Theatre reimagined - Galivanting goblins
The arts have been hit hard by Covid and theatre has been at the very heart of that, of course. New ways to bring creativity to you have...
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- Nov 28, 2019
- 3 min
Mellony Taper, Four Thoughts
We're excited for 'Small & Mighty' at The Round Tower, Black Swan Arts, & catch up with exhibiting artist Mellony Taper to discover more...
- Sep 24, 2019
- 9 min
Somerset Art Weeks – A special anniversary festival
Somerset Art Weeks is back & this year it's a very special 25 year celebration of creativity. Here, I share my picks for the 2019 festival.
- Apr 13, 2019
- 5 min
Songwriting & singing for the FIFTY BEES
A little while ago at the crack of dawn, I woke up, half-asleep, scrambled to find a scrap of paper and scribbled down some lyrics about...
- Jan 27, 2019
- 4 min
The FIFTY BEES adventure – getting a sense of place
If you didn’t read the first blog about being part of FIFTY BEES 3, here’s a very quick recap - the sort you’d get at the start of your...
- Nov 20, 2018
- 3 min
White-jawed & yellow-faced – FIFTY BEES 3
Get ready for a recap! (like the start of your favourite TV drama, when there’s a 60 second reminder of what happened last time ;)). The...
- Oct 30, 2018
- 6 min
Bespoke, brilliant & all handmade by Ness Robinson & Oli Lee
If you read the blog regularly, you'll know we're always on the lookout for unique creations made in Somerset and to find people who are...
- Oct 19, 2018
- 4 min
A night down the local boozer - theatre, heartbreak and horses!
Countdown to Victory. That's our quiz team name although believe it or not, this blog isn't about the coolest pub quiz in Somerset! We're...
- Sep 13, 2018
- 7 min
Art for all - Somerset Open Studios
We've started to use the hashtag #artforall on Twitter and Instagram whenever we chat about art, because whoever you are and whatever you...
- Aug 23, 2018
- 6 min
Still the bees knees! FIFTY BEES: The Interconnectedness Of All Things
You might think Somerset fibre artist Lydia Needle's idea for FIFTY BEES started with, well... a bee! ;) It's a good guess, but...
- Feb 11, 2018
- 4 min
Rebecca Bruton - Four Thoughts
We're always on the look out for something a little bit different and we always keep our eyes open for art in unusual places, so this...
- Jan 20, 2018
- 5 min
Reclaimed - Wassail Theatre
We’ve never had our home flooded – thank bleep! And we’ve never had to experience something as shattering as the Somerset floods of...
- Dec 5, 2017
- 4 min
Shelley Dyer-Gibbins - Four Thoughts
Guess what? Somerset artist Shelley Dyer-Gibbins has done something pretty flipping awesome. She's only gone and won the 'Original Print...
- Oct 22, 2017
- 8 min
Kate Rattray - Mosaics, Glastonbury Abbey & Robert Plant!
Got a cuppa? Sitting comfortably? Ready to join us on a journey through Glastonbury legend and mystery, all wrapped up in some beautiful...
- Sep 23, 2017
- 6 min
Somerset Art Weeks - Celebrating visual arts in Somerset
It’s here! The time of year when we see these yellow signs pop up all over Somerset and we get a little bit excited ;). Yep… Somerset Art...
- Sep 10, 2017
- 3 min
The Somerest Charabanc – theatre, but not as you know it!
“Welcome onboard The Somerset Charabanc” cries Pete, our bowler-hatted host, as we huddle together on a hand-crafted miller’s cart...
- Aug 31, 2017
- 2 min
YOUR ART HERE - Ace postcards at ACEarts
We love postcards. There’s something very special about them isn’t there? We have some Somerset cool ones of our own that we leave in...
- Jul 15, 2017
- 6 min
Lydia and the fifty bees...
...that's a great name for a band if you ask us, but no! This is all about the Bees. Fifty beautiful, almost life-sized ones,...
- Mar 13, 2017
- 3 min
Jenni Dutton - Four Thoughts
It’s 'Four Thoughts' time and this week, we’ve been chatting to Somerset artist Jenni Dutton. Jenni’s created an incredibly special body...
- Jan 23, 2017
- 3 min
Jane Ormes - Four Thoughts
Well, it’s our first little interview of the year and it’s a cracker! Bristol-based Printmaker Jane Ormes is one of our favourite...