Rye Creative Centre (RCC), is not only home to over 30 artists’ studios, but also offers workshops and art classes. This weekend on Friday 17 July to Sunday 19 July, is the centre’s first exhibition of work produced in painting, drawing and sculpture classes led by tutors Nick Archer, Georgie Watson and Stephanie Rubin.
The exhibition, Class Act, has proved very popular amongst the students with over 30 exhibiting alongside work by the three tutors demonstrating the wide range of disciplines and abilities, and the breadth of the work being produced at Rye Creative Centre.
Nick Archer has run art classes and weekend painting workshops at Rye Creative Centre since it was founded in 2009. A regular life drawing class has run here for 17 years and now there is also a regular portrait painting class and weekend landscape painting workshops. For details about his classes email narcher07@btinternet.com or check out the students’ work on www.instagram.com/artclassesinrye/
Georgie Watson works primarily from life and out in the landscape. The East Sussex coast is her primary source of inspiration, and she often paints on the beaches and sand dunes at Camber and over the Romney Marshes where the vast ever-changing skies dictate the direction of new pieces. Her classes, which suit all abilities, are focused on observing from life either outdoors (en plein air) or using a variety of still life set ups that are based around the seasons. She covers the range of building blocks that lead to more confident painting and drawing including composition, colour theory and tone. She also runs painting workshops both in the classroom at RCC and directly out in the landscape. There are two Camber dates coming up for the 28 July and the 21 August. For more info and to book you can visit here or email georgiewatsonart@gmail.com.
Sculptor Stephanie Rubin has been running sculpture portrait classes for 12 years at Rye Creative Centre. Through teaching workshops, she demonstrates and shares skills which are designed to enthuse, encourage, educate and promote the creative process. Her work is inspired by working from life therefore drawing is an integral part of her practice. If you are interested in more information regarding upcoming workshops please contact Stephanie at info@stephrubin.com or on instagram – @stephanierubinsculptor
Private view: 5pm to 8pm, Friday 17 July – everyone welcome
Open: 10am to 4pm, Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July 10am to 4pm.
Image Credits: Nick Archer , Georgie Watson , Stephanie Rubin .