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TisTalk15th-21st December 2025: New Buses, Christmas Tree, Wardour School Children, Free Messums Art Classes🚌 Wiltshire Connect – Mary and Richard try the new on-demand bus service🎄 Favourite Tree – Jerry Mason on Tisbury’s Christmas fir🎭🐸 Wardour School Voices – From Sleeping Beauty to newts and frogs🐄❄️ Winter on the Farm – Peter Shallcross and his hardy cows at Wallmead🎨 Free Art Classes – Messums invites children to enrol for the New Year📅 What’s On – Local events and happenings🐦 Soundscape – A robin singing by the River NadderTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2025-12-1533 min
TisTalk15th - 21st September 2025 E1 S10 Jamie Moses, Sculpture at Messums, Legal Q&A, Autumn Farming🎸 Jamie Moses Rock’ n’ Roll Stories 🗿 Lawrence Edwards: sculpture at Messums Gallery ⚖️ Legal Q&A with Martin Thomas 🌾🐄 Peter Shallcross on Farming & Conservation🎡🥳🎉 Tisbury Carnival Programme 🎉🥳🎡TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2025-09-1432 min
TisTalkMonday 7th April Episode 10 Season 8: Ansty May Day, Pottery Workshops, Children's Drama Group May Day Traditions, Arts for Kids & Community Spirit – This Week on TisTalkMay Day in Ansty Returns - Caroline Plumtre explainsClay, Creativity & Kids – Free Workshops at Messums Studios this Easter Hansel, Gretel… and a Dragon-Mouse? New Drama Group Brings a Wild Twist Help Keep the Carnival Alive – Volunteers Needed Now! What's On TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2025-04-0725 min
TisTalk17th March 2025 E8S8 The Ramblers, Rose Handley:Gardening Club, Clay Art WorkshopsSpring is around the corner!Step into History – The Ramblers explore Chettle House on a stunning yet easy Cranborne Chase walk.Blooming Great Fun – Rose Handley on Tisbury Gardening Club’s flower shows & how to get involved.Get Creative with Clay – Free pottery workshops for kids at Messums—Kate Gamm meets artist Mirka Golden-Hann.What's On listings for this week in Tisbury and the Nadder Valley.TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests...
2025-03-1729 min
The Alfred DailyThe Alfred Daily – 27th February 2025On The Alfred Daily Today: Shaftesbury What’s Ons for the Weekend No Live Music at Shaftesbury Sunday Markets – Organiser Unhappy With Copyright Charges Parking App Fees To Rise In Dorset Council Car Parks Global Red Dress Creator To Teach Embroidery At Hawkers Farm View from the Hill Fontmell – House Sitter Charmed by Our Town Motcombe Talk - Behind the Scenes Stories from TV’s Antiques Roadshow Events Within One Hour’s Drive of Shaftesbury on the 28th of February Spring Is in the Air –...
2025-02-2659 min
TisTalk10th February 2025 E4S8 Bells, New Window, Liz Coyle Camp's Yew Tree, Landscape Art, February's NightskyBells Ring Out for Tisbury’s New Stained Glass Window – A special service of dedication celebrates the community’s stunning new addition to the church.The Yew Tree Chronicles: Elizabethan Gossip from Tisbury’s Oldest Resident – Liz Coyle Camp gives voice to our ancient village tree in a witty new episode.A Feast for the Eyes at Messums – We review a vibrant exhibition of landscape art that’s lighting up the gallery.Stargazing Secrets with Steve Tonkin – Discover the dazzling wonders of the February night sky with our expert...
2025-02-1024 min
TisTalk11th-17th November 2024. Joanna Jacobs, Horse Art, Green Open Homes, Star Warts Junior TAGJoanna Jacobs: her famous dad, meeting the Beatles and her new vintage shopHorse Show at Messums: review by Kate GammGreen Open HomesHenry and Isabella: Star Warts by Junior TAG (Tisbury Arts Group)Easy fitness with Wendy What's OnTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2024-11-1134 min
TisTalk21st - 27th Ocober 2024 Maxwell Steer, Yew Tree Chronicles 'Viking Attack!', Whale Sculptures. E7 S7Maxwell Steer on Mozart, why he loves Tisbury and why BBC Radio 3 is 'unbearable'Yew Tree Chronicles Part 4 'Viking Attack!' - with Liz Coyle CampLink scheme is appealing for more driversWhale sculpture show at Messums - review by Kate GammTisbury Croquet Campaign - David MorleyFitness with Wendy Spencer SmithWhat's OnTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2024-10-2127 min
The Installation Art PodcastCapturing Motion in Stillness: David Spriggs' Layered InstallationsIn this episode, we sit down with internationally renowned artist David Spriggs to explore his unique approach to installation art through the use of layered transparent sheets. David shares his career path from early artistic experiments in England and Canada, to his education at prestigious institutions like Central Saint Martins. Key learning moments include:Insights into David’s technique of transparent layering to create spatial, multidimensional works that transform with audience interaction.Reflections on his upbringing and how his family has influenced his career.A deep dive into his notable projects and how context, time, and spa...
