We will be opening again this Friday 18th May through until Sunday 20th May. All venues are open from 11am to 5pm. (Please note that venue 9 will not be open on Friday 18th May).

Details and downloadable guide available at here.  Or ask for a guide at one of the venues.

Here are a few images from last weekend.

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We have 8 new artists showing this year, as well as some new venues, and plenty of activities as well as some rather nice cake on sale in aid of our chosen charity TEAM Hannah.
 
Briefly, our new artists and their venues are:
Bookity – Re-using unwanted books – Venue 3
Brenda Graham – Glass and jewellery – Venue 5
Sophie Waite – Smoke fired ceramics -  Venue 5 (this venue also has some good cake on sale)
Beady Pool – Lampwork and silver jewellery – Venue 6
Lou Jessop -  Relief appliqué – Venue 8
Nicola Kantorowicz, Stained glass – Venue 8 (tea and cake also available here)
Sanbags – Hand crafted bags – Venue 11
Debbie Page – Pottery – Venue 12
 
And the activities taking place are:
Poetry reading, Two Rivers Press, 3pm Saturday(this venue is in a nice garden setting) – Venue 2
Slip casting and ceramic demonstrations, Lauren Denney, on-going – Venue 6 
Open mike poetry, 3pm Saturday, Robin Thomas (also in a nice garden, with cake and refreshments available, NEW venue) Venue 10
Make a fused glass pendant, Barbara Goodbun, on-going – Venue 11
Silversmithing demo, 2:30pm Sunday, Matthew Hitch – Venue 12

This year the trail is sponsored by The Head Partnership and Silver Street Studios.

Catch live updates throughout the trail via our Facebook page and Twitter.

With 32 Artists and Craftsmen all across Caversham this is your opportunity to catch up with what has been going on creatively in the town over the last 12 months.

Download the full brochure here.

• Two Rivers Press- Poetry Reading, 3pm on Saturday 12th and 19th May @ venue 2
• Lauren Denney – Slip casting and hand building ceramics demonstrations during the trail @venue 6
• Robin Thomas – Poetry open mike session (bring your own poems) on Saturday 19th May 3pm @venue 10
• Barbara Goodbun – Try making a fused glass pendant of your own design throughout the trail @ venue 11
• Lois – Drumming throughout the afternoon from 2pm on Sunday 13th May @ venue 12
• Matthew Hitch – Silversmithing demonstration on Rings on Sunday 20th May at 2.30pm  @venue 12

This year we will be collecting donations for our chosen local charity, TEAM Hannah.

TEAM Hannah was inspired by our daughter’s eight year battle with a rare form of leukaemia which began in 2004 and Hannah has undergone intensive chemotherapy, radiotherapy, drug trials and two bone marrow transplants. Hannah is doing well at present and hoping to return to school in time for her GCSE exams.  We have been supported by some amazing children’s cancer charities and hospitals over the years, and the aim of TEAM Hannah is to help them continue to treat, support and create hope for so many who are fighting this disease.

 Silver Street Studios is a professional music studio at the heart of Reading, Berkshire. Passionate and focused, we’ve been supporting         musicians, singers and music producers with their production needs for 20 years. We provide high quality recording services for bands and singers, as well as facilities for producers and engineers. We also provide occasional rehearsal studio facilities. The studio can be supplied with an assistant only or with a Producer to take care of the whole process.

We are pleased to have a variety of demonstrations and events throughout the two weekends of the trail.

For now please see below for a preview of the artists taking part in the trail. Check back here for more details or keep track via our Facebook page,  follow us on Twitter or sign up to our mailing list here.

February saw our first show of 2011 – The Third Thursday Event. Thanks to Suzanne and everyone from Jelly who helped make this possible. We loved having our very own shop for a few weeks.

May was the annual Caversham Arts Trail with 16 venues and 32 local artists taking part in our annual arts trail. We had excellent visitor numbers and are already busy planning the trail for 2012.

September was our autumn show at Caversham Court Gardens. This was our first outdoor show which we did enjoy, despite the unpredictable autumn weather.

October & November we had a Caversham Artists show at More Arts Twyford.

Here are a few images from the show just after set up and our opening reception on 1st December.

You are welcome to browse, there is no obligation to buy. It’s free admission so you can come back as many times as you want until we close at 5pm on 6th December.

The full address is The Old Fire Station Gallery, Market Place, Henley on Thames, RG9 2AG. There is a pay and display car park almost opposite and the gallery is situated just behind the Town Hall. Look out for the red ‘Exhibition’ Sign outside.

