Rook Lane Blog
The Little Red Cafe
May 19, 2011
I love coffee. A strong, flavoursome, lovingly crafted cup of perfectly hot coffee – with carefully thickened froth – can make my day. A weak, over-heated, dull-in-flavour and lacking the necessary craftpersonship latte can break my day. I know […]
L’Esprit du Jazz
May 19, 2011
‘Jazz washes away the dust of everyday life’ Art Blakey This Sunday – L’Esprit du Jazz will be filling the chapel with their cool but upbeat cafe jazz. Accordionist Karen Street, saxophonist Andy Tweed, guitarist Andrew Barrett and Dave Griffiths […]
Fear of the unknown
May 11, 2011
The current exhibition at Rook Lane – Myrtle Pizzey and Brian Dix: Reflecting – is a large body of work by two contrasting artists. Myrtle is inspired by Somerset landscapes and practises relief print making – creating linocuts […]
May @ Rook Lane Arts
May 6, 2011
May @ Rook Lane is going to be colourful and cultural and creative. Music, art and Swishing events galore… Get your summer sandals on, march up Bath Street (or meander down from the top) and check out Myrtle […]
Myrtle Pizzey and Brian Dix: Reflecting
April 28, 2011
Rich and I have made a little film about two artists – Myrtle Pizzey and Brian Dix – who are having an exhibition at Rook Lane. We wanted to show the process (thought and physical) that results in […]
We’ll get by with a little help…
April 26, 2011
… from our volunteers. It was through stewarding the magnificent exhibitions at the Black Swan Arts that I came to know Frome. Sitting at a little desk – whilst curious members of the public popped their head round […]
Pockets and pop-ups
April 15, 2011
Six weeks have passed since I entered the Rook Lane massive to take up the arts coordinator role. In this time, the chapel has been home to two art exhibitions, a dance weekend, a retro market, a classical […]
Chapel Music
April 15, 2011
For those who haven’t had the pleasure of experiencing the mind-blowing acoustics of Rook Lane – it is imperative that you come to see some live music here. With an intimate audience of 150 (seated) – melodies and […]
Art is in the air
April 7, 2011
The air is buzzing with the energy of the 23 exhibitors who are filling Rook Lane with their art. Artists 303 are a Somerset-based art collective who have been practising and exhibiting for 45 years – with old […]
The Women’s Corner
March 31, 2011
David Partner has kindly lent Rook Lane a collection of his prints – mostly images of Frome. I’ve hung them around the chapel and they add colour and (still) life to the white walls. I took a particular […]
