Summer Exhibition 2020

Summer Exhibition 2020|
The Sir Peter Blake Gallery is an exhibition space located in the same building as Dartford Library and the Borough Museum.  The gallery is curated by Dartford Borough Council on behalf of Kent County Council’s Libraries, Registrations & Archives service. Now in its fourth year, the Summer Exhibition aims to present an exhibition of artwork
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Children’s Summer Exhibition 2019

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.
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Are You Ready to Rock!

Rock Art
2019 is the second year I’ve hosted the Rock Exchange at the Gallery for the Facebook group Dartford Painted Rocks. The group has around 1,500 members, all enthusiastic about finding painted rocks and/or creating designs of their own. The Rock Exchange table is for any fellow rock artists to leave or swap their own painted
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Calling Young Artists!

Children's Summer Exhibition
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...
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Design The Orchards Centre Christmas Card

Design a Christmas Card
The Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford would like your help to create their Christmas card for 2016! The winner will receive 50 copies of YOUR design with envelopes for you to send out to all your friends. It can be any picture you like, you might want to draw Father Christmas, Rudolf or...
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Alice in the Orchards

Alice 150 Community Painting
Starting in May 2015, I will be putting together a large art canvas which, when finished, will be installed in the mall at the Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford. The only component that’s missing at the moment is YOU!
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Dartford Book Exchange 2015 (update)

Dartford Book Exchange update
Dartford Book Exchange 2015 was officially opened on 2nd April by some very special guests at the Gallery in the Orchards Centre.
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Lowfield Street, Tesco, and Art

Tesco Hoarding Lowfield Street
Earlier this year Tesco pulled the plug on developing the area along Dartford’s Lowfield Street. After eleven years of neglect, and demolition of some of the oldest shops in the town, the supermarket giant decided Dartford was no longer a viable proposition – the legacy of which is an unsightly, semi run down street...
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