The JAG Gallery on Brighton seafront – where Smart Deco owner and founder, Jacqueline Hammond produces her fine-art-based homeware designs – is part of the Artists Open House season. #brighton #openhouses #brightonfringe #brightonfestival
Here’s a taster of what’s happening and an introduction to the artists who work at Jag Gallery and Open Studios – with some photos I took at the launch
Visitors to North East museums can explore the impact of the First World War on the region through a series of fascinating exhibitions and workshops.
Wor Life 1914-18, Tyne & Wear in the First World War, has been given a £205,000 cash injection from the Heritage Lottery Fund.
It comes as the region celebrates English Tourism Week and figures show visitors to Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives venues are on the up so far this year, with Newcastle’s Discovery Museum fetching an extra 15,000 and the city’s Great North Museum also up by 20,000.
Wor Life 1914-18 will delve into the period’s impact as the region marks the war’s centenary, with a series of art and history exhibitions, community projects, local history displays, commemoration events and a mobile phone app.
Coun Ged Bell, chairman of Tyne and Wear Archives & Museums Joint Committee, said: “When people think about WWI they tend to think about the horror of the battlefields but the impact of the war was far-reaching and changed the lives of those back home as well.
“Thanks to this generous funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund we will be telling the stories of people living in Tyne and Wear during WWI and the amazing contribution they made to the war effort. This promises to be an extraordinary programme of exhibitions, events and activities and we hope as many people as possible come along and find out about their region’s role in the Great War.”
Coun John Kelly, Sunderland City Council’s portfolio holder for public health, wellness and culture added: “Sunderland, along with the rest of the North East can be proud of the contribution it made to the wider war-effort during the First World War.
“As time passes it becomes ever-more difficult to imagine the reality of day to day life a century ago. With this in mind, this programme will help young and old appreciate the conditions at home and work during the dark days of war.”
Ivor Crowther, of Heritage Lottery, said: “The many-layered Wor Life 1914-18 project will enable the people of Tyne and Wear to explore the continuing legacy of this conflict and help local young people in particular to broaden their understanding of how it has shaped our modern world.”
A programme of seven exhibitions will look at subjects including the changing role of women during
the war, the region’s industrial input into the war effort and the psychological trauma suffered by returning soldiers. The first exhibition, Paintings of World War I, will open at the Laing Art Gallery on May 10.
Exhibitions will also be on show at South Shields Museum & Art Gallery, Segedunum Roman Fort in Wallsend, Discovery Museum and Tyne &
Wear Archives in Newcastle, Newcastle University’s Hatton Gallery and Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens.
What a Catch painting by Jacqueline Hammond featured in The Sporting Life Collection on Saatchi online
It seems Saatchi curators rather like The Groyne series, as another piece from this series has been included in a curated collection, perhaps I should paint some more for this series –
“I’m very pleased to let you know that I have chosen your work to be featured in The Sporting Life Collection on Saatchi Art’s homepage. You can see the collection here:” Bridget Carron, Saatchi Art’s Associate Curator and Art Advisor.
What a Catch painting by Jacqueline Hammond featured in The Sporting Life Collection on Saatchi online
Painting by Jacqueline Hammond featured in The Sporting Life Collection on Saatchi Online, curated by Bridget Carron Saatchi Art’s Associate Curator and Art Advisor.
“The Groyne Series came about from observing the shapes of kids playing and jumping into the sea from the sea walls (groynes). Painted in silhouette with glimmering highlights, these paintings seems to evoke memories of the height of summer for many people and could be anywhere in the world. These works make a virtue out of the craze of ‘tomb stoning’ as quoted in the mainstream press.” Jacqueline Hammond
View the other paintings in the series, many of which are also available as prints and part of the SmartDeco seaside themed collection.
Seaside themed paintings available as prints by artists Jacqueline Hammond
The Groyne Series came about from observing the shapes of teenagers and kids playing and jumping into the sea from the sea groynes along the shoreline of the beach in Brighton. These paintings seem to evoke memories of the height of summer for many people and the location could be anywhere in the world.
This painting sold for $750 on Saatchi over the weekend.
‘Stand and Stare’ (100x100cm Acrylic) is from the Groyne Series which is an evolving body of work, with 22 paintings now sold, there’s actually not many of the initial pieces left! View all pieces in the Groyne Series here on my website where artworks are also available as prints.
Stand and Stare Jacqueline Hammond 100x100cm Acrylics. The artwork has now sold on the Saatchi Gallery website.
The Groyne Series – Jacqueline Hammond
The Groyne Series mini paintings by Jacqueline Hammond
Panoramic parade – by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Panoramic parade Continues by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
7th-Mini-Take-a-Jump by British artist Jacqueline Hammond
Back Off – painting by Jacqueline Hammond 100x100cm Acrylics
Sit and Throw painting by Jacqueline Hammond 100x100cm Acrylics
What a Catch – painting by Jacqueline Hammond 100x100cm Acrylics
This was closely followed by ‘The Lads’ which sold on Monday.
Have you missed out on all the affordable art fairs lately? You’re in luck – we’ve got a collection of great, new originals that won’t break the bank.
This painting, entitled “The Lads” ($435), is by UK artist Jacqueline Hammond: http://goo.gl/Uk0Z4r
‘The Lads’ original painting by British artist Jacqueline Hammond. The artwork has now sold on the Saatchi Gallery website.
About Rebecca Wilson
Rebecca Wilson is Chief Curator of Saatchi Online and has been a Director of the Saatchi Gallery in London for the past 7 years. Prior to joining the Saatchi Gallery, Rebecca was editor of ArtReview magazine, and before that deputy editor of Modern Painters. She has over 10 years’ of experience working with emerging artists and curating exhibitions.
About Saatchi Online
Saatchi Online was established by the Saatchi Gallery in London, which over the last 25 years has been supporting emerging artists and helping to establish many of them as household names in the art world. Saatchi Online gives collectors the chance to discover new artists from around the world whose works are reasonably priced.
I sold 2 paintings in 3 days, excellent news! I see this as a sign that I should be concentrating on my painting. View more of my paintings at www.jacquelinehammond.co.uk
