Bestow - the 2012 E17 Art Trail

c4m member Rev. Steven Saxby has once again organised an amazing line-up of artworks for the E17 Art Trail at St Barnabas and St Saviours, both in Walthamstow. Click here for information about the 16 different displays/events at St Barnabas and here for the 7 displays/events at St Saviours.

Another c4m member Nadiya Pavliv-Tokarska is contributing two displays at the Tokarska Gallery. Click here for details. Nadiya's own cityscapes of Finsbury Circus are currently on display at the gallery until 25th August - don't miss the opportunity to see these works!

When deciding the theme for this year’s E17 Art Trail the organisers knew they had to find an expression to reflect the generosity of all who make this such a rich festival programme. Bestow giftwraps the invitation of almost 3000 practising artists and creative contributors, an invitation to enjoy the vision, to relish the gifts and to consider the ideas of our creative community. Doors are open to you revealing new compositions in artists workspaces and homes. Poets, playwrights, musicians, and comics will captivate you with stories old and new. You will encounter art that is joyous, challenging, confrontational, delightful, humourous, distinguished, ambitious and enterprising. Enjoy your visit, and treasure the memories. The E17 Art Trail 2012 will open on Saturday 1st September with a launch event.

Tokarska Gallery: commission4mission exhibition

Our Christmas exhibition at the Tokarska Gallery opened today and features a variety of c4m artists working in a variety of media (ceramics, concept drawings, fused glass, paintings, painted wooden reliefs), styles (abstract, conceptual, figurative, semi-abstract) and content (biblical scenes, landscapes, portraits, still life, symbolic scenes).

Contributing artists include Harvey Bradley, Colin Burns, Christopher Clack, Ally Clarke, Valerie Dean, Jonathan Evens, Mark Lewis, Nadiya Pavliv-Tokarska, Janet Roberts, Caroline Richardson, Henry Shelton, Joy Rousell Stone, Andrew Vessey and Peter Webb.

1 - 31 December 2011, Thursday - Saturday, 12 noon - 7.00pm.

PRIVATE VIEW 3 December 2011, 6pm - 9pm.

Tokarska Gallery 163 Forest Rd., Walthamstow, London E17 6HE Tel: 020 8531 5419. Email: info@tokarskagallery.co.uk.

How to find Tokarska Gallery: Victoria Line to Blackhorse Road Station. Buses: 123, 158. Map.

Opening Hours Thursday - Saturday, 12pm - 7pm or by appointment.

Launch of Tokarska Gallery

Nadiya Pavliv-Tokarska, will be launching the Tokarska Gallery in 163 Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 6HE on Thursday March 24, from 6pm to 9pm.

Since the idea of opening a gallery came to her in 2008, with the help of other individuals in the art world, they have been able to lease the building for the next four years. Nadiya says: “I have a passion for art and a love for Walthamstow and its diverse culture, so it feels like a natural step to open a beautiful art space that the community can share and enjoy. I have experienced an overwhelming sense of community and support from local residents and public projects and am delighted to make Walthamstow my art destination of choice. Being on the doorstep of central London, we are raising and developing the creative profile of Walthamstow’s artistic community as well as delivering a quality arts attraction to the city.”

The debut exhibition will be dedicated to Nadiya’s body of original cityscape paintings of London, entitled Lost & Found, and will be open to the public from March 25 to May 28, every Thursday to Saturday, or by appointment. Following that, the gallery will showcase work from other emerging talents, both British and international. Tokarska Gallery will also be a host gallery this September during the E17 Art Trail, which holds over 200 exhibitions and events in open houses, studios, galleries, streets and gardens.