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The Friends of the William Morris Gallery together  with The Mill, the new community centre at  7-11 Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow, E17 7HA  ( the old James Street library) present: Love Is Enough?  An exhibition inspired by  Morris's poem of the same name,  and open to artists to submit work Morris wrote  Love is Enough  in 1872, a play that  draws inspiration from an ancient Welsh saga,  The Mabinogion . It tells of a king who gives up  his kingdom for the love of a commoner and was  described at the time as a "fantastic little book,  chiefly lyrical".  Love is enough  is better known  as a poem from the book Love is enough LOVE is enough: though the World be a-waning, And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining, Though the sky be too dark for dim eyes to discover The gold-cups and daisies fair blooming thereunder, Though the hills be held shadows, and the sea a dark wonder, And this da...

'ART IS FOR LIFE, NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS...' Cultivate Vyner Street 21 December 2011 - 3 January 2012 Opening Christmas party private view: Tuesday 20th December 2011, 6-9pm Our famous Art Is For Life slogan was created by Clarissa Baldwin, Chief Executive, in 1978 but is still as relevant today. The longstanding campaign aims to raise awareness of the consequences of treating art as gifts or toys. Every year hundreds of thousands of children plead for the latest fad or top toy on the market, only to discard them a few weeks after Christmas when the novelty wears off. Unfortunately, the same perception is also apparent with art. We are continually seeking to change this. While everyone else is busy flogging art for Christmas, we're carrying straight on through to the new year with a group show, with the Cultivate Christmas party and lots more. Featuring artists:  COS AHMET, CARL CASHMAN, ELLIE GREEN, ELLA GURU ARTIST, CARNE GRIFFITHS, TIM GOFF, INTERNATIONAL NOBODY,...

Harlesden Gallery Artist Group Exhibition @ The Tricycle - Kilburn January 9th – February 4th 2012 | Private View – 12th January 2012 - 6.30 - 9pm Harlesden Gallery presents: A Graphically Illustrative Concept… The Harlesden Gallery artists are back at the Tricycle with an exhibition of digital, illustrative and graphic art. This exciting exhibition will feature works ranging from the conceptual and iconic to the ironic and bizarre. The show combines the dreamlike illustrations of Alex Stewart, Cos Ahmet and Stuart Alexander with the iconic imagery of Ben Oakley and the digital composites of urban artist ‘PIKY’. Meanwhile the humorous subtlety of Gabriel Parfitt and Will Parker’s pieces are a non-confrontational poke at the ordinary and everyday. Harlesden gallery was borne out of a project called the Harlesden Town Charter, compiled by local residents as a means to deliver regeneration of the area with funding from various sources. The charter identifies the absence of ...

Hi  My name is Cos Ahmet, I'm one of the new FPS members. I have my One-Man exhibition 'Self Seeing' on at the moment at The Stone Space in East London, and although it comes to an end on Sunday 11 December, I wondered whether it is not too late to add it to the blog??? Please let me know and I can send further details, such as jpegs etc. I will be at the gallery this afternoon, so if you do happen to get this email, I can assist before I have to leave at around 1pm. In the meantime, here are some links to my exhibition: http://www.cos-ahmet.co.uk/section561743.html https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.310912425603030.87362.100000528246440&type=1&l=1b06795bdb http://www.behance.net/gallery/Self-Seeing/2627403 Hope to hear from you soon. Kind regards, Cos

Dear FPS members  2011 was a successful year for FPS. We explored taking a smaller group of members to the Untitled Chelsea Art fair in June and then ran a larger exhibition in a prestigious gallery 'La Galleria' on Pall Mall in November. Next year we will be focusing on our 60th anniversary which promises to be a really exciting year so watch this space! Please find the committee members as voted in at the AGM on the 27th November: Chair: Loretta Windsor- MacKenzie Secretary &  Blog : Pete Murry  Treasurer: Grace Kimble Membership: Secretary Gabriel Parfitt ( Exhibitions tbc) Creative Design: Mike Garland Special Events: Flora Helmke Marketing: Press Bruni Schilling (Newsletter and Press) Sculpture Trustee: Malcolm Franklin  Below is a brilliant opportunity which is open to all FPS members please let me know if you enter. Thank you Loretta Windsor-MacKenzie Director Chair FPS Free Painters- Printmakers and Sculptors Creative Skills...