People in the Clayden Gallery for the opening of the exhibition
© IW Open Studios

Isle of Wight Open Studios 2024 preview with free showcase at Quay Arts

A free to attend Showcase Exhibition of a selection of the 120+ Isle of Wight Open Studios 2024 artists who are participating in this year’s event, opened with a spectacular launch on Friday 12th July in the Cafe and Clayden Gallery at Quay Arts.

This exhibition of artists work highlights the vibrant creativity of the Island’s art and craft community and provides a great opportunity for visitors to start to see what will be showcased during the Island-wide event which will take place from Friday, 23rd August to Sunday, 8th September 2024.

Carefully curated installation
The arts team at Quay Arts carefully curated and installed the exhibition to help raise public awareness of IW Open Studios, which is set to be the year’s most exciting and widespread celebration of art on the Island.

Visitors will not just have an opportunity to glimpse some of the artist’s work ahead of the event but will also be able to buy the pieces on display.

Whitmore: Proud to champion the creative community
Arts Manager, Ian Whitmore, said,

“Quay Arts is proud to champion the creative community on the Island and we are excited to host this Showcase Exhibition in collaboration with Isle of Wight Open Studios.”

He added,

“We have the perfect location to support the launch event and are looking forward to welcoming visitors to explore richly diverse works from over 50 Island artists displayed across the arts centre.”

Community Interest Company
The new IW Open Studios Community Interest Company team of volunteers, who are working together to create a coordinated event celebrating Island artists, were also in attendance at the launch, along with many of the artists exhibiting their work.

Kori: A real collaborative energy and enthusiasm
South Wight Rep, Jo Kori, an Island-born artist based in Ventnor, whose art practice is primarily drawing, sculpture and mixed media installations, has a piece in the exhibition and remarked,

“There is a real collaborative energy and enthusiasm of all the participating artists in IW Open Studios this year and I am delighted to be actively involved in the Showcase Exhibition which brings together many Isle of Wight artists’ work in one place for visitors to enjoy.”

The exhibition at Quay Arts in Newport will be open daily 9am – 5pm until Sunday 4th August.

For more information about the IW Open Studios event visit the website.


News shared by Dee on behalf of Isle of Wight Open Studios. Ed

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Kayt
30, May 2011 12:00 pm

Go Mick! Good Luck!

Asite2c
30, May 2011 12:32 pm

Unlike the incompetant Tory lot in County Hall, It’s pleasing to hear a potential councillor talk some forward thinking common sense.

Best of luck Mick!

daniel clarke
30, May 2011 5:15 pm

He won’t win.

Tanja Rebel
Reply to  daniel clarke
30, May 2011 5:27 pm

Won’t win? That’s a bit defeatist… Lets start creating a new future for the island which puts it on an upward spiral! It can be done – where there is a will there’s a way…

daniel clarke
Reply to  Tanja Rebel
30, May 2011 6:02 pm

Of course I’m going to say he isn’t going to win. I am a Conservative and always will be!

Simon Haytack
Reply to  daniel clarke
30, May 2011 6:18 pm

I hope the Labour candidate does win, he certainly talks a lot of sense here. Although anything but another Tory victory will be a step in the right direction. They don’t deserve a single vote after what they collectivly have done to the island.

Robbo
Reply to  Simon Haytack
31, May 2011 4:15 pm

“Anything but another Tory victory will be a step in the right direction”? I don’t think so Simon. A win for the Lib Dem, or UKIP, or the Independent will effectively offer a level of support to the Tories – especially a win for the hated Lib Dems, who under Clegg are enthusiastically supporting savage Tory cuts to local services and jobs.

No.5
Reply to  Tanja Rebel
30, May 2011 11:08 pm

it not defeatist..Danial is a Tory whip who can’t see beyond the colour blue

out of touch theconmag
Reply to  daniel clarke
30, May 2011 7:17 pm

Daniel I don’t think the Conservative candidate will win their record in power has been abysmal plenty of rhetoric very little action.They certainly wont win on merit but apathy usually rules.

Paul Miller
30, May 2011 5:44 pm

FYI
Results of all IW wards from 2009

http://www.islandconservatives.com/index.php/elections

(with apologies for the source!)

Binstead & Fishbourne
Ivan Bulwer – Conservative – 519
Ivor Warlow – Independent – 515
Tony Zeid – Lib Dem – 181

Steephill Jack
30, May 2011 6:49 pm

Best thing is to be an Independent candidate so voters don’t know exactly where you stand, but they will still vote for you because they don’t like what they’ve got now. Political parties are not democratic in local government and result in the kind of block voting we now have from the Tory councillors which ignores the results of ‘consultations’. But then, political parties are not democratic… Read more »

Patrick Joyce
30, May 2011 7:38 pm

Mike get your facts right the Independents do not support the Conservatives. For someone who hopes to reduce the Conservative majority in the Council, by standing, you will probably take votes away from the Independent and hand the ward over to the Conservatives. It seems to me Labour and the Lib Dems who have no hope of winning are trying to ensure the Independent does not get… Read more »

Don Smith
Reply to  Patrick Joyce
30, May 2011 7:53 pm

Good luck Mick – When will the electorate forget about Westminster – You are voting for local representation.

daveq
Reply to  Don Smith
31, May 2011 5:46 am

In view of the current lot at County Hall, don’t you mean misreprentation?

Don Smith
Reply to  Patrick Joyce
30, May 2011 8:00 pm

I agree with what you write Patrick.
IoW people always think Labour,Tory and the others.

