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The Art Agency opens in Esher, Surrey

March 29th 2012

Surrey’s newest gallery, The Art Agency, is a little gem worth a regular visit on Esher High Street.

Art in Surrey: in the frame 2012

March 19th 2012

In the frame is a monthly Surrey Life magazine feature uncovering Surrey's most interesting, important and simply unique publicly displayed artworks.

80th birthday celebrations and exhibition of the Godfather of British Pop Art's work in Godalming

March 19th 2012

To celebrate the 80th birthday of the ‘Godfather of British Pop Art’, Sir Peter Blake, The Wey Gallery in Godalming is hosting a solo exhibition of his work.

Billy Connolly Unveils Debut Art Collection: Born on a Rainy Day

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March 15th 2012

Billy Connolly is well known as a comedian, musician, presenter and actor. But now he has decided to turn his hand to something very different. 2012 sees the launch of his first art collection, Born on a Rainy Day.

Diamond Jubilee exhibition, celebrating a revival in British Art, in Woking

March 12th 2012

Celebrating the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, The Lightbox’s latest exhibition will illustrate how a combination of events in the 1950s increased the status of British artists and led to one of the most significant periods in modern British art.

The Final Cut for Blue Sky Artists at The Harvey Gallery, Guildford

February 27th 2012

After three years of working and exhibiting together, mixed media artists Kirsten Baron, Rosie Christie and Christine Hopkins are calling time on their annual Blue Sky Artists exhibition at the Harvey Gallery in Guildford.

Cobham painter Patricia Farrar wins award

February 13th 2012

COBHAM-BASED painter and retired school head teacher Patricia Farrar was recently announced as the winner of the annual Open College of the Arts (OCA) Richard Robbins’ Award.

Get a true art original from the Advocate Gallery, Ashtead

February 9th 2012

There are few gifts more special then a commissioned work of art and Advocate Gallery in Ashtead is a specialist in contemporary British art.

Turner Prize winner Grayson Perry opens collage exhibition at The Lightbox

January 18th 2012

Last night, leading artist and winner of the 2003 Turner Prize, Grayson Perry, officially opened the Art’s Council Collection’s touring exhibition Transmitter/Receiver: The Persistence of Collage at The Lightbox gallery and museum, Woking.

Divine jewellery by Syann van Niftrik at New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham

January 15th 2012

Experimental jewellery artist Syann van Niftrik's work draws freely on her environment, whether from the natural world or that of human endeavour

Nicholas Arroyave-Portela at Crafts Study Centre, Farnham

January 10th 2012

British artist Nicholas Arroyave-Portela explores his Colombian heritage through a ceramic work titled Todo Sobre Mi Padre (Everything to do with my father), which will exhibit in Farnham over the coming months.

Rare showing of private art collection donated to the University of Surrey

January 10th 2012

Works by Picasso, Chagall, Cocteau and Klee form part of a new art exhibition at The Lightbox gallery and museum, Woking.

Art in Surrey: in the frame 2011

January 9th 2012

In the frame is a monthly Surrey Life magazine feature uncovering Surrey's most interesting, important and simply unique publicly displayed artworks.

Flux, Flow, Flight: Art in Motion exhibition in Twickenham

January 9th 2012

With works spanning four centuries, Flux, Flow, Flight: Art in Motion explores the theme of physical movement in the visual arts, dance and performance.

Surrey artist of the year 2011, Stuart Stanley

January 9th 2012

Leatherhead painter Stuart Stanley has been named winner of the third Baines Surrey Artist of the Year at the New Ashgate Gallery in Farnham.

Watts Gallery’s Christmas campaign looks to raise £40,000

November 30th 2011

Surrey’s unique Watts Gallery in Compton, which houses an internationally famous collection of the work by one of the most celebrated artists of the Victorian age, is hosting a fundraising breakfast on Thursday December 8 and all are invited

Artist Chris Rigby’s exploration of the Surrey Hills

November 3rd 2011

While Lonely Planet may continue to describe Surrey as ‘dull and uninspiring’, one Cumbrian artist thought rather differently and set about an exploration of the Surrey Hills.

Theatres in Surrey: join the Surrey Life Theatre Trail

October 21st 2011

Every year, we team up with theatres in Surrey to highlight their upcoming productions and bring you great reader offers along the way, in our Surrey Life Theatre Trail.

An artists’ village for Surrey? Watts Gallery and the campaign to save Limnerslease, Compton

October 18th 2011

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity means that the trustees of Watts Gallery, which has just reopened after a multi-million pound restoration, now have the chance to transform Compton into a unique artists’ village. Prince Charles approves...

Ha! (halow artists) exhibit at Bar des Arts in Guildford

October 9th 2011

The Surrey-based charity halow is to hold an exhibition of art produced by the people aged 16-35 with learning disabilities that it supports in Guildford this November.