BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Upfront - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Upfront X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://up-front.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Upfront REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20200329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20201025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20210328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20211031T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20220327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20221030T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20230326T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20231029T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251129T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260104T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20251128T183634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260130T134455Z UID:5044-1764410400-1767544200@up-front.com SUMMARY:Christmas Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Our guest artists for Christmas are Susan Glassford and ceramicist Gordon Cooke. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOur current resident 2025 are artists John Sibson\, Jamie Oldham\, Geoffrey Smith & Mark A Pearce and ceramicists Syl Macro\, Dorit Deutsch & Chris Cox. URL:https://up-front.com/event/christmas-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Small-jpg-wall-panel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250927T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T170000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20250927T085330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T180916Z UID:4954-1758960000-1761930000@up-front.com SUMMARY:Late Summer / Autumn Exhibition DESCRIPTION:A mixed exhibition featuring work by a young\, local Fine Art Graduate and work by three other Cumbrian artists – Jamie Oldham\, John Sibson & Geoffrey Smith. \n\n\n\nGeorgia Dalzell has just graduated from Leeds Arts University and she has been accepted at The Royal College of Art in London\, to do her MA. She will be exhibiting the paintings from her final degree show. \n\n\n\nJamie Oldham is a member of The Lakes Art Society and his collection includes oil and acrylic landscapes. \n\n\n\nGeoffrey Smith works in oils and paints a range of subjects. This collection of work concentrates on hares\, barn owls & Herdwick sheep\, alongside some local landscapes. \n\n\n\nJohn Sibson’s paintings includes marine watercolours and oil landscapes. URL:https://up-front.com/event/late-summer-autumn-exhibition-2025/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Georgia-Dalzell-Portfolio-w-price-8-cropped.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250716T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250907T100000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20250619T174527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250825T093703Z UID:4841-1752660000-1757239200@up-front.com SUMMARY:"All at Sea" - Green Door Artists DESCRIPTION:A Celebration of 30 Years \n\n\n\nGreen Door are an artists’ co-operative of over 100 members\, living in the South Lakeland area and working across all art forms. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition will welcome “All at Sea” – a group of Kendal based singers of Sea Shanties to come and sing on Saturday 30th August 11am – 12:30pm. URL:https://up-front.com/event/all-at-sea-green-door-artists/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Dark-sunset-Gilli-Slater_4658-2025-small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250521T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250713T100000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20250619T181306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T181308Z UID:4846-1747821600-1752400800@up-front.com SUMMARY:Spring / Summer Mixed Exhibition DESCRIPTION:An exhibition of work by artists who exhibit regularly at Upfront and some who are new to Upfront – Geoffrey Smith\, John Sibson\, Mark A Pearce\, Kate Durdy\, Eddie Potts\, Ray Ogden\, Andrea Kershaw\, Emily Brooks\, Roger Dewhurst & Mark Hetherington.The exhibtion includes mixed media\, oils\, watercolour\, acrylics\, linocut\, digital prints & photographs. URL:https://up-front.com/event/spring-summer-mixed-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Venice-window-695-43cmx43cmframed-mixed-media-.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250319T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250518T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20250216T164108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250216T164110Z UID:4776-1742378400-1747585800@up-front.com SUMMARY:Cumbria Printmakers - Group Exhibition DESCRIPTION:We are a cooperative of individual artists\, connected by our love of printmaking in all its forms. \n\n\n\nAs champions of printmaking\, we inspire and advocate through exhibitions\, events and workshops\, promoting printmaking to new audiences and inspiring beginners. \n\n\n\nWe are inclusive and supportive of each other to develop as artists\, relishing the connections we make with printmakers from right across Cumbria\, with exciting opportunities for group exhibitions\, social meet-ups\, skill share meets and discussion groups; anything print related! URL:https://up-front.com/event/cumbria-printmakers-group-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/avif:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Glenn-Tomkinson.avif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250115T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250316T160000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20250216T162450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250216T162450Z UID:4767-1736935200-1742140800@up-front.com SUMMARY:Frances Winder - Acrylic\, Mixed Media & Gouache Paintings DESCRIPTION:Living in Kendal\, Frances is a regular exhibitor at Upfront. She has a fine Art Degree from Manchester\, as well as an Art Teachers Diploma. She has had a varied art career\, including working for architects and landscape architects\, in advertising agencies and at the same time painting and making ceramics.