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The following are a selection of forthcoming talks and exhibitions
which are open to the general public. All dates and prices are
correct at the time of writing, but we suggest you contact the
organisers to confirm details before setting out. Further talks
and exhibitions will continue to be added throughout the year.
For subscribers to Pollyanna's gallery newsletter *new events*
and *updates* are marked as indicated.
Updated 14.02.10 - New
- events for Feb - July 2010 have just been added !!
Exhibitions : Ongoing
Venue The Heron Gallery, Drove Rd, Weston-super-Mare Somerset
BS23 3NW
Details: As a patron of the Wildlife Art Society
International, Pollyanna will be including work in several of
their programme of exhibitions to be held during the first six
months of the year in their national Headquarters, the Heron
Gallery. Pollyanna’s daughter Anna-Louise will also be
including a selection of photographs in one exhibition. Full
details of their programme will be announced on their web site
www.theherongallery.com
January 2010
Out now ….issue 221 of Cross
Stitcher magazine will go on sale in January - The magazine
will include an exclusive stitching chart for the painting of
a polar bear and cub featured on the cover of the book On Top
of the World. £3.99 from all good newsagents
February
2010
Date : 9th February 7.30pm
Talk : Giant Pandas and Sleeping Dragons
Venue : The Keswick Lecture Society, Queen’s
Hall, Keswick School, Vicarage Hill, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12
5QB
Details : Pollyanna will be presenting her
most famous talk about her travels through China to study and
paint giant pandas as part of the celebrity lecture series for
Keswick Lecture Society.
Tickets £4.00 available on the door.
For full details, and a map of the location visit www.keswicklecturesociety.org
*SOLD OUT*
Date : 12th February 7.30pm
Event : MP’s Question Time with display of work by Pollyanna
Venue : Masonic Hall, 72 Saltergate Chesterfield
S40 1JR
Details : Pollyanna will be displaying a selection
of work during this fundraising networking evening which features
a ‘Question Time’ format Q&A with four local
MP’s. 5% of any sales made on the evening will go to support
local medical charities. For ticket details contact Ms Lowe
at Banner Jones Solicitors : aml@bannerjones.co.uk
March 2010
Out now ….The Spring Issue
of Wildscape magazine is their 10th anniversary issue –
and includes an article looking back at Pollyanna’s work
ten years ago – including her expedition in the rainforests
of Central America. To order a copy or to find your nearest
stockist Tel 01227 454739
Date: 6th March 3.00pm
Event: Launch of ‘Animated Nature’
Venue: 17 Shanklin
Drive, Leicester, LE2 3RH
Details: Pollyanna will be attending the launch
of the new poetry anthology by Born Free’s poet in Residence
Richard Bonfield, which features her painting of a kingfisher
on the front cover. A selection of Pollyanna’s paintings
will also be on display during the event, and Pollyanna and
Richard will be on hand to sign copies of the book. Virginia
McKenna will also be a special guest, and will also be happy
to sign books, and chat about the work of Born Free. There will
be a poetry reading at 4.30pm, and the ticket price includes
a vegetarian buffet. Tickets £10.00, with half the ticket
price being divided between The Born Free Foundation and the
Pollyanna Pickering Foundation. To book contact Richard Bonfield
01162832742, or email richardbonfieldpoet@talktalk.net
Date : 8th March 7.30pm
Talk : The Eye of The Tiger
Venue : The Lecture Hall, Carmel Technology
College The Headlands,Darlington
Details : Darlington Lecture Society are pleased
to present Pollyanna’s talk about her journey into India
to paint Bengal Tigers, as part of their 125th anniversary series
of lectures. Tickets for non-members are available on the door
- Adults £4.00 Juniors and students £2.00
*Update - new event*
Date: 10th March 7.30pm
Event : Fundraising Gala Dinner in support of Lionaid
Venue : Colwick Hall Hotel Colwick Park ,Racecourse
Road, Nottingham, NG2 4BH.