We are pleased to have some new guest artists joining us for this show. We welcome Beverly Bartlett, Sarah Pye, Brenda Graham and Celeste Kelly.

The show will open daily from 10am to 5pm and until 8pm on Thursday 1st December where you can enjoy a glass of wine with the artists.

Participating artists include; Anne Webster, Barbara Goodbun, Beverly Bartlett,  Brenda Graham, Celeste Kelly, David Pope, Freya Spiers, Julia Hogan, Julia Hayward, Julie Simmonds, Lauren Denney, Liz Real, Louise Spiers (Kitsch-En-Sync), Mary Phelan, Nicola Duncan, Peter Quarmby and Sarah Pye.

All major credit and debit cards accepted.

This Christmas show is running in association with Reveal. Reveal has been supporting high quality local handmade Art and Craft for the past three years. See previous shows here.

Caversham Artists regularly exhibits work by more than 20 local artists and craftsmen covering a wide range of styles as well as prices.  We currently have a show at More Arts Twyford which is on until 27th November.  The gallery is open from 4-8pm Fridays and 12-4pm Saturdays and Sundays.

How about visiting some of the Caversham Artists at Aunt Elsie’s Christmas Do at Jelly / Coopers Arms, Reading – 26th November 2011.

Visit us from 4pm-8pm Fridays and between 12-4pm on Saturdays and Sundays including 27th November.

See a preview of the show below.  Some items that have been purchased have already been collected so we’ve added new stock from a few participating artists. The full address is 20 Station Road, Twyford, RG10 9NT. It’s very close to the train station and there is parking nearby.

Don’t forget to put our Christmas show in your diary too. We will be at The Old Fire Station Gallery in Henley on Thames from 1st-6th December. There are over 20 artists and guest artists taking part.

The gallery will be open from  Friday 28th October – Sunday 27th November 2011, Fridays 4 – 8pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12 – 4pm. During this time the participating artists will be available if you have any questions or would like to find out more about them. All items on show will be for sale.

There will be a variety of paintings, decoupage furniture, ceramics, jewellery, woodwork , sculpture, printmaking, photography prints and more. Participating artists are  Julie Simmonds; Louise Spiers; Sonia Olaniyan;Mary Phelan;  Lauren Denney;  Peter Quarmby; Nicola Duncan;  Anne Webster;  Roger Smalley and Beverley Bartlett.

The full address is 20 Station Road, Twyford, RG10 9NT. It’s very close to the train station and there is parking nearby.

Download the full two-sided flyer here.

We can also confirm that our Caversham Artists Christmas Show is going to take place at the Old Fire Station Gallery in Henley-on-Thames from 1st to 6th December 2011.

Don’t forget there are some other exciting local events that some of the Caversham Artists Members are participating in.

Craft in Focus is taking place at Wellington College between 28th and 30th October.

MERL (Museum of English Rural Life) Traditional Craft Fair – 5th November.

South Hill Park Craft Fair – 19th & 20th November.

See more images of our event here.

Details of our Christmas show coming soon!

We are also very excited to announce that Caversham Artists Nicola Duncan, Julie Simmonds, Peter Quarmby and Roger Smalley will be taking part in the opening exhibition of the  More Arts Twyford Gallery along with other local artists. The show starts on 23rd September and runs until 23rd October.  This will be the first show at the new gallery space located at 20 Station Road, Twyford, RG10 9NT. The show is open Fridays 4pm-8pm and 12pm to 4pm Saturdays and Sundays.

17th September 2011. Join us at Caversham Court from 10am to 4:30pm.

As an ongoing commitment to encouraging budding artists young and old in Caversham, Caversham Artists are holding a one day art and plant sale in Caversham Court. These wonderful gardens in the heart of the village, present a perfect backdrop for our art, much of which is inspired by natural forms. Work will be on display and available for sale.

Artists and guest artists include: Nina Krauzewicz, Mary Phelan, Charles Burns,  Therese Wicks, Matthew Hitch , Louise Spiers, Julie Simmonds, Lauren Denney, Claire Elmes, Maureen Futter and members of Pangbourne Art Group, Salvo Toscano, Caversham Globe, Debbie Page and New Directions pottery.

Also displays by local art and environment groups will combine to make the day a celebration of local creativity. Proceeds from the Tea Kiosk will go to The Duchess of Kent Hospice charity.

Arts, crafts, plants, tea, cakes! We hope you can join us. Images by Mary Phelan.