Art talks and exhibitions

Following the Art and Sacred Places AGM internationally renowned Scottish artist David Mach RA will be talking about his ‘explosive and daring exhibition’ of over 70 new works of large scale collage and sculpture celebrating the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

Described as ‘contrary, funny and wilfully unpretentious’, London-based David Mach, has said how he was ‘struck by how much The King James Bible is about how we speak now, the language of today comes off those pages’.

‘The Destruction of Jericho’ is viewed from the inside of a family people carrier and ‘The Nativity’ occurred in a post apocalyptic shack made of telegraph poles and upturned cars.

Saturday 12th May, 2012, 14.30-16.30. Studio 16, 21 Wren Street, LONDON, WC1X 0HF. £5 entry or FREE to members (pay on the day). Tel: 01489 878725 or Email: angela@artandsacredplaces.org if you require further information.

Sheona Beaumont has a triple bill starting in May 2012, as part of the Bristol Festival of Photography:

• Elemental: Earth, Fire, Wind and Water. 24th April - 27th May, St Stephen's Church. Exhibiting with Dennis Anthony. Elemental is an exhibition of photography and photo-based installations exploring the imagery of the elements, as seen through Christian spirituality and biblical symbolism. Both cafe walls (Dennis Anthony) and church space (Sheona Beaumont) will be transformed to bring contemplative and conceptual encounter to life.
• The Colour of Landscape. 4th May - 2nd June, The Glass Room, Colston Hall. Exhibiting with Walter Dirks. As part of the Bristol Festival of Photography, Sheona Beaumont and Walter Dirks present photographic work exploring the rich, colourful and diverse landscapes of our planet. Their images range from global habitats to details of flora and fauna, combining awe-inspiring visions of nature-at-large and nature-up-close.
• Bristol Through the Lens. 15th May - 2nd September, The Crypt Gallery, St George's Bristol. This series of 20 pieces is a photographic study of Sheona’s home city. Each image is made up of more than one photograph taken at different times of day/year/view. The work (which includes an essay on the subject) explores the landscape as a changing, animated scene, and shows views of Bristol, such as Cabot Tower and the Avon Gorge, through time and space in new and unseen ways.

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Gillian Welch & Old Crow Medicine Show - The Weight.