Mike Smallcombe’s latest piece of work is set to open at the Centre of Contemporary Art and the Natural World at Haldon Forest on September 5. Lee Morgan caught up with him not long after he won the eco photography prize
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 The PRSD summer poets season is drawing to a close, and we finish with Alyson Hallett. Poet, novelist, scrip writer and teacher, Alyson Hallett has already had a varied writing career, even being translated into the language of Lorca (that’s Spanish). The poem Stones is part of her Migrating Habit of Stones project. ‘To study There are strong themes of memory and place in Margaret Murdoch’s paintings, one of which is currently on part of the South Weat Academy’s summer show. Lee Morgan caught up with her and found out her ties to Dartmoor. It’s summer, so we thought we’d get our arts in gear and have a whole summer arts thing going on on the People’s Republic of South Devon. Why? Well, because art and culture go together like “Bam-a-lam-a-lam-a, shoo bop de bop de bop” as Freud once said. And it may well whet your whistle for Our favourite architect Ivan Jordan takes a look the recent risers in and around Devon. Big buildings have not been a strong point in Devon’s architecture of late. Good work has been done in relatively small packages: Exeter’s modernist-influenced Picturehouse, for example. In the meantime, a Devon vernacular has become established, consisting of timber posted by Cptn If ever you wondered about the vitality, depth and diversity of the Exeter and South West music scene, then you should put on your sexiest black t-shirt and pop along to a Blue Onion Music night – there’s one coming up at the Hub Exeter on August 23. So, will the Internet ever become obsolete? How far are we from developing something bigger, faster, and better, that is available to one and all? With rumours and panic flying about that the Internet could be full and unusable by as soon as 2010, isn’t it time someone started thinking of a solution? Well worry not, unsurprisingly somebody’s got it all under control. 2 comments - ()posted by Cptn A David Challice film. If you can explain his argument in under 100 words, you might win a t-shirt. Our compadres over on D+CFilm are part of a consortium which organises the View From Here film festival in South Devon. Sarah Clarke of The Torbay Bookshop reviews the latest releases. Helen Garner’s The Spare Room deserves to be widely read and would be an ideal Reading Group novel. A dying friend comes to stay, bringing with her a whole raft of responsibilities and unthinkable emotions. Nicola, the friend, has embarked on a gruelling course 1 comment - ()“I have been writing poetry and stories ever since I can remember, and love wordplay and the versatility and power of language and the impact that writing can have,” says Angeline Farrow on her website. And that pretty much sums up the ethos behind the summer poets season on the People’s Republic of South posted by Cptn If you’re a believer that it’s the journey that counts rather destination, then you could pick up your free map of the Devon Countywide bus services. posted by Cptn The Plymouth Environment Centre, passed on this info from the city council. “People with a passion for the great outdoors are being invited to join Plymouth’s Local Access Forum; an independent body set up to advise Plymouth City Council on how to help people make the most of the city’s open 3 comments - ()posted by Cptn The TUC has urged the government to work more closely with employers and unions to start implementing policies that will allow the UK to become a world leader in the new green economy. posted by Cptn Those purveyors of the arty airwaves, Soundart Radio, are running a course in radio production during the Dartington Summer Youth Programme, between August 18-22. |
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