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Jacob Brandon
Oct 8, 20181 min read
From the Royal Academy to the 'Loovre'
Artizan are delighted that one of our artists, Anna Grayson, has had two more pieces exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition,...
Jacob Brandon
Jan 5, 20183 min read
Christmas in Bristol - The Zoo!
Over the Christmas break Jacob and I headed up to Bristol for a “relaxed” festive period; we were dog sitting for family but planned to...
Jacob Brandon
Dec 18, 20173 min read
Merry Christmas from Artizan
A final 2017 update and a message of thanks to our supporters and friends! Well where on earth did 2017 ago?! It all seems to have rushed...
Jacob Brandon
Dec 12, 20172 min read
Artizan Winter Update
Hi all, we just wanted to give everyone a quick update from the Artizan team as we bustle on through December. We’re having a lovely...
Jacob Brandon
Dec 12, 20171 min read
Photo Gallery: Winter Open Preview
Whoops, we nearly forgot we'd taken these with the excitement of the first weeks of the show! Throwback to the launch of our Winter Open....
Jacob Brandon
Dec 5, 20174 min read
Belinda Dixon Explorers Talk at Torquay Museum
What does an explorer look like? The first thing I picture is a khaki clad gentleman, sporting a pith helmet, probably with a rather...
Jacob Brandon
Dec 5, 20172 min read
Winter Fest Round Up!
We’ve been loving everything that’s going on at Torre Abbey recently. The team over there have been doing some really wonderful work this...
Jacob Brandon
Nov 25, 20174 min read
Printmaking with Wooden Spoons and Squircles!
Scrolling through upcoming Facebook events I spy a printmaking workshop running at Torre Abbey. Printmaking is something I did fleetingly...
Jacob Brandon
Nov 25, 20172 min read
Illuminate 2017 at Royal William Yard
This week, Illuminate - a light festival for Plymouth - took place for the first time at the historic Royal William Yard after many years...
Jacob Brandon
Nov 24, 20172 min read
SWAc Open Exhibition 2017
Here at Artizan it goes without saying that we love art, so much so that even on our days off we feel compelled to find somewhere to go...
Jacob Brandon
Nov 7, 20171 min read
Artizan Winter Open 2017 - Upcoming Exhibition
After a very successful Summer Open we're really looking forward to our final exhibition of the year where we welcome artists from across...
Jacob Brandon
Oct 25, 20173 min read
The Lost City of Z Launch
The Lost City of Z exhibition runs at Torquay Museum until the 17th of February 2018 with a number of supporting talks as part of the...
Jacob Brandon
Oct 24, 20171 min read
Apple Day in Cockington Court
On the 15th of October, on a Sunday. I went to the Cockington Apple Day Event. At that time, I was here for 3 weeks. I heard about this...
Jacob Brandon
Oct 8, 20174 min read
A Whistle-stop tour around some of Devon’s Open Studios
We received lots of invitations to Devon Open Studio this year but when you’re running a busy gallery it can be hard to get away....
Jacob Brandon
Oct 7, 20172 min read
How Poetry Made a Human
"A poet’s hope: to be like some valley cheese, local, but prized elsewhere” WH Auden I starting writing poetry as a child and have kept...
Jacob Brandon
Oct 2, 20172 min read
Ageing Well Festival 2017
You know an event has been popular when they run out of cake! This was the case at the recent Ageing Well Festival held in the gorgeous...
Jacob Brandon
Sep 22, 20174 min read
International Agatha Christie Festival 2017
When reflecting on Torbay’s cultural heritage, perhaps the most immediate association with the locality is renowned novelist, Agatha...
Jacob Brandon
Sep 19, 20171 min read
Martin Bush - Jewel Temple Series
Martin Bush - Jewel Temple Series, displayed September 2017 as part of the Artizan Gallery solo series. #2017 #exhibition #Album
Jacob Brandon
Sep 9, 20174 min read
The Tale – A Journey of Discovery?
It’s Saturday 9th September, the weather outside is ambiguous if we’re being generous, ominous if we’re being completely honest, and I’m...
Jacob Brandon
Sep 4, 20173 min read
September Exhibition Launch!
What a lovely start to September we’ve had at the gallery! Last week we celebrated the launch of Martin Bush’s gorgeous exhibition “Jewel...
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