2024-10-151h 02
TisTalk16th September 2024 E2 S7 Lady Holly Rumbold, Carnival preview, Messums sculpture, yogaTisTalk Episode 2 Season VIILady Holly Rumbold on the fun of fundraising at Hatch HouseMessums sculpture exhibition - reviewYoga - 'three minutes for you' with Lorraine ConnellWhats On and Tisbury Carnival preview with Hannah GoodSoundscape from TisburyTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2024-09-1622 min
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An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in the...
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Title: Something in the Woods Loves You
Author: Jarod K. Anderson
Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Disorders & Diseases
Publisher's Summary:
An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in...
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Title: Something in the Woods Loves You
Author: Jarod K. Anderson
Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in...
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Title: Something in the Woods Loves You
Author: Jarod K. Anderson
Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in...
2024-09-1011h 31
Discover the Best Audio Stories in Biography & MemoirSomething in the Woods Loves You by Jarod K. AndersonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/739372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Something in the Woods Loves You Author: Jarod K. Anderson Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 10, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in...
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Title: Something in the Woods Loves You
Author: Jarod K. Anderson
Narrator: Jarod K. Anderson
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 31 minutes
Release date: September 10, 2024
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1
Genres: Disorders & Diseases
Publisher's Summary:
An inspiring blend of nature writing and memoir that explores nature’s crucial role in our emotional and mental health Bats can hear shapes, plants can eat light, and bees can dance maps. When his life took him to a painfully dark place, the poet behind The CryptoNaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson, found comfort and redemption in...
2024-09-1011h 31
TisTalk17th June 2024 Tom Stinton at Cools Farm, Lib Dem candidate Victoria Charleston, Messums art courses, Circus and Fete in TisburyCools Farm Spotlight:Tom Stinton unveils his new farm shop. Discover his ethical calf policy. Learn about his unique sheep that don't shed their wool.Election Insight:Interview with Liberal Democrat candidate Victoria Charleston.Creative Courses at Messums Studio:Mirka Golden Hann discusses upcoming courses including pottery, drawing, painting, mending, and furniture restoration.Tisbury Fete and Circus HighlightsMeet Echo the ClownWhat's On ListingsTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, an...
2024-06-1729 min
TisTalkTisTalk 20th May 2024 Pippa Haywood, Lucy Fleming, Messums, South Western planning. S6E7Spotlight on Pippa Haywood: A Treasured Local Actress (But, please note, her poetry walk at Messums on Sunday 26th May has been cancelled!)Lucy Fleming on 'Posting Letters to the Moon': A Family Legacy Oliver Le Sueur presents 'Nothing But the Word' at Messums Gallery alongside Barney Norris, local playwrightTisbury Parish Council Update: Simon Davison on the Future of the South Western HotelWhat's On: Your Weekly Guide to Community Events and Highlights!TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers an...
2024-05-2032 min
TisTalkTisTalk Dr Adam Smith 11th March 2024 E8 SVDoctor Adam Smith: leading Tisbury Surgery, NHS problems.... and enjoying OasisSigns of spring on Wallmead Farm with Peter ShallcrossMessums art gallery: new ceramics show reviewed by Kate GammWhat's OnTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2024-03-1121 min
TisTalkTisTalk 27th November 2023 Episode 11 Season IVDierdre Clancy Steer: Bafta winning costume designerMartha's Vineyard Gazette interviews TisTalkArt review: Peter Brown at Messums GalleryWhat's OnTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2023-11-2723 min
TisTalkTisTalk 30th October 2023 Episode 7 Season IVPam Chave: over 50 years of dedication to our communityHeavy Metal at Messums Gallery: Arthur Paley's iron sculptureHalleluja! Handel concert at Wardour chapelWhat's On in Tisbury and the Nadder ValleyTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
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Talking with PaintersAnn Thomson in her 90th yearWatch an edited version of this conversation (4 mins) on the YouTube channel here
Ann Thomson, one of Australia’s most important artists, might be in her 90th year but she shows no signs of putting down the brush.
