A Hidden Artistic Gem: Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal
Tucked away in the scenic town of Kendal, Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a cultural gem that invites you to enjoy two floors of light-filled gallery spaces with ever-changing exquisite exhibitions.
Located on the banks of the River Kent, Abbot Hall boasts an impressive collection of artworks by Schwitters, Cezanne, Constable, Goldsworthy, Hockney, Moore, Picasso, Ruskin, Romney and Turner, among many others.
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Richard Long at Abbot Hall Art Gallery - ARTIST ROOMS On Tour with the Art Fund
Richard Long recreating 'River Avon Mud, Slow Hand Spiral' and 'Cornish Slate Ellipse' for the 2011 ARTIST ROOMS exhibition at Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal Cumbria, UK.
ARTIST ROOMS On Tour is an inspired partnership with the Art Fund - the fundraising charity for works of art, making available the ARTIST ROOMS collection of international contemporary art to galleries throughout the UK. ARTIST ROOMS is jointly owned by Tate and National Galleries of Scotland and was established through The d'Offay Donation in 2008, with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund and the Scottish and British Governments.
'River Avon Mud, Slow Hand Spiral' and 'Cornish Slate Ellipse' © Richard Long
ARTIST ROOMS
Tate and National Galleries of Scotland. Acquired jointly through The d'Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund, 2008.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL
abbothall.org.uk
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Abbot Hall Hotel, Grange over Sands, United Kingdom, HD Review
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Overlooking Morecambe Bay and in a 19th-century building, this hotel is in beautiful landscaped grounds. A 49 feet heated indoor pool features in Abbot Hall.
Kents Bank Train Station is within 325 feet of this Christian Guild hotel. The Victorian resort of Grange-over-Sands and its train station are a 30-minute walk away. Free private parking is available and Newby Bridge, at the edge of Lake Windermere, is only a 20-minute drive away.
A breakfast buffet is served in the dining room and light meals and snacks are served in the coffee shop. Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas at the Abbot Hall Hotel, which also features communal lounge areas with a TV.
Tea and coffee facilities are provided in each room. Private rooms also have a private bathroom with a hairdryer and a selection of toiletries.
Best Attractions and Places to See in Kendal, United Kingdom UK
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Hawkshead Brewery
Levens Hall
Lakeland Maze Farm Park
Sizergh Castle
Kendal Castle
Brewery Arts Centre
Quaker Tapestry
Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
Kendal Parish Church
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Places to see in ( Kendal - UK )
Places to see in ( Kendal - UK )
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, Kendal is situated about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Windermere, 19 miles (31 km) north of Lancaster, 23 miles (37 km) north-east of Barrow-in-Furness and 38 miles (61 km) north-west of Skipton. The town of Kendal lies in the valley or dale of the River Kent, from which it derives its name
Kendal today is known largely as a centre for tourism, as the home of Kendal mint cake, and as a producer of pipe tobacco and tobacco snuff. Its buildings, mostly constructed with the local grey limestone, have earned it the nickname Grey Auld Town. Kendal stands on the River Kent, surrounded by low hills. Kendal is near (but not in) the Lake District National Park. When the National Park was formed in 1951 the boundary was deliberately shaped to exclude Kendal. Although a relatively small town, Kendal is an important commercial centre for a wide area thanks to its rural location. Kendal is affectionately referred to as The Gateway to The Lakes.
Kendal railway station is situated on the Windermere Branch Line and gives connections to Windermere railway station to the north, and Oxenholme Lake District railway station (on the West Coast Main Line) and Lancaster railway station to the south. Kendal is around 8 miles (12 km) from the M6 motorway, and is bypassed on the west by the A591 road, linking it to Windermere, Keswick and the A590 leading to Barrow, as well as being the terminus of the A65 road to Kirkby Lonsdale, Skipton and Yorkshire and a destination on the A6 road to Penrith. The Lancaster Canal was built as far as Kendal in 1819, but the northern section was rendered unnavigable by the construction of the M6.
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Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Museum of Lakeland Life
Sizergh Castle and Garden
Levens Hall
Kendal Castle
Kendal Museum
Kendal Parish Church
St George's Church, Kendal
Serpentine Wood
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UKGHE Unconvention May 4-6 2018 Swarthmoor Hall
A guide to Swarthmoor Hall, venue for UKGHE Unconvention May 4-6, 2018. We are taking bookings now, with UK Guild members getting priority until the end of August. The Unconvention will include speakers and experiential sessions of creative trance.
