A NEW show at Black Swan Arts by artist, Lucinda Burgess, incorporates works in steel, charred wood and glass as well as more sculptural works using Indian Khadi paper.
Lucinda’s primary focus in ‘On Repetition’ is materiality – she is particularly drawn to its natural, often delicate and always changeable character. Each material is chosen for the degree to which it can transform; it may be highly reflective such as glass or graphite, or capable of undergoing radical visual transformation – for example, polished steel to rust.
Lucinda first trained as a painter, then combined painting with teaching and, following that, she became involved with oriental philosophy, spending some years in a monastic setting. Continuing this pattern of dramatic change, she next went on to become a successful landscape designer, winning several awards (including two gold medals) at Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows, as well as an Association of Professional Landscapers award for her large-scale plant installation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Since 2010 she has resumed her fine art practice, working primarily in three dimensions.
Lucinda holds a BA in Fine Art from Bath Academy of Art, a postgraduate qualification in art teaching from Goldsmiths, University of London, and an MFA (with distinction) from Bath School of Art and Design. Her art has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including in London, Liverpool, Bath, Bristol and Athens.
The preview will take place on Friday 3 June from 6–8pm – everyone is welcome to come along. The exhibition runs until 3rd July.
Lucinda will also be taking part in a Q&A with David Chandler on Sunday 3rd July at 2pm. For further information, please visit: www.blackswanarts.org.uk.
![Town-wide programme brings month of social activities in May
A month-long programme of activities and events is set to take place across the town in May as part of an initiative encouraging residents to connect with themselves, each other and local places.
The scheme, Frome Connects, will run throughout the month and includes a mix of social activities, creative events and informal meet-ups in community spaces.
Highlights include the return of Dress Up Fridays, which began during lockdown and invites people to wear formal clothing or fancy dress and turn the town into their catwalk each Friday.
Set-piece moments include a Kate Bush-themed flashmob (Running Up That [Catherine] Hill) on 30th May, followed by a bell peal at St John’s Church where the bells will play Running Up That Hill.
There will also be a whole-town drone photo on Friday 30th May, with everyone encouraged to ‘look up’ at around 12.30pm.
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.
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A month-long programme of activities and events is set to take place across the town in May as part of an initiative encouraging residents to connect with themselves, each other and local places.
The scheme, Frome Connects, will run throughout the month and includes a mix of social activities, creative events and informal meet-ups in community spaces.
Highlights include the return of Dress Up Fridays, which began during lockdown and invites people to wear formal clothing or fancy dress and turn the town into their catwalk each Friday.
Set-piece moments include a Kate Bush-themed flashmob (Running Up That [Catherine] Hill) on 30th May, followed by a bell peal at St John’s Church where the bells will play Running Up That Hill.
There will also be a whole-town drone photo on Friday 30th May, with everyone encouraged to ‘look up’ at around 12.30pm.
Read more on our website, the link is in our bio.
Pictured: l-r Jenny Hartnoll and Ginny Adams")
