ART EVENTS Peronel Barnes Peronel is from Oxford, and shows at local exhibitions,
and in London at the Royal Watercolour Society in their 21st
Century Watercolour exhibition (2005). Her work “Beyond
the sand” triptych
seascape was purchased by a private collector in South Africa.
2010 saw her composite painting, Summer Sandwich accepted by
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour for their Mall Gallery
exhibition. 'between...2 Shores' The area close to Britain’s longest river provides the
subject for this exhibition. The dramatic river carves it’s
path, snaking through the beautiful Gloucestershire countryside
and close to ‘The Old Passage’ on it’s 354
km journey to the sea. With a ferocious reputation, the famous
Bore and the second largest tidal range in the world. The River
Severn has long been held in awe by navigators, naturalists and
artists.
Organised jointly by Sally Pearce of the Old Passage Inn and ‘Walking the Land’, the exhibition includes works by painters, printmakers, photographers and sculptors. Their subject is the space between the 2 shores, it’s landscape and the communities who make their living in this threatened, fragile and volatile area. Take part in voting for the winner of The Old Passage Art Award - the Public’s favourite artwork from the collection. • click here to see the catalogue EXHIBITION ARCHIVE Painter and Colourist Walter Cherry site09 arts festival SUPPORTING SARA 2008 ![]() The Old Passage and SARA (Seven Area Rescue Association joined together to host a charity dinner and auction, as part of The Old Passage fundraising project 2008-09. SARA's role is to assist the Coast Guard and land-based emergency
services on the River Severn's very dangerous flow of water between
Beachley Head and the Wyre Forest. Their life-saving work is
entirely voluntary and often goes without recognition. Our head chef Mark Redwood devised a special tasting menu
for the event, with each of the five courses accompanied by notable
wines from Berkmann Wines.
Along with SARA we woukd like to thank everyone who gave
so generously to the auction and those who were able to join
us on the evening to contribute to this very worthy cause. ART AWARDS AT THE OLD PASSAGE Sally and David Pearce take considerable pride in showing and placing original artwork in the restaurant and throughout The Old Passage. Keen to promote local artists, they have worked with local landscape arts collective 'Walking the Land' to inaugurate their first 'Art Award', with presentations to the Public's favorite artists. The Old Passage Arts Award Presentation 2008 ![]() Winner of this years Old Passage Arts Award, textile artist Jo Newman (right) and runner-up photographer Sylvain Guenot. Voting was close and tensions were raised as the Public's votes were counted in the first Old Passage Art Awards. Votes had been cast by visitors to find the most popular artist at the month-long art exhibition entitled 'River'. Held as part of the 'site08' visual arts festival, the Awards were hosted by Sally and David Pearce of the popular Old Passage in Arligham. The show which featured artwork by 18 local artists was organised and curated by the Stroud based landscape arts collective 'Walking the Land'. Exhibition organiser Kel Portman said "We were keen to involve the public in celebrating this very special and dynamic natural feature of our landscape and this was reflected in the large number of votes cast for the very worthy winner”. Featuring artists, ceramacists, photographers and printmakers, the exhibited work reflected visual, ecological and social, aspects of the magnificent River Severn. “We very much hope the Awards will become an annual part of Gloucestershire’s vigourous art calendar” said David. The Winner, textile artist Jo Newman received her
prizes from Sally and David Pearce of the Old Passage, along
with the runner-up, Stroud photographer Sylvain Geunot.
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