CAS Curator Susan Francis is pleased to invite you to enjoy the culmination of CAS:AIR Themes of Life from 27 September. A repeating, annual, community programme focused on involving Andover people in the arts, the CAS:AIR project this year saw Scottish artist John McDonald lead a group of local artists to explore the social history […]
Remembering the Joys of Art
From Chapel Arts Studios, resident artist John McDonald updates us on CAS:AIR “Themes of Life,” an Unlimited supported, community-focused project aimed at telling local stories and engaging residents in artistic practice. Participants from his ongoing art clubs and workshops also share their reflections on the impact of the programme.
New after school art club in your local studio/gallery; Andover
Painting by the youngest and next generation of Andover artists… On Tuesdays from 4pm, work with visiting artist John McDonald to create your own beautiful art for a group exhibition. Marta said, “We had an amazing, very inspiring art evening at CAS, I brought back home two exhausted but the happiest boys in the world!” […]
Painter John Mc Donald shows us what’s possible for Andover with an infectious sense of possibility
On Friday 7 February Chapel Arts Studios hosted an exhibition of portrait paintings by artist John McDonald, to introduce the community focused art project ‘Theme’s of Life’. We welcomed a significant number of local people who all came to find out what John has in mind for his three month visit in Andover. John McDonald […]
Register for free creative days at Chapel Arts Studios with painter John McDonald
Artist John McDonald is looking for participants from all walks of life to be part of a 3 month project THEMES OF LIFE. Regardless of whether you have creative experience or not you can join John in his creative exploration of the lives and social history in and around Andover cemetery, where our Chapel Arts […]
Themes of Life Launch Event; meet Andover’s new visiting artist
Join us at CAS on 7th February 2020 to welcome Derby based artist John McDonald to Andover. He will be the Andover Town Artist In Residence for three months to develop and deliver the CAS:AIR Themes of Life project. Based at the CAS project space, John will work with various community groups to develop an […]
CAS:AIR Community Impact Programme Launched
Each year a newly commissioned ‘Artist-In-Residence’ is to respond to the place, people and heritage of Andover in a way that gives our communities an outlet for creative expression. CAS Director David Dixon says: By starting the CAS:AIR programme, our hope is that we can use it to make a significant and meaningful contribution to the […]
