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Ryde Arts

Ryde Arts Festival grew from the SEEDA funded Ryde Development Trust in 2001.

One of the Trusts aims was to stimulate the regeneration of the town through the arts. The Festival returned each year, bringing more live music, theatre, art and more to the town for Islanders’ enjoyment.

It is now a year-round programme supported by Arts Council, Historic England and Heritage Lottery Fund.

Below are some of the articles by OnTheWight featuring Ryde Arts.

30, June 2016·1 min read

Ryde Arts Festival presents an evening of live jazz

Tickets are just £5 for this evening of live music by some of the leading lights in jazz on the Isle of Wight.

29, June 2016·1 min read

People in the Basement: An evening of delicious live music

That feeling when you love someone so much you want to bite their cheeks. The music you'll hear at People in the Basement is just like that.

27, June 2016·3 min read

Voices of the Isle of Wight open Ryde Arts Festival

Singers with the Voices of the Isle of Wight choir put on a great performance on Friday evening for the opening event of the Ryde Arts Festival. Read on to see impression they left on Jonathan Dodd.

25, June 2016·1 min read

Ryde Arts Festival 2016 in full swing – what will you see?

Today (Saturday) offers a great range of events taking place as part of the 2016 Ryde Arts Festival.

9, June 2016·3 min read

Ryde Arts Festival 2016: Ten days of art, poetry, music and much more

The 2016 Ryde Arts Festival (23rd June to 3rd July) promises ten days of wonderful art, live music, poetry, comedy, puppetry and much, much more. Make sure you check out what's on with our handy guide.

7, June 2016·1 min read

Inspire your kids during Children’s Art Week with the help of Quay Arts

Quay Arts delivers once again, offering not one, but two opportunities to inspire your kids over the next couple of weeks as part of Children’s Art Week. Both events are free and should be great fun.

1, April 2016·1 min read

Jo Hummel Newell to become ‘Artist in (unexpected) Residence’

A £30,000 Arts Council grant will see a whole host of arts events and mini-projects develop over the next two years in Ryde, including an artist in residence in an allotment shed.

26, June 2015·1 min read

Don’t miss the Ryde Arts Festival: Starts tonight

The Festival kicks off with a free concert tonight at All Saints Church in Ryde featuring recorded memories of Ryde’s citizens and recorded sounds of the town.

24, June 2015·4 min read

Meet Miss Crocus: One of ten wonderful Mennyms created in Ryde

Jonathan was lucky enough to be involved in creating one of ten wonderful Mennyms which you can see during Ryde Arts Festival from Saturday. Here he shares the process of how Miss Crocus came into being.

10, June 2015·2 min read

Ryde Arts Festival has something for everyone, don’t miss out

There is lots to see and do at the 2015 Ryde Arts Festival, from original live music, theatre, art, guided walks and workshops, not to mention the hunt for the Mennyms.

3, March 2015·1 min read

Teresa Grimaldi heads Undercover art project in Ryde

A new family will be moving to Ryde this summer as part of an arts project organised by Ryde Library.

6, July 2014·5 min read

Jonathan Dodd: School for Sewing

Jonathan doesn't ever seem to suffer from stress, but if he did, we now know that he'd be able to stitch his stress away quite easily.

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