A powerful collection of works is currently hanging in a solo show at Sydney’s Defiance Gallery and Ann is looking forward to a busy 2024. A major survey show to be curated by Terence Maloon will open at the S.H.Ervin Gallery in Sydney and travel to Orange Regional Art gallery in country NSW and solo shows...
2023-08-0925 min
TisTalkTisTalk Episode 12 Season III week of 10th July 2023Johnny Messum: art is a journeyJuly's gardening tips with Rosie BuckCoffee Angels: recent break-in Messums art exhibitions - McCrum and Lamb - reviewed by Kate GammBetsy Green : how Tisbury's changed since the 1960s Tisbury station: ticket office closure threatWhat's On with Lal PoynterTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2023-07-1028 min
MESSUMS ONLINEAbstract Artist John Walker in Conversation with Jonathan WatkinsFrom as early as the 1970s John Walker was one of the most influential and imitated painters working in the UK; he exhibited alongside Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, represented his country at the 1972 Venice Biennale, had extensive survey shows at both the Tate and Hayward galleries and was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1985.
On the occasion of Walker's exhibition at Messums London, we present a conversation between John and Jonathan Watkins. Jonathan Watkins is an English curator, and the former Director of the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.
2023-02-1650 min
One QuestionHOW WE VALUE WORK with Bruce MunroIf there was one thing you think society should talk more about, what would it be?“Something that I am passionate about because we get it so wrong is; How we value and remunerate our work?”_________If you’ve been lucky enough to travel to Uluru and see the breathtaking light installation at the base of the monolith you’ll be excited to meet my guest today! The ‘Field of Light’ as that art installation is known, was a project that initially was only going to showc...
2023-02-0700 min
TisTalkTisTalk Nature 23rd January 2023 Episode 2 Season 2Special nature episode:Bats around Tisbury with bat expert Gareth HarrisLandscape Art by Richard Hoare at Messums Art Gallery, reviewed by Kate Gamm'What's On' with Liz Coyle Camp and the TAG Pantomime Dame!Bird Ringing and Tisbury Young Nature Watch with Izzy Fry Bees and Trees on a walk around Wardour with Marilyn MorrisTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2023-01-2322 min
TisTalkTisTalk Episode 13 Christmas Week of 19th December 2022Final Christmas episode for 2022New affordable homes for Tisbury: Gerry Murray is feeling relievedArt by Hannah Mooney at Messums Art Gallery: Kate Gamm gives a 5 star reviewA 'Fieldtastic' field for dogs in Chilmark: Mel Flower explainsFestive 'What's On' with Liz Coyle Camp and special guest 'Flash Gordon'Carols and Christmas cheer...see you in the New Year!TisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2022-12-1921 min
TisTalkTisTalk Episode 7 Week of 7th November 2022'Body Language' and 'Icons of Uncertainty' at Messums Art Gallery'What's Ons' featuring young choreographer Joanna Croucher Shelley Crouch gets chatty about Coffee Angels on Tisbury High StreetPeter Shallcross: cows, milk and redwings at Wallmead FarmTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2022-11-0621 min
TisTalkTisTalk Episode 4 Week of 17th October 2022Ed Rigg about making Tisbury Post Office a community hub Daisy Maryon on the secrets of hypnotherapy What’s Ons: Charlie Greenwood shares a host of local events to enrich your lifeSculpture at Messums Gallery: Kate Gamm on Laurence Edward’s arresting show Wellness tips: Ruu Campbell offers some calming strategies to relax us...with your hosts Julie Ann Murphy and Mary MyersTisTalk is a community podcast from Tisbury, Wiltshire, and the Cranborne Chase, with Mary Myers and guests.
