two of my recent 'earth/bound' artworks have been selected for a forthcoming art exhibition, on the map, at hastings museum and art gallery.
[on the map, hastings museum & art gallery]...on the map (which includes a display of hastings museum's collection of historical maps) opens to the public on saturday 10 march 2012 and the exhibition is open daily until 17 june 2012....
[earth/bound ii 2011, detail]the above image is a detail of the textured surface of the painting, earth/bound ii. see a few more of the earth/bound series of mixed media works on panel on my new paintings page - and of course, this painting can currently be seen in the on the map art exhibition, if you are in sussex or the south coast region of england, uk....on the map features the work of eighteen contemporary artists whose work is variously inspired and informed by cartography and mapping the environment.there are also some special events in conjunction with the on the map art exhibition. here is a list of the events at hastings museum & gallery in march 2012:travelling around our worldfree museum trails & activities on the theme of transport and exploration(daily; enquire at reception desk)the unbuilt room : seth kriebel saturday 17 march 2012a performance game for five people at a timeevery half hour from 11.30am – 3.00pm(free) map-making workshop : ed boxall saturday 17 march 201211.00am to 1.00pm and 1.30pm to 3.30pm(free)mapping hastingsan illustrated talk by steve peaksaturday 24 march 20122pm£4 (includes tea & cake)visit the hastings museum and art gallery website for more information on the on the map art exhibition and related gallery events....On the Map: Historic Maps & Contemporary Map Art10 March - 17 June 2012Hastings Museum and Art GalleryJohns Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ETView location on Google Maps...A satellite view of Hastings, courtesy of Google Earth
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