Frank O Salisbury
We wanted local people to be able to find and see the artworks he left in
Harpenden (mostly stained glass) and the houses in which he lived and worked.
So the trail guide shows where he was born, his first married home and the one
he had built later, Red Gables, to give himself much more studio space. Also he
designed the town crest and it - or at least a replica - still stands on the
common. The original is in the local history museum. Prints of two of his large
pageant pictures are also available in the Town Hall.
Our lecture on 8th April will be “London Bridged – 3,500 years of Crossing the Thames” with lecturer Charlie Forman which is a change from the programme published in your membership card. We hope you will join us afterwards and stay for free tea or coffee and a hot cross bun in the bar area.
The Arts Society Falmouth (TASF) has been instrumental in encouraging and recognising the skills developed by Students of Fashion Illustration at Penryn College, culminating in awards in a competition for Fashion Illustrator of the Year. The competition / course was formed to make fashion illustration resources easily accessible to young people using a variety of artistic media. The project was taken forward in collaboration with Penryn College with guidance from their enthusiastic textiles teacher.
In 2024, The Arts Society Llandudno proudly supported two inspiring community initiatives that celebrated creativity and kindness.
Mosaic Magic with 1Compass Youth Project
Thanks to a £250 grant from The Arts Society Community Fund, the young people at 1Compass in Colwyn Bay embarked on an exciting creative journey — designing a vibrant mosaic art piece. Brimming with enthusiasm, they’ve been busy gathering materials and mapping out detailed plans for the artwork.
I should preface this article by mentioning that the stay at the Santa Rita vineyard was accompanied by much wine, in the form of official wine tasting sessions and, well, just drinking. Therefore my recollections of the artistic details of the stay needed a bit of a boost from Google.