2022-10-1722 min
Tales of a Red Clay Rambler: A pottery and ceramic art podcastKitty Shepherd on the nostalgic roots of her colorful slipwareToday on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast we have an interview with British studio potter Kitty Shepherd. Her slipware vessels feature brightly colored images of pop culture. In our interview we talk about her recent tile work linking vintage lipsticks to iconic music, her duo portraits of Freddy Mercury and Queen Elizabeth, as well as her expat life living and working in Granada, Spain. Her exhibition Word of Mouth opens October 19th at Messums London. Visit www.studioslipware.com for more information. Today's episode is brought to you by the following sponsors:...
2022-10-0648 minMESSUMS ONLINELife Stories with Kitty ShepherdCeramic artist Kitty Shepherd specialises in slipware, the technique of painting on damp clay using coloured slip and through her designs she creates dynamic and joyful works of art that evoke feelings of nostalgia and joy. Kitty arrived in Spain rather by accident, but the circumstances had a positive and direct effect on her work. Her upbringing might be considered unorthodox and Kitty talks candidly to radio broadcaster Ian Rutter about her mysterious father, her maverick mother and an idyllic Sussex childhood.
2022-10-0455 min
Countercurrent: conversations with Professor Roger KneeboneJohnny Messum in conversation with Roger KneeboneJohnny Messum has a background in art history. In 2016 he established Messums Wiltshire, a multi-purpose gallery and arts centre in a converted 13th century tithe barn in Tisbury, near Salisbury. In this conversation we discuss the nature of craftsmanship and explore the triangular relationship between artist/maker, gallerist and buyer/collector, with underlying connections based on trust and care. https://messumswiltshire.com
2022-05-231h 11
Hello Mildura PodcastEpisode 11: We chat with David Circosta & Bruce MunroDonna & Jason enjoy chatting with David Circosta Baker & Owner of Banjo's Mildura, and share the chat they had with international artist Bruce Munro via Zoom chat, with the excitement of the development of the Light/State Project happening in Mildura and Wentworth. David Circosta is the owner and baker at Banjo’s Mildura.Banjo's Bakery Café is a bakery café with a difference. They combine freshly baked breads, sweets, savouries, pies & pastries with quality espresso in a dine-in café environment. Banjo’s Mildura are situated at the corner of Langtree Mall and Ninth...
2022-02-231h 11
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Painter Narbi PriceNarbi Price is a painter. Born 1979 in Hartlepool, he lives and works in Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
He was the Journal Culture Awards Visual Artist of the Year 2018, and the winner of the Contemporary British Painting Prize 2017. He was featured in Phaidon's Vitamin P3 - New Perspectives in Painting and was a prizewinner in the John Moores Painting Prize 2012.
He has recently completed an AHRC funded PhD at Newcastle University in partnership with Woodhorn Museum.
2021-08-0523 min
Your HarrogateYour Harrogate Podcast - Episode 141Nick Hancock is joined by the winner of Netflix's 'Blown Away' series Elliott Walker ahead of his first solo gallery in Harrogate! Elliott talks us through the pressures of appearing on the Netflix show, why it's not the 'Bake Off of sculpting' and gives us his plans for the future following his competition triumph. Elliott also previews his exhibition 'Plenty' which will be held at Messums Yorkshire throughout July!
2021-06-2911 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: with Ian 'Mouseman' CartwrightInterview with Ian 'Mouseman' Cartwright', head carpenter and great grandson of Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson who founded Robert Thompson's Craftsmen Ltd the oak furniture company famous for it's great craftsmanship and the handcarved mouse on each piece they make.
2021-06-1120 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Jo YorkPodcast interview with gallery owner Johnny Messum and the artist Jo York.
"My work comes from a strong sense of place derived from walking in the landscape; absorbing it in all weathers, seasons and moods. Landscapes are full of layers; geological and historical, industrial and personal- they carry traces of what’s gone before, and this is what fascinates and intrigues me. I abstract ideas from the landscapes I know well, using observation, imagination and memory. Current work is exploring margins in those areas where land, sea, water and sky, shift and merge and change, and the wild land...
2021-06-1015 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Hugo BurgeHugo Burge is the owner and led an 8 year restoration of Marchmont House, winner of Sothebys Historic House restoration award of the year in 2018. Hugo has plans to now bring it alive as ‘a Home for Makers and Creators’ in the Scottish Borders.
He is also a sculpture collector and has a passion for the arts and crafts movement.
2021-06-1020 min
MESSUMS ONLINENEW YORKSHIRE: Hugo BurgeHugo Burge is the owner and led an 8 year restoration of Marchmont House, winner of Sothebys Historic House restoration award of the year in 2018. Hugo has plans to now bring it alive as ‘a Home for Makers and Creators’ in the Scottish Borders.