Details : Be amongst the party in Nottingham’s
newest 4 star Boutique Hotel, Colwick Hall Hotel, to help raise
awareness of the plight of the African Lion. Join guest Pollyanna
at a lavish drinks reception and Black Tie Dinner Dance in the
Lakeside Pavilion, overlooking the Country Park. We will enjoy
a three course meal in this exquisite setting, followed by a
wonderful talk on the African Lion from one who has lived and
worked amongst them for more than fifteen years. Then enjoy
the crowning glory as we hold a live and a silent auction before
we finish a memorable evening dancing the night away with a
wonderful live band. Tickets £65.00. To book, and for
information about other Lionaid events happening throughout
the UK visit the
Lionaid web site
Date: 11th March 7.30pm
Talk: Land of the Thunder Dragon
Venue : Lecture Theatre, The Grosvenor Museum,
27 Grosvenor Street,
Chester, CH1 2DD
Details: Pollyanna will be speaking about
her landmark flag expedition into the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan
in search of snow leopards as part of the Chester Society of
Natural Science Literature and Art’s Spring Programme
for 2008 . Non members welcome - Tickets £4.00 (Children
£2.00) Contact 01244 335955 for further details. The society
was founded by Charles Kingsley in 1871, and continues to present
a full programme of events annually in the fascinating surroundings
of the Grosvenor museum.
Out now….. issue 182 of Cross
Stitch Collection (April) is on sale from 12th March. The magazine
will include a stitching chart for Pollyanna’s charming
design of a kitten looking at a bee.
£4.25 from all good newsagents.
Date: 17th March 7.30pm
Talk: An Artists Safari of Africa
Venue : St Leonard's Community Centre, Wollaton
Village (opposite the library)
Details: Pollyanna will be speaking about
four of her painting safaris into Africa on her eleventh evening
with The Wollaton Natural History Society. The society welcome
visitors to their meetings – tickets £5.00. Contact
graham.birkett@ntlworld.com for further information or advance
booking.
Date : 19th March 7.30pm
Talk : Giant Pandas and Sleeping Dragons
Venue : The Parochial Hall, Waterfall, Staffordshire
Details : Tickets are £10 for this evening
with Pollyanna organised by Waterfall WI
- the price includes cheese and wine. Contact 01538-308391 for
further details or to reserve tickets.
Date : 26th March 7.30pm
Talk : An Artist’s Safari of Africa
Venue : Whitecotes Community Centre. Whitecotes
Lane. Chesterfield. Derbyshire. S40 3HJ
Details : In her role as Honorary President
of the Chesterfield Art Society, Pollyanna will be presenting
a talk about four of her safaris into Africa.
Visitors are welcome – Tickets £3.00. Contact Mr
Wardle 01246 590573 for further information.
Date : 31st March 7.30pm
Talk : Beyond the Great Wall
Venue : The Winding Wheel, Holywell Street,
Chesterfield.
Details : Pollyanna is pleased to return once
again by popular demand to the Winding Wheel, with a special
talk which will include the first chance to see images from
her expedition into China in January 2010. Join Pollyanna as
she travels from the earthquake ravaged southwest, where she
visits a rehabilitation centre caring for pandas affected by
the natural disaster, to the extreme Northeast where she searches
for the elusive Amur Tigers. Tickets available from the Tourist
Information Centre, Rykneld Square, Chesterfield, the Pomegranate
Theatre, Corporation Street, Chesterfield or by phoning the
Box office : Tel. 01246 345222. Early booking is advised - previous
talks have sold out! Tickets £5.50 concessions £4.10
Booking and seating plans are available online at www.windingwheel.co.uk
April 2010
Date: 1st April – 7th April
Event: International Wildlife Art Society Exhibition,
Venue: Port Lympne Wild Animal Park Lympne
Nr Hythe Kent CT21 4PD.
