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The Haywain by John Constable

@ Bristol Museum and Art Gallery

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Rozanne Hawksley's Legacy of Art Works

Page 13 of CASW Annual Report 2023

A recent project coming to a close for us here at Art Works Exhibition Services has been the task of distributing the inimitable Rozanne Hawksley's legacy of art works. We have undertaken this work on behalf of the trustees of her estate, following her sad passing in 2022.


A large selection of the works have been added to the permanent collections of many prominent institutions including the National Museum Wales, National Library Wales, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Llantarnum Grange Arts Centre, Ruthin Craft Centre, Portsmouth Museum & Art Gallery, The Fashion Museum (Bath), and School of Textiles in Essex.


Here at Art Works, we were tasked with the packing and collection of art works from Rozanne's former residence in Pembrokeshire. We concatenated the consignment of works at our secure art store and organised the logistics and distribution of the works as instructed by the Trustees.

Radev

@ The Wilson Art Gallery, Cheltenham

8th March – 1st September 2024

Art Works has had the pleasure of being involved in the deinstallation, packing, transportation and installation of the iconic Radev Collection ahead of its exhibition at The Wilson Art Gallery in Cheltenham from it's current owner's residential property. Services we provided included:


  • Logistics and packing advice
  • Provision of museum grade packing materials
  • Provision of full team of technicians to undertake deinstallation and packing of 2D and 3D works on site. All work undertaken to current museum standards
  • Transportation of entire collection to Government Indemnity conditions from London - Cheltenham
  • Provision of technical team to assist installation to curator plans on site at The Wilson Art Gallery


We are excited to continue to assist with the next leg of the tour when it travels to The Charleston in Lewes later this year.

Art Works Exhibition Services

Art Handling Training Courses


At the start of 2024, Art Works Exhibition Services we asked to provide training for staff at Hay Castle to learn the basics in museum-standard art-handling, installation and packing.


Our team of technicians and administrative staff worked together to build a 2 day, on-site, interactive course that practically demonstrated all the most important elements of the industry, tailoring the content to suit the needs of the staff at the Castle.


During the course, our technicians taught from a handbook co-written by our lead technicians, which was provided as a resource to the gallery staff once the training had concluded.


The course covered:


Packing


- Soft wrapping

- T framing

- Crating

- 3D works (glass/ceramic/sculpture)


Transport


-Handling art work

-GIS conditions

-Safely securing works


Installation


-Methods of installing 2D works

-Appropriate fixings/3 points of contact

-Double/triple hangs

-Installation of sculpture



If you think your gallery / museum team could benefit from a course like this, please email contact@arthandling.co.uk and we would be happy to talk through your requirements.

Henry Moore in Miniature

The Holburne Museum, Bath

May 3  – Sep 8 2024


Art Works Exhibition had the pleasure of being appointed the technical team to assist the installation of The Holburne Museum's 2024 exhibition "Henry Moore in Miniature".


For this project, we provided a full, experienced technical team for the duration of the install as well as transport services to bring in the showcases needed to display the first exhibition of it's kind, where all artefacts exhibited were under 30cm in size, produced across every decade of Henry Moore's career from the 1920s-1980s.


Dame Laura Knight: I Paint Today

Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery

13 January until 30 June 2024

Art Works Exhibition Services recently undertook the packing and transportation of loans destined for Worcester City Museum and Art Gallery for their exhibition, "Dame Laura Knight: I Paint Today".


Art Works were pleased to provide the following services to help this exhibition come to fruition in Worcester this year:


  • Logistics and scheduling
  • Liaising with 15 x institutions and private lenders across the country
  • In-transit insurance
  • Transportation of works to Government Indemnity conditions
  • The construction / hire and provision of bespoke packaging including travel frames, crates and museum grade soft packaging


Image Credit:  Sundown, c.1955 (oil on canvas), Knight, Laura (1877-1970) / Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands, UK / © Wolverhampton Art Gallery / © Estate of Dame Laura Knight. All rights reserved 2023 / Bridgeman Images


Cardiff Castle

December 2023 - January 2024


Over the last few months, we have been assisting with the movement of two paintings at Cardiff Castle that have undergone restoration by Sarah Bayliss Conservation https://sarahbayliss.co.uk assisted by Rachel Howells https://www.rachelhowells.co.uk .

