Landmark Summer Art Salon | 7 - 23 August 2020
Written by Doina Moss. Installation photography by Cristina Schek
Landmark Summer Art Salon Dates: Fri 7- Sun 9 Aug Fri 14 - Sun 16 Aug Fri 21- Sun 23 Aug