Details: As patron of the society Pollyanna
will be including work in this exhibition which will be held
in the remarkable surroundings of the magnificent Port Lympne
Mansion There are three mural rooms in the Mansion painted by
Rex Whistler, Spencer Roberts and Martin Jordan, inspired by
wildlife and world travel, and these provide a fascinating setting
for the exhibition of paintings by members of The Wildlife Art
Society. The Park is open 10am-5pm, entrance tickets are priced
at £16.95 for adults and £12.95 for children. Various
concessions, family ticket and advance offers are available
– check their web site www.totallywild.net for details.
Date : 3rd,4th,5th April 10.00 am –
4.00pm
Event : ‘Meet the Rhino’ Open Weekend
Venue : The Gallery Brookvale House Oaker Matlock Derbyshire
DE4 2JJ
Details : Why not join us at Pollyanna’s
private gallery this Easter Weekend to welcome the newest residents
in her garden – a life-size adult and baby rhino! These
incredibly lifelike sculptures have been imported from South
Africa, and will be officially unveiled at this special event.
Also on display will be the other latest additions to the menagerie
– joining two life size giraffe sculptures – three
wildebeests, and an ostrich sculpture created from reclaimed
scrap metal. This is your chance to photograph a rhino up close
without the long haul flight …. or the danger!
The gallery will be open throughout the weekend, and a percentage
of all sales will support the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation’s
Conservation projects in Africa. Tea and Coffee will be available.
Please note this event will not be AA signposted – Click
here for directions.
Date: 13th April 7.30pm
Talk: A Safari of Britain
Venue : Edwinstowe Village hall Mansfield Road
Edwinstowe NG21 9NJ
Details: Pollyanna will be giving her talk
about her travels throughout Britain in search of willdife at
this fundraising evening in support of Edwinstowe Hospice. Tickets
£6.00, including refreshments. Contact the support group
at 01623 822070 for details – as previous events have
sold out, tickets must be booked in advance.
Date: 23rd April 7.00pm
Talk: A Safari of Britain
Venue: The Lecture Theatre Chesterfield Library,
New Beetwell Street, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1QN
Details: A fundraising evening for the Chesterfield
Branch of the Parkinson’s Disease Society. Tickets £7.00
including tea or coffee. For ticket details please contact either
Mr Umpleby 01246 275583 or Mr Byron 01246 555631
May 2010
Date: 1st May 2.00pm
Talk: A Brush with Wildlife
Venue : Attenborough Nature Centre Barton Lane
Attenborough Nottingham NG9 6DY
Details: Pollyanna will be giving this talk
– a light-hearted look at years when she ran her wildlife
sanctuary, and the paintings inspired by the animals she cared
for – as the opening event of a month long exhibition
of cross stitch designs at the reserve. Two members of The Nottinghamshire
Wildlife Trust have taken over a year to stitch 30 wildlife
designs, including many adapted from Pollyanna’s own paintings.
All proceeds from both the talk and the exhibition will be donated
to the Trust. Tickets £7.00 available from the sales desk
at the reserve or by phoning 01636681154 or 01159721777 Places
are strictly limited, and tickets must be booked in advance.
Date: 28th May
Event: Preview of the International Wildlife Art Society Exhibition,
on behalf of the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation
Venue: Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester
Details: For an invitation to the preview evening
of the Wildlife Art Society’s annual exhibition contact
Jeff Shaw at info@twasi.com.
Date: 28th May – 6th June
Event: International Wildlife Art Society Exhibition –
on behalf of the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation
Venue: Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester
Details: We are delighted to announce that
a percentage of all the sales from this exhibition showcasing
the cream of wildlife art from around the world will be donated
to The Pollyanna Pickering Foundation, to fund our international
conservation work. The event is being held in the world's first
museum dedicated exclusively to fine, decorative and applied
art inspired by nature. As a patron of the Wildlife Art Society
International, Pollyanna will have four original works included
in the exhibition and a selection of her cards prints and gift
ware available throughout. A selection of Anna-Louise’s
wildlife photographs from a recent expedition will also be on
display. Admission free, parking available.