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Artes Mundi 10

https://artesmundi.org/

This year Art Works assisted with the storage and installation of "In Lieu of What Is" by Alia Farid for display at National Museum Wales for the 2023 Artes Mundi prize

Installing at the Holburne Museum, Bath

Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris

Oct 21, 2023 at 10:00 am – Apr 14, 2024 at 5:00 pm

https://www.holburne.org/events/gwen-john-art-and-life-in-london-and-paris/

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    Gwen John

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Ruthin Craft Centre

30 September 2023 – 7 January 2024

http://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/whats-on/visiting-information/

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RWA Annual Open 170

August 2023

https://www.rwa.org.uk/collections/art-exhibitions/products/170-annual-open-exhibition


Art Works Exhibition Services assisted the Royal West of England Academy with transportation of selected submissions including a wide variety of work from emerging and established artists. The exhibition is open now until January 2024


https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-hang-art-collection-expert

Managing director of Art Works Exhibition Services interviewed by Lucy Howie for a great article published on Artsy.net

Ruthin Craft Centre Summer Exhibition Changeover

July 2023

http://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk

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Conservation of Rossetti Alter piece at Llandaff Cathedral

May 2023

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Photographing collections for

MonLife Heritage's Anti-Racism Wales Project

Art Works recently assisted MonLife Heritage with photographing artefacts from their collections as part of their Anti-Racist Wales project "Researching, Re-examining and Reclaiming: the heritage and culture of Monmouthshire's Black, Asian and Ethnic minority communities". The project aims to improve interpretation of the collections so that they honestly tell their complex stories, better representing their links to slavery, colonialism and empire and respect their impact on communities past and present.


MonLife Heritage are currently looking to recruit for a new team member to play a key role in the project. You can find out more about the available position here:

https://www.monmouthshire.gov.uk/community-engagement-officer-anti-racist-wales-project-2/

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University of Bristol

Celebrating Women in the Wills Memorial Building

Art Works has recently assisted the University of Bristol in transporting and hanging an additional work in the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building. Until 2018, the Great Hall mainly displayed portraits of previous Vice-Chancellors and never before had women graced the walls of the space. However, in the year which marked a centenary since the first British women won the vote an initiative was launched to to redress the balance and celebrate many incredible women have helped to shape the University. You can read more about the ongoing project by following the link below:

Art Works Exhibition Services Showreel 2022

Here's a few highlights from our filming work from the last year.


We've developed a range of new digital services including photography and film making in order to make events and exhibitions more accessible to the public. So far we have undertaken projects for our clients including object documentation, installation & project documentation as well as educational films.


We are looking to broaden our portfolio to include promotional images and films for temporary and permanent exhibitions which we feel may be helpful for our clients digital presence. We'd love to do more work like this and we would love to hear from you if you have a project you would like documented.



Meanings and Messages


Mission Gallery & Association for Contemporary Jewellery

19 November - 21 December 2022

We had the pleasure of assisting with the transport of this marvellous exhibition this month:


"The exhibition focuses on brooches, as they form the ideal jewellery archetype for conveying meanings and messages. Brooches can be subversive and are often used by people in the public eye, political figures, or sovereignty to convey important messages."


To find out more visit https://www.missiongallery.co.uk/exhibitions/meanings-and-messages/




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Museum of Cardiff

November 2022

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Exciting morning for our team assisting with the move and installation of street artist The Rebel Bear's amazing mural inspired by Cerys Gemma, a wheelchair user who was fined for parking in a spot for disabled visitors at her Cardiff home. Cardiff Council removed the mural with the artist's full consent to prevent vandals damaging the work. It has been relocated and installed at Museum of Cardiff to be exhibited to the public in a suitable setting. The display is now open to the public as part of the museum's Protest exhibition.