“I need to paint\, I love the colour and inspiration I find around me. I am grounded by our rich\, sometimes dour; but real landscape. I love to feel the immensity of the sky\, ever changing tidal bands on water\, scarred landscape and forests URL:https://up-front.com/event/frances-winder-acrylic-mixed-media-gouache-paintings/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/IMG_4544-rotated.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241106T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241229T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20241104T175150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T175151Z UID:4650-1730887200-1735489800@up-front.com SUMMARY:Winter Exhibition - Jamie Oldham DESCRIPTION:Inspired by the Power and Beauty of Nature \n\n\n\n\n\nJamie grew up in Cumbria under the Howgill Fells\, has a degree in fine art from Bath and is an active member of the Lake Artists Society\, plus the Keswick and Penrith art groups. Currently\, he exibits in the region as well as in West London. He runs workshops to encourage others in his passion for bolder use of colour\, capturing the changing light of the sky and painting [in oils] outside (year round). He lives close to the Solway coast which features regularly in his work. “Nothing beats being in the landscape to be able to capture the shifting light and tones”.As well as landscapes created in the open air\, Jamie also works in several genres such as still life and birds in a range of media including acrylics\, oils\, cold wax\, gouache and pastel. URL:https://up-front.com/event/winter-exhibition-jamie-oldham/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ocean-small-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241025T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241103T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20241024T205311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T205312Z UID:4625-1729850400-1730651400@up-front.com SUMMARY:Sradag - Spark DESCRIPTION:A multimedia group of Scottish artists . An exploration of environment\, landscape and feelings in a variety of different mediums. All work being a result of the creative spark whether it is paintings\, constructions\, drawings\, digital art or sculptural pieces.Artists include Ian Bell\, Shane Connolly\, Paul Marsden\, Shaun McLaren\, Iain Piercy\, Lindsay Storstein\, Colin Thomson & Emma Thomson. URL:https://up-front.com/event/sradag-spark-2/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ian-Bell-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240327T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240526T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20240309T122603Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240309T122838Z UID:4440-1711533600-1716741000@up-front.com SUMMARY:Spring Rising DESCRIPTION:A celebration of the arrival of Spring by Green Door Artists\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nGreen Door Artists have been motivated by the vitality of Spring. A response to this season’s promise of renewal\, possibility\, and hope. Spring reigniting the land and the things that live below\, on\, or above it. The colours\, life and dynamic of Spring’s energy\, expressed in a variety of methods and materials. URL:https://up-front.com/event/spring-rising/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Sizergh-Trees-Frances-2024-web-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240128T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240324T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20240128T184047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240408T143222Z UID:4346-1706436000-1711297800@up-front.com SUMMARY:"Our Land in Colour" Oil paintings by Julie Dumbarton DESCRIPTION:It is a pleasure for Upfront to host an exhibition by Julie Dumbarton. Her first solo exhibition as a young artist was with us 22 years ago. \n\n\n\nShe recently returned to Cumbria having lived in Scotland for 20 years. Julie has has exhibited nationally and internationally and won numerous awards. She was also on sky arts\, “Landscape artist of the year”. \n\n\n\nJulie’s paintings mainly represent elements of landscapes and scenery she has seen\, loved and remembered\, which are then combined to make one beautiful image. \n\n\n\n“Colour plays the main role in what I create. If I was forced to sum up what I want to express\, I would describe them as dreamlike and nostalgic\, yet contemporary. They speak of memories and the endurance of images. Atmospheric and melancholic\, they are inconsequential moments that are highly charged. As a landscape artist I