The Big Fight: Painting V Photography

The Big Fight: Painting V Photography
East Grinstead painters Kirsteen Benson BA (Hons) and Kitty Atkinson DA (Hons) will be fighting it out with photographer Samantha Wordie in Crawley Library this December.
David Hockney believes that paintings can do things that photography can’t. Edvard Munch said “Photography can never depict heaven or hell." It’s a controversial debate that has raged since the invention of photography and the next chapter is taking place in Crawley’s Library!
“I think combining painting and photography in the same show is really exiting for the viewer but I would not be surprised if it causes some debate – am planning to beat Samantha over the head with a painting to make my point.” Kirsteen Benson – Painter - www.bagsythat.co.uk
“Photography is art every bit as much as painting and you can see so for yourself!” Samantha Wordie – Photographer - www.wordiephotography.com
The show will be open from the 30th of November to the 21st of December for the public to view paintings and photography by the three artists. Library opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 7.00 Saturday 9.00 - 5.00
Bagsythat Art has been established for four years in Crawley and East Grinstead and this is the artists fourth Christmas show but the first time that Samantha Wordie Photography has been included.
“If we all survive we may work together next year too” Kirsteen

The show runs from the 30th of November to the 21st December.
Crawley Library, Southgate Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6HG (Opposite Crawley Mall Debanhams).
Library opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 7.00 Saturday 9.00 - 5.00
Bagsythat Artists:
Kitty 07853031693 Kirsteen 07799201417 www.bagsythat.co.uk
bagsythat@yahoo.co.uk
Samantha Wordie Photography:
Samantha 07825395971 www.wordiephotography.com
sam@wordiephotography.com

Exhibition Crawley Library

Exhibition Crawley Library
Private view on Thursday the 3rd of December from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.
at Crawley's New Library.
Bagsythat Art and Wordie Photography.
Art by Kitty Atkinson MA (Hons), Kirsteen Benson BA (Hons) and Samantha Wordie.

Show runs from Monday 30th November to Monday 21st December.

Crawley Library, Southgate Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6HG (Opposite Crawley Mall Debanhams).
Library opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.00 - 7.00 Saturday 9.00 - 5.00

Please let me know if you are coming for the Thursday evening so I can buy drinks. Thank you, Very Best, Kirsteen

Bagsythat Artists:
Kitty 07853031693 Kirsteen 07799201417 www.bagsythat.co.uk bagsythat@yahoo.co.uk
Samantha Wordie Photography:
Samantha 07825395971 www.wordiephotography.com sam@wordiephotography.com

New art by Bagsythat artist Kirsteen Benson

New art by Bagsythat artist Kirsteen Benson

Face painting is really popular at Tilgate Park

Face painting is really popular at Tilgate Park

www.bagsythat.co.uk

www.facepainting-facepainter-potterymaking.co.uk

www.crawleycraftfair.co.uk

Learn Art

Always wanted to be able to draw?

Gave up after school and regretted it?

Private lessons available for adults and children from Kirsteen Benson BA (Hons) who is a qualified artist with years of teaching experience.
“Anyone can draw or create the only part you can’t teach is wanting to!” Kirsteen Benson.
Art Subjects available: Painting, Drawing, Pottery, Calligraphy and Textiles.
Lessons are £20 per hour including materials and can be arranged for day or evenings and weekends. 6 lesson discount £100.
Contact Kirsteen Today!

Phone: 07799201417 or 01342 324738
kirsteenannhodgson@yahoo.co.uk

30B Cantelupe Road
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 3BJ
www.bagsythat.co.uk

Crawley gets art but no dead sharks please!

Crawley gets art but no dead sharks please!
Crawley is to have a new craft fair this year on the 21st June in the town centre. It will be handmade crafts and art by mostly local artists for the public not critics.
The fair will start on Sunday the 21st of June from 10:00 to 4:00pm and be repeated at Christmas on Saturday the 12th December.
Kirsteen Benson a potter and painter who has her studio in Crawley is organising the new fair. “This is a unique new opportunity for local artists and crafts people to show and sell work. It can be very hard for artists to make a start but once out there the public do want to buy good art, it is a real joy to be able to help. You can start to feel the only art out there is the half sharks and portraits of child murderers much talked about by critics but my experience having a gallery in Crawley has shown me that mostly the public hate that kind of art and many feel it is not really art, people are delighted to see art they can understand and would want in their home.”
Crawley Town Centre Partnership is launching this new event as part of Crawley festival.
This exciting event will combine stalls from Crawley’s permanent craft community at Tilgate Park with work from many more local artists. Visitors to Queens Square (in the town centre near the mall) will be able to browse and buy unique quality local crafts from the stalls. There will be children’s craft activities including paint your own pottery and face painting. Live music will be provided by musicians in the band stand.
Interested in exhibiting artwork?
28 3 x 3 meter spaces are available to crafts people now for only £30.
(Spaces can be split up between several artists).
Please contact: Kirsteen Benson, Bagsythat Pottery, Tilgate Park, Crawley, RH105PQ
07799201417
crawleyfair@yahoo.co.uk
www.crawleycraftfair.co.uk

Face Painting at Tilgate Park

Bagsythat Pottery and Gallery have started face painting for children every weekend at Tilgate Park.


Face painting is very popular, people are looking for something to do with the children on the weekend and we have: "paint your own pottery", "have a go on the potter's wheel" and now "face painting"!

The new activity is a big success and lots of fun for the kids!

It is good to provide a kids activity in Sussex.

Visit: www.bagsythat.co.uk to see how to find us.