It is about local issues and the sooner we forget about these Westminster tags the better.

Westminster politicians do not care a t*ss about local issues. Having said that all the best Mike.
However, Patrick has hit the nail on the head.

nick of time
Reply to  Don Smith
30, May 2011 8:32 pm

I agree with Don and Patrick. Politics should not occur down at local level but they do I’m afraid and the majority of the electorate will vote along their national thinking.

I would rather have Mick as a councillor first and a politican second.

No.5
Reply to  nick of time
30, May 2011 11:11 pm

I think this is a good ward for a local man, in opposition to our abysmal council, to stand in, which he can win..whatever colour tie he wears.

He has my support even more for his standing as a Labour candidate

Don Smith
Reply to  No.5
31, May 2011 12:32 am

No.5. Labour has a worse reputation than the Lib/Dems. at this time, and most people can only relate to labour for leaving us in such a terrible economical state, this, after being in government for so long. People forget the good things that Labour did; they [Blair] even saved the monarchy. Ninety-eight percent of ALL Westminster politician are professional politicians, they are all tarred with the same… Read more »

No.5
Reply to  No.5
31, May 2011 12:53 am

Don you are a complex poster full of negativity…on one hand you condem our council, on the other you condem the opposition..on another you call for local representation and then when it arrives condem it for its chosen party. Labour may never be a force on the Island as a whole but it can win councillors in certain well selected places on the Island and thus diminish… Read more »

Robbo
Reply to  No.5
31, May 2011 4:20 pm

Don, Don……we are only in an “economic state” because Labour bailed out the disgraceful Banks. If they hadn’t many pensioners would have lost savings and personal pensions. And what have the Tories and Lb Dems done to stop it happening again? Nothing.

Mick Lyons
Reply to  Patrick Joyce
1, June 2011 12:39 pm

Patrick, perhaps you can tell us what the Independents’ policy is on the Council cuts – however I suspect that you are probably unable to do this since there are probably 10 different policies and your own policy is stated as “I vote only in the interest of my constituents and the Town and Parish councils” – hardly an effective opposition to the Conservatives. Fortunately, we still… Read more »

Steephill Jack
Reply to  Mick Lyons
1, June 2011 9:21 pm

You just lost my vote Mick by showing, with such a silly question, that you can’t think independently yourself. Do you remember the alternative budget that the independents suggested ?

Robbo
Reply to  Steephill Jack
1, June 2011 9:28 pm

A budget that accepted most of the Tory cuts, as I recall.

And of course Steephill Jack probably hasn’t got a vote at this by-election.

Simon Haytack
Reply to  Steephill Jack
2, June 2011 12:32 am

The problem with the independents budget was that it only saved the services that made headlines, the services that you could actually see disappearing like public toilets and libraries. Vulnerable people’s services, youth services, Wightbus and other cuts were still being made. There was one budget put forward that would have really worked for the Island, and those on the Island that really need services most. That… Read more »

No.5
Reply to  Simon Haytack
2, June 2011 1:44 am

no…the problem was that it didn’t cover up for the current councils massive mis-spending and mis-management of the Island resulting in a £9million pound deficit it tried to hide behind central government cuts.

Of course these cowboys have already botched it all up, so any future budget has to take into account the catastrophe that is this Tory council

Patrick Joyce
Reply to  Mick Lyons
2, June 2011 3:10 pm

Mick the Independent budget agreed by the group and accepted by the Officers at county hall can be viwed on IOWCC website. Who voted for what budget is on the Ventnor Blog site. The Independent budget was in the interest of my constituents so I voted for it. Geoff put forward a proposal that the reserves be spent to maintain services, however he voted for the Independent… Read more »

Mick Lyons
Reply to  Patrick Joyce
3, June 2011 11:25 am

Yes, I was there, that would be the budget vote in which at least three Indepenent Councillors did not vote against the Conservative cuts, including one who previously wrote to me assuring me that “I have already stated, and indeed pledged, that I will vote against cuts to which residents of my ward are opposed”. Anyway, let me finish by saying thanks to everyone who has written… Read more »

maggoo
31, May 2011 3:44 pm

I have a dream,I have a dream!
One day local government meetings will be televised.As near as mathematically possible councillors will be elected by a majority of voters.Religion,royalty,and other ingrained divisiveness will have no part to play in the democratic decision making process.
Conviction politicians will replace todays self servers.

David Stott
31, May 2011 4:50 pm

Good luck Mick!

adrian nicholas
2, June 2011 10:56 am

Good Luck Mick? an intelligent, considered and fiercely passionate candidate committed to making local peoples concerns personally represented & championed in related community issues – such as Pell Lane, the representation of IOW people and services local as per the Fire Control centre issue and care community and local services consequences of tory iwc overzealous cuts issues in both Binstead & Ryde area. Lansleys Health ‘reforms’ must… Read more »

Patrick Joyce
Reply to  adrian nicholas
2, June 2011 2:23 pm

For the record Adrian I am an Independent hsving walked out of the Tory group because I was not prepared to be told how to vote Independents are not tory lackeys as you seem to think Ivan is equaly passionate and committed to the people of Binstead Rest assured Mike will follow party lines even if its only a party of two YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE… Read more »

Patrick Joyce
Reply to  Patrick Joyce
2, June 2011 2:52 pm

correction to above, Ivan Im still thinking tory
ahould be IVOR

John Power
11, September 2016 9:59 pm

Hi Mick

Are you still there?

John

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