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Commercial goes pastoral: the draw of showing art in the open air

The Art Newspaper

The Wiltshire gallery attracts 150 to 200 visitors a day and large-scale sculpture shows are the biggest draw, alongside regular talks and symposiums, says its founder Johnny Messum. Messum says that many children have received little or no art education since the creative arts were downgraded to a non-core subject in 2010.

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

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These carefully articulated forms were at times enhanced with painted additions to draw attention to their precise weaving. A consultation with a conservator, particularly for textile and woven works, can never hurt. Gee’s Bend Quilt, Bettie B. Sold for $4,400 USD via Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals (Jan 2019).

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American Folk Art: Celebrating the Creativity and Craftsmanship of Everyday Artisans 

Invaluable

These carefully articulated forms were at times enhanced with painted additions to draw attention to their precise weaving. A consultation with a conservator, particularly for textile and woven works, can never hurt. Gee’s Bend Quilt, Bettie B. Sold for $4,400 USD via Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals (Jan 2019).

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Three works by artist and sexual abuser Eric Gill withdrawn from UK exhibition after consultation with survivors group

The Art Newspaper

Two of the works—a wood engraving and a drawing—depict Gill’s daughter Petra, naked in a bath, while the other is a drawing of a nude Elizabeth. The decision to not show the works, which are part of the museum’s collection, came after staff consulted a group of abuse survivors. Their voices have been missing,” says Fuller.