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July 2019
Exhibitions The Green Man Gallery Resident Artists and Guest Designer Makers The Summer Collection by the artists who run The Green Man, with a wide range of smaller craft items in the shop area. Includes, oils, acrylics, watercolours, mixed media, drawing, print-making, photography, digital art, textiles, jewellery, wood, glass, ceramics and artist books. Until Wednesday 31st July: Fringe40 Archive Exhibition Artefacts, posters, photos and programmes celebrating 40 years of Buxton Festival Fringe. Until Wednesday 31st July: Acts of Making A joint exhibition by the gallery's Resident Artists for Buxton Festival Fringe. From the seed of an idea to a finished work of art, this fascinating exhibition explores the creative process. Through painting, mixed media, photography, textiles, print making and text, the artists examine acts of making in the visual and performing arts and the inspiration found in the forces of nature. Meet the Artists at the Launch Party on Wednesday 3rd July from 6pm to 8.30pm. Until Wednesday 31st July: The Buxton Spa Prize 2019 Exhibition of the entries for this national competition, now in its sixth year, celebrating Buxton's architecture and natural environment. In addition to the main prize, you can view entries to the Children's and Teens' prizes and the UK's only Sketchbook Prize. Entry is free. Buxton Festival Fringe 2019 - Wednesday 3rd to Wednesday 24th July The UK's biggest Festival Fringe outside Edinburgh celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and The Green Man will be hosting 68 events including theatre, music, spoken word, comedy and visual art. Tickets can be purchased in person from the gallery; by phone on 01298 937375 (card payment) or online at wegottickets.com. Click here for the full programme and links to online booking. 
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Fringe40 Exhibition - 8 June to 31 July
'Configuration Box' by Jayne Townsend from 'Acts of Making'
'Tangle Tree' - Buxton Festival Fringe
Buxton Festival Fringe show
Debbie Cannon in 'Green Knight' - Buxton Festival Fringe show
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Workshops
Sunday 14th July: Writers' Retreat No distractions; no excuses. Just get writing. Monthly event hosted by Writers'HQ. 10am to 4pm. Regular refreshments and lunch provided. Booking essential. Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th July: 'Landshapes' - The Art of Mosaic Landscapes A weekend of exploration of the 'picassiette' mosaic process with Jo Spencer (Maid of Old Mosaics). The first day will cover selection and shaping of crockery to create a landscape mosaic based on images and photographs. Day two will cover the grouting and cleaning process to take your mosaic landscape to completion. Saturday 27th: 11am - 3pm (light lunch provided); Sunday 28th: 12 - 2pm (refreshments provided). Cost £55. Booking essential. |
Mosaic landscape by Jo Spencer
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