Arts Diary March 2008

Arts Diary March 2008

This column is the first of my arts diaries which will be used to run very quickly through what has happened in the month past and what will be happening in the month ahead. If you wish to have an item included please contact me using the details below.

So this month you might still have a few days to catch the Peterborough Photographers Society annual exhibition before it closes on March 8^th, and if you're really quick you might even catch the end of Lauren Shields' exhibition at The Glass Onion before it closes on March 3^rd. Then after that you will be able to see the work of Julian Rey, a collection of painting, stone sculpture and resin casting which runs until 23^rd of March. This will be followed by the photographic work of Laura Cream which is on display from the 24^th March, a busy month for the Glass Onion Gallery, three artists in one month, which is very refreshing to see after the lull during the new year period. These three shows are part of the Exhibit:U project started last year, many thanks to Gary Law & Ollie Thorley for organising these shows.

Alistair Butt's photo-realistic paintings of coastal life are also still on display this month at the Norman Cross Art gallery and further afield at Wysing Arts Centre is a project by a London collective called “Public Works” consisting of Guided Walks & Talks between 13^th to 16^th of March followed by a gallery exhibition from the 20^th March to 27^th April at the Wysing Artrs Centre.

The London-based artists’ collective have been working with Bourn map-makers, ramblers, land-owners and primary school over the past year looking at creative ways talking about the local area. For four days they will occupy a temporary structure in Bourn village, from where the guided walks, talks and rambles will take place. The structure will return to Wysing to occupy the gallery space, joining other works by artists N55 and Jose Arnaud-Belo who recently undertook a residency working with a group of people of Traveller origin in the area, and myvillages.org. who will bring their travelling Bibliobox to Wysing.

For more info:

www.wysingartscentre.org

www.publicworksgroup.net

I also hear on the grapevine that Robin Warren and Andy Little are working on a collaborative project, I have no details on exactly what it is they might be producing but I wait with excitement to see the results.

Hope you all have a great month,

Luke Payn

lukepayn@hotmail.com

www.myspace.com/muddyarts