He is also a sculpture collector and has a passion for the arts and crafts movement.
2021-06-1035 min
MESSUMS ONLINENEW YORKSHIRE: Hugo BurgeHugo Burge is the owner and led an 8 year restoration of Marchmont House, winner of Sothebys Historic House restoration award of the year in 2018. Hugo has plans to now bring it alive as ‘a Home for Makers and Creators’ in the Scottish Borders. He is also a sculpture collector and has a passion for the arts and crafts movement.
2021-05-1435 min
MESSUMS ONLINENEW YORKSHIRE: Jo YorkPodcast interview with gallery owner Johnny Messum and the artist Jo York.
"My work comes from a strong sense of place derived from walking in the landscape; absorbing it in all weathers, seasons and moods. Landscapes are full of layers; geological and historical, industrial and personal- they carry traces of what’s gone before, and this is what fascinates and intrigues me. I abstract ideas from the landscapes I know well, using observation, imagination and memory. Current work is exploring margins in those areas where land, sea, water and sky, shift and merge and change, and the wi...
2021-05-1421 min
MESSUMS ONLINEMAKING: Episode 4 - Understanding the Path to Mastery with Professor Roger KneeboneRecorded on Wednesday 14 April 2021.
From lacemakers to vascular surgeons; Savile Row tailors to molecular scientists, potters to violinists or racing car drivers – those from apparently unrelated professions all use their hands.
After a lifetime spent in the medical profession, conducting surgery in war zones and trauma wards to reach the peak of his profession, Kneebone combines his experiences as a doctor with insights from the fields of art, science and music to understand the importance of manual dexterity for our well-being and wider culture.
Kneebone, who is Professor Of Surgical Education at Imperial College...
2021-04-261h 02
MESSUMS ONLINEMAKING: Episode 5 - The Lives of Lucian Freud by William FeaverRecorded on Wednesday 21 April 2021
Online talk by author and biographer William Feaver as he discussed the life and work of the artist Lucian Freud.
Though ferociously private, Lucian Freud spoke every week for decades to his close confidante and collaborator, the art critic, curator, artist and lecturer William Feaver – about painting and the art world, but also about his infamously colourful life and loves. The result is a unique biography, shot through with Freud’s own words, ‘The Lives of Lucian Freud’ was shortlisted for the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize.
Feaver is currently an academic boar...
2021-04-2656 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 9 - William Watson-WestBased from his North Yorkshire studio, William Watson-West is a painter whose first-hand observations of landscape, flora and fauna are the basis of his work.
Graduating from Edinburgh College of Art in 2011 with a degree in Textiles, William has since exhibited his mixed-media paintings at several galleries in the north of England, including 108 Fine Art and the Mercer Art Gallery, Harrogate. He has previously been shortlisted for the prestigious New Light Art Prize and has been selected for the Great North Art Show amongst others. His painting, 'Swinsty in Autumn' was the 2019 winner of the Best Picture Award at...
2021-04-0916 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 8 - Suman KaurSuman Kaur won the best amateur artist in the BBC Big Painting Challenge 2017. Since then she has been improving her practice and building on her skills. As a British Sikh, Suman is keen to establish herself as a professional painter and to document and reflect on Sikh history in her work.
2021-04-0922 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 7 - Sally BarkerSally Barker works with sculpture, installation, ceramics, printing, video, and the occasional performance. Her interests focus on power, control and damage across the distinct but connected areas of feminism and the environment. These themes are expressed through a strong sense of touch and materiality, coupled with acts of breaking down and dismantling.
2021-04-0923 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 6 - Joseph HaytonJoe's path to becoming a sculptor started at a young age, choosing clay and 3D work over drawing and painting where ever he could, he stood out among his fellow school pupils as a gifted artist.
A lifelong passion for art and sculpture together with his practical nature led him to take up an apprenticeship in stone masonry. Masonry combined design with hands on physical work that suited his creative personality.
Joe worked as a stone mason for several years and became experienced in many aspects of the craft. His particular interest in sculpture together wit...
