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2012The Dartington Project - One Endless Garden Summer Solstice Event 21st June 6.30 - 8.30pm The Garden Room at Space, Dartington Hall. Join us in the Garden Room at Space, Dartington Hall, on the Summer Solstice to celebrate the completion of our Dartington Project and to view an exhibition of work produced by Arts Live artists and workshop participants including the new book Dartington Hall - One Endless Garden. This book of photographs by Carol Ballenger celebrates the special qualities of Dartington's gardens, fields and woods and includes quotes from Dorothy Elmhirst's garden notebooks. Refreshments available. Dartington Hall - One Endless Garden : the new book by Carol Ballenger
In its magnificent setting just above the tidal reaches of the River Dart in Devon, Dartington Hall dates back to the fourteenth century and its landscapes have been used and shaped for generations. In 1925 Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst acquired the neglected house and garden, and with considerable resources they were able to put their ideas for social and rural regeneration into practice – an endeavour they called “The English Experiment”. The photographs in this book are the result of many years exploring this inspiring landscape and reflect the ethos of the place as embraced by the Elmhirsts, the founders of the modern Dartington. “Carol Ballenger’s enchanting photographs are evocative, contemplative and sensuous. She has been able to portray the different moods and seasons of Dartington Hall Gardens in a way that fields, forests and flowers come to life”. Satish Kumar "Carol Ballenger has a remarkable eye for what conveys the essence of place". Graham Hardman, Japanese Garden Society, UK ... a true artist with an enviable talent for capturing those special transient moments within her photography: a leafy pattern on wet stone; a knotty root breaking the moss; or moody views floating above and beyond arable fields - all these capture the moment and hint at so much more". Graham A. Gammin, Dartington Grounds & Gardens Manager Imprint: Halsgrove. ISBN 978 0 85704 153 1, hardback, 260x270mm, 144 pages
Available from Arts Live and bookshops. We are grateful to the Dartington Hall Trust, The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Arts Council England and Halsgrove Publishing for their support. For more information contact Arts Live:
The Dartington Project - One Endless Garden exhibition 19th June - 16th July
Studio 5 at Space, Dartington Hall. The Dartington Project - Ways With Words Festival - Dartington Hall Sunday 8 July 2012 at 4pm Talk by Carol Ballenger: Dartington Hall - One Endless Garden Carol will provide an insight into the making of this recent book of her photographs of the Dartington Hall Estate which includes quotes from Dorothy Elmhirst's Garden Notebooks, Leonard Elmhirst and Tagore. Carol and colleagues from Arts Live will also read from the book against a backdrop of projected images. An exhibition of Carol Ballenger's Dartington photographs is being shown in Studio 5, Dartington Space from June 19th - July 16th. For more information visit www.wayswithwords.co.uk.
2011Devon Guild of Craftsmen - solo exhibition 1 October - 14 November 2011. Work from the Dartington Project by Carol Ballenger Free admission. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
The Dartington Project Arts Live in association with The Dartington Hall Trust, The Devon Guild of Craftsmen and Dartington C of E Primary School are planning a project to start in April 2011. This Arts Live project will celebrate through photography and writing the rich heritage of Dartington Hall and the cultural legacy of founders Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst alongside new work from contemporary artists inspired by Dartington. It will also, through the work of school children, look at issues of sustainability through students engaging both with the local natural environment and with their new eco-friendly school. There will also be opportunities for parents and teachers to acquire skills in photography and digital editing techniques. These workshops will be supported by a series of talks and workshops. Two books will document the project. The first is an internet book published by Arts Live of work produced by workshop students. A book of photographs of the Dartington Hall Estate by Carol Ballenger with historical and contemporary text will be published by Halsgrove Publishing late 2011. The Cider Press Centre, Dartington - exhibition June - July 2011. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen - showcase exhibition 1 October - 14 November 2011. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
Talk for the Devon Guild 21 October 2011. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
2010Devon Guild of Craftsmen "Make - Contemporary Crafts for Christmas" exhibition 13 November 2010 - 2 January 2011. Includes work by Carol Ballenger Free admission. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
Digital 2010 : Planet Earth 3 October 2010 - 31 January 2011. Carol Ballenger's work has been selected for the 12th International Digital Print Exhibition, New York Hall of Science, organised by Art & Science Collaborations, Inc (ASCI). Online exhibition at the ASCI website www.asci.org. Totnes and Dartington Open Studios exhibition 13th - 18th September 2010. Carol Ballenger and Graham Hodgson will have work in this exhibition. Free admission Birdwood House, Totnes. For more information visit www.totnesopenstudios.co.uk. Ways With Words, Dartington 18th July 2010, in The Dukes Room, 3.30pm. Carol Ballenger, John Powls and Andrew Downton will be performing Red Comet - a story reflecting a day in the life of a city and its people - using projected images with poetry and live music. For more information visit www.wayswithwords.co.uk. Devon Guild of Craftsmen summer exhibition 3 July - 2 September 2010. Includes work by Carol Ballenger Free admission. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
Totnes and Dartington Open Studios 28th - 31st May 2010. Carol Ballenger and Graham Hodgson will be taking part in the Totnes and Dartington Open Studios. Photographs, in monochrome and colour, celebrate the landscape, rural and urban. For more information visit www.totnesopenstudios.co.uk. 2009Devon Guild of Craftsmen annual Christmas selling exhibition - Wrapped Up 21 November 2009 - 3 January 2010. Free admission. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
Delamore Christmas Fair 13 - 14 November 2009. Delamore is at Cornwood in South Devon. Carol's work can be seen in the gallery. For more information visit www.delamoregallery.co.uk. Devon Guild of Craftsmen - Talk/performance 30 October 2009, 6.30pm, in The Terrace Café. Photographer/musician Carol Ballenger with poet John Powls and musician Andrew Downton perform against a backdrop of projected photographs. Booking for performance £6 (£4 members, friends and students). Please contact The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
Devon Guild of Craftsmen - Exhibition 3 October – 1 November 2009, in the Terrace Café. Recent work by Carol Ballenger including Ashide – A Second Nature: photographs of Japanese Gardens in the UK with Haiku poetry by John Powls. Also includes new Dartmoor and coast pieces. Free admission. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen, Riverside Mill, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9AF.
Bowie Gallery "Eye Contact" group exhibition 5 – 16 September 2009. Photographs by Carol Ballenger, Paul Biddle and Anna Stephens. Free admission. Bowie Gallery, Totnes, Devon. Still Life Revisited 22 June – 17 July 2009. Graham Hodgson has photographs in this Royal Photographic Society Contemporary Group touring exhibition. Cube 3 Gallery, University of Plymouth. Free admission Totnes and Dartington Open Studios 22nd - 25th May 2009. Carol Ballenger and Graham Hodgson will be taking part in the Totnes and Dartington Open Studios. Photographs and video, in monochrome and colour, celebrate the landscape, rural and urban. For more information visit www.totnesopenstudios.co.uk. The Great Create Festival of the Arts 20 May - 28 June 2009. Carol Ballenger and Graham Hodgson will be exhibiting at this festival. For more information visit www.thegreatcreate.co.uk. Art @ Delamore 1 - 31 May 2009. Delamore Arts is based at Cornwood in South Devon. The superb house and gardens are ideally suited to the provision of an exhibition. In May each year they bring art and the public together within this idyllic setting. In doing so they create a showcase for a wide range of artists, and provide an interesting and stimulating place to visit while raising funds for their designated charity. Carol's work can be seen in the gallery at the Art @ Delamore Exhibition.
For more information visit www.delamoregallery.co.uk. |