Date: 29th May 2.00pm
Talk: An Artist’s Safari
Venue : Attenborough Nature Centre Barton Lane
Nottingham NG9 6DY
Details: Pollyanna will be presenting her
talk about her travels around the UK to paint our own native
wildlife to mark the end of a month long exhibition of cross
stitch designs at the reserve, many based on Pollyanna’s
paintings. Following the talk, Pollyanna will be pleased to
sign copies of her new book of Wildlife Cross Stitch designs
– ‘Mother and Baby’. Attenborough Nature Centre
is an award winning Visitor and Education facility surrounded
by the tranquil waters of the beautiful Attenborough Nature
Reserve. All proceeds from both the talk and the exhibition
will be donated to The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Tickets
£7.00 available from the sales desk at the reserve or
by phoning 01636681154 or 01159721777 Places are strictly limited,
and tickets must be booked in advance.
Date: 30th & 31st May 11.00am –
5.00pm
Event: Painting Demonstration and Derbyshire Open Arts Event.
Venue : The Gallery Brookvale House Oaker Matlock
Derbyshire DE4 2JJ
Details: Pollyanna will be opening her private
gallery over the bank holiday weekend as part of the Derbyshire
Open Arts weekend – an annual visual arts and crafts event
across the county which invites you to visit artists and craftspeople
in their showspaces and workplaces. Pollyanna will be working
on a demonstration painting at her gallery throughout the weekend,
and will be happy to chat to visitors about her work. A selection
of cards, prints and books will also be available. All visitors
will have the opportunity to complete a simple questionnaire
which will be entered into a prize draw towards the purchase
of artwork by any of the participating artists. Tea and Coffee
will be available. Please note this event will not be AA signposted
– click here for directions
June 2010
Date : 12th June 7.30pm
Event : Pride in the Park Charity Ball,
Venue : Pride Park Stadium, Derby
Anna-Louise with 2009 event co-host John
Altman
Details : Pollyanna is pleased to be one of
the special guests at this charity Summer Ball, which will raise
funds for the Born Free Foundation. During the celebrity auction
on the evening guests will have the chance to bid for a unique
auction item donated by Pollyanna, in an auction hosted by celebrity
auctioneer James Lewis. Tickets cost £45.00, and include
a three course dinner and entertainment. For more information,
or to apply for tickets Tel 01283 701727
43.00, and include a three course dinner and entertainment.
For more information, or to apply for tickets Tel 01283 701727
or write c/o 10 Cricket Close, Newton Solney, Derbyshire DE15
0RZ
*Update - new event*
Date : 13th June
Event : Guest Artist, Patchings Art Festival
Venue : Patchings Art Centre . Oxton Road .
Calverton . Nottingham . NG14 6NU
Details : Pollyanna will be the guest artist
on the final day of Patchings Art Festival. Set in marquees
in the attractive grounds of Patchings Art Centre, this event
offers a rare opportunity to see exquisite pieces of art and
craft being created by over 150 exhibitors who will be demonstrating,
exhibiting and selling their work. The Festival isinspirational,
instructive and enjoyable.
For further details, and to book tickets visit
the festival web site
Date : 20th June
– 5th July 10.00 am - 6.00pm
Exhibition : Beyond the Great Wall
Venue : The Gallery, Brookvale
House, Oaker, Matlock, Derbyshire
DE4 2JJ. (AA Signposted)
Details : Pollyanna is proud to present a major exhibition
of original work in her private gallery, inspired by her recent
expedition into some of the remotest parts of China to paint
Giant Pandas and Tigers.
10% of all sales will be donated through the Pollyanna Pickering
Foundation towards two projects – the Animals Asia Foundation
Moonbear Sanctuary in Chengdu, and Naturewatch’s project
Spotlight on China. See the article earlier in the newsletter
for full details. Visitors will also have the opportunity to
purchase tickets to win an original painting in our prize draw.