2021-04-0916 min
MESSUMS ONLINEMAKING: Episode 3 - Making Dreams with Andrew WinchRecorded on Wednesday 31 March 2021
What Powers Creativity? The relationship between Patron, inspiration and problem solving is at the heart of some of the worlds most incredible creative endeavours. Winch Design has built a career taking imagination and partnering craftspeople who know how to make it possible.
Join us for a discussion on the role of patronage in supporting the crafts that all started in the Yacht building industry and did not stop there. Andrew Winch’s love of yachts was ignited in childhood, during long summers spent sailing the Solent in his father’s 42ft (12m) Beneteau. He...
2021-04-061h 04
Talking Out Your Glass podcastElliot WalkerElliot Walker: Winner of Blown Away 2 Sculpting and blowing molten glass, Elliot Walker creates still life sculpture inspired by the paintings of Dutch masters. Though exquisite to look at, it was the combination of refined glassblowing skill with the humor and satire of his work that resulted in Walker winning the Netflix series, Blown Away 2. For the moment, prized residencies at both the Corning Museum of Glass and the Pittsburgh Glass Center are on hold due to Covid. But the artist works feverishly on new commissioned works, facilitates a number of creations for several noted designers and ar...
2021-04-011h 08
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 5 - Photographers Ben Benoliel and Neil BedfordSince graduating from London College of Fashion with first class honours, photographer Ben Benoliel has gone on to produce acclaimed commercial and editorial work for print and digital publication.His clients include Bang & Olufsen, Muji, John Lobb, LN-CC, size?, Loewe, i-D, Matches, APC and Wallpaper.com amongst others.
He continues his work as photographer for internationally respected fashion designer Nigel Cabourn as well as launching ‘The Artists Pad’ with best friend and fellow photographer Neil Bedford. In March 2020 Ben returned to LN-CC to take the roles Head of Studio and Head of Staff.
Neil Bedford's wide...
2021-03-2912 min
MESSUMS ONLINEONLINE TALK: Head, Hand, Heart with David GoodhartTalk with David Goodhart discussing the status of work outside the knowledge economy & reviving the status of work by heart & hand.
Author and journalist David Goodhart discussed and presented the ideas from his latest book ‘Head, Hand, Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century’.
In this timely and original analysis, David Goodhart divides human aptitudes into three: Head (cognitive), Hand (manual and craft) and Heart (caring, emotional). It’s common sense that a good society needs to recognise the value of all three, but in recent decades they have got badly out of kilter...
2021-03-2933 min
MESSUMS ONLINEMAKING: Episode 2 - A Trade or Die: How Craft Created a Civilisation with Glenn AdamsonA discussion with the curator and writer Glenn Adamson as he introduces his new book on crafts and making.
Glenn Adamson Senior Scholar at the Yale Center for British Art and formerly Head of Research at the V&A and Director of the Museum of Arts in New York talks about his new book Craft; an American History. The talk examines the role played by craftspeople; ‘the quiet heroes of the American story.’ Adamson will also discuss the influence of craftspeople from Britain who migrated across the Atlantic and reflect on how, as craft has become increasingly marginalised...
2021-03-291h 07
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 8 - RSPB Chief Executive Rebecca SpeightRecorded on Wednesday 10 March, as part of our Active Environmentalism series of talks and events.
The RSPB’s Beccy Speight discussed what our migrating & permanent residents tell us about wider changes to the environment. What does the study of birds tell us about changes to the environment and our potential for change?
The RSPB is the largest nature conservation charity in Europe. Since it’s inception in 1889 the threats to birdlife and their habitats have continued to grow but the RSPB have ambitious and wide-reaching conservation plans to change the fate of nature. Rebecca Speight is Chief Execut...
2021-03-1555 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 4 - Designer Laura WellingtonRecorded in March 2021
Welsh designer, Based in Leeds UK. Laura Wellington has a passion for materials, process and the fine details.
Laura arrived in Leeds in 2005 and since graduating from her degree in 2008 she has gained international press and transatlantic clients. In 2011 Laura featured on the BBC TV Program “Britains Next Big Thing” which charted her taking HULA to the High Street. In 2014 HULA was listed as one of the most iconic Habitat designs in the last 50 yrs.
Laura has most definitely made Leeds her home and as well as making and creating in her stu...
2021-03-1214 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 3 - Emerson MayesRecorded in March 2021
Emerson Mayes is a Yorkshire-born artist who continues to enjoy an ever-growing reputation for the fresh, honest and uncontrived approach to his work.
