THE SEA LADY…
A selling exhibition of work by eight Artists created in response to the book The Sea Lady… A Tissue of Moonshine by HG Wells.
Exhibition open Saturday 5th to Saturday 26th September (Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 to 5.00 and Sunday 11.00 to 4.00 or any time by appointment)
Prior to moving to Folkestone I ran a successful gallery in Canterbury. During those 10 years I curated a number of major exhibitions that were popular with the public while also gaining favourable press reviews. Two memorable exhibitions were based on books with connections to Canterbury: Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” and Marlowe’s “Dr. Faustus”
In support of the HG Wells Festival, with these successes in mind I’ve chosen a book, set and written in Folkestone, around which to base this latest exhibition. HG Wells wrote “The Sea Lady… a Tissue of Moonshine” while living here and his narrative sets its action in such familiar places as the beach, town centre, the Metropole and Folkestone’s famous grassy promenade – the Leas. Written in 1902, when Folkestone was considered to be the most elegant seaside destination in Britain, Wells has mermaid choosing to visit!
In Pottery, Glass, Bronze and Paintings… Each exhibitor has responded in their own unique way to this book by this – our once local – literary giant.
(10% of the price of each item sold will be donated to support the HG Wells Festival)
The Neville Pundole Gallery
39 Tontine Street
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 1JT
Location: Folkestone
Website: www.pundole.co.uk
Contact: neville@pundole.co.uk | 01303 223029 | 07860 278774
