Win a piece of Art History – for only £1!!!

If you have been following the ambitious ‘One and Other’ 4th Plinth project in Trafalgar Square organised by sculptor Antony Gormley, you might have caught the live video stream of local man Karl Jones on the afternoon of August 28th.
Over the course of 100 days, 2400 participants spent an hour each on the plinth with the freedom to do anything at all! Needless to say, a few eyebrows were raised... Precariously juggling a mobile phone and paintbrushes whilst chatting to local radio station The Bridge, Karl used his hour on the Plinth to raise money for Acorn Children’s charity by collecting sponsorship to paint “what I can see” from his perch.

“The Plinth was an amazing experience” says Karl, whose finished piece Angles of the Square is up for raffle through aa-rt the gallery to raise more funds for Acorn. Tickets are only £1 each, so if you fancy owning a canvas with a very unusual claim to fame and contributing to an excellent cause at the same time, please pay the gallery a visit or email us to pledge a donation; info@aa-rt.co.uk

Winter Private View

aa-rt’s pre-Christmas Private View evening is now set for 13th November. If you would like to receive an invitation to join us between 8 – 10pm and share a glass of wine whilst viewing the collection, please call or email the gallery. The first evening in July proved a very enjoyable and successful event, so please don’t delay in reserving your space!

A Private View - 24/07/09

We would like to thank everyone who came along to aa-rt’s first Private View Evening on July 24th, making it so successful. By 8.15pm the gallery was completely full and in need of an air conditioning unit!

The wine flowed with the conversation and debate and all who browsed the work seemed to find something that appealed. It was great to have some of our Artists on hand to talk through their pieces with guests, projecting the enthusiasm and passion for their work.

Both Helen and Sean had a thoroughly enjoyable evening and we very much look forward to the second Viewing, planned for early November.

Please contact the gallery if you would like to receive a future invitation.

aa-rt on the Bridge - 24/07/09

On Friday 24th between 2-3pm, Sean had the pleasure of being interviewed by local radio presenter Mark Williams on The Bridge radio station (102.5fm).

He was quizzed about the gallery itself, Sean’s artistic influences, background and opinions - he managed to cover our community and charity interests too…. In fact, he was so chatty that they had to cut the play-list right down!

Our thanks to David and Alex for their involvement.

Creative Juices - 17/07/09

Enrolment at Leasowes College for their range of adult education courses is being held on September 16th from 7pm. Come along and choose from the wide range of artistic courses on offer; as well as painting and drawing classes from some of our regular gallery Artists, Sean and Helen will be running courses on Digital Art using Photoshop and exploring Art History. Call or Email the college for more details

01384 816287

cnorton@leasowes.

dudley.gov.uk

06/07/09

Opening our doors just 2 weeks ago, we have so far enjoyed the visit of over 700 viewers. The town’s Farmer’s Market and Summer Carnivals have increased local awareness and we are pleased to report that the feedback so far has been of overwhelming enthusiasm.

Our art materials, framing, graphic design & print services will be up and running over the next 7-14 days in the open studio at the rear of the gallery.

aa-rt’s first Private View evening is now under arrangement, so if you are a Collector of original works who would like to register for a formal invitation, please contact Helen by telephone or email