, and the exhibitions on offer have been well received, so here is a brief update on the new programme for the coming months.
“Seascapes”, which has been on show for a while and will finish at the end of October, features key historic and contemporary art works interspersed with pieces of the permanent collection.
Ken Townsend’s exhibition, a respected local artist in Rye and Hastings, will continue into November, and a new exhibition featuring Tom Marsh started on October 24 and will be showing until December 20. On the opening day he set up in the upper gallery to paint and talk to the visitors who enjoyed seeing an artist at work.
At the age of five Tom Marsh was inspired by his father, who mostly painted scenes of Wellington Harbour when they lived in New Zealand. He went on to study at the University of Kent and is based in Battle. He enjoys painting local countryside, images of the coast and local Rye locations, and holds adult painting classes in his East Sussex home. He hopes to be at the gallery again on Saturday, November 7 and can be found on the website or at www.harbourgallery.co.uk
There are many other artists’ items to admire in the gallery like pottery, sculptures, the art works of Fred Cuming, Clare Mitchell and Keith Purser and of course a wide variety of cards. For the Christmas show the curator is planning an exciting ‘Miniatures and Masterstrokes’ exhibition of paintings, prints, sculptures and ceramics, starting November 13 – January 3, 2021.
As reported previously in Rye News, to add a bit of fun, the gallery has invited a local performing artist to entertain children on October 31 with “Timberlina’s School of Spooky Spoon Doll Making“. The session is between 2pm and 5pm and the 45 minute sessions need to be booked at £5 per child to observe the distancing rules. For more information go to the website or email ryeartgallery@gmail.com or telephone 01797 222433.
Image Credits: Heidi Foster .