Summer Exhibition - 4th to 18th August at the Passmore Edwards Centre (Newton Abbot Library).
Following a successful exhibition at the Passmore Edwards Centre last summer, Newton Abbot Art Group are holding its second exhibition of the year back on home turf. Once again this will be in the lovely upstairs space of the Newton Abbot library. On Saturday the 4th August, from 9am, the exhibition will be open to all, and remain so each day the library is open until and including the 18th. On the Saturday morning, Tony Homer, a Devon Artist will judge the artwork, accompanied by Newton Abbot mayor, Cllr Ken Purchase.
Opening hours are
Monday – Thursday 9:00 am to 18:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am to 17:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am to 16:00 pm
Sunday Close
Newton Abbot Art Group
Summer Exhibition - Saturday June 9th - Opening Day and Preview
A lovely sunny day and good attendance saw judges Roemary Ensor and Councillar Robert Pphipps assist Chairman Bryan Hill present the awards at this years Summer Exhibition - see below
A good range of subjects and styles added to what looks like being an excellent show over the next two weeks
Many thanks to all we helped with the exhibition set up and as always for providing another superb cream tea
Winner of the Public Vote Rosebowl - Julia Hallet - Little Robin
Summer Exhibition - June 9th to 22nd
TAAG, Northumberland Place, Teignmouth
Open daily - 10-00 am till 5-00 pm
Free Entry
Exhibition at Newton Abbot Library - 29th July - 5th August
List of award winners
The award winners were:
Overall Winner Best in Exhibition: Jacqui Thompson for ‘Rounding the Mark’
Highly Commended: Lesley Byers for ‘’Otter’
Best Watercolour: Gill Michael for ‘Autumn, River Teign’
Highly Commended: Gill Michael for ‘Gannets in Love’.
Best Oil painting: Bryan Hill for ‘Cockington Village 4’
Highly Commended: Ann Ward for ‘Colours of Autumn’
Best Acrylic: Virginia Griem for ‘Storm 1’
Highly Commended: Jacqui Thompson for One Summer’s day’
Best Pastel/Pencil: Lesley Byers for ‘Otter’
Highly Commended: Irene Hill for ‘Incoming Tide’
Most Innovative/Mixed Media: Jacqui Thompson for ‘Rounding the Mark’
Highly Commended: Bryan Hill for ‘Of Cats and Dogs’
Best 3D/Sculpture: Fernley Tout for ‘Hungry Mice’
Highly Commended: Jan Newton for ‘Peruvian Toad
Winner of the public vote was - Lesley Byers - Otter
Below please find award winners for our 2017 TAAG Exhibition
(Images to follow)
Some of the award winners at our 2017 TAAG Exhibition
The winner of the Newton Vase – for the public vote for favourite picture
Was
Two’s Company – Jan White
Exhibitions 2017
Our 2017 Summer Exhibition is being held at TAAG, Northumberland Place, Teignmouth from 3rd to 16th June. This is our third exhibition at TAAG in recent years. It is a bright, busy gallery in Teignmouth’s newly named Arts Quarter, and has been very successful for our Group in previous years. We shall be serving a cream tea on the afternoon of Saturday 3rd June to celebrate the opening of the exhibition so please come along.
We are planning a further exhibition in the Passmore Edwards building (Newton Abbot Library) in Newton Abbot town centre from 29 July to 5th August (including both Saturdays). We shall update this website with further info as arrangements for this exhibition progress.