Carus House Property Tour
Join us as we take a tour of the lovely Carus house situated in Kendal, Cumbria.
A superb detached house located at Carus Green Golf Club which is under a mile from Kendal and is just two miles to the Lake District National Park. Windermere is also about 15 minutes drive away.
Overlooking the Carus Green Golf Course and the first tee with views beyond to the Lake District fells. This beautifully presented house for up to ten people will be sure to delight everyone who stays at Carus House. If you enjoy golf you will love the half price green fees available at Carus Green Gold Course. If golf isn't for everyone you can enjoy lots of other activities while staying at Carus House. Enjoy fabulous meals or afternoon tea at the beautiful on-site restaurant, delicious drinks at the on-site bar or enjoy the large outdoor terrace when warmer which enjoys views over the golf course .
There's lots of attention to detail throughout this stylishly presented property. Set over three floors Carus House is spacious and finished to a high standard. On entering hall the second reception room can be found on the left. This room is beautifully designed with a 55 inch TV and full Sky package, it's the ideal room for the family to enjoy films and sport or for children to have as a separate space. Also on the ground floor there are three individually designed super king bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms. The en-suites have rain showers, underfloor heating and are fully tiled. The 3 bedrooms all have TVs with the full Sky package and one of them has doors leading to to the garden and a seating area. In addition to the second lounge and three bedrooms you'll find the large and well equipped utility room on the ground floor.
The double oak staircase leads to the first floor. On one side of the first floor there's a large bedroom with views across to Kendal, this bedroom has it's own beautifully designed en-suite shower room. On the other side of the first floor you'll find the large open plan kitchen, dining and living area. The kitchen is a beautiful bespoke area with curved granite work surfaces, breakfast bar area, three ovens, wine chiller and an instant hot water tap. From the dining area there are doors to the patio and steps down to the garden.
In the living area there's a large sofa with plenty of space for everyone to lounge on, this is a great spot to relax or socialise with your friends and family. The windows stretch the full width of this room so you can enjoy fabulous views of Carus Green Golf Course and the garden. There's also a large TV with full entertainment package, Sky TV and living flame contemporary fireplace.
On the second floor there's a fabulous suite with super king bed and enclosed pop up TV. Enjoy views of the golf course through the floor to ceiling windows and comfortable seating. This suite has it's own dressing room with large wardrobe and dressing table. The splendid en-suite bathroom has a free standing jacuzzi bath so you can enjoy soaking amongst bubbles while you watch your favourite programme on the built in TV. There's also double sinks, large walk in rain shower and WC in this outstanding spacious bathroom.
The garden is made up of a large lawn area, raised beds and a water feature with waterfall and pond area. The children in your group can enjoy watching the fish in the pond.
Outside there are two private parking spaces. Directly opposite Carus House is the beautifully presented contemporary club house with bar and restaurant. From the golf house you can enjoy delicious meals, afternoon tea or a morning coffee while you admire the views of the golf course and fells towards Yorkshire and Cumbria. Alternatively you could relax with a glass of wine on the large balcony after a memorable day exploring Cumbria and the Lake District National Park.
Kendal is a historic market town, the gateway to the Lake District, with festivals and events running throughout the year. Kendal has a good array of independent shops, the 12th-century Kendal Castle, ancient cobbled yards and a weekly market. The Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal runs events like Comic Art, comedy shows and The Mountain Festival. The River Kent runs through the town providing attractive riverside walks past the church and Abbot Hall Art Gallery. Just a short drive from Kendal you'll find lots of other cultural places to visit, including Sizergh Castle, Levens Hall, the famous village of Cartmel and Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley.
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Abbot Hall Hotel
It is believed that the monks of Furness Abbey bought the land and built the first Abbot Hall around 1160. The present building was constructed in 1840; since when Abbot Hall has been a family mansion, a school, and a Christian Guild hotel since 1916. Overlooking Morecambe Bay, Abbot Hall is set in extensive grounds which include a 15 metre heated indoor swimming pool and five self-catering pine lodges, accommodating up to 22 guests.
Open Up North exhibition
This film is a record of the 1st Open Up North exhibition which was on show across Kendal, Cumbria, UK from 01 October - 10 November 2011. Open Up North is a new open art exhibition showcasing the best professional and non-professional artists from across the North of England.
