Town Mill Arts Guild

The Courtyard Gallery

The Town Mill, which provides us with the gallery spaces for our exhibitions, is trying to get more likes for its Facebook page – so all TMAG Facebook users, why not help them gain some more coverage – and while you are at it, make sure you have liked the TMAG page too!

Click on the links under the photo to go to the pages.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Town-Mill/330637263705756

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Town-Mill-Arts-Guild/148142175259696 - that’s us!

You may already know about this, but if not, the following explains about a proposal to remove “craft” as being part of the creative industries.  This could have a devastating effect on the craft industry which we all love and support.  There is an on-line petition (link below) which needs 100,000 signatures:

The shocking proposal that craft no longer be considered part of the creative industries, as part of the proposed changes set out in Classifying and Measuring the Creative Industries consultation paper, needs to be challenged.

The craft industry and those who work in it, over 88,000 people making a £3bn annual contribution to the UK economy, are inherently and by their very nature creative. We want the UK Government to stop ignoring The Crafts Council and the thousands of craftsmen and women who consider themselves to be and indeed are creatives and do not see themselves as manufacturing as the DCMS suggest.

The Government should be proud & supportive of our vibrant creative craft industry & celebrate the unique, rich diversity of skills & craftsmanship, not seek to declassify, dismiss & undermine it.
Calling an IT Business Analyst or indeed a Town Planner a creative but refusing the title to a skilled potter or ceramicist shows the level of understanding that those proposing the change have of what is and isn’t creative.

It could have a profound knock on effect on funding and profiling should this madness go ahead.

Please sign the petition & lobby your MP.

https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/49537

In anticipation of the eventual arrival of spring(!) we are pleased to announce our 2013 spring offer to all Town Mill Arts Guild members and Lyme Regis artists: 10% off the cost of all orders made before the Spring Bank Holiday on 27th May. Please quote this offer when you place your order.

You may know we have moved our workshop from Town Mill to our home in Uplyme and reverted to the original name On The Edge. We offer from our premises here a full mounting and framing service to artists, photographers and the general public. We would be delighted to discuss your requirements. If you are not sure what you want we carry an extensive range of mountboard and frame samples to show you and Jennie will be pleased to talk through with you all aspects of the job from materials, colours and textures to dimensions and fixings.

Usual hours of Business:

• Tuesday – Friday 10.30-1.30, 2.30 – 5.00
• Saturday 10.30 – 1.30

To ensure we can provide you with our best service please telephone 01297 444999 first.

Jennie and Adrian Pearson
On The Edge
The Haven, Harcombe, Nr Lyme Regis, Dorset DT7 3RN

Contacting us:
Telephone 01297 444999
Email ontheedgeoflyme@btinternet.com

Visiting us:

From Hunter’s Lodge take the country lane opposite Raymond’s Hill Post Office. At the top of the rise bear left and cross over the crossroads. After one mile, having passed right through Harcombe, On The Edge is the gravel drive on the right beyond Harcombe Farm.

From Lyme Regis immediately after the traffic-calming pinch point as you enter Uplyme turn right down Tapper’s Napp. Descend the hill, climb the other side and turn right at the cross roads into Rhode Lane. Proceed two miles, first along Rhode Lane, then up and over Rhode Hill, then descending slightly before beginning the rise into Harcombe. On The Edge is the second driveway on the left (just before Harcombe Farm).

P.S. Ample parking!

For a map please click here.

Artist Opportunities

Call for Entries

Exe-inspired Exhibition –  4^th  to 28^th September 2013

Deadline for Submissions is 31 May 2013

An exhibition inspired by the Exe, from Moor to Sea and all who run through and by it.  Are you, or is your work influenced by the Exe. Exemoor, the River Exe, Exeter, Exmouth…

All submissions by email with up to 5 images each (max 1mb per image) to Julia@redearth-art.com, together with CV and statement.

Exhibition / Gallery Space Available

Redearth (Tiverton) is currently taking bookings for 2013 / 2014, with very good rates, use of card sale machine, in-house design, marketing and stewarding all included in the hire charge.

Beautiful Gallery and outside exhibition courtyard, excellent location next to Bickleigh Mill (Lunches & coffee).

If you or an art group and are interested please send 5 images of work with dates of your exhibition to Julia@redearth-art.com, web site www.redearth-art.com

We have re-organised the retail section of the Courtyard Gallery, due to limited space.Cards & mounts are now sold  in the Upstairs Gallery as well. Everybody who sells cards has 10 cards over 2 slots in the Courtyard Gallery and 5 cards in 1 slot in the Upstairs Gallery. Everybody who sells Mounts has 3 in the Courtyard Gallery & 2 in the Upstairs Gallery.

Please do not take in more than 5 Mounts total & 15 Cards total to display. Please only restock when you have had an invoice to say you have sold some. You may keep up to 15 spare cards in the cupboard under the card rack in the Courtyard Gallery.
We have very limited storage space in the galleries.

Many thanks –  Jeanne Goodridge ( Gallery Manager )

TMAG card and print shop

In keeping with the new paintwork at the Mill, our autumn-colour logo has been refreshed with a blue grey seaside version, as you can see at the top of the page. The Committee will be ordering a wall sign to go near the galleries so the logo is easily visible at the Town Mill.