Horsebridge Open 2018 (13th Jan - 28th Jan)

The Horsebridge Arts Centre in Whitstable has a new show: Art Is Something More Dangerous which runs from now until Sunday the 28th of January. The opening hours of the centre are as follows: Mondays to Saturdays - 9am to 6pm. Sundays: 10am to 5pm. Address: 11 Horsebridge Road, Kent CT5 1AF For more info visit: http://www.horsebridge-centre.org.uk/?q=exhibitions

The Horsebridge Centre is located in the heart of Whitstable on a site which has a long tradition of community and cultural activity. Since its launch in April 2004, the Horsebridge has established itself as a quality venue at the heart of arts, social, learning and leisure activities in Whitstable and the wider east Kent area. The Horsebridge Centre has a packed programme of events all year round that includes ground floor galleries, workshops, cafe with balcony and a large performance space for theatre, screenings, talks and live music. The exhibition title hails from the following quote from Simon O'Sullivan's 2001 essay on art and affect: 'But in fact, art is something much more dangerous: a portal, an access point to another world (our world experienced differently), a world of impermanence and interpenetration, a molecular world of becoming.' The exhibition's aim is to bring together artists of all levels who explore the role of art in contemporary society and work in engaging, playful, thought-provoking ways. The submitted works have been curated into a 'living room' space. And the works respond to themes of domesticity, interiors, lived-in spaces and objects, relationships and rituals that exist in these environments, notions of gender, class, dreams, desires, hopes, situations, sounds and atmospheres that artists associate with 'the living room'.

The First Extricate Print Fair

(Above Robot woodcut by Guy Allott). The private view of The First Extricate Print Fair takes place on Thursday the 8th of March at Gallery 64a in Whitstable. http://www.gallery64a.co.uk

The month long event is sponsored by Extricate magazine - http://theextricate.blogspot.co.uk and will feature affordable prints from more than 20 esteemed artists.

Above image by Twinkle Troughton

Above image by Kim James-Williams

Above image by Tinsel Edwards

Above image by Jonas Ranson

Above image by Frank Auerbach

Above image by Peter Harris & Lee "Scratch" Perry

Above image by Sadie Hennessey

Above image by Horace Panter

Above image by Vanessa Winch

Above image by Willkay

Above image by Emma Coleman

Image above by Raksha Patel.

Image above by Mark Jackson.

Image above by James Johnston,

Image above by Jasper Joffe,

Image above by Jock McFadyen,

Image above by Lee Edwards,

Image above by Team Beswick and Pye. The first 20 people to arrive at the gallery on the evening of 8/3/2018 will receive an exclusive framed print signed by artist Jo Mama completely free of charge.

Harry Pye and his friends at Whitstable's Gallery 64a

Last night Gallery 64a put on a 7 hour exhibition as part of the "Oxford Street Showcase." More than 28 retailers and organisations connected to Whitstable's most popular street did something special for the occasion. St Alphenge's infant school had their own Christmas Fair, Novelist invented a new Oxford Street Cocktail, The Library had Northern Soul DJs and live bands playing - a splendid time was had by all. At Rob Mumby's 64a Gallery 26 Harry Pye artworks were exhibited (many for the first time). Saxophonist Paul Speare debuted two new pieces he'd composed specially, there was free Swedish glogg and delicious cakes and biscuits provided by Maria Ohlson. And Banjo player extraordinaire Richard Lamy jammed with special guest singer Mikey Georgeson.

Image Above: Richard Lamy sings his heart out. Behind Richard you can see Pye's tribute to Francis Bacon and a painting Pye made in collaboration with Rowland Smith called "Let's Get It On".

Above: Mikey jamming with Paul Speare

Above: "Hello, Good Evening and Welcome" (painting of Sir David Frost by Harry Pye and Emma Coleman).

Above: "Tin Tin in Deptford"

Above:"I Think About You" (a painting about the much loved band David Devant & His Spirit Wife)

Above: Some Whitstabalites come to show support to their new local gallery.

Above: The lovely Paul Speare who performed "This Is What I Do" (on sax) and "Mr Harry Pye" (on flute) both of which were brilliant.

Above: "Citizen Cope" was a painting Harry Pye made in collaboration with Sarah Sparkes.

Above: Under Tin Tin there's a painting of David Bowie by Team Beswick & Pye. The painting is called "F*** You, I'm in Tin Machine"

Above: "Waiter, Waiter" is a painting made by Harry Pye with lots of help from Marcus Cope.

Above: I asked a young visitor called Ossie to point to his favourite painting in the show.

Above: A nice man who lives in both Whitstable and Deptford. To the left of him are drawings of Abi Parry and Richard Lamy. To the right of him is "Tyger, Tyger" and a recent collaboration between Harry Pye and Rowland Smith called, "Don't Look, There's Nothing To See Here."

Above: The lovely Mikey Georgeson & Richard Lamy

Above: A local artist comes to say "Cheers!"

Above: Checking the price list ("If you have to ask you can't afford it.")

Above: The Green Lady painting

Above: Two Spanish ladies standing in front of a portrait of the artist Martin Sexton (who is standing in front of a Chris Tosic painting called "I'm Too Sad To Tell You")

Above: You can leave you hat on

Above: "The Power of Suggestion"

Above: A man who likes David Frost but is less keen on Baroness Chakrabarti.

Above: A new track called "Remember Me As A Sunny Day" is unveiled.

Above: Fans of the Harry Pye & Rowland Smith painting "I'm Joan Collins and You're Not"

Above: A work from 1988 called "The Ups & Downs"

Above: "Dial P For Pablo"

Above:Above Paul Speare performs "Mr Harry Pye"