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Jacob Brandon
May 24, 20232 min read
Torre Abbey: A Thread Through Time
Torre Abbey, the English Riviera Geopark's most significant heritage building, transports visitors back in time to the 12th century.
Jacob Brandon
Aug 29, 20194 min read
Art by the "Barn Load" - Summer Festival of Art at the Spanish Barn
The diversity of practising South West artists is something we are not unaware of; our regular open exhibition programme exposes us to...
Jacob Brandon
Mar 1, 20192 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: March 2019
It’s March, and finally, miraculously, Artizan Gallery is back! After a far too lengthy absence, in the middle of February we managed to...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 22, 20184 min read
Grinablog: Day 2
“Write to your councillors and tell them that this festival is going to be here for the next 50 years” DJ Chris Tofu “Write to your...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 21, 20183 min read
Grinablog: Day 1
We're doing Gringog Festival 2018! Here's our round up of the Day 1 mudless fun! Whilst I wouldn’t go as far as to say I’m hungover, I’m...
Jacob Brandon
Apr 1, 20182 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: April 2018
Did anyone else blink and miss March? We’re struggling to believe it’s April here, a particularly exciting month for us because we’re on...
Jacob Brandon
Mar 31, 20182 min read
Tattoo: British Tattoo Art Revealed
Last night I went along to the postponed Preview of the Tattoo Exhibition at Torre Abbey which opened on 3rd March and will run until 3rd...
Jacob Brandon
Mar 23, 20182 min read
You don’t like my painting
I have never before joined an art group or society, other than art school, and I’ve never won anything for my art, except grade 1 O Level...
Jacob Brandon
Feb 22, 20182 min read
English Riviera Art Fair, Last Few Days
At lunchtime I managed to grab 30 minutes or so to go along to the English Riviera Art Fair being held at the Spanish Barn, Torre Abbey....
Jacob Brandon
Jan 31, 20181 min read
Riviera Art Fair
We are delighted to see so many of our regular exhibitors at Artizan Gallery taking part in this Exhibition during February. It will...
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
Oct 14, 20171 min read
Winter Fest at Torre Abbey
An exciting last minute addition to our 2017 exhibition calendar. Find out about Winter Fest at Torre Abbey! This Christmas, Torre Abbey...
Jacob Brandon
Aug 1, 20172 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: August 2017
As the season gets underway, Torbay’s cultural destinations launch their Summer shows and events for residents and visitors to go out and...
Jacob Brandon
May 1, 20172 min read
Beach Hut Culture Update: May 2017
If writing these articles for Beach Hut has taught us anything, it’s that there’s really no shortage of things to do on our doorstep in...
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