One Beautiful World

One Beautiful World: An exhibition of space art by Jackie E. Burns 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. New Town, New Collection: Tales from George Morl’s private art collection   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 , Elsa James , Madge Gill , Rosie Hastings & Hannah Quinlan , Uma Breakdown , as well as by Morl. ...

Today, New Town, New Collection: Tales from George Morl’s private art collection began at St Andrew's Wickford. This pop-up exhibition sits alongside One Beautiful World , an exhibition of space art by Jackie E. Burns. George Morl also gave a fascinating talk this evening at Unveiled in St Andrew's Wickford covering their art practice and its connection to the development of their art collection. At St Catherine's Wickford, Timothy Harrold's exhibition The Art of the Diorama also opened and received its first visitors. Alongside this exhibition is a Coronation display created by the Mothers Union for Wickford and Runwell called The Way to the Coronation .

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 , 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.

  There is a feast of The Arts beginning this Friday in Wickford and Runwell with the One Beautiful World' Arts Festival , which has churches in Wickford and Runwell as its venues. Art, collections, dance, music, photography, poetry. Art trails, concerts, exhibitions, performance, readings, talks. The One Beautiful World Arts Festival includes the following: Art Trail - 20 May; Concerts - Six Hands Together (12 May), Emma-Marie Kabanova (14 May), Yardarm Folk Orchestra (19 May), Festival Music Event (21 May), Simon Law (26 May); Dance - Steven Turner (13 May); Exhibitions - Tim Harrold (12-26 May), George Morl collection (12-14 May), Jackie Burns (16-26 May), Compass Photography (19-20 May), Wickford Christian Centre (25 & 26 May); and a Poetry Reading (20 May). The Festival begins with the following events: Friday 12 May, 2.00 – 4.00 pm, St Andrew’s Church - Six Hands Together An afternoon tea with entertainment from Six Hands Together at St Andrew’s Church and Centre. A reti...

  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.