VISITORS to Wokingham will soon be able to follow a visual trail of work by artists, ceramicists, jewellers, and textile artists.
Now in its 14th year, Wokingham Arts Trail will feature the creativity of 35 professionals, with watercolours, acrylics, oil paints, jewellery, handmade books, glassware and textiles on display and for sale.
This year there are 10 new contributors, with artists showing their work in their studios, and as groups at the Bradbury Centre, Nuffield Health Club, Wokingham Baptist Church, and the Rose Cottage Stud, Binfield Road.
Visitors will be able to meet the artists, as well as having the opportunity to view and buy their work.
Work can be seen in the following Wokingham venues:
Bradbury Centre (1)
Fred Bennet – oils; Kate Ellison Bourne – paintings, ceramics; Trish Roberts – printmaking;
Helena Ross – fused glass; and Linda Saul – mixed media paintings and prints.
4 Purslane (2)
Jill Chadwick – fused glass; Christine Morgan – ceramics, mixed media; and Janet Richardson – precious metal jewellery.
R.Young Art Gallery (3)
Grant Forsyth – silver, gold and gem set jewellery; and Richard Young – Oils.
Nuffield Health Club (4)
Cath Baldwin – handprinted linocuts, etchings and silkscreens; Mohan Banerji – pen and wash and mixed media; Sue Bridge – mixed media painting and collages, hand-built ceramics; Liz Chaderton – watercolour, mixed media; Manuela Kagerbauer – sculpture, metalwork and glass; Helen Ormerod – stoneware ceramics; and Sarah Pye – acrylics.
14 Milton Road (5)
Peter Izod – pen and watercolour, acrylics; and Marianne McCaughey – handpainted jewellery.
Wokingham Baptist Church (6)
Clare Buchta – oils, acrylic, mixed media, collage, prints; Jayne Kozlow – handpainted prints;
Carina Lefter – mixed media; Susi London – acrylics; and Janina Maher – pen and watercolour, handmade books.
Arts4Wokingham, Old Kiln Yard, Shute End (7)
Arts4Wokingham – mixed media, eco friendly ‘Animal Art’ exhibition and workshops.
180 Finchampstead Road (8)
Binnie Pottery – pottery gifts and experiences.
88 Woosehill Lane (9)
Shirley Smith – ceramics.
87 Northway (10)
Trudy Dredge – jewellery; Caroline Gatfield – ceramic sculpture; Maria Meerstadt – paintings.
Contemporary Artworks Studio, Rose Cottage Stud, Binfield Road (11)
Allison Coles – painting, collage, ceramics; Caz Dowdall – acrylics; Megan Haddock – pen artwork; Melissa Hobson-Matthews – acrylic, watercolours; and Alina Luchianov – acrylics and oil canvases.
The Wokingham Arts Trail provides a platform for local artists to exhibit their work within the Wokingham community and surrounding area.
The group strives to create a varied and interesting experience for visitors by selecting a wide range of artists who create high quality, unique and innovative work.
All venues are free to visit, and are open on Saturday and Sunday, September 20 and 21, between 10.30am and 5pm on both days.
A trail map can be downloaded from the trail website.
For more information, visit: wokinghamartstrail.co.uk
