Devon snow carver comes second in Italian contest
Pippa Unwin says she is delighted to succeed with her "ridiculously complicated" design. Source link
Exhibition celebrates Beryl Cook and her love for Plymouth
Emma RuminskiSouth West arts reporterThe BoxAlongside the exhibition, sculptures based on Beryl Cook's artworks will be placed in places in Plymouth that inspired the artistA hundred years after her birth, a retrospective of Plymouth artist Beryl Cook's work is being put on in her adopted home city.Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy at The Box, aims to bring serious artistic recognition to an artist whose colourful and comedic paintings of the daily life of the city's residents, were often…
Devon artist collects final letters from Danish postal service
Emma RuminskiSouth West arts reporterJim WilemanGillian Taylor has received letters to her PO Box address from all over DenmarkAn artist is collecting the final letters sent by a 400-year-old postal service to create a piece of art. Denmark's national postal service PostNord now only delivers parcels after it stopped its letter service in December due to a drop in demand.Artist Gillian Taylor is using the final postcards and letters sent to her to create an art installation called…
Devon National Trust property celebrates centenary in jazzy style
National Trust, Steve HaywoodThe National Trust held a Roaring Twenties party to celebrate 100 years of the property that featured in the BBC Two programme Christmas Treasures of the National TrustColeton Fishacre in south Devon has celebrated its centenary over the Christmas period, and special decorations can still be seen until into the new year.The National Trust has decorated the Arts and Crafts-style house, built in 1925, in the festive style of the Jazz Age - the so-called…
Devon woman transforms entire house into a work of art
BBCEmily Powell hand-painted every inch of her home with vibrant pictures of things that are important to her familyA terraced family home has been turned into a lived-in work of art with paintings spanning from floor to ceiling in every room.It is the work of Devon artist Emily Powell, who is known for vibrant and colourful canvases.She said she "suddenly let loose" after beginning the work a decade ago, hand-painting everything inside the property, from light switches to…
New specialist ataxia nurse helping South West patients
BBCThe new nurse provided by Ataxia UK covers much of the south-west of England, from Cornwall to GloucestershireA specialist nurse to support patients with the neurological condition ataxia has started work in the South West.It is a rare disorder that mainly affects balance and coordination. Charity Ataxia UK said the service would be provided over video link or phone, and although the nurse could not treat patients, they could signpost people to additional services such as physiotherapy and…
Deaf community takes centre stage at Exeter’s Northcott Theatre
BBCMark Stocks from the Deaf Academy teaches British Sign Language (BSL) to staff at the Northcott Theatre A Devon theatre has joined forces with Exmouth's the Deaf Academy to make the venue and its productions more accessible to people with hearing loss.The collaboration grew out of a letter one of the teachers sent to the theatre about about the impeded view of the British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter on stage. Mark Stocks, of the school, was invited to…
New Hilary Mantel prize to help emerging writers
Emma RuminskiSouth West arts reporterBBCDame Hilary Mantel was former honorary president of the Devon's Budleigh Salterton Literary FestivalA new literary prize in memory of author Dame Hilary Mantel has been set up to champion new writers.The Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction is being launched on the third anniversary of her death after her private correspondence revealed she had mentored aspiring writers throughout her life.Organisers of the new biennial prize said it was open to unpublished writers without an…