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Young Cumbrian Artist of the Year is set to return for 2020
Returning for its sixth incarnation, the Young Cumbrian Artist of the Year is set to take over the Vallum Gallery at Cumbria University’s Institute of Arts from March 2nd until the 20th. The exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for all young artists, from students through to graduates and beyond, to showcase their artwork to the […]
Victoria French – Inspired by Nature, Life & Death
Victoria French – Inspired by Nature, Life & Death. By Jasper Baker A fitting reward for any artist is to be recognised by their peers and photo-realistic drawer, Victoria French, is certainly making a name for herself. The Lake District has a wealth of outstanding contributions to art but what happens if the Lakes, or […]
John Paul Jones – Hero or Villain?
The Whitehaven Siege is a 24-page comic covering one of the town’s most notorious tales. It’s written by Jack Harvey and takes a mirthful look at that fateful night while trying to dissect the mythology behind the man. Stories about American naval founder John Paul Jones are numerous and contradictory, none more so than the […]
Emma Hunt – Alternative Therapy
Art is many things to many people but for Thornhill artist Emma Hunt, it gave her a life she had nearly given up on. Four years ago Emma was diagnosed with the debilitating genetic condition Ehlers’s Danlos Syndrome, which is a chronic disorder affecting collagen in the body that causes pain, hypermobile joints and other […]
Two’s Company – Rembrandt and Turner at Tullie House
Two’s Company – Rembrandt and Turner at Tullie House Turner and Rembrandt share centre stage at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery until the 5th of January. They are exhibiting works by two of the world’s most celebrated artists this autumn. Both were way ahead of their contemporaries and true innovators who changed art forever. […]
Earthy, Ethereal Escapism from Feather and the Wild
Earthy, Ethereal Escapism When I ask Victoria Irving where her ideas come from for Feather and Wild she finds it difficult to explain: “It’s like a feeling or emotion you get when you’re out in the fells. I can’t describe it because I don’t know where it comes from. It’s a bit dark, deep and […]
A Natural Talent – Keith Bartley
Now and again you’ll see something on social media that will make you stop your mindless scrolling and compels you to delve deeper. That’s what happened when I first came across the artwork of Keith Bartley. His wife Barbara had placed one of his pictures online and the colours, the quality of his work and […]
Ben Bush – Shooting for the Stars
Many of you may remember the Guide featuring Ben Bush as our photographer in focus earlier this year. The Cumbrian photographers work has gone stratospheric after he was shortlisted for a prize at the Astronomy Photographer of the Year. The competition is hosted by the Royal Museums Greenwich and is the largest of its kind […]
The Vulture Club brings art and people together
The Vulture Club is possibly one of the best-kept secrets in Whitehaven, which is a shame… because it shouldn’t be a secret at all. The charity has been helping people in Whitehaven since 2012 and they focus on providing a range of activities for individuals in recovery from issues like mental ill-health, drug or alcohol […]
The Lily Lounge brings art to life
Dawn Balmers Studio, The Lily lounge, is perched on the top floor, high over Station Street in Cockermouth and it’s very much what you would expect from an artist. Brightly coloured canvases are strewn about the space, half-empty tubes of paint litter the shelves and carefully lined plastic sheeting has not stopped splashes of paint […]
