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About ANB

We are a vibrant, voluntary artist-led network promoting original works of art and craft created by artists living or working in Bedfordshire. The work produced by our members covers the complete spectrum of visual arts - from watercolour and oil painting, ceramics and sculpture, photography through to jewellery and hat making. If you are an artist who would like to exhibit your work or market it to a wider audience why not join us.

Christine Clark Exhibition at Bromham Mill, Bedford

This exhibition shows a group of pictures which will encourage the viewer to enjoy the juxtaposition of nature with the geometry of technology. See a few surprises in colour and shape. The titles are designed to give enigmatic clues as … Continue reading

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13 Degrees of Separation

If you are free I would love you to visit my Degree Show – my work is in the Contemporary Applied Arts section but the whole show is well worth a visit. The exhibition is open on 1-2 June and … Continue reading

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Anne-Marie Stijelja exhibiting at the MK Handmade and Vintage Extravaganza, 26-27 May

Please click on the link for details of Anne-Marie’s exhibition at the MK Handmade and Vintage Extravaganza, Milton Keynes Annies_MK_Handmade_Promo

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Anne-Marie Stijelja Artist of the Month in May alongside Joan Miro, the Art Centre & Gallery, Bedford

Please click the link for full details of Anne-Marie’s exhibition in May at the Art Centre & Gallery, Bedford Annies_Arts_Centre_Promo

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Chiltern Gateway Centre Jubilee Art Celebration Day on Saturday 2nd June 2012

The National Trust team at the Chiltern Gateway Centre, recently opened on Dunstable Downs, are organising a four-day event to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Saturday 2nd June (open from 11.00am to 5.00pm) is devoted to the visual arts and … Continue reading

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New Member: Brian McVay

ANB welcomes new member Brian McVay: ‘The experience and process of creating a painting is as important to me as the finished piece. Art education: Over the years I have attended a variety of non vocation art courses. BA (Hons) … Continue reading

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New Member: Helen Hooper

ANB also welcomes new member Helen Hooper: ‘My work is realistic style and I paint a variety of subjects from portraits, animals and still life to scenery. I use mainly oil on canvas and many of my paintings are of … Continue reading

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New Member: Helen Cross

ANB welcomes new member Helen Cross: ‘My work is organic. Many of the paintings are revisited for months until they are complete. The focus is on layers, growth and change. The medium is primarily acrylics on canvas, adding mixed media … Continue reading

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New Member: Carol Mountford

ANB is pleased to welcome Carol Mountford: ‘Having a background in interior design, I started painting 20 years ago using watercolour. I am self- taught and think of my style as loose and free flowing with lots of colour and … Continue reading

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Bedford Empty Shop Project

We Are Bedford One week to go until the deadline for our first round of empty shop project applications. If you have a creative idea for an empty shop in Bedford, however large or small, you can apply for up … Continue reading

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