endeavour to inspire and nurture our love of the natural world”. URL:https://up-front.com/event/our-land-in-colour-oil-paintings-by-julie-dumbarton/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/407117497_2072795286416155_7100200231194190001_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231115T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231230T160000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20231106T220043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231107T121821Z UID:4323-1700042400-1703952000@up-front.com SUMMARY:Brushstrokes - creative thinking in paint and clay DESCRIPTION:An expression of Life\, Colour and Landscape by Potters and Painters \n\n\n\nThis exhibition has been curated by Cumbrian artist\, Frances Winder who is a regular exhibitor at Upfront:“The exhibition is a collection of works from friends whose work I love\, rich and complex designs in ceramics and in paint\, or bold and exciting work. Sensitive responses to the environment or internal searches for meaning. My friends show  a wealth of responses to the world and it’s beauties. I have tried to reflect that in this selection for your enjoyment“ URL:https://up-front.com/event/brushstrokes-creative-thinking-in-paint-and-clay/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fotheringham_It_Wont_Be_Long_before_Another_Day_acrylic_mixed_media_36x29cm_390-01-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230927T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231111T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230919T165307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230919T165310Z UID:4197-1695808800-1699720200@up-front.com SUMMARY:Shared Stories at Upfront DESCRIPTION:Ceramic Exhibition by 12 members of Northern Potters – Northwest URL:https://up-front.com/event/shared-stories-at-upfront/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UPF9-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230906T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230924T120000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230824T183544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T114339Z UID:4137-1694001600-1695556800@up-front.com SUMMARY:"Solway Series" - Photographs by David Moyes DESCRIPTION:6th – 24th September \n\n\n\nThe 20 images in the exhibition\, each one mounted and framed\, show the moods and movementof the Solway’s waters\, particularly around the beaches of Dumfries and Galloway.“I think the photographs reveal aspects of Solway beaches that are less often noticed\,” says David.“Some feature the same location but in different weather or tidal conditions and each imagecreates a different atmosphere from this beautiful coastline.”All David’s photographs are available for sale at £75 each with the money raised going to supporta local charity\, Suicide Bereavement Support (SBS) for Cumbria and the surrounding areas.David would like to thank the key sponsors for the exhibition: Penrith Rotary Club and The Lions Club Penrith. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFriday 15th September 7pm – 8:30pm“Finding Peace within a Troubled World – A Buddhist Approach”\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nA Talk by Dave Stones. He will be leading 2 short mediations as part of the event and there will be the opportunity to chat afterwards for those that wish to with a cuppa & some cake.This is a free event\, designed to create the opportunity for those that might wish to take part in mediation\, perhaps for the first time & learn something more about the Buddhist approach. \n\n\n\nThe event is in support of the Suicide Bereavement Society and the current exhibition that we are running at Upfront gallery as a fund raiser for the Charity. Any donations for SBS will be greatly received on the evening. But the key objective is to create space and an opportunity for people to experience and learn more about meditation.We give thanks and gratitude to Dave Stones for his time and support to make this event possible. \n\n\n\nPlease click on the Eventbrite free link to book your place\, so that we know how many people to expect. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/finding-peace-within-a-troubled-world-a-buddhist-approach-tickets-714489927607?aff=oddtdtcreator URL:https://up-front.com/event/solway-series-photographs-by-david-moyes/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/DSC02651-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230906T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231112T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230909T122424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240217T115853Z UID:4149-1693994400-1699806600@up-front.com SUMMARY:New Work by Jamie Oldham DESCRIPTION:Jamie grew up in Cumbria and after living near Bath and exhibiting regularly in many London galleries he decided in 2022 to return to Cumbria and live near the Solway coast.He loves the work of the landscapists Fred Cumming and Kurt Jackson\, but his greatest influence (and greatest teacher) has been his late father\, Tom. Upfront had the pleasure of holding a memorable exhibition many years ago which included Jamie\, his father Tom Oldham and David William Morris.Jamie enjoys working in several genres – landscape\, still life and bird portraits – with multiple media including acrylics\, oils and cold wax. \n\n\n\nThe work in this exhibition is en plein air or studio work of West Cumbria\, the