Film by Mark of PiciFilms
Open Up North is organised by The Brewery Arts Centre and funded by the Foyle Foundation. The exhibition was on show throughout the Brewery Arts Centre, Abbot Hall Art Gallery Coffee Shop and Artisan at Booths. Open Up North is a bi-annual exhibition.
Arnolfini: Museum of the Year 2016 finalist
In 2015 the Bristol gallery and arts centre embarked on an extensive programme of transformation, while delivering a superb contemporary arts programme. Film by Northern Town: Subtitled by Stagetext
Liverpool Walker Art Gallery
Liverpool Walker Art Gallery
Almonry Museum Evesham 06.09.11
The Almonry Museum and Heritage Centre is a museum in Evesham in Worcestershire, England. It is also referred to as The Almonry Heritage Centre, The Almonry Museum and just The Almonry. It is governed by Evesham Town Council. The focus of the museum is on local history, but it also covers history and science more broadly. The museum derives its name from the original use of the building as the almonry of the 14th-century Evesham Abbey. The museum opened within this building in 1957.
The Almonry Museum is housed in a 14th-century building that was formerly part of the Benedictine Evesham Abbey, the third largest abbey in England. The building is an almonry, meaning it was the home of the almoner, a monk whose role was to provide alms to the poor. Evesham Abbey was closed by Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries, after which the Almonry became the personal home of the last Abbot, Philip Ballard. Two churches, a bell tower and a cloister arch from Evesham Abbey also survive nearby. The Almonry is a grade I listed building and was first listed in 1952. It has a part rubble and part timber framed structure with a Cotswold stone roof. Additions to the building were made in the 15th and 17th-centuries.
Following the closure of the Abbey, The Almonry has served as an ale house, offices, tea rooms and a private home. It was purchased by Evesham Borough Council in 1929 and opened as a heritage centre in 1957.
Stafford Model Railway Show 2017 + Station Freight - 04/02/17
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Its that time of year once again, where various exhibitors from all over the country gather to the Stafford County Showground for the Annual Model Railway Exhibition (which is held early February). Plenty of layouts and stalls cover the three halls on offer by the event organizers; and is a great opportunity to show off the various skills and layouts each club has to offer.
For this video, it is shown as the full day goes on. First of all, we start at Stafford Station where I arrived moments before. We then hop on the free shuttle bus up to the exhibiton, where we see the layouts in full. Because of some constructive critisim last year, some changes were made from last years video. Once we get around the exhibiton (and the lads I was with brought their items), we headed back to the station for mid-afternoon freight. This is displayed below.
Full List:
66548/66529 - Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M. to North Wembley Jn
70004 - 4S44 Daventry Int Rft Recep Fl to Coatbridge F.L.T.
66533 - 4M93 Felixstowe North F.L.T. to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.N.
66589 - 4M87 Felixstowe North F.L.T. to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.N.
92044 - 6L48 Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M. to Dagenham Dock Recp Gbrf (Ran Despite Cancelled in RTT)
92033/90046 - 0Z91 Willesden T.M.D to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M.
66125 - Halewood (Jaguar Cars) to Didcot T.C.
70007 - Felixstowe North F.L.T. to Crewe Bas Hall S.S.N.
Brigid Marlin - Surrealism Revealed (Art)
Brigid Marlin - Surrealism Revealed (Art)
Brigid Marlin was born in Washington, D.C., studied at the National College of Art, Dublin, the Centre d'Art Sacre, and the Atelier André L'Hote, Paris, the Beaux-arts, Montreal, and the Arts Students League of New York.
Later she went to Vienna to learn the 'Mische' technique, a process of painting which was a carefully guarded secret of the Flemish and Italian Renaissance painters, and revived after painstaking research by Ernst Fuchs. Returning to England, she founded the Inscape group of painters to continue the exploration and research into techniques of painting; and later the world between painters, sculptors, print-makers and jewellers. She teaches painting at West Herts. College and in London.
In 1982 she was resident artist at the Dorland Mountain Colony and in 1985 she was resident artist and painting teacher at the Carl Rogers Center for the Study of the Person, at the University of California.