Visit: https://cardiffmuseum.com for visitor details

and https://www.instagram.com/the.rebel.bear/ to see the artist's statement on the piece.

Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft

October 2022

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This month we had the opportunity to assist with the packing and transportation of loans from a number of institutions to feature in this wonderful exhibition at Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft. The exhibition marks Japanese master potter Shōji Hamada’s first visit to Ditchling. The exhibition is open now and more information can be found at https://www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk/event/shoji-hamada-a-japanese-potter-in-ditchling/

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BBC: 100 years of Broadcasting in Wales

Amgueddfa Cymru - Caerdydd (National Museum Wales – Cardiff)

Autumn 2022 – Spring 2023


This October we have been busy assisting with a number of exciting transports for this wonderful celebration featuring props and costumes from TV shows such as Dr Who, Sherlock and His Dark Materials, as well as classic children's programmes like Trumpton and Bagpuss- there's sure to be something for everyone to enjoy when the National Museum Wales' exhibit opens in December!

Museum curators will now be delving into the BBC’s extensive archive and trawling through its collections for images, film clips and objects for this new exhibition. However staff at the museum still want to hear stories and memories from the general public. Click the link below to find out how to get involved:



https://museum.wales/news/1213/What-are-your-BBC-memories-Amgueddfa-Cymru-wants-to-hear-your-stories-as-new-exhibition-launched-in-partnership-with-BBC-Cymru-/


Royal West of England Academy

169 Annual Open Exhibition

https://www.rwa.org.uk/products/169-annual-open-exhibition

8 Oct 2022 - 8 Jan 2023



During September 2022 Art Works Exhibition Services assisted the Royal West of England Academy with transportation of selected submissions including a wide variety of work from emerging and established artists, including from their invited artist, Matthew Burrows MBE, founder of the Artist's Support Pledge.


In July 2022 Art Works Exhibition Services assisted with packing and transport of works for Oriel Mon's current exhibition, School Master Artist: Kyffin Williams in London . Including collections from National Museum Wales, National Library Wales and Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, this exhibition highlights his work as a teacher, his development as an artist and some of the friendships and connections that he made during those three decades. Follow the link above for booking information.


Mary Fedden: Simple Pleasures

9 July - 16 October 2022

Victoria Art Gallery, Bath

https://www.victoriagal.org.uk/events/mary-fedden-simple-pleasures#

Art Works Exhibition Services recently assisted clients at the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath with the packing, transport and installation of their current exhibition "Mary Fedden: Simple Pleasures". Featuring over 110 paintings and works on paper are featured, covering all periods of Fedden’s career, drawn from both private and public collections across the UK, including Tate and the Government Art Collection. Follow the link above for booking information.

Bishop Marshall Panel at Llandaff Cathedral Project


Installation, transportation & video: Art Works Exhibition Services

Conservation: Rachel Howells ( https://www.rachelhowells.co.uk )

Installation design & fabrication: Industrial Arts Studios

( https://www.iastudios.co.uk )

Frame joinery : LM Conservation ( https://en-gb.facebook.com/lazronmatia.co.uk/ )

Architects: DHV Architects ( https://www.dhva.co.uk )

The Tudors: Passion, Power & Politics - The Holburne Museum

April 2022

Installed by Art Works Exhibition Services

https://www.holburne.org/events/the-tudors-passion-power-politics/


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Ruthin Craft Centre

April 2022

Installation by Art Works Exhibition Services

Learn more about what's on at Ruthin Craft Centre here:

http://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/whats-on/visiting-information/

  • Drawing Parallels - Pauline Burbidge & Charles Poulsen

    Ruthin Craft Centre

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  • Jane Perryman - From Light to Dark From Dark to Light

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  • Peter Lord - Hidden Things

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  • Jane Perryman - From Light to Dark From Dark to Light

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  • Drawing Parallels - Pauline Burbidge & Charles Poulsen

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Dress Code - Fashion Stories from The Box

March 2022

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Tyntesfield House

November 2021

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September 2021


During September, Art Works Exhibition Services assisted with the collection and delivery of "Hedger and Ditcher: Portrait of William Lloyd" to National Museum Wales. The painting now hangs in place of a portrait of slave owner Sir Thomas Picton. The portrait at the Cardiff museum has been put in storage and two artists with Trinidadian roots have been commissioned to "re-frame" the legacy to give more context about his life.


