Art Features
Collecting art
February 22nd 2010
Don’t expect to pick up a Monet or a Picasso but shrewd buyers have plenty to look into says Halls’ painting Specialist William Lacey
Make a door wreath
December 11th 2009
Julie Bates, silk flower specialist, creates a decoration that will last all Christmas.
Shropshires golden landscape
October 8th 2009
Photographer Gary Groucutt travels Shropshire capturing the glory of the landscape with his camera. He runs workshops at his Much Wenlock studios.
Pentabus Theatres 35th anniversary
September 7th 2009
Shropshire's Pentabus Theatre celebrates its 35th anniversary this year. From the early days of touring village halls, the company now attracts widespread acclaim for its cutting-edge work. By Rachel Crow
A picture sometimes lies
March 26th 2009
As a picture valuer the question I am asked most frequently is 'What's it worth?' The second most popular question is 'is it genuine?' There are as many fakes, copies and reproductions on the market as there are genuine works and often it is very ...
A crack team
October 4th 2008
Lesley and Michael Durbin of Shropshire's Jackfield Conservation Studio have earned an international reputation as tile restoration experts
The nature of Beverley Fry
September 1st 2008
Dave Hancock visits an artist inspired by Shropshire's flora and fauna - you can do the same on October 25 and 26
The rich pattern of Shropshire
September 1st 2008
Eighteenth Century Caughley porcelain was produced on the banks of the Severn for just 24 years yet it is an enduring Salopian success story says Jeremy Lamond of Hall Fine Art, Shrewsbury
Jennys art belongs to Ironbridge
September 1st 2008
Jack Holt goes up to see the etchings of an artist working with schoolchildren to create a huge iron bridge picture in time for this month's Heritage Festival
Impressions of a Shropshire lad
July 1st 2008
What better inspiration for an artist than our county's glorious countryside? David Fowles has loved it all his life and now spends his day capturing it on canvas
Drawn to be an artist
June 1st 2008
Louise Diggle loved painting at school but it wasn't until years later that she found the confidence to make it her life's work. By Jack Holt
Headline: Shropshires place in the global art mar
June 1st 2008
Strap: William Lacey, paintings specialist at Halls, Shrewsbury, reports on the artists whose work in and around the county attracts local, national and international interest
Charity call to sell art to save art
May 14th 2008
Whether you are clearing out your dusty attic or are an artist keen to exhibit your work, take advantage of this unique opportunity to 'sell art to save art' at a country house car boot sale, with all proceeds supporting the vital work of The Art ...
In caricature
March 6th 2008
Shrewsbury hosts an international Cartoon festival this month. Dave Hancock met two of the main draws... or should that be drawers?
Look on the bright side
February 19th 2008
Forget the credit crunch blues and dress brilliantly says Virginia Heath
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