Prizes — The 'Visions of the Future' Science-Fiction painting competition, 1st prize
— International Art Appreciation Award 1984, U.S.A., 1st prize
— International Painting Competition, Dublin 1988, 1st prize
— Upper Street Gallery Sculpture Competition, special prize
In 1985 she illustrated Mary O'Hara's book, Celebration of Love. In 1989 she wrote a book From East to West which was published by Collins Fount. In 1990 she was commissioned to paint a headmaster of Cheam School, Berks. Her work is in the National Portrait Gallery, London, and museums and collections all over the world, including, as well as those already mentioned in the catalogue;
Lady Arran, J.G. Ballard, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Blankfort, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Haber, Mr and Mrs. David Tansey, California. Mary Craig, Noreen Corrigan, Art Consuftant, Montreai. Jim and Catriona Erler, Washington D.C., Kalid Hammadi, Kuwait, Takashi Higuchi, Tokyo, Mr. and Mrs. Huey Johnson, Environmental Resources U.S.A., Mr. and Mrs. Saul Katz, Boston, Richard and Maura McDonnell, Ireland, General Montfort, Spain, Ex-President Nixon, Mary O'Hara,
Admiral Paulsen, U.S. Navy, Hawaii, Virginia Rogers, Chicago.
Group and one-man shows include:
1964 Moles worth Gallery, Dublin
1966 Gallery No. 10, London
1967 Festival Hall, London
1968 Galerie Fuchs-Fischof, Vienna
1969 Galerie 2 + 3, Paris
1970 Woburn Abbey, Bedford
1970 Torrance Gallery, Edinburgh
1971 London Hilton Art Gallery
1972 Gallerie für Zeitgenoissische Kunst, Hamburg
1972, 1974 Drian Galleries, London
1973 Fanfare for Europe Exhibition, Woburn Abbey, Bedford
1973 Van der Straeten Galleries, New York
1973 Den Art Studios, Ottawa
1973 Upper Street Gallery, London
1975 Galerie Gustav, Malmo, Sweden
1975 Castle Wartholz, Austria
1976 Rye Art Gallery, Easton Rooms, Rye, Sussex
1976 Den Art Studios, Ottawa
1976 Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, Cumbria
1976 Upper Street Gallery, London
1976 Belle Mead, New Jersey, U.S.A.
1977 Hudson Guild Gallery, New York
1977 Jubilee Festival for Mind and Body, Olympia, London
1977 Royal Exchange, London
1978 Eindhoven, Holland
1979 Bonfoey Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1979 Woburn Abbey, Bedford, England
1980 The Arts Club, Piccadilly, London
1981 Covent Garden, London
1981 Doorway Gallery, Rancho Sante Fe, California
1982 Central Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo
1982 La Jolla, California
1983 Arts Centre, Hong Kong
1983 Den-Art Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1984 Tarot Exhibition, 5 Dials Gallery, Covent Garden
1985 Galeria Nuovo Spazio 2, Venice, Italy
1985 The Europa Gallery, Hampstead
1988 and 1987 The Alpine Gallery, London
1988 Renata Galleries, Chicago
1988 Clementi House Gallery, Kensington, London
1990 The Glebe Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
1990 The Alpine Gallery, London
Brigid Marlin is the founder of the Society for the Art of Imagination The society holds an annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London. The exhibition is open to all artists working in the realms of the fantasic, surreal and visionary. For more details and application forms write
to:
The Society for the Art of Imagination,
P0 Box 240, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 IHE,
UNITED KINGDOM.
E-mail: BrigMarlin@aol.com
Lady Anne Clifford - a Woman Cast Out
This video is about 'Lady Anne Clifford-a woman cast out'. A play written by Caroline Moir, directed by Chris Taylor and performed by Kendal Community Theatre. All seats were sold at the Town Hall in Kendal, Abbot Hall, Appleby and Kirkby Stephen. This film shows the cast in rehearsal and performing on Tour.
Frank Auerbach 弗蘭克·奧爾巴赫 1931 British Expressionism
Frank Helmut Auerbach (born 29 April 1931) is a British painter. Born in Germany, he has been a naturalised British citizen since 1947.
Auerbach was born in Berlin, the son of Max Auerbach, a patent lawyer, and Charlotte Nora Burchardt, who had trained as an artist. Under the influence of the British writer Iris Origo, his parents sent him to Britain in 1939 under the Kindertransport scheme (although he has stated it was by private arrangement),] which brought almost 10,000 mainly Jewish children to Britain to escape from Nazi persecution. Aged seven, Auerbach left Germany via Hamburg on 4 April 1939 and arrived at Southampton on 7 April. Left behind in Germany, Auerbach's parents later died in a concentration camp in 1942.