North Lakes and the Solway coast area. URL:https://up-front.com/event/new-work-by-jamie-oldham/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Jamie-Oldham-Landscape-Artist-Cumbria-UK-230427-23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230719T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230903T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230720T211403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T091138Z UID:4098-1689760800-1693758600@up-front.com SUMMARY:Summer Exhibition DESCRIPTION:We welcome three new artists to Upfront as part of our 2023 Summer Exhibition.Sheena McCurrach\, from Galloway who has become known for her use of vibrant colour and texture\, particularly those found in our winter landscape\, and also for her distinctive and sympathetic approach to portraying birds\, trees and other animals.Mavis Atkinson Smith\, from Dumfries who draws inspiration from landscape\, gardens\, flowers\, dance and the written word.  Her sketch book is at the core of her approach and she works in a variety of different media.Bob Henfrey\, from Kendal who works en plein air in sketchbooks. His paintings use a variety of medium. and he has recently co-authored a book on the experiences of being a painter-artist.Our fourth artist is Haydn Morris who has been a regular exhibitor at Upfront over the years. .He draws inspiration from the spectacular Lake District landscape to paint impressionistic oils and watercolours. Our foyer gallery includes work by our regular 2023 artists\, Mark A Pearce\, Mary Ann Rogers\, Geoffrey Smith and ceramics by Syl Macro\, Chris Cox\, Dorit Deutsch & Brian Goodall. URL:https://up-front.com/event/summer-exhibition-2/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/web-image-Sheena-Wild-Margueritesimage_50765057-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230531T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230716T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230517T204300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230730T204538Z UID:4067-1685527200-1689525000@up-front.com SUMMARY:HANNAH APPLEYARD and STUART SHORT DESCRIPTION:Paintings & Sculpture \n\n\n\n\n\nHannah’s paintings are full of colour\, life & magic. She wants people to approach her work with an open mind and open gaze and let their imagination do the rest.Her inspiration is nature and the natural world and she is fascinated by the similarities between the macrocosm and the microcosm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nStuart is well known for his animal portraits. His latest paintings are more abstract and expressionist. He uses the play of light through oil glazes to build up colours\, which give his paintings a luminescent quality.Stuart’s sculptural work is influenced by Bronze Age design patterns which are found carved into stones at ancient sites in the U.K. URL:https://up-front.com/event/hannah-appleyard-and-stuart-short/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/345848805_751364950050918_2511328842778070108_n.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230414T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230528T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230414T160259Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230730T204821Z UID:4051-1681466400-1685291400@up-front.com SUMMARY:Spring Exhibition DESCRIPTION:A Group Exhibition of Paintings\, Prints & Mixed Media by Susan Dobson\, Christina Mingard\, Kate Durdy & Eddie Potts. \n\n\n\nWe also have ceramics by Chris Cox\, Syl Macro\, Brian Goodall & Dorit Deutsch\, plus work by our regular artists for 2023\, Mary Ann Rogers\, Mark A Pearce & Geoffrey Smith. URL:https://up-front.com/event/spring-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_1959.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230201T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230402T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230208T162238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T160419Z UID:3955-1675245600-1680453000@up-front.com SUMMARY:Watercolours & Prints by Mary Ann Rogers DESCRIPTION:Northumberland-based artist\, Mary Ann Rogers\, paints vibrant watercolour paintings full of energy\, from an in-depth knowledge of her subject matter. Her studio is surrounded by the wild hills of Northumberland\, whose inhabitants\, along with her own menagerie of birds\, feature in her work.Mary Ann has been a regular exhibitor at Upfront for many years. Her work strikes a chord with both the local folk\, who are known for their love of sheep\, foxhounds and trail hounds\, also visitors who are struck by the beauty of the area and its inhabitants. \n\n\n\nMary Ann’s work is entirely in watercolour. She is a master of her medium\, referred to in many publications and documentaries\, using pure pigment and water\, beginning with large strokes using a 3” wide brush\, and staying with large brushes throughout\, only resorting to small ones for fine detail\, such as eyes. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition includes original paintings and framed limited edition giclee prints of Mary Ann’s watercolours. \n\n\n\n\nInquisitive\n\n\n\nDaffodils\n\n\n\nOriental Poppies\n\n\n\nOnward URL:https://up-front.com/event/watercolours-prints-by-mary-ann-rogers/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2023-Sundown-9d4ee32c59ee2ea935c4f52d1514c7f1-340x0-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230201T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230402T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20230208T154426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230414T160453Z UID:3946-1675245600-1680453000@up-front.com SUMMARY:Landscape Paintings & Reduction Linocuts by Mark A Pearce DESCRIPTION:Mark is a professional printmaker and landscape artist living and working in the coastal village of Ravenglass in the beautiful Lake District. His home studio is situated on the shores of an estuary with stunning views of the surrounding fells and sea. These local landscapes provide much of the inspiration for his paintings and original linocut prints.Mark is well known for his vibrant multi coloured reduction linocuts. These have won him several awards including the 2017 “Visitors Choice” at Ulverston Printfest. The BBC has also featured Marks printmaking in their BBC1 programme\, “Flog It”. \n\n\n\n\nEstuary Sunset\n\n\n\n\n\nPink Puddles\n\n\n\nAfter the Storms\n\n\n\nSun on Scafell URL:https://up-front.com/event/landscape-paintings-reduction-linocuts-by-mark-a-pearce/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ref-411-Sun-on-the-Scawfells-ians-M-S2-web-image-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221117T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221231T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20221117T124327Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T124329Z UID:3920-1668679200-1672504200@up-front.com SUMMARY:Ceramic Viewpoints DESCRIPTION:Eight ceramicists express their philosophies\, motivations and styles. \n\n\n\nCeramicists will include Nigel Edmondson\, Geoff Cox\, John Calver\, Sally Toms\, Emma Louise Wilson\, Lara Clahane\, John Davenport and Jan Huntley-Peace. \n\n\n\n\nJohn Davenport\n\n\n\nLara Clahane\n\n\n\nNigel Edmondson\n\n\n\n\n\nJan Huntley-Peace\n\n\n\nJohn Calver\n\n\n\nSally Toms\n\n\n\n\n\nSally Toms\n\n\n\n\n\nGeoff Cox URL:https://up-front.com/event/ceramic-viewpoints/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Geoff-Cox-3-4-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221026T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221231T100000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20221012T171300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221012T171303Z UID:3903-1666778400-1672480800@up-front.com SUMMARY:"Points of View" DESCRIPTION:Twelve artists express their philosophies\, motivations and styles \n\n\n\nArtists will include Frances Winder\, Kay Leech\, Rosie Wates\, Angie Mitchell\, Tina Balmer\, Annie Luke Turner\, Kate Bentley\, Heather Hannah\, Liz Tracey\, Kath Lockhart\, Catherine MacDiarmid & Kate Bigland URL:https://up-front.com/event/points-of-view/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Behind-the-Doll-Paint.-Catherine-MacDiarmid-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220921T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221023T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20220914T145258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T145301Z UID:3843-1663754400-1666542600@up-front.com SUMMARY:VENICE - DANIEL IBBOTSON DESCRIPTION:Daniel Ibbotson\n\n\n\n“This exhibition will tell the story of my inclusion and ongoing adventure at this year’s Venice Biennale”. \n\n\n\nI was asked by European Cultural Centre to exhibit at this year’s show and it was an opportunity too good to turn down. I decided to do something really risky and go and live in the city of Venice and create my work\, virtually from scratch\, during the three weeks leading up to the show. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition at Upfront also includes work from other artists\, who contributed significantly to my “Venice Adventure”. URL:https://up-front.com/event/venice-daniel-ibbotson/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_1860-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220918T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220918T235959 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20220605T114910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T102949Z UID:3676-1663459200-1663545599@up-front.com SUMMARY:Summer Exhibition DESCRIPTION:The Upfront Gallery Summer Exhibition includes some of our regular artists and some new artists. There is a selection of work in a variety of media – oil\, acrylic\, charcoal\, multi media\, ceramics & printmaking. \n\n\n\nArtists include Colin Blanchard\, Heather Blanchard\, Kate Durdy\, Rachel Gibson\, Syl Macro\, Eddie Potts\, Gregory Rankine\, Geoffrey Smith & Malcolm Wilson. \n\n\n\n\nMalcolm Wilson “Regret” – oil painting selected for the Royal Academy Portrait Exhibition URL:https://up-front.com/event/summer-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Alittllehello1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220719T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220904T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20220604T143355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230925T103007Z UID:3576-1658224800-1662309000@up-front.com SUMMARY:From Xian\, China to Upfront\, Penrith! DESCRIPTION:Original Chinese Paintings by Milly (Mrs Shang Chaofeng)\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nThis exhibition of Milly’s work has been brought to us by John Keith\, local art collector\, who is an Upfront Gallery supporter and introduced us to Milly’s work a few years ago. He dubbed Chaofeng ( Milly\, in English)\, “The Chinese Modigliani”. She was unaware who Modigliani was until he sent her a book of Modigliani images. Not speaking Mandarin\, John solved how to communicate with Milly. During the past 5 years Milly’s art has continued to develop\, and John has worked out how to buy\, pay for and get delivery of her work.Largely self-taught\, Milly’s work features almost entirely women\, in social meetings\, or a mum with children. They are all set in a stylish period China\, many with cats. Each work is totally original and she works daily\, unless she is in her small gallery in the Art Quarter of Xian\, the Chinese city famous for the Terracotta Warriors. \n\n\n\nAll paintings are for sale at £299. Framed in England using non-reflective glass. