ARTS & CULTURE
This is my 11th year taking part in Open Studios. I’m not a full-time artist – it’s a hobby for me, as I have a day job – so taking part in something like this feels like a bit of an escape. It’s nice to get a bit of affirmation that someone likes what I do. Things get a bit stressful in the lead up to it every year as I have to get plenty of work together, get things framed and presented, and tidy the studio up. This year in Swaffham Prior there’s a group of established artists exhibiting in one of the churches in the village, and another group who have got together to get involved for the first time, so hopefully people will enjoy coming to the village and it will give them a reason to come all the way out here. I do all four weekends; once I’ve got it set up, I just feel that I might as well do the whole thing. The downside of that, of course, is that I don’t get the opportunity to go and see other artists, so each year I think to myself that I’ll take a year off and just be a visitor for a change. Then every year I find myself signing up again! vividicity.com COS 2019 weekends 1, 2, 3 & 4 PAUL ABBOTT PAUL’S OIL PAINTINGS CAPTURE RURAL AND COASTAL LANDSCAPES FROM AROUND EAST ANGLIA IN A LOOSE AND DYNAMIC STYLE
PLANNING YOUR VISITS Cambridge Open Studios runs annually over four weekends in July: this year it takes place on 6/7, 13/14, 20/21 and 27/28 Visit camopenstudios.co.uk to download the free guidebook and find full details of the artists involved, and to check which weekends each artist is exhibiting. You can also download the app to search for artists and plan your visits.
The guidebook is available in galleries, museums, independent cafes, and park and ride sites throughout Cambridgeshire.
Find details of the artists and information about trails or collaborations on Twitter @CamOpenStudios or on Facebook. Look out for the yellow flags that artists display to show that they are open to visitors.
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