In Britain, Auerbach became a pupil at Bunce Court School, near Faversham in Kent, where he excelled in not only art but also drama classes. Indeed, he almost became an actor, even taking a small role in Peter Ustinov's play House of Regrets at the Unity Theatre in St Pancras, at the age of 17. But his interest in art proved a stronger draw and he began studying in London, first at St Martin's School of Art from 1948 to 1952, and at the Royal College of Art from 1952 to 1955. Yet, perhaps the clearest influence on his art training came from a series of additional art classes he took at London's Borough Polytechnic, where he and fellow St Martin's student Leon Kossoff were taught by David Bomberg from 1947 until 1953.
From 1955, he began teaching in secondary schools, but quickly moved into the visiting tutor circuit at numerous art schools, including Ravensbourne, Ealing, Sidcup and the Slade School of Art. However, he was most frequently to be found teaching at Camberwell School of Art, where he taught from 1958 to 1965.
Auerbach's first solo exhibition was at the Beaux Arts Gallery in London in 1956, followed by further solo shows at the Beaux Arts Gallery in 1959, 1961, 1962 and 1963, and then at Marlborough Fine Art in London at regular intervals after 1965; at Marlborough Gallery, New York, in 1969, 1982, 1994, 1998 and 2006; and at Marlborough Graphics in 1990.
In 1978, he was the subject of a major retrospective exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, and in 1986 he represented Britain in the Venice Biennale, sharing the biennale's main prize, the Golden Lion, with Sigmar Polke. Further exhibitions have included Eight Figurative Painters, held at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, USA, in 1981, alongside Michael Andrews, Francis Bacon, William Coldstream, Lucian Freud, Patrick George, Leon Kossoff and Euan Uglow; and a retrospective at the Kunstverein, Hamburg, in 1986, comprising paintings and drawings made between 1977 and 1985 originally shown at the 42nd Venice Biennale, also in 1986. This show then toured, with some additional works, to the Museum Folkwang, Essen, and the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, in 1987. Exhibitions were also held at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, in 1989; the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, in 1991; and the National Gallery, London, in 1995.[10] He was included in the exhibition A New Spirit in Painting at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1981 and a solo exhibition of his paintings and drawings 1954 to 2001 was held there in 2001;[7] and held a solo show entitled Frank Auerbach Etchings and Drypoints 1954–2006 at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which toured to the Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal, during 2007–08; and another solo show at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London, in 2009.
Auerbach was the subject of a television film entitled Frank Auerbach: To the Studio (2001), directed by Hannah Rothschild and produced by Jake Auerbach (Jake Auerbach Films Ltd). This was first broadcast on the arts programme Omnibus on 10 November 2001.
David Bowie bought and owned Auerbach's "Head of Gerda Boehm" as part of his private collection. After Bowie's death in 2016, this piece was among many put up for auction in November 2016, where it was sold for £3.8 million (US $4.7 million).
Shelia Fell
Shelia Fell talks about her paintings at Abbot Hall Gallery in Kendal in 1965 on Border - ITV New
Door to store: caring for your photographic collection
The importance of photographs, caring for the Museum's photographic collection and how best to manage, store and protect your digital and printed photographs at home. Includes an introduction from curator Michelle Hetherington about the use of photographs in the exhibition 'Glorious Days: Australia 1913', and a discussion from photographer George Serras about photography at the National Museum and the various types of photographic material in the collection. Recorded at the National Museum of Australia on 9 May 2013. More:
Dove Cottage Young Poets
Flo tells us about her journey as a Dove Cottage Young Poet.
Are you between 12 and 21 years old? Enjoy creative writing? Want to join a free new poetry group?
Dove Cottage Young Poets meets on Fridays 3.30pm at Abbot Hall Art Gallery in Kendal, drawing students from schools across South Lakeland. The group is run by Barrow-based poet Kim Moore and supported by the Wordsworth Trust. The group is funded through Arts Council England’s Major Partnership Museums grant.
Interested in joining? Visit the Dove Cottage Young Poets' website for more information: dovecottageyoungpoets.wordpress.com
Discover Jerwood Gallery in Hastings
A promotional video produced for the Jerwood Gallery, home to the Jerwood Collection in Hastings.
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