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMilly’ story in her words:“My name is Chaofeng Shang\, born on 16th Nov 1953 in Xi’an\, Shanxi. \n\n\n\nI went to Guomian Forth Factory Primary School\, and then studied in Xi’an 18’s High School. I started my first job in Xi’an Hardware and Electrical Company as a sales representative in 1970. I was then promoted to Sales Manager. \n\n\n\nIn 1996\, as a result of Chinese Structural Reform\, I was made redundant\, so I started my little gallery in Beilin\, Xi’an. This was when I started learning framing paintings\, and became very interested in painting. I then went to study Chinese Painting. \n\n\n\nMy current painting style is influenced by Chinese traditional ink painting. Painting is the love of my life and each one of my works is the reflection of my passion”. URL:https://up-front.com/event/from-xian-china-to-upfront-penrith/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG-3094-2022-unframed.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220517T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220703T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20220515T102044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220723T112248Z UID:3567-1652783400-1656865800@up-front.com SUMMARY:Hive Geometrix DESCRIPTION:Paintings by Stephen Livingstone \n\n\n\n\n\nBeehives are places of mystery and magic. Even beekeepers\, who over many centuries have developed an intimate\, symbiotic relationship with honeybees\, can never properly understand the complex inner-workings of their hives. \n\n\n\nThe paintings in this exhibition are a visualisation of the inside of a working beehive\, an attempt to represent the activities of the queens\, workers and drones throughout a ‘bee year’. They portray\, in symbolic form\, the bee’s political and social activities and their often desperate efforts to survive\, aided and abetted by the interventions of their human guardians. The paintings are cutaways\, architectural diagrams of the interior structures of a beehive\, each panel representing a particular part of the hive\, the colours selected and layered in order to evoke the light and scent sensing experiences of the bees. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition has been made in collaboration with Penrith Beekeepers Association and is supported by Arts Council England. \n\n\n\nStephen Livingstone is a visual artist who is based in Durham. His work deals with human impact upon landscapes and habitats and often involves collaboration with museums and archives\, academic institutions and individuals with specialist knowledge and skills. He has developed major projects for the British Library\, the National Trust\, Durham University and the Museum of Art and Design in New York. \n\n\n\n\nSpring Bloom\n\n\n\nAbandoned Hive – detail\n\n\n\nWinter Brood\n\n\n\nBrace Comb\n\n\n\nHeather Honey – detail URL:https://up-front.com/event/hive-geometrix/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Stephen-Livingstone-Brace-Comb-small.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220315T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220515T235959 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20220307T225313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220520T061416Z UID:3475-1647302400-1652659199@up-front.com SUMMARY:New Horizons by Frances Winder DESCRIPTION:A Post Lockdown Collection of Paintings by Frances Winder \n\n\n\n“I found that lockdown and the isolation and stress caused by Covid created a big problem with my art work. It paralysed me. I found myself unable to pick up a brush\, only able to sketch very locally. I was cut off from my inspiration which was usually to sketch\, explore and experience everything in a wide range of environments\, enjoying feeling free and alive to the world. I have a lovely garden and space to be in\, so I was very lucky\, but I felt trapped and too depressed to paint.This stop to my work has made me rethink what is important. I have wanted to experiment and find more meaning in my painting and other art projects.When I am painting\, I explore colour and texture\, moved by mood and atmosphere. I love walking and the Lakes area and this features in much of my work. Sea and shore\, the wide skies and fells\, as well as the weather are modifying aspects that I love. I do prefer a good storm to paint. Recently I have been more constrained and I am exploring the rich diversity of meadow lands and woodland.” \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrances has exhibited in the Royal Academy\, the Royal Watercolour Society at Bankside gallery\, the Lakes Artists\, as well as many times in the Cumbrian open at Up Front