Creative Island

Isle of Wight-based artists, Charles Inge, has been presented with the Winsor & Newton Oil Prize for his painting inspired by a Ventnor beach hut.

Quay Arts centre in Newport is a wonderful resource for all things cultural. Join them on Sunday for eleven hours of free live entertainment to celebrate their 40th anniversary.

This fascinating footage of the 1987 Great Storm in Ventnor has been set to music by Isle of Wight musician, Paul Armfield. Free entry with donations welcome.

This Sunday brings a rare opportunity to see World-class jazz at Quay Arts in Newport before the Nate Najar Trio head to jazz-mecca, Ronnie Scott's.

There are over 70 postcard-sized pieces of original artwork going on display to celebrate Isle of Wight Day, in an exhibition at the Blue Fox Gallery in Ryde to support Earl Mountbatten Hospice.

This excellent shot by an Isle of Wight photographer will be featured in a book and exhibited at the Royal Observatory for the next year.

All are welcome to the official book launch of the Anonthology at Waterstones on Isle of Wight Day (Saturday 24th September) to celebrate the talent of local young writers and hear spoken word performances.

Tickets sell fast for the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra, so make sure that you grab yours for the opening concert in November before they sell out.

John Nash not only explains the mystery of musical notation carved into a bench in Ventnor, but treats us to a beautiful piece of classical guitar written by an Isle of Wight composer.

The fun starts on Friday and continues over the weekend. Family friendly before the 9pm watershed, with music, poetry and comedy throughout the weekend, raising money for British Heart Foundation.

All welcome to this free art lecture next week titled, From Wild Beasts to Pickled Sharks – 100 years of Modern Art with scepticism and a lot of humour.