Throughout his career he has received a number of major awards and had many successful exhibitions across the country.
His work can be found in numerous private, corporate and public collections - including The House of Lords and the National Trust.
2021-03-1214 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 2 - Louise FletcherInterview recorded in March 2021
"I create multi-layered, semi-abstract paintings in which landscape serves as a jumping off point for exploration – an exploration of my own feelings, perceptions, and moods, but also an exploration of paint, colour, line, and texture. The results are often surprising, offering a sense of place while also hinting at multiple deeper meanings.
My paintings evolve over time, layer upon layer, and in this way, they mirror life and the landscape that has inspired them. Each new layer adds depth, but the history remains underneath and is glimpsed now and again. Each mark is e...
2021-03-1216 min
MESSUMS ONLINENORTHERN VOICES: Episode 1 - with Painter Jake AttreeInterview recorded in March 2021.
Born in York, where he first studied painting, Jake Attree graduated from Liverpool College of Art and the Royal Academy Schools. He now lives with his wife, Lindsay, in the West Yorkshire village of Saltaire, near Bradford, and maintains a studio at Dean Clough in Halifax.
Yorkshire’s geology, history and culture are woven into Attree’s creative DNA, but while he was born in the North and lives there still, Attree dislikes the term “northern artist”, if only because it is hopelessly limited:
I was initially, and still am, deeply influenced by t...
2021-03-1215 min
MESSUMS ONLINEMAKING: Episode 1 - The Value of Imagination and Intelligence in Our HandsAn online panel discussion with Steve Dixon, Dr Penny Hay and Annie Warburton as they discussed the importance of the imagination in making. When most schools have thrown away their kilns and waking up to a world that has been modelled on consumption and now faces an epidemic of mental health problems, we discuss why using simply our hands and imagination may be the radical and necessary solution.
The way children and young adults are taught how to make art is the focus of this discussion with Dr Penny Hay, Senior Lecturer in Arts Education, Bath Spa Univers...
2021-03-091h 11
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 7 - Technology-driven Disruption with James Arbib, founder of RethinkXRecorded on Wednesday 3 March 2021, as part of our Active Environmentalism series of talks and exhibitions. Conversation with James Arbib, founder of RethinkX, an independent not-for-profit think tank looking at technology-driven disruption & implications across society.
Against a backdrop of a generation instinctively calling for more immediate action on climate, what role can technology play and how we avoid prescribing a medicine worse than the disease? James explored how we have been blindsided to disruptive change in our past and how our current problems are also a wellspring for a revolution of creative solutions.
2021-03-0831 min
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 6 - Is preservation destruction by another name? with Sir Tim SmitRecorded on Wednesday 24 February 2021.
Online conversation with Sir Tim Smit where we debated radical thinking at the intersection of science, necessity and the environment.
Sir Tim Smit KBE is a leading environmentalist and businessman particularly recognised for his work on the Lost Gardens of Heligan and founding the Eden Project International.
Smit developed the Eden project in 1996 with the aim to educate people about ecological matters and encourages a greater understanding and empathy for our environment. His book about the creation of the Eden Project, ‘Eden’, first published in 2001 is the best-selling environment book of the...
2021-03-0153 min
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 5 - Environmental Land Management with NFU's Nick von WestenholzAs part of our Active Environmentalism series of events, the NFU's Nick von Westenholz joined us to discuss Environmental Land Management on Wednesday 17 February 2021.
In England 69% of our landscape is farmed, under the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme, farmers will be paid for work that enhances the environment, such as tree or hedge planting, river management to mitigate flooding, or creating or restoring habitats for wildlife. Farmers will therefore be at the forefront of reversing environmental declines and tackling climate change as they reshape the future of farming in the 21st century.
2021-02-201h 02
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 4 - Rewilding with Isabella TreeRecorded on Wednesday 27 January 2021.
Online conversation with writer and conservationist Isabella Tree who spoke with the travel writer and novelist Philip Marsden about her pioneering rewilding project in West Sussex.
Isabella Tree is an award-winning author and travel writer. She had published five non-fiction books and writes for publications such as National Geographic, Granta, The Sunday Times and The Observer. Her articles have been selected for The Best American Travel Writing and Reader’s Digest Today’s Best Non-Fiction, and she was Overall Winner of the Travelex Travel Writer Awards. Her latest book Wilding – the Return of Natu...
