Archive for May 2012

Diamond Isle ready to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee

  • News Item
  • May 24, 2012
The Isle of Wight is set to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style with a wide range of events planned for the extended Jubilee weekend this June.   From fetes to flower festivals, street parties to sailing regattas and concerts to cream t...

Carinthia West ‘West With the Wight’ At Dimbola Museum and Galleries from 06.04.12 – 01.07.12

Carinthia West is best known as a journalist, as for many years has been a contributing editor for magazines such as Marie-Claire, Harper’s Bazaar and Tatler, as well as writing for the Telegraph, Independent, and many other magazines. In “a previous lifetime” in the 1970’s and ’80’s she modeled, acted, and “hung out” with friends and family, taking photographs on her trusted Canon camera with their permission. Friends included a handful of  the Rolling Stones, actresses like Helen Mirren and Anjelica Huston, singer-songwriters like Carly Simon, James Taylor, Paul Simon and David Bowie, and actor-comedians such as Robin Williams, as well as many other less famous friends. Locations included American film sets, French street markets, Malibu beaches, London parks, or wherever else she happened to be, including landscapes on the Isle of Wight.

‘Ocean Seen’ An Exhibition of Photography by Nigel Millard, Rick Tomlinson and Jason Swain 29th June- 2nd September 2012 29th June- 2nd September 2012

Just in time for the summer sailing season - A collaborative summer show, bringing together three great oceanic photographers to celebrate the way we interact with our great British coastline. From spending the day walking its beautiful shores and admiring the breathtaking landscapes – to riding the waves for a thrill on a high speed yacht. Nigel Millard who photographs for the R.N.L.I will also be exhibiting some of his captivating shots of hero’s that weather the coasts many personalities day in day out to keep us safe and also those that provide us with the ‘catch of the day’. Exhibition curated by Kimberley Piggott, Exhibitions Coordinator JMCT.

Just in time for the summer sailing season - A collaborative summer show, bringing together three great oceanic photographers to celebrate the way we interact with our great British coastline. From spending the day walking its beautiful shores and admiring the breathtaking landscapes – to riding the waves for a thrill on a high speed yacht. Nigel Millard who photographs for the R.N.L.I will also be exhibiting some of his captivating shots of hero’s that weather the coasts many personalities day in day out to keep us safe and also those that provide us with the ‘catch of the day’. Exhibition curated by Kimberley Piggott, Exhibitions Coordinator JMCT.