Find out more about this story here:


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59139743


Or for more information on how to visit the Museum:


https://museum.wales/cardiff/

Basketry Rhythm, Renewal & Reinvention

25 September 2021 – 9 January 2022

‘The exhibition Basketry: Rhythm, Renewal & Reinvention

 is a visual slice across contemporary UK basket making. There are some 35 maker’s work spilling over all three galleries at Ruthin Craft Centre. The exhibition shows what is being made today – and by whom – across basketry’s beautiful variety of shapes, materials and weaves.’Jane Audas, August 2021


Alongside the exhibition there will be a series of events including Dr Stephanie Bunn’s Forces in Translation project which looks at basketry, social anthropology and mathematics, and the group will be in residence at Ruthin for several days in October. There will also be an area in Gallery 2 focussing on several of the Heritage Crafts Association’s endangered and critically endangered baskets.

Curated by Gregory Parsons


Exhibitors: Lisa Atkin, Ewen Balfour, Rachel Bower, Hilary Burns, Mary Butcher, Mandy Coates, Mary Crabb, Colette Davies, Alison Dickens, Ecolistic Artworks: Tina Cunningham, Rosie Farey, Kevin Gauld, Josey Goodin, Charlie Groves, Dalila Hamiche, Tim Johnson, Geraldine Jones, Owen Jones, Annette Mills, Sue Morgan, Annemarie O’Sullivan, Sarah Paramor, Polly Pollock, Clare Revera, Pip Rice, Patrizia Sascour, Judy Simmonds, Lorna Singleton, Rachael South, Louise Tucker, Lois Walpole, Lucy Williams, John Williamson, Willow with Roots: Jenny Crisp & Isabelle Wilkes


Installation by Art Works Exhibition Services Ltd


http://ruthincraftcentre.org.uk/whats-on/gallery-1-2-3/

Removing a painting at Llantarnam Abbey

July 2021


This month Art Works Exhibition Services was called in to assist the deinstallation and transportation of a large painting in the stairwell of Llantarnam Abbey, Cwmbran.


This undertaking required construction of a bespoke access platform and careful deconstruction of the gilt frame in order to remove it from the building for transport to Bonhams Auctioneers. We liased with trusted conservators to ensure that every step of the de-framing process went smoothly.

Removing the Gainsborough

Aug 2021


This month the team have been working closely with museum staff across several Bath & North East Somerset Heritage sites to provide technical assistance during a number of object moves during redecoration. Pictured is our team deinstalling a portrait of Captain Wade by Gainsborough at the Assembly Rooms, Bath. 

We provided technical assistance, access equipment hire and consultation at every stage of this undertaking to ensure the paintings were deinstalled and moved safely.


https://www.bathvenues.co.uk/venues/assembly-rooms

Installing a Gainsborough at Victoria Art Gallery

Aug 2021


This month the team have been working closely with museum staff across several Bath & North East Somerset Heritage sites to provide technical assistance during a number of object moves during redecoration. Pictured is our team installing a portrait of Captain William Wade by Gainsborough at the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath.



https://www.victoriagal.org.uk/listing-calendar


Technical Assistance at Kings Weston House

April / June 2021


This historic building in Bristol is undergoing a major redecoration process so Art Works Exhibition Services were called in to deinstall the 36 paintings in their portrait room whilst the space was repainted & reinstate once the work was completed.


We provided technical assistance, scaffolding hire and transportation for this exciting renovation.

Testimony from Andrew Logan Museum of Sculpture.

