Children's Summer Exhibition 2019
20 May 2019 / Published in Exhibitions

Children’s Summer Exhibition 2019

The Children’s Summer Exhibition is back! This year the team is looking for children to create a picture on the theme of ‘happiness’.  As well as showcasing the brilliant range of young local artistic talent, this is an exciting opportunity for children who enjoy art to see their creations on display in a public gallery.
Children's Summer Exhibition
08 May 2018 / Published in Events, Exhibitions

Calling Young Artists!

The Sir Peter Blake Gallery is inviting young aspiring artists to exhibit their work in the Children’s Summer Exhibition. The exhibition is looking for children aged 5 to 15 to create a picture on the theme of summer. As well as showcasing the brilliant range of young...
Votes for Women Exhibition
16 March 2018 / Published in Events, Exhibitions, Gallery

Votes for Women Exhibition

In 1918 women in Britain over the age of 30, meeting certain property qualifications, were given the right to vote, and in 1928 suffrage was extended to all women over the age of 21. Help us celebrate women’s achievements through art This could be someone well known, or it could be someone you know personally. The work could represent an individual or a...
Lions Peace Poster
24 July 2017 / Published in Events, Exhibitions, Gallery

Dartford Lions Peace Poster Competition

Dartford Lions have created a Peace Poster Competition. This will be run independently of the national competition to allow five groups of young people with special needs to participate on a level playing field, as no special needs section yet exists at national level...
The Art of Autism
21 December 2016 / Published in Exhibitions, Gallery

The Art of Autism

Together with Cllr Mandy Garford, I will be hosting an art exhibition in my Gallery in Dartford with the subject of AUTISM as the theme! We welcome expressions of autism from any of the local children ages 3-18 on the autism spectrum! This could be artwork on paper, canvas, as a sculpture or something more extravagant. Just one piece per ASD child, or as a group please...
Traces Exhibition
01 November 2016 / Published in Exhibitions

DAN’s first exhibition at the Mick Jagger Centre

The first day of Dartford Arts Network’s ‘Traces’ exhibition at The Mick Jagger Centre is on 2nd November, 2016. This is our first exhibition at MJC and I’m pleased to have one of my paintings included in the project.
Evacuees Poster
25 August 2015 / Published in Events, Exhibitions

Childhood Memories of World War 2 by Calvin White

The following text and poem are from the short book Calvin White wrote and self-published for his family and friends in 2015. A large version of the poem can be seen in my Gallery in the Orchards Centre, Dartford. Limited copies on A4 sheets are available free of charge.
Alice 150
26 January 2015 / Published in Events, Exhibitions

Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old

Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first published by Macmillan in November 1865. This year (2015) we (Orchards Shopping Dartford, and myself) would like to invite artists to show as much work as possible using the story of Alice as the subject. If you are an artist/hobbyist and would like to be involved in this fantastic project, please contact me at my website. My Gallery at the Orchards Centre will be showing ‘Alice’ artwork...