2021-02-011h 05
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 1 - Understanding the Ocean with Oliver Steeds - ‘You can’t value what you don’t know’Recorded on Wednesday 13 January 2021 - as part of our 'Active Environmentalism' series of talks and exhibitions.
Online conversation with Olly Steeds on his mission to genome the ocean. Oliver is Chief Executive and Mission Director of Nekton - a not-for-profit, charitable research foundation established to accelerate the scientific exploration and protection of the ocean.
Prior to Nekton, Oliver was a critically acclaimed investigative journalist including with NBC, ABC, Channel 4, Al Jazeera, Discovery Channels. Depending on who you are ask, Oliver is either a ‘leading ocean explorer’ (Economist) or ‘part Captain Nemo, part Steve Zissou’ (Telegraph). By his own admission, he...
2021-01-2725 min
MESSUMS ONLINEACTIVE ENVIRONMENTALISM: Episode 3 - Environmentalism & Conservation with Ben GoldsmithRecorded Wednesday 20 January 2021 as part of the Active Environmentalism series of online talks and exhibitions at Messums Wiltshire. Introduced by Johnny Messum.
Ben Goldsmith, who owns a 300-acre farm, near Bruton in Somerset, plans to transform it into a wild habitat within the next four years. He says, “We want to achieve the kind of species-rich, shape-shifting scrubby wood pasture environment that once blanketed much of western Britain.” Working with a wildlife ecologist, Ben has encouraged wetlands along the River Frome, wild flowers and native species including water voles, beavers and glow-worms – which used to be a feature of lo...
2021-01-271h 06
The Artists Contemporary PodcastTuesday RiddellIn this weeks episode Anna is joined by Tuesday Riddell a London based painting who focuses on the painting practice of Japanning. Tuesday studied BA Fine Aft at City and Guilds of London Art School where she focused on painting, however after her BA she felt that she had not found her grove in her own practice. In 2017-18 won a scholarship from the Paint Stainers Guild to a fellowship at City and Guilds focusing on traditional painting practices. This is where Tuesday learnt about japanning and was the most influential period of learning for her practise. In Tuesday’s wo...
2020-12-3148 min
Break Out Culture With Ed Vaizey by Country and Town HouseEpisode #14 - Theatrical Gyles BrandrethGyles Brandreth cheers up lockdown by lifting the lid on all the stories and gossip since theatres began. Art gallerist Johnny Messum tells us how Messums keeps opening new galleries and thriving during lockdown. And we lift the lid on our TV habits.
We’re revelling in:
The Oxford Book of Theatrical Anecdotes by Gyles Brandreth
We’ve voted for our favourite books and now we’re going to watch who wins:
(https://www.youtube.com/user/welovebookshops).
Awards Ceremony hosted by Grace Dent to be screened on Tuesday Novemb...
2020-11-0829 min
Haptic & HueMaterial WomenThe story of the elegant, crisp and artistic textile designs that burst upon the world in the 1950s - the period now known as Mid Century Modern. It looks at the women who created them and in doing so became part of the first cohort of women to dominate any field of design, and it thinks about how these fabrics transcended their function and became a symbols of peace and better times. I provide a full transcript, pictures, links to the work of the contributors to these podcasts, and a list of resources that have inspired me on...
2020-10-0136 minHaptic & HueColour is MineBritain's first black designer of international standing was a magician of colour. The Queen wore her dress fabrics, cruise liners sailed with her murals on their walls and millions of homes used her designs, but few can remember her name. Find out who she was and why she matters. With thanks to my contributors for this Episode Christine Checinska Curator of African and African Diaspora Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Instagram @Checinskachristine Ashley Gray, Director of Gray MCA – an expert in mid-century textiles and co-curator of the recent exhibition on Modern Bri...
2020-09-1729 min
Material Matters with Grant GibsonKate MccGwire on feathers.Kate MccGwire is an award-winning sculptor whose installations have been shown around the world, including Harewood House in Yorkshire, The Harley Gallery at Welbeck, Messums Wiltshire, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Florida and Galerie Haas AG in Zürich. In 2018 she won The Royal Academy of Arts, Jack Goldhill Award for Sculpture.In this episode the Royal College of Art graduate talks about her fascination with feathers. Not only that but during the interview we also unpick her profound interest in mythology, water and the human body, discovering how they have become threads through her so...
2019-09-1945 min