Unveiled - To date and upcoming

We've been enjoying a great Unveiled programme at St Andrew's Wickford this Autumn and have more exciting events still to come. 

Our first event was an exhibition viewing evening for the 'Trials & Tribulations: Modern Interpretations of Iconography' exhibition at which artist John Paul Barrett spoke about his work. He spoke about his career to date, how he became an artist, the spirituality that informs his work and his interest in Eastern European iconography. His work has a sculptured and textured look and he told us about the technique he uses to achieve that look. He also spoke about some of the artists that have inspired his expressionist style and why they are important to him. He ended by telling us about some the other themes and topics he addresses.

To view the exhibition, St Andrew’s is usually open: Sat 9am-12.30pm; Sun 9.30am-12 noon; Mon 2-3.45pm; Tue 1-4.30pm; Wed 10am-12 noon; Fri 10am-1pm. See https://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for more information.

The next event saw Dave Crawford in concert with friends. Popular local musician, Dave Crawford writes engaging/melodic songs in Americana/ Alt-Rock/Indie-Folk. He has performed at the Leigh Folk Festival, Pin Drop Sessions, & Music for Mind together with Kev Butler. We have also enjoyed his powerful vocals & guitar at our Open Mic Nights. This was Dave’s second concert at Unveiled. He was ably supported by Ben (on bongo's), Jimmy Sharp and Mr Shed.

Robson and Tony Coke gave a fascinating presentation about the Napoleonic Wars and historical re-enacts. Robson (2nd 95th Rifles & Drum Major of the Band of 1st Foot Guards 1815, Napoleonic Association) talked about the Napoleonic Wars, explained how re-enactments are organised and showed uniforms and equipment used in reenactments.

In her concert Eva Romanakova performed a wide genre of music - Musical Theatre, Arias, Pop, Jazz, Movie Songs and also Folk - in her concert. She also sang music from various countries and different times. She performed with accomplished pianist Andrew Palmer.

Our upcoming events are:

• 8 November (7.30 pm) – Open Mic Night. Everybody is welcome to come along & play, read, sing or just spectate. See you there for a great evening of live performance!
• 22 November (7.00 pm) – An evening with Steven Turner. Hear about the career of local dancer Steven Turner, who has trained in a variety of dance styles, including contemporary, street, mime & moving with props. Steven founded his own organisation, Next Step Creative, to promote collaboration between dance & other creative arts. He also regularly choreographs & teaches for Dance 21 (a dance company for children & young adults with Down’s syndrome). He has performed across the UK and Europe including Switzerland, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, & France.
• 6 December (7.00 pm) – Broomfield artists in the Basildon Deanery. Find out about artworks in Basildon & Nevendon by Thomas Bayliss Huxley-Jones & Rosemary Rutherford. An illustrated talk by Jonathan Evens.

These events do not require tickets (just turn up on the night). There will be a retiring collection to cover artist and church costs. See http://wickfordandrunwellparish.org.uk/whats-on.html for fuller information.

I will be talking about Unveiled in a HeartEdge EdgeExchange - Art in and for churches together with Laura Moffat on Tuesday November 26th at 2pm. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rcOihqTMvHtRJy25xYAAnEVMlCyYCcOt0. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

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Dave Crawford - My Last Lullaby.