One Beautiful World

  The One Beautiful World Arts Festival features in the Essex Echo this week under the heading of 'Great line up for Wickford's One Beautiful World Arts Festival'. To read the story, click here .

26 April – 23 July 2023 St Andrew’s Church , 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN Jackie E. Burns is a Fellow of the International Association of Astronomical Artists and seeks to foster the inquisitive joy of art and astronomy while inspiring people to the awe and beauty of space and astronomy. Hear Jackie speak about her work at ‘Unveiled’ – the arts & performance evenings in St Andrew’s Wickford - Friday 28 April, 7.00 pm. During the One Beautiful World Arts Festival this exhibition will be on show from 16-26 May.

  14 – 21 May 2023 St Mary’s Church , Runwell Road, Runwell SS11 7HS View a selection of paintings by local artist Pamela Jones in St Mary’s at the following times: 14 May, 9.00 – 11.00 am, 3.00 – 5.00 pm; 20 May, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm; 21 May, 9.00 – 11.00 am. Saturday 20 May: 9.30 am – 4.00 pm, Wickford and Runwell Art Trail – exhibitions at Salvation Army, St Andrew’s, St Catherine’s and St Mary’s churches, plus art talks at St Andrew’s (10.00 am), Salvation Army (11.00 am), St Catherine’s (11.30 am), and St Mary’s (2.00 pm).

  12 – 14 May 2023 St Andrew’s Church, 11 London Road, Wickford SS12 0AN This exhibition brings together works acquired by artist and curator George Morl . Through founding a collection which reflects on the communal legacies of New Towns, Plotlands, and the possibility of human connections across the virtual world, it visions a future art collection centring support. New Town, New Collection features works by contemporary artists such as Grayson Perry, Michael Landy, Elsa James, Madge Gill, Rosie Hastings & Hannah Quinlan, Uma Breakdown, as well as by Morl. Friday 12 May 7.00 pm, St Andrew’s Church - Talk: New Town, New Collection Join George Morl for a talk about their collection as displayed in the exhibition New Town, New Collection . Reflecting on experiences as an artist and through their role as Programme Assistant at Firstsite in Colchester, Morl shares their joy of acquiring art, and motivations for building a collection to share for others.