Events 2006

A seasonal exhibition showing an eclectic mix of paintings, unique jewellery and stunning glass work. With work by established artists and emerging talent, Fusion Gallery has something for everyone!

Includes work by David Keenan. David's stunning work shows how glass can be used to create a perfect fusion of balance, form and movement.

Annual Art Trail around the houses and shops in the Christmas Steps Area. Music, street art, poetry, performace and music including the infamous and fabulous Ambling Band. Many shops will be hosting their own special events and workshops. An event not to be missed!
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Introducing new artists to Fusion, Claire Burke and Anne Penman Sweet.

Claire Burke
Claire’s paintings have an introspective quality; textural surfaces are juxtaposed with smooth planes and grazes in the surfaces. The luminous colours and mysterious rectangles create an aura of presence, deliberately still and quiet, a meditative play with space, tone, intensity and subtle hues.

Anne Penman Sweet
Anne is interested in exploring the mystery of what lies beyond the known, the visible, the tangible. Her work is the attempt, through form, to describe the formless.

Anne Penman Sweet and Claire Burke will be showing their work alongside regular gallery artists Henrietta Stuart, Richard Corbett, Brian Elwell and Matthew Bourne.

A showing of selected works from gallery artists including paintings by Henrietta Stuart, Richard Corbett, Brian Elwell and Matthew Bourne.

Also exhibiting for the first time, from 12th October, is glass artist Joanne Mitchell. Joanne brings visual impact into her work through the use of understated yet striking shapes and textures. Her work has an aesthetic that goes beyond function to express the inherent qualities of glass and engages the senses. Her recent work explores the tactility and sensuality that can be achieved using the contrasting properties of both blown and cut glass.

A solo exhibition of new paintings by Matthew Bourne, an abstract painter whose primary concern is the tactile and experimental qualities of the acrylic paints he uses.

"I strive for my paintings to become Sublime. To trancend my own personal anguish in their creation and project in a shreiking world something silent and ordered."

Food, drink, music and hopefully some sun! We’re starting off the summer season with a BBQ on the Steps. There will be a full programme of entertainment with the afternoon filled with local musicians, dancers, and street theatre groups. BBQ food provided by Rui's and live jazz at The Three Sugar Loaves.

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Fusion Gallery is offering a 'sunny' mix of work from all their current artists - a chance to find out what Fusion Gallery is all about. Along with work from recent exhibitors, Clare Caulfield, Tim Sennitt, Richard Heeps and Ptolemy Mann, Fusion has new collections of jewellery from Sara Preisler, Fiona Cameron and Karen Welsh.

A collection of 'in camera' photographic canvases by Tim Sennitt. "It is that connection with the landscape that moves me, seeking out dramatic composition and colour that might have gone un-noticed otherwise. A snapshot in a literal sense - but the result of seeing and capturing 'the' moment."

Mark Paul Perry's semi-abstract works are about perception, mood and nature. Mark is inspired by snapshots of specific moments in time or through memories of particular events in his own life - "I endeavour to capture these moods and emotions in the most basic form – light, colour and texture – which represent their fundamental essence.”

An exhibition showing a range of textile art including wall panels and cushions by Dawn Dupree, stitched wallpaper pictures by Claire Coles, woven canvases by Ptolemy Mann and a gorgeous range of limited edition handmade handbags by Hope & Benson.

We will be exhibiting work by Mark Paul Perry, Tim Sennitt, Dawn Dupree, Brian Elwell and Alex Pinson.

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An exhibition celebrating all things female including paintings by Friedrich Wurm, Drawings by Louise Phillips and jewellery by Wendy Sarah Pacey. Wendy-Sarah's jewellery is rich in pattern and texture, and iridesces with vibrant colours. The smooth, curved surfaces and simple, bold shapes allow the light to reflect and refract, giving the depth and luminosity of a precious gem.

Unusual, unique, desirable & affordable! Glass work, ceramics, gifts & more are available in our stockroom sale. Don't miss an opportunity to grab yourself a unique piece of art or craft at a fantastic price!