A new Peter Randall-Page exhibition is launching at the CCANW on Easter Sunday, which is kinda what you might expect for the sculptor whose most famous piece has a more than passing resemblance to an egg. But this is a celebration the South West sited sculptures, and you even have the opportunity to sample a special tour around Peter’s workshop on the edge of the moor.
We’ve had a soft spot for granite grafting Peter since we popped along to his workshop and interviewed him for arts+culture magazine. Now to offer a geographic exhibitional ying to the yang of a major showcase at Yorkshire Sculpture Park (June 27 to early 2010), the CCANW is focusing on the work that is permanently sited in the South West.
We also managed to film Peter at the launch of the Granite Song exhibition at Burton Art Gallery, Bideford, and he took us through the local distinctiveness project at Drewsteignton, north Dartmoor, which was documented by Chris Champan’s photographs.
The new exhibition actually opens at the CCANW on Good Friday (April 10), but the launch on Easter Sunday has Marcus Vergette and his jazz band The New Noise grooving away on the outdoor stage up there in Haldon Forest.
Check out the feature in the Exeter issue of arts+culture.
As well as the exhibition, there’s a whole load of other events going on to celebrate the sculptor.
Studio Visit and Tour
Sunday, May 10 10.30am-4pm
Admission £12, (concessions £10) Booking essential – places strictly limited
Visit Peter Randall-Page’s studio on the edge of Dartmoor and his series of Sculptures in the Teign Valley commissioned by the environmental arts charity Common Ground.
Film evening
Tuesday, May 26, 7.30pm-9.30pm
Admission £7 (concessions £5) Booking essential
Programme of short films on the sculpture of Peter Randall-Pge, introduced by the arts to include Rocks in my Bed, a film by Chris Chapman and the Rock Music Rock Art, a film about Peter’s trip Lolui Island Uganda with the Ruwenzori Foundation
Family workshop celebrating National Family Week
Wednesday, May 27, 10am-10.45am, 11.30am-12.15pm or 2.30pm-3.15pm
Admission free. No booking required.
A family-friendly gallery talk and activity based on the work of Peter Randall-Page
Printmaking Workshop
Bank holiday Monday, May 4 10.30am 12.30pm or 2pm-4pm
Admission £4 adult, £2 (from five years) booking essential
Simon Ripley, printer of Peter Randall-Page’s linocuts editions will be leading these Double Elephant workshops.
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