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Sustainable Baliwick

AN ART EXHIBITION CELEBRATING OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN ASSOCIATION WITH SUSTAINABLE FINANCE WEEK.                                       Victor Hugo and Pierre-Auguste Renoir both had deep connections to Guernsey, and the natural beauty of the island inspired both artists. During his 14-year exile in Guernsey from …

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Jeon Nak

Lenticular Printing View all Exhibitions Seoul, South Korea EXHIBITION DATE November, 2019 VENUE Beau Sejour, Guernsey Jeon Nak is a Korean-born artist. His 3D trompe l’oeil creations achieve their arresting presence through a meticulous, exacting technical process. Layer upon layer of composition must be placed and processed to arrive at the level of detail seen in these works. Nak’s works …

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Transformation

The Art for Guernsey Gallery in the heart of the Old Quarter was filled with artworks by some of the UK’s top contemporary and street artists, who took over every inch of the gallery walls prior to work beginning on the redevelopment of the building. The gallery is intended to be a catalyst to help take the Old Quarter on …

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L’s Olures

Watercolour Painting View all Exhibitions Envelope Globe Facebook Guernsey, United Kingdom EXHIBITION DATE May 2021 VENUE Market Buildings, St Peter Port Myths & Legends was the theme of the 2021 WriteStuff competition for aspiring young wordsmiths. This theme presented Art for Guernsey with an ideal opportunity to show a selection of Charlie Buchanan’s works, ahead of a larger forthcoming exhibition, …

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Everyday Colour

Mixed Media View all Exhibitions Envelope Globe Facebook Guernsey, United Kingdom EXHIBITION DATE May 2022 VENUE Beau Sejour, Guernsey In May 2022, Art for Guernsey supported abstract colourist and figurative artist Patrick Earle to co-curate an exciting new exhibition in the David Ferguson Hall at Beau Sejour. The show offered unique insight into Patrick’s exploration of colour and light in …

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Remembering Yardeskie

Oil Painting View all Exhibitions Sally Ede-Golightly Envelope Globe Facebook Guernsey, Channel Islands EXHIBITION DATE July 2021 VENUE Chamber of Commerce, Guernsey Art for Guernsey and Chamber of Commerce boosted relations between Guernsey and the Czech Republic with an exhibition and a specially commissioned artwork. Art for Guernsey believes that art has the power to bring communities and nations together, …

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The Renoir Walk

Art for Guernsey celebrated Renoir’s link to Guernsey with a narrated art walk in the Moulin Huet valley, now a permanent fixture for islanders and visitors to enjoy. Drawing, Painting & Installation Art Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) has a special significance for Guernsey as the famous Impressionist spent just over a month on the island in 1883 and worked on 15 …

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Dimitri Permiakov

Oil Painting View all Exhibitions Envelope Globe Facebook Kirov, Russia EXHIBITION DATE August 2019 VENUE Bella Luce, Guernsey Dimitri Permiakov, our third artist in residence, was captivated by Moulin Huet bay, situated a stone’s throw from the Bella Luce, and returned time and time again to paint a series of beautiful artworks. Dimitri was in good company: Moulin Huet has …

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Double Window

Mixed Media View all Exhibitions Envelope Globe Facebook Guernsey, United Kingdom EXHIBITION DATE January / February 2020 VENUE Guille-Allès Public Library, St Peter Port Double Window was a project that started in spring 2019, so called because it was intended to provide prisoners with the opportunity to communicate with the outside world, and to allow those of us on the …

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Pioneering & Legacy

Mixed Media View all Exhibitions Envelope Globe Facebook Guernsey, United Kingdom EXHIBITION DATE June 2019 VENUE Market Buildings, St Peter Port A solo exhibition of works by Frances Lemmon, inspired by 19th-century Guernseyman William Le Lacheur’s legacy, in conjunction with Art in School, featuring local schoolchildren’s responses to the seafaring pioneer. Locally based artist Frances Lemmon travelled to Costa Rica …

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