Summer at Yeovil Art Space
Released On 9th Aug 2021
Summer at Yeovil Art Space
July has been a busy month and we are now fully open with our newly refurbished gallery space and welcome area. Along with a summer programme of events, workshops and exhibitions we are also delighted to share with you our first newsletter.
Exhibitions
Our first exhibition in the new gallery space, ‘Shapes of Yeovil’ by You & Me Architecture, was a wonderful start to the summer programme. Commissioned by South Somerset District Council as part of the Yeovil Refresh public realm project, You & Me Architecture and The Poetry Machine with Beth Calverley have shared with us the community consultation work undertaken this year in Yeovil, and the initial artwork designs which have been produced as a result. Thank you to all those involved in the exhibition and with the project at large, this is one to watch with some exciting outcomes for the Yeovil community.
Now looking forward to August and our next exhibition 'Re-imagining Nature' opens from 4 August until 11 September. The exhibition is part of the Somerset Reacquainted tour in partnership with Somerset Art Works and will show a collection of new work by more than 20 artists in Somerset, featuring painting, photography, sculpture, video, sound and mixed-media work responding to the climate emergency, conservation and biodiversity. Somerset Reacquainted itself has been a growing path of discovery and rediscovery for artists in the county, stemming from the initial stages of lockdown last summer and is a powerful recording of the last 18 months. (Image by Pauline Rook ‘Lockdown’)
Front Yard Fest
8-29 August
Have you signed up for Front Yard Fest? The first of its kind in Yeovil, we are celebrating our homes and town this summer with a three week festival inspiring the community to dress up the ‘front yard’. Turn your porch into a palace, your garden into a gallery, your drive into a diorama, your lawn into a lagoon, your windows into watercolours. The only limit is your imagination. Sign Up for free and get all the details here at Front Yard Fest Yeovil
You can check out our Community Edible Garden for inspiration and get involved with Bunting Bombing in the Quedam Centre from August onwards, pick up your FREE Front Yard Fest Mini Guide from Yeovil Art Space now. There is also a fabulous Facebook group and page Yeovil Front Yard Fest to see what's happening and share ideas.
Presented by Yeovil Art Space and funded by Somerset Community Foundation
Yeovil Creatives
We have been busy working with artists and the community to bring new and exciting art and culture for all to enjoy!
The Yeovil Creatives have been involved with so much of the Front Yard Fest from the workshops and community garden to the mini guide designed by Rachel Akerman and Stéphanie Max, as well as our fabulous window display by Rachel with painted plant pots by Yeovil Creatives Members. The pots are on sale now in the Yeovil Creatives shop at Yeovil Art Space.
If you are interested in joining our artists network, including the opportunity to sell your work in our shop, please find out more and sign up here at Yeovil Creatives Membership.
Pop-up events
We are presenting a series of pop-up events in the town centre in partnership with organisations in Yeovil, including LoveYeovil, Yeovil Library, Mind, Huddle and Octagon Theatre. Please keep an eye on our social media and website for updates, we will keep you posted!
https://yeovilartspace.uk/2021/08/02/pop-up-event-this-summer/
- 14 August 10am – 3pm, Triangle at Middle Street - Big Bunting Workshop. Part of LoveYeovil pop-up events in Town.
- 17 August & 24 August. Part of the Westlands Summer School for 7 - 16 yr olds Westlands Yeovil - Whats on - young peoples activity
- 28 August - Free origami workshop as part of the Together Yeovil event in Mudford Rec to celebrate cultural diversity in Yeovil and promote health and wellbeing in our community, working in partnership with Love Yeovil.
We hope you can join us and we thank you for your support in these exciting times for Yeovil Art Space.
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