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What is fine art and what makes something art? And most importantly, why is it essential to our wellbeing?
Welcome to our News and Views page, where you will find articles from not only Axle Arts but invited guest writers too. Also updates on exhibitions, new work from our artists and interviews from artists, curators, makers and other people in the business with something interesting to say. We aim to make this page as dynamic as possible and hope you enjoy it. Please send us your feedback, we’d welcome it.
Welcome to our News and Views page, where you will find articles from not only Axle Arts but invited guest writers too. Also updates on exhibitions, new work from our artists and interviews from artists, curators, makers and other people in the business with something interesting to say. We aim to make this page as dynamic as possible and hope you enjoy it. Please send us your feedback, we’d welcome it.

What is fine art and what makes something art? And most importantly, why is it essential to our wellbeing?

En plein air translates literally as ‘in the open air’ and is used to describe the act of painting outdoors. We talk to Lynne Cartlidge about her latest body of work, en plein air.

“Sculptor Marc Bodie, who was born in Wales, moved to Bath 30 years ago with his wife Vickie…” The Bath Magazine (August issue 2018) talks to artist Marc Bodie.

Printmaking Today asked Director Bridget Sterling to write an opinion piece for their summer 2018 issue about the state of galleries with a focus on print.

We recently held our first exhibition in collaboration with Tasburgh House Hotel in Bath, showing predominantly outdoor sculpture and ceramics on their elegant terraces overlooking the city.

We are thrilled to confirm our inaugural exhibition as Axle Arts will be an outdoor sculpture show in May 2018

I’m delighted to welcome Ollie Adams to our forum. Ollie used to work as Gallery Manager of Bath Contemporary but is now pursuing a full time career as an artist. I’ll let him tell you the rest.

I’m really excited to be planning a sculpture show collaboratively with Tasburgh House Hotel for May next year. We’re focusing on ceramics for outdoor spaces but the exhibition will also include bronze and steel.