The Fishslab Gallery is proud to announce this year’s winners of the Jon Bird Prize.

1st. Scott BloomField

2nd. Graham Wood

3rd. Tim Newland

The Gallery is now fully booked for 2018.

A successful  A4 Anonymous Fund Raising Week this year. Around £1000 was raised to fund the work of this not-for-profit Local Gallery

Last opportunity with our now famous fundraiser to pickup a bargain. A4 size canvases by local artists are selling anonymously today for £10. Come and get a bargain. Details on exhibitions page.

3rd – 10th Jan                   Community Project ?

10th – 17th Jan                  Community project ?

17th – 24th Jan                  Louise Duckworth

24th- 31st Jan                   Linda Karlsen

31st Jan – 7th Feb              Aysegul Coles

7th – 14th Feb                   PEGS (Wendy Robinson)

14th – 21st Feb                 Wendy Arnold-Dean

21st -28th Feb                  Kevin Lord

28th Feb -7th March           Karen Stamper

7th – 14th March                Micky Motley

14th – 21st March              Biddy Fraser

21st – 28th March              Ian Waddell

28th – 4th April                  David Mitchell

4th – 11th April                  Whitstable Art Society

11th – 18th April                Daphne Candler

18th – 25th April                Steph Brunton and Natalie

25th April – 2nd May           Pure Form

2nd – 9th May                   Stephanie Waddell

9th – 16th May                  Simon Gwynne Spare

16th – 23rd May                Penny Murchison

23rd – 30th May                Sue Cavanagh

30th May – 6th June           Barbara Drinkwater and Hywel Davies

6th – 13th June                  Sue Hibberd and Colin McGowan

13th – 20th June                Wendy Robinson

20th – 27th June                Sarah Dunn

27th June – 4th July            Aiden Flood

4th – 11th July                   Max Kimber

11th – 18th July                 Group Show Lin, Steph, Col, Nicki, Janet

and Lawrence

18th – 25th July                 A4 Anon

25th July – 1st August         Thankyou Week

1st – 8th August                Wendy Mills

8th – 15th August               Paul Fowler

15th – 22nd August            Gretchen Goddard and Sue Stroud

22nd – 29th August            Fiona Osbaldstone

29th August – 5th Sept        Rosie Tribe

5th – 12th Sept                  Jean Hopkins

12th – 19th Sept                Drawing Group

19th – 26th Sept                Trish and Gill Kendall

26th Sept – 3rd Oct           Marcus Drinkwater

3rd – 10th Oct                   Whitstable Photo Group

10th – 17th Oct                  Ruth Dalzell

17 – 24th Oct                    COMPETITION Jon Bird Prize

24 – 31st Oct                    Graham Lock

31st Oct – 7th Nov             Marianne Drawater

7th – 14th Nov                  Gail Veasey

14th – 21st Nov                 Tracie Peisley

21st – 28th Nov                 Sharon Cavalier

28th Nov -5th Dec             Bob Male

5th – 12th Dec                   Barry Fincham

12th – 19th Dec                 Locus Arts

19th – 24th Dec                  Cherry Barnes

The Fishslab Gallery is proud to announce this year’s winners of the Jon Bird Prize.

1st – “Dungeness” by Frances Chapman

2nd – “IOU” by Patrick Wilkins

3rd – “Untitled” by Anna Shark

The standard of entries was very high and diverse, making the judges’ decisions really difficult.

However, choices were made, prizes presented and an enjoyable evening was had by all. It was great to meet the artists and their guests. The committee would like to thank all the artists who entered and congratulate the three winners.

There was an excellent entry of 39 exhibits for the Open Competition this year. Unfortunately, space constraints at the gallery meant that not all could be exhibited. The judges (Wendy Robinson, Lin Fletcher, and Lawrence Fletcher) have therefore spent a substantial amount of time poring over the entries to select 25 items for the exhibition.

The Prize Presentation Evening will be held on Saturday, 22nd October at the Fishslab Gallery.

The exhibits (and artists) selected are:

Michael Szpakowski      Paintings named after songs by The Fall
– Theme from Sparta FC

Michael Szpakowski      Paintings named after songs by The Fall
– There’s a ghost in my house

Aysegul Coles                Poppy

Aysegul Coles                Sea

John Sims                       Another Bloody Sunset in Whitstable

Adam de Ville               Dance of the Look Out Towers

Sally Parker                    I wonder what happens inside sometimes

Janet Darley                   Sunset at Gypsy Lane, Glastonbury

Victoria Swanston         Warren

Chloe Johnson               Evangeline

Linda Bulkeley              The Making of Adam

Linda Bulkeley              Save our Skin

Emma Loveridge           Dogs Day Out in Whitstable (micro collage)

Adam Hanson                Basin

Adam Hanson                Sunset

Adam Hanson                Veil

Patrick MacDonald        The Bigger the Ripple the Bigger the Fish

Ruth Dalzell                   Blasted Tree Madonie National Park

Anna Shark                      Untitled

Frances Chapman          Dungeness

Sophie Moore                Wandering

Sophie Moore                Sand Dunes

Patrick Wilkins              Here Comes A Regular

Patrick Wilkins              IOU

Maria Paez                     Whitstable

A HUGE thank you to all the artists and buyers who have made this year’s A4 Anonymous a great success.   Don’t forget to call into the gallery this week to see work by many of the same artists