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The extremely talented artist Ed Org is taking part in two exhibitions which feature both originals and prints of his tremendous art.

The first art exhibition is ‘Winter Fairy Tales’ on the 14th Nov to 31st Dec 2015 at Obsidian Art, Layby Farm, Old Risborough Road, Stoke Mandeville, Bucks, HP22 5XJ.

The second art exhibition is ‘Enchantment’ running from 10th Nov to 10th Jan 2016. This one is at Upfront Gallery, Nr. Hutton-in-the-Forest, Unthank, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9TG.

Ed org will also be at a few Craft fairs :

November

5/6/7/8 Crafts for Christmas, NEC, Birmingham.

13/14/15 Christmas Crafts, Knebworth House, Herts, SG1 2AX

19/20/21/22 Living Crafts, Blenheim Palace, Oxon, OX20 1PP

28/29 Medieval Christmas Fayre, Ludlow Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire. SY8 1AY

December

10/11/12/13 Chichester Xmas Market, Chichester Town Centre, W. Sussex.

If you are not familiar with the work of this amazing artist just click on the image above.

As has been the case for the last ten years or so Artists UK donated products to the Wadfest festival this year for their annual charity auction.  The Wadfest weekend went well and there was even good weather on the Saturday.  The Wadfest auction raised £1,070 for Cancer and Animal Rescue charities, of which the Artists UK donation accounted for £264.

John Zehentner – Heaven is Waiting

If you are planning on being close to Southport in Merseyside, UK, say, something like within a thousand miles then make sure you pop in to see the latest show by the Southport art group The Waterfront Arts Project.  The original of this amazing piece of art by John Zehentner shown above is more impressive than any little jpeg image can do justice to as is a great deal of the other art on show from other great artists like Joan Walmsley with her large 3D works using fabrics or metalworker Rob Art with his incredible dragon that so impressed the group they had to give it a room on its own!  The WAP has been running for many years showcasing a diverse range of local talent that is on a par with much of what you’d find elsewhere in major galleries.  This is not a gallery of hobbiest watercolour doodles, this is cutting edge stuff in a variety of postmodern styles ranging from highly emotionally charged humanistic work to overt political statements regarding our modern world and the rife inequalities that still exist in our supposedly civilised environment.  Much of the work is challenging and often far deeper than the first deceptive appearances of something ordinary.  You might not like everything but I doubt you will find it boring.  And those you don’t like have probably touched a nerve and later on you might find yourself thinking back to those art pieces and learning something about yourself and the world you live in.  This is a non-profit group and nothing is sold at the exhibitions.  The exhibition relies on the support of local businesspeople and councillors and has grown in popularity purely by word of mouth.  Once you’ve been you’ll probably be enthusing to all your friends about this sparkling gem of an art exhibition in the north-west of England.  If you want to know more you can visit their Facebook page here.