gallery. URL:https://up-front.com/event/new-horizons-paintings-by-frances-winder/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/River-Birches-web-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220118T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220313T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20220102T135815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220315T191918Z UID:3394-1642500000-1647189000@up-front.com SUMMARY:Debby Akam - Paintings & Gary Power - Sculpture DESCRIPTION:Gary Power – Tintotem Parade\n\n\n\nDebby Akam – Thinking in Colour\n\n\n\nPhoebe Power – christl\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDEBBY AKAM – “THINKING IN COLOUR” . Paintings + Woodcut Prints. New paintings on canvas and original woodcut prints are investigations of layered space created through colour relationships and gestural brush marks. Working with colour energises and motivates me\, and I am concerned with its’ potential as a source of positive emotional response linking personal experience with wider themes of celebration\, mutability and renewal. \n\n\n\nFor me\, the loosening of intentional control over parts of the making process can be surprising and inspiring\, and I use semi – random processes such as wax- resist\, printing and frottage(rubbing) as a tactic to evade consciously reasoned preconceptions I might have. Fragments of experience from everyday activities\, walking and taking photographs and sketching in my semi- rural home environment inform the work. Patterns and motifs from woven and printed textiles are also a source of inspiration and summon up memories of my childhood in Borneo. I’m trying to find an equivalent for these diverse experiences from past\, present and imagined futures. The process of painting is the catalyst that brings them all together and enables them to come to life in a new form.Debby Akam  Recent exhibitions include Printfest 2019 where she was the winner of the Cranfield Prize; Painting the Language of Colour: solo exhibition at The Old Courthouse\, Shap 2021; Through the Locking Glass\, Rheged 2021 and Love Nature More Northern Print\, Newcastle 2021.  \n\n\n\nGARY POWER – “TINTOTEM PARADE”.Tintotem Parade is a group of sculptures that often reference architectural motifs and images typically found and commemorated in the traditional Public Monument. However\, rather than celebrate notable people or military victories they instead revise and examine this convention in a playful critique of the hubris often associated with their grandeur. This alternative collection of Counter-Monuments while still utilising plinths\, the pedestal\, different kinds of columns and towers are not for example made of stone or bronze\, but stacks of discarded tins\, transformed by colour to celebrate the value of upcycling. Atop each of the sculptures are displays of transformed\, but familiar objects\, such as teapots\, toy soldiers\, figurines\, bowls\, or distorted watering cans. Instead of a monument to a singular hero\, these symbols suggest what other totemic objects\, events and new ideas we may now share\, revere\, fear\, or contemplate. Gary Power is a visual artist\, working across a variety of media\, particularly in sculpture\, where he has carried out a number of large scale commissions. His work was selected for the Trinity Buoys Drawing Prize (2018) and most recently for the RA Summer Exhibition (2021) where one of his Tintotems was displayed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Evening Event 26th February 2022 from 6 – 9pmMeet the artists while you enjoy a glass of wine and nibbles. This will include a rare opportunity to see ‘Christl’\, a live poetry performance with Phoebe Power and Gary Power at 7pm. This is a 20-minute performance piece that brings together poetry and sculpture to tell the story of an Austrian post-war migrant to the UK\, Christl. Through a ritualistic process of commemoration\, our work explores how we might amplify marginalised voices from the past through an engagement with family history across three generations.Phoebe Power is the author of Shrines of Upper Austria (Carcanet\, 2018)\, which was awarded the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. Her new work Book of Days\, a long poem in response to the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage\, will be released in April. Please click on the link to book in advance for this free event.   https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/upfrontartslimited/t-dykgoa URL:https://up-front.com/event/debby-akam-paintings-gary-power-sculpture/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1.-October-26th-2021.-Acrylic-on-canvas.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211116T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220108T163000 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20211119T081110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T173512Z UID:3328-1637056800-1641659400@up-front.com SUMMARY:"PRESENCE" - Winter Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:in association with “Proseed” and coordinated by Daniel Ibbotson \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nAn eclectic exhibition allowing over 50 artists to exhibit in the gallery\, some for the first time. The exhibition is part of “Proceed” who began opening pop-up exhibitions during Lockdown to give artists a platform to sell their work and to have a presence. URL:https://up-front.com/event/presence-winter-art-exhibition/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/image_50826753.