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Tag Archives: art
Summing Up! A year of creative maths comes together at Rook Lane.
July 6, 2012
Break 3 are currently setting up their exhibition “Summing Up!” in the cafe here at Rook Lane. This showcase of the project’s progress over the past academic year will open officially tomorrow, when the Break 3 team will […]
The Contemporary Chapel
June 8, 2012
One of the brilliant things about Rook Lane is that you don’t have to do very much to the gallery to make it look good. Light pours in romantically through the coloured glass, and the stone columns rise […]
A Week of Angels
October 26, 2011
Sculptor Tom Lomax will be exhibiting seven sculptures entitled: A Week of Angels, at Rook Lane Chapel through November, along with related bronzes, maquettes and 3D CAD prints (see here for more details). Don’t miss the private view […]
The importance of being an artist
August 31, 2011
I was strolling down Cheap Street during my lunch break – having completed my Rook Lane errands – when I bumped into Pete and Hilary – Frome residents, Rook Lane stewards, ex- headteachers, lovers of the arts, diggers […]
A Child’s Perspective
August 23, 2011
A little boy, aged about five years old, just walked into the Rook Lane Chapel with his father and marched straight up to my desk. “Is there any art here?” He said. I told him there had been an exhibition […]
Ford Family Closing Party!!
July 29, 2011
Devastated by the famine in East Africa, and desperate to raise funds to help suffering children, Giles and Aubrey Ford have offered to auction off their artwork and donate a large proportion of the proceeds to charity. Father […]
A ‘happening’ at Rook Lane Chapel
June 15, 2011
Rook Lane Arts is a multi-displinary arts space; it is not confined to one specific art form. It is defined as a community arts centre, which this indicates the audience – but not necessarily the programme. I love […]
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 […]
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 […]
