Exuberance – Caversham artists step out of the workshop

13 artists from Caversham will step out of their workshops to take part in Exuberance at 43 Peach Street Wokingham over the Christmas and New Year as part of the Empty Shops Initiative.

There will be two shows taking place, the first from 17th to 30th December and the second from 4th to 16th January 2010 with meet the artists evenings on 17^th December and 7^th January 2010 from 5pm – 9pm.

The first show will open on Thursday 17th December at 12.30pm. There will be late opening and the opportunity to meet the artists over a glass of wine between 5pm and 9pm.

See cavershamartstrail.co.uk for more information.

Natasha Zavialov

Reveal 10-13 December - Local handmade craft

Reveal starts today at 5pm, please join us for nibbles and wine from 5pm to 8pm at The Old Fire Station Gallery, Henley on Thames. Reveal will be open from 10-5pm on Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th December.

There will be a range of handmade craft for sale from local makers including glass, ceramics, textiles, photography and jewellery. To see images of Reveal that took place last week please click here.

See www.revealshowcase.com for more details.

EMERGENT LIGHT - Roxana Tohaneanu-Shields 7th Dec - 31 Jan

Reading Artist Roxana Tohaneanu-Shields is showing new photography at
The Ratiu Foundation / Romanian Cultural Centre
Manchester Square, 18 Fitzhardinge Street, London W1H 6EQ; Tel. 020 7486 0295 ext. 108
Opening times: Mon - Fri 12.00 - 18.00. Admission free
(booking essential, by phone or e-mail at bookings@romanianculturalcentre.org.uk).

Private View
Monday 7 December 2009 at 19.00. Entry is free but booking is essential.
Roxana Tohaneanu-Shields will be in conversation with Mihai Risnoveanu, Artistic Consultant of the Romanian Cultural Centre in London, on the subject of her photographs. The public is encouraged to take part in this open discussion.

Organised by The Ratiu Foundation / Romanian Cultural Centre in London
www.ratiufamilyfoundation.com; www.romanianculturalcentre.org.uk

Reveal - 3-6 December - Buy Handmade

Thursday 3rd December is the opening evening of Reveal - A showcase of handmade craft. All the work on show is for sale and handmade locally, don't just buy handmade this Christmas, buy local too.

Please come and join us for a glass of wine and nibbles from 5pm - 8pm. If you can't make it we will be open from 10am - 5pm Fri 4th, Sat 5th and Sunday 6th, and if that isn't enough there will be a second show from 10th - 13th December so we expect to see you there!

There will be a selection of ceramics, jewellery, glass, photography and more. See the Reveal website for details of who is taking part and a sneak preview of the lovely handmade goodies that will be for sale.