Art

Colouring competition attracts artists of all ages

A competition run by an Isle of Wight Children's author proved that you are never to old to enjoy colouring in! Zoe Sadler received over 250 entries to her colouring in competition, with budding artists ranging from 4 years to 80 years old. Younger entrants coloured in an image from Zoe's...

The Poetry of Dementia

The cohesion of meaning and sequential nature of language are among the casualties of dementia. Into this context and the environment of six Residential Homes on the Isle of Wight, caring for persons in the advanced state of dementia, local charity, Independent Arts' Workshop coordinator Kerry Tindall, and creative writing...

Photography Competition

Congratulations to our Harvest winner Mark Guy, Ventnor with this beautiful shot a 'Sunset at Chale', and thanks again for allowing us to use it as out cover image for issue September/October 2017. With each passing competition we have been blown away by the quality of submissions and the thought...

Photography Competition

Congratulations! Our winner of the 'Coast' competition is Patrick White, Shanklin with this serene shot.  Cameras at the ready? The title and theme of the next Competition is…HARVEST How It Works: With each edition we will be running a competition for photographic images open to all; novice, semi professional, or well-established full time photographer.  For...

Style of Wight Photography Competition

We were amazed by the quality of entrant for our first photography competition on the theme of relationships - so thank you to every one who entered. Details of the winner and our next competitions theme can be found below. Congratulations to our 'Relationships' winner Diana Vale! You can find her winning...

Classic Isle 2017

Classic Isle is back in 2017 with renewed vigor and very proud to announce that thei new home is the stunning setting of Barton Manor. This fine Jacobean Mansion House will provide the backdrop to our newly formatted Festival which will involve a slightly shorter running time but still provide excellent value for money...

Water Marks Exhibition

View the Water Marks Art Exhibition at Quarr Abbey   Water Marks 2017 Exhibition at Quarr Abbey will be open daily from Thursday 2nd March until Tuesday 14th of March. Door open between 10.00 and 16.30 each day. The exhibition includes the work of; Anne Axford, Zoë Barker, Katie Hobbs, Lyndy Moles, Peter...

Style of Wight Photography Competition

Take part in the Style of Wight Photography Competition   How It Works: With each edition we will be running a competition for photographic images open to all; novice, semi professional, or well-established full time photographer.  For each competition a theme will be given which we'd like you to take inspiration from, interpret and...

Kingz of Vocals

The island is home to a diverse music scene, and Kingz of Vocals is a celebration of just that! The group made up of Mathew Drake, Kieren Osman, Jethro Docksey, and Jason Bailey create music routed in hip hop, funk, reggae, and rock, but add their own spirityal twist. The...

BeX: HOT NEW MUSIC ALERT

Allow us to introduce you to BeX - an up-and-coming music act laced with dynamic country flair and Americana influence. Trained as a professional singer, dancer and actress in London, BeX has worked all over the world at various shows including performances at prestigious venues like The Royal Albert Hall,...