May 2021


"The brilliant and always-helpful Art Works guys assisting the artist Andrew Logan re-assemble his large Earth Throne following freezer-treatment in Ludlow for woodworm. The Earth Throne is one of a pair from the 1986 The Alternative Miss World event and can be seen at the Andrew Logan Museum in Berriew.

A big thank you to the lads from Art Works - as usual nothing was too much trouble."


- Eva Bredsdorff, Museum Mentor and Trustee, ALMoS

Technical Assistance for Bristol Museum

Spring 2021


We have been busy providing technical assistance for the installation of Bristol Photo Festival at Bristol Museum and Art Gallery ready for their reopening this month.


Featured exhibits include:

  •  Island Life – Photographs from the Martin Parr Foundation
  • James Barnor – Ghanaian Modernist
  • Lips touched with blood by Sarah Waiswa
  • Beyond the frame – interventions by Heather Agyepong, Jessa Fairbrother and Lua Ribiera

Find out more about the exhibits and how to book here:


https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on/

DIGITAL CONTENT FOR MONMOUTHSHIRE MUSEUMS 

January 2021


During the Coronavirus pandemic, Art Works have been looking into alternative ways to assist our museum and gallery clients to reach the public.

We are now excited to announce that our services include digital content production.


Earlier this year we undertook filming and photography for Monmouthshire Museums. 


We have photographed the amazing collections across four sites to enable public access online whilst the museum doors are closed during lockdown.


We have also provided three films for MonLife Learning Box to be shared with schools and care homes when workshops and live demonstrations have not been possible.

A PICTURE OF HEALTH | WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE HYMAN COLLECTION & JO SPENCE : FROM FAIRY TALES TO PHOTOTHERAPY | PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HYMAN COLLECTION


ARNOLFINI, BRISTOL


Our team has been hard at work over the last few weeks providing transport and installation expertise to the Arnolfini, Bristol for their two upcoming exhibitions showcasing a range of thought-provoking photographic work by Heather Agyepong, Sonia Boyce, Eliza Hatch, Susan Hiller, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Anna Fox, Rosy Martin (in collaboration with Verity Welstead), Polly Penrose, Jo Spence, and Paloma Tendero.


https://arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/a-picture-of-health/


https://arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/jo-spence/

RWA Open 168


A team from Art Works Exhibition Services recently undertook transportation of the Royal West of England Academy's Annual Open Exhibition, now in its 168th year.

Collecting submissions from Penzance and Exeter and delivering to Bristol, every year our team assists with the transportation of some of this year's most exciting contemporary artists in the country.


This year’s exhibition will run from 21 November 2020 – 7 March 2021.

Please be aware that due to COVID-19, the gallery may be open for reduced hours and advanced booking may be necessary. Please check the website to plan your visit.

All artworks in the exhibition will be available to view and buy online from the RWA website.


https://www.rwa.org.uk

HASSAN HAJJAJ | THE PATH at Arnolfini


July 2020


Art Works undertook the transport and installation of this exciting exhibition.

With an exuberant melee of colours, patterns, appropriated brand logos and found objects, Hassan Hajjaj: The Path is a timely exploration of global culture across continents through the unique lens of acclaimed Moroccan-British photographer.


https://arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions-the-path-hassan-hajjaj/

Sculpture Relocation at National Museum Wales


February 2020


During February we provided consultation and technical assistance to staff at National Museum Wales during a project entailing the relocation of several of their large sculptures including Rodin's "The Kiss" as pictured here.


We advised and arranged the hire of specialist lifting equiptment to undertake this exciting move, and provided technical assistance to their fantastic team of in-house technicians during the project.

Installation of "Grayson Perry- The Pre-Therapy Years" at the Holburne Museum, Bath.



