Author: SVAF at Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope

Valence School Art Exhibition  7 – 11 June 2022 Exhibition by the Students of Valence School, Westerham, Kent Images Valence School Exhibition June 2022  Valence School are proud to share with you the excellent work we do with children and young people who have physical disabilities and complex medical needs. Our school is unique within the maintained sector in the...

Elizabeth Murton Artist in Residence HANGING IN THE BALANCE 25 MAY – 4 JUNE  Hanging in the Balance Experimental Residency Part 1 Artist Elizabeth Murton will be experimenting with warp weighted looms in the gallery. This ancient technology uses stone or ceramic weights to weigh down the warp threads. The aim of the residency is to...

Matter of Σ importance Sculpture by Rob Leighton  21 April – 14 may 2022 The work within this exhibition has been selected from a body of work spanning over three decades. Over that period Rob Leighton has created sculptural forms, both figurative and abstract, utilising a range of media ; the ‘matter’ which occupies space...

VENETIA NEVILL  30 March  – 16 April 2022 ‘The Spirit of the Land’ The natural world is Venetia’s canvas. Her art encompasses ritual, astrology and a sensory connection to the cyclical rhythms of nature, as a pathway to healing, and an expression of her deep love for this precious earth. She creates vessels from clay moulded...

RICHARD HEYS STOLEN TIME  16 – 26 March A selection of paintings from the Stolen Time series. Private View Wednesday 16 March from 6 – 8 pm Stolen Time is the main series of work I’ve been making since the beginning of the pandemic. The title “Stolen Time” relates to many things: the pandemic as well...

Caroline Bugby 23 February – 12 March 2022 ‘Outrageous Cretaceous’ ‘Outrageous Cretaceous’is an immersive, tactile environment enhanced by a creative soundscape. Passing through a sculptural ‘chalk’ archway into a surreal and vibrant installation, viewers are encouraged to contemplate the chalk deposits that shape the local area, which were created during the Cretaceous period around 80 million...

MY MIND’S EYE  15 – 19 February Paul Saunders Steve Sunnucks in association with Mind West Kent Private View Thursday 17th February 6 – 8pm “We all know the benefits that creativity, learning and social connection have on our mental health. The My Mind’s Eye project (supported by Sevenoaks District Council and by a private...

FINISHED 26 January – 12 February A year since the virtual MORE THAN exhibition opened online, Is any of the work finished? It’s a question we’ll explore on Wednesday 2nd February 6 – 8   Open to all. Exhibiting artists will be working in the Gallery daily 11 – 3    Exhibiting artists: Amanda Hopkins, Andrea Coltman, Angela Dewar, Anne...

Roger Lee KNOWN/UNKNOWN A foot on the land 12 – 22 January 2022 By taking only a few steps off the beaten track, a new – or rather previously unknown – world opens up. Viewpoints differ, familiar landscapes combine in unfamiliar ways, orientations shift. In this context, Robert Capa’s maxim “If your pictures aren’t good...

The SVAF OPEN 2021  1st December – 8 January 2022 Adam Green / Alison Berry / Amanda Hopkins / Andrea Coltman / Angie Stocker / Angela Dewar / Ann Bridges / Bea Das / Beverley Johnson, / Bill Hall / Caroline Bugby / Caroline Gould / Cherie Lubbock / Christa Corner / Christina France /...