Due to the very high level of interest in this exhibition, we
will be opening the gallery for two weeks. Tea and Coffee available
throughout. click here for directions
Date : 26th & 27th June
Exibition : Safe at Last Art Weekend
Venue: Sandbeck Park Maltby South Yorkshire
Details: Pollyanna will include a selection
of recent original work and limited edition prints in this fundraising
exhibition to be held in the beautiful setting of Sandbeck Park
by kind permission of Lord and Lady Scarbrough. SAFE@LAST is
a charity working with and on behalf of children and young people
at risk through running away. They run a free helpline service
every day of the week, and a refuge where young people can stay
while alternative accommodation is arranged. For further details
about the event visit the website www.safe@last.org or Tel 01909
566977
July 2010
Out now….. issue 186 of Cross
Stitch Collection (August) is on sale from 2nd July. The magazine
will include a stitching chart for Pollyanna’s adorable
design of a panda cub climbing a tree.
£4.25 from all good newsagents.
Date : 16th July – 1st August 9.30
- 6.00
Event: National Exhibition of Wildlife Art
Venue: Gordale Garden Centre on the Wirral
Penninsula halfway berween Chester and Heswell on the A540
Details: Pollyanna will be pleased to once
again include original works in the National Exhibition of Wildlife
Art near Liverpool. Contact Marion at 07748533448 or email admin@newa-uk.com
for further details
August
2010
Date : 27th August – 17th September
Event : Society of Feline Artist's Annual Exhibition
Venue : Llewellyn Alexander Gallery, 124 -
126 The Cut, Waterloo, London (opposite the Old Vic theatre)
Details : As a signature member Pollyanna will
again be including original paintings including the snow leopard
above) in the Society of Feline Artist’s annual exhibition
which celebrates cats of every type - from domestic kittens
to big cats in the wild. This Exhibition is an important date
for the London Diary, and is keenly anticipated by cat lovers
and collectors around the world
September
2010
Details of events for September will
be added later in the year .....
October
2010
The 3rd October has been designated
World Animal Day - a time for animal welfare groups, sanctuaries
and individuals throughout the world to encourage people to
think about how we humans relate to animals. World Animal Day
has been celebrated on the feast day of St Francis of Assisi
since 1931. To find out how you can get involved, read the diary
of events, and much more visit the web site at www.worldanimalday.org.uk
or 'phone 01242 252871 for an information pack.
“I never cease to be amazed by the variety,
beauty and intelligence of the animals I paint. World Animal
Day provides a wonderful opportunity for us all to celebrate
the ways in which our lives are enriched by animals”
Pollyanna Pickering
Details of more events for October will
be added later in the year .... including gallery open days
and talks.
The 25th October has been
designated International Artists Day – “a worldwide
tribute to artists to honour and bring recognition to the contributions
they have made to civilization”. The organisers suggest
that everyone around the world can do something special on that
day to enhance the visual arts: buy a piece of art, visit an
exhibition or attend a talk by your favourite artist….!
November
2010
Exhibition : Once Upon A Time
Date : 20th November – 4th December10.00 am - 6.00pm
Venue : The Gallery, Brookvale House, Oaker,
Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2JJ.click here
for directions (AA Signposted)
Details : Pollyanna is proud to present a
new exhibition of original work in her private gallery.. Also
on show will be her full range of fine art and limited edition
prints, gift ware and collectables alongside an exclusive display
of the latest selection of gift ware commissioned by Harrods.
Five new calendars for 2010 featuring Pollyanna’s work
will be available throughout. There will be over 150 Christmas
card designs to choose from, including the latest charity cards
published by Guide dogs for the Blind, the RSPCA, Cats Protection
League, The Wildlife Trust, and Blue Cross among many others
alongside the new range range of eco-friendly wrapping paper
and cards.
Details of more events for November will
be added later in the year .....
December
2010
Details of more events for December will
be added later in the year .....
Further exhibitions and talks will be added throughout the
year - please bookmark this page and continue to check for updates!
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