EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
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EXHIBITION | Vietnam, India, England & the European Continent (Private Collection of Ian James)
Wed 27th October 2021 - Sat 22nd January 2022, Wed-Sat, 10am-4pm. Free admission. We are delighted to exhibit works by artists hailing from Vietnam, India, England and the European continent. The exhibition also includes several sculptures from France, Vancouver Island, the UK, Mexico and Nigeria. It is the private collection of Ian James, the owner of the gallery.
MEET THE MAKERS: Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen members
Gloucestershire Guild members will be setting up on Thursdays in 2021 at Chapel Arts to demonstrate their crafts.
Free Friday Lunchtime Concerts
Free Friday recitals, featuring local musicians or schools. The concerts begin at 1pm and last for 40 minutes. You are welcome to just turn up on the day. We will be holding a collection for the musicians at the door, so please give generously.
Music | A Recital With… David Powell (cello) & Robert Markham (piano)
Sun 16th January 2022. Doors 10:30am, Performance 11am. £20. A recital of Russian music with David Powell (cello) & Robert Markham (piano) - programme includes works by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich.
Workshop | Make a Willow Bird-Feeder & Dragonfly with Susan Early
Mon 24th January 2022, 10am-3pm. £85.50 (£78 for the workshop, £7.50 for the materials). Join expert basket-maker & Guild member Susan Early and make a lovely willow bird-feeder & dragonfly for your garden.
Art Course in Collage with Helen Norman
Weekly from Wed 26th January to Wed 2nd March 2022. 10am - 1pm. £132 for the course. Artist & art tutor Helen Norman returns for a second instalment of her popular art course in collage. Join Helen and learn how to create your own impressionistic collages. Suitable for all levels.
Workshop | Make an Embroidered Brooch with Jan Knibbs
Sat 29th January 2022. 10:15am-3pm. £50 per person. 8 places available. A day’s course with award-winning textile artist/embroiderer Jan Knibbs who is also a member if the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen.
Talks | British Art and Social History, with David Addison
Wed 2nd February to Wed 16th March 2022. 2pm. £5 for each session. In this series of six sessions, artist, art historian and lecturer David Addison will delve into another fascinating corner that looks at paintings in the full context of their time.
Kim Cypher - Great Music, Good Times
Wed 2nd February 2022. Doors 7pm, Performance 7:30pm. £15, £8 students. We are excited to welcome back Kim Cypher and her band for a wonderful evening of Jazz, Latin, Swing and funky grooves.
Talk | The History of Snowshill Manor and Its Collection of C. P. Wade, with Maurice Heritage
Sat 19th February 2022. 11am. £10. President of the Evesham Historical Society, Maurice Heritage will take you on a journey through 22 rooms of Snowshill Manor and garden and look at C. P. Wade’s fascinating collection.
Jazz at the Chapel | Classics from the Great American Songbook with the Hannah Davey Trio
Wed 23rd February 2022 - Doors 7pm, Performance 7:30pm. £18, £16 students. We welcome Hannah Davey (vocals), Dom Franks (saxes) and Alex Steele (piano) for a fantastic night of classics from the Great American Songbook.
Workshop | Landscape Watercolour Painting with Jane Overbury
Thu 24th February 2022. 10am - 4pm. £78 per person. Learn the art of watercolour techniques and practice with Jane Overbury - in our one-day course on 24th February, 10 am - 4 pm.
A Recital of English Song (Holst Victorian House & Cheltenham Music Festival Society)
Fri 25th February 2022, Doors 6:30pm, Performance 7pm. The Holst Victorian House welcomes back Peter Martin (tenor) and Matthew Jorsyz (piano) for a live recital of song by English composers. Tickets available from Holst Victorian House website and from the Holst Victorian House, 4 Clarence Road, Cheltenham GL52 2AY.
Classical | ’51 Strings’ - David Powell (cello) & Katherine Thomas (harp)
Sun 27th February 2022. Doors 10:30am, Performance 11am. £20. CBSO Sub-Principal Cellist David Powell and CBSO Harpist Katherine Thomas return to Chapel Arts with an exciting and varied programme of original and adapted works.
Music | João Menezes
Wed 2nd March 2022, Doors 7pm, Performance 7:30pm. £18, £16 students. João Menezes is an exceptional guitarist and singer from Portugal. With Marcinho Pereira & Matheus Nova, he will perform the music of João Bosco, Gilberto Gil and many others.
Jazz | Universal Connection
Sun 6th March 2022, Doors 7pm, Performance 7:30pm. £18. We are hugely excited to welcome this international jazz quartet: Martin Speake, Hans Koller, Anders Christensen, and Anders Mogensen.
Theatre | Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Fri 11th & Sat 12th March 2022, Doors 7pm, Performance 7:30pm. £15, £10 students, NHS staff & disabled people. Downpour Theatre Company present an adaptation of Choderlos de Laclos’ ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’, an epic tale of seduction, deceit, love and revenge. Please note, this show is unsuitable for under-15s.