If you’re heading to the airport or St Ouen from town, you’ll have been pretty used to seeing wedding dresses filling the window below Margaret Thompson’s smiling face for pretty much as long as Jersey’s collective consciousness has been filtering in turn.
But there’s been a change. Following Anna Trigg’s move to Burrard Street, artist and former Head of Arts Dawn Burrows has opened a new art gallery in the space to promote her paintings and the work of other local artists and craftworkers. She wants the space, dubbed The Colour Rooms, to bring plenty of colour to Beaumont with beautiful arts and crafts, creative courses including painting, drawing, mixed media and creative writing.
As we go to print, her first exhibition is underway. The opening showcases the work of more than 20 creatives and she will be holding an exhibition focusing on a different artist every month. With over 30 years experience as Head of Art, Photography and Textiles in three island schools, Dawn is always learning herself and emphasises the importance of staying curious and open to new media, techniques and inspirations. Her own work can be described as vivid, exuberant and full of life, often inspired by the beautiful island environment and produced in a range of media including oils, acrylics, inks and watercolours. She often aims to capture the early morning Dawn light, walking her dog Bali along the east coast.
Dawn is hoping that The Colour Rooms will have a great community feel, with people able to pop in and see artists and craftworkers in action, have a coffee and a chat and feel inspired. Events can be booked such as Paint and Pour and Drink and Draw, and Dawn also offers therapeutic arts sessions having a qualification with IATE, the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education, London, and support for GCSE and A Level arts students.
Open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10-5
Saturday and Sunday 10-4
thecolourrooms.co.uk
