Exhibition Events Calender
Nolan. Britten. Aldeburgh.
Venue 54, Powys Arts Month
Monday 17 - Sunday 23 October 2011
Weekdays 10.00am-4.00pm; weekend 11.30am-5.30pm
Tithe Barn, The Rodd, Presteigne, LD8 2LL
A chance to see a collection of paintings by Sidney Nolan brought together for a show in Aldeburgh earlier this year.
It was Sidney Nolan’s visits to the Aldeburgh festival that inspired his foundation in 1985 of the Sidney Nolan Trust at The Rodd. He first went to Aldeburgh in 1950 and was introduced to Benjamin Britten by Sir Kenneth Clark (former Director of the National Gallery). The relationship between Nolan and Britten developed quickly, lasted until Britten’s death, and led to several important series of paintings by Sidney that were inspired by Britten’s work and music.
Drawn from the Estate of the artist the works have been chosen to reflect the relationship that existed between the composer and the artist and the regular exhibitions at Aldeburgh of Nolan’s work.
Also showing 'Pathways: Rodd Bugg & Polly Binns' - selected work created during Rod and Polly's recent Sculpture Programme Residency.
Part of Powys Art Month. .
Sidney Nolan
Gallipoli
Saturday 20 - Tuesday 30 August 2011
11.00 - 17.00
Tithe Barn, The Rodd, Presteigne, LD8 2LL
In 1961 Sidney Nolan made a series of works inspired by the Gallipoli tragedy which had grown into a modern Australian legend. Nolan had visited the site of the 1915 battle where the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps made a daring but ultimately futile landing in an attempt to break the deadlock on the Western Front by attacking Germany’s Turkish ally. He found it still imbued with an atmosphere of heroism and failure, themes which recur in other Nolan subject matter. This exhibition offers a rare chance to view part of this iconic series of works, including sublime elegies to the fallen, sea paintings showing off-duty soldiers swimming and portraits that are by turn satirical and tragic, made in a variety of media including crayon, acrylic and textile dye.
Wordsworth on the Hindwell
Paintings by Alistair Tucker and texts by David Lewis
Saturday 25 June - Sunday 3 July 2011
11.00-17.00
William Wordsworth’s family farmed for many years around Presteigne, renting and owning large and successful farms in this area as well as further south along the Wye. William, his wife Mary and his sister Dorothy, were enthusiastic visitors to the Borders and William thought Radnorshire almost as beautiful as the Lake District. ' Wordsworth on the Hindwell' is a celebration in words and image of the landscapes around Presteigne, especially Hindwell Farm, the hills around the Walton Basin and the valley of the Hindwell brook. Image: Alistair Tucker: He gives snow like wool.