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210928T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211114T235959 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20210922T221930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T100826Z UID:3206-1632787200-1636934399@up-front.com SUMMARY:Andrew & Gwen Adair : Colour & Surface DESCRIPTION:A joint exhibition by husband and wife artists\, Andy and Gwen Adair. The exhibition will include ceramics and 2D work by Andy and paintings by Gwen. \n\n\n\n\n\nArtist’s Statement – ANDREW ADAIR \n\n\n\nI have been a practicing ceramic artist for over thirty years and have always tried to maintain a playful approach to clay\, allowing the material to be evident through torn edges\, cracks\, texture and surface\, enjoying the random\, organic quality this brings. I greatly admire potters such as Voulkos\, Pearson\, Maltby and Peascod (who I was privileged to be taught by at Glasgow School of Art) for their affinity with their medium and the real integrity their work has. \n\n\n\nMy work must have similar integrity at its core and the material itself must be clearly manifest in the finished pieces. I enjoy “the potness of the pot”; something to be handled and appreciated in a tactile sense\, not just through an aesthetic eye. I remain fascinated by the same themes\, the interplay between positive and negative space\, the layering and distressing of surface\, the unpredictable and the accidental. These are constants in my work. \n\n\n\nI use a subtle and limited palette using different clays as a base. This involves stretching\, layering and folding the clay\, then imprinting the surface; printmaking with clay and glaze instead of paper and ink. My ideas in terms of content are suggested by topical discussions\, news stories\, quotes\, the music playing while I work\, whatever catches my mind and eye. \n\n\n\nAs well as continuing to work with clay\, I have\, over the last few years\, diversified into 2D\, repurposing old metal shelves\, wooden pallets\, and anything with an interesting surface that can be modified and developed. Here I am still exploring many of the same themes as I do in clay\, but on a larger scale. Using spray paint\, stencils\, a blow torch and a lot of elbow grease I am attacking the surface in a much more direct and aggressive manner. Techniques used in my ceramics\, have themselves been repurposed and reused in the 2D works and then reworked back into 3D. The sense of play remains and continues to guide my process. The outcome is not gentle or pretty\, but hopefully quite challenging to the viewer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nArtist’s Statement – GWEN ADAIR \n\n\n\nMy work explores various themes\, but people often predominate in figure compositions and in portraits. I am fascinated by the way the disposition of figures can create a story in the mind of the viewer\, which possibly comes from my training as an illustrator at Glasgow School of Art. I am drawn to the idea of otherness\, as in folk and fairy tales\, or in performers adopting other personas and creating different worlds and alternative realities. \n\n\n\nBirds began to appear alongside the performers\, and have now become a subject in themselves\, as their colours\, shapes and textures are lovely to paint. There is also something knowing about birds. \n\n\n\nMy new-found love of landscape painting is allowing me to develop my language of  expressive and gestural mark-making. Generally my themes are quite traditional\, and I tend to work quickly in an “alla prima” fashion\, using oil paint with square brushes and a palette knife. Hopefully this gives a certain spontaneity to the work. I strongly believe that the paint should be part of the painting\, and that the marks themselves should add to the image. URL:https://up-front.com/event/andrew-gwen-adair-colour-surface/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_20210815_143807-web.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210810T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210926T235959 DTSTAMP:20260627T000332 CREATED:20210806T192806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T091916Z UID:2280-1628553600-1632700799@up-front.com SUMMARY:Peter Flanagan - Recent Paintings DESCRIPTION:Peter has been a professional artist for thirty-five years and has a studio in Allendale\, Northumberland. He is increasingly inspired by the landscape of the North\, but also paints cityscape\, portraits\, the figure and still life. \n\n\n\nHis influences increasingly are the painters of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century; the realist painters of the “Grand Manner” and Impressionism\, also painting from America and Russia during that era. He works on location as much as possible in the summer months\, making adjustments in the studio. Winter is for portraits\, the figure and still life. He is available for commission. \n\n\nHoly Island\, Moon and PlanetsThe Last Shipyards\, WallsendUllswater\, towards HelvellynOrchidsRoses and Glass VaseValentine’s Day RosesWhitby\, Inner Harbour URL:https://up-front.com/event/peter-flanagan-recent-paintings/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://up-front.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Peter-Flanagan-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR