CURRENT & FORTHCOMING EXHIBITIONS

LANDSCAPES OF EXPLORATION Peninsula Arts Gallery, Plymouth 11 February - 31 March 2012

Ten visual artists, one musician and three writers undertook residencies in the Antarctic between 2001 and 2009, under the auspices of the British Antarctic Survey, supported by Arts Council England - Philip and Keith Grant being the first artists to partake in the programme. This exhibition will bring together work from all of the participants, showing their various investigations, offering an opportunity to reflect upon the very different subject matter, media and responses evident in the range of work produced.

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ANTARCTICA
Drill Hall Gallery, Australian National University, Canberra Australia.
24 May - 1 July 2012

The exhibition explores the effect of the agency of human beings on the earth's ecosystems and the challenges humanity faces in this context in the future. Other artists included in the exhibition are: Sidney Nolan (for a historical context), Jan Senbergs (Melbourne), Bea Maddock (Tasmania), Jorg Schmeisser (Canberra), Anne Noble (New Zealand) and Chris Drury (UK) The artists selected for the exhibition have all experienced Antarctica by physically undertaking voyages to the continent and confronting its extreme challenges in terms of climate, geography and human isolation. Their art works bring together themes of science and the creative imagination.

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TRACKS: WALKING THE ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF BRITAIN
With an introduction by Kay Syrad May 2012 published by Thames & Hudson

Philip Hughes records eleven iconic walks across the length and breadth of Britain from Allt Coire Pheiginn in Scotland to Zennor Head in Cornwall. Inspired and informed by maps, aerial photographs and the latest electronic survey techniques, Hughes's clean, spacious artworks, with their arresting blocks of colour, make contemporary some of the most ancient and formidable landmarks of the British Isles.

Hughes's artworks - often incorporating written notes, archaeological scans and contour maps - feature important local heritage sites, whether Neolithic settlements such as Maes Howe in Orkney, standing stones such as Stonehenge in Wiltshire, mountains of geological interest such as the Three Peaks in Yorkshire, or locations of particular mystery and beauty such as Silbury Hill, the oldest and tallest artificial mound in Europe. Notebook spreads containing drawings and paintings made on the spot are also on display, as well as vivid extracts from Hughes's diaries and notes, helping to evoke the mood and atmosphere of the awe-inspiring landscapes in view.

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EXHIBITIONS on theme of the book:

May 2012 Francis Kyle Gallery, London June 2012 Watermill Bookshop and Gallery, Aberfeldy
September - December 2012 Stirling University