24 January to 25 May 2020


The first exhibition to survey Grayson Perry’s earliest forays into the art world will re-introduce the explosive and creative works he made between 1982 and 1994. These ground-breaking ‘lost’ pots will be reunited for the first time to focus on the formative years of one of Britain’s most recognisable artists.



https://www.holburne.org/events/grayson-perry-the-pre-therapy-years/


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-51221365/grayson-perry-on-his-new-exhibition-and-being-an-outsider

Installation of Toulouse-Lautrec and the Masters of Montmartre at Victoria Art Gallery

February 2020


This month we have provided technical assistance to Victoria Art Gallery with the installation of "Toulouse-Lautrec and the Masters of Montmartre".


Toulouse-Lautrec and the Masters of Montmartre will bring the sights and sounds of Lautrec’s thrilling Bohemian Paris to life. The exhibition will revisit the ‘street art’ of the era showcasing over 80 works by Toulouse-Lautrec, Mucha, Steinlen and more. 


Evening events unique to this exhibition will echo the joie de vivre of the Belle Époque and Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris. These will feature music and entertainment to celebrate how visual art, music and dance were intertwined in this thrilling era. The Gallery will give everyone the chance to participate, with a multilingual audio guide, music from the era, a display of personal items from the performers and a dressing up area.


15 February-26 May 2020


https://www.victoriagal.org.uk/events/toulouse-lautrec-and-masters-montmartre

Transportation of "Salem" by Sydney Curnow Vosper.

October 2019


During October Art Works crated and collected one of the most famous images in Welsh art from Rogers Jones & Co Auctioneers in Cardiff and transported it to National Library Wales where it will remain on display as a cherished part of the Welsh public collection.


Meri Huws, vice president of the library, said: "This priceless treasure could have easily been lost by the nation and this would have been a great travesty."

The painting depicts Sian Owen in a shawl entering Capel Salem, Cefn Cymerau in Gwynedd.

The artist has denied the shawl contains an image of the devil in its folds but this did not stop it becoming the painting's main talking point over the years.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-49997033

Ruthin Craft Centre Changeover

October 2019
During October, our team  undertook the transportation and technical assistance for changeover of exhibitions at the Ruthin Craft Centre in Denbighshire. These exhibitions will run from 19 October 2019 – 12 January 2020. Here are the details of what is currently on show in the galleries:
  • Gallery 1: Lettering : Art & Illusion Lettering : Art & Illusion depicts lettering that is created by hand through calligraphy, letter cutting, painting and engraving. Writing is a most ancient art form and for millennia the art of the scribe was held in great esteem. The professional scribe in Arabic, Japanese, Tibetan and Egyptian scripts, as well as what we would now consider a western hand, proffered the foundations of formal languages as we know them today; from pictograms and hieroglyphics to italic and copperplate scripts, realised in stone, glass and metal and on parchment, vellum and paper. Through the work of the selected artists and makers, we can study the techniques, ancient in their origins, yet timelessly original in their expression, created with contemporary style and sensitivity.
  • Gallery 2 & 3: Neil Bottle : All That Remains A new body of work, as Neil celebrates 30 years as a textile designer. Neil’s fascinating textile hangings in All That Remains are inspired by family photographs, a sense of time passing and how we remember things – in both real and false memories. The textile prints are accompanied by personal, sentimental objects that were the starting point for many of the stories Neil is telling – ‘I like the idea of objects that have history embedded in them,’ he says.

"Agatha Christie: An Unfinished Portrait" at Torre Abbey 

September 2019
Art Works undertook the packing, transportation and installation of Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait: A Life in Photographs, offers an insight into the life of world famous author at Torre Abbey.
Featuring photographs from the author’s private collection, the exhibition illustrates the life behind the works of the most widely published author of all time.
Each image is accompanied by a quote in Christie’s own words, drawn from both published works and unpublished personal correspondence, beautifully capturing her thoughts and feelings from early childhood, through both marriages and her international adventures, to her years as a world famous author.
A timeline will sit alongside the pictures and mark the key milestones in Christie’s life, including the first performance of the world’s longest running play, The Mousetrap, and the publication of definitive works such as Murder on the Orient Express and And Then There Were None.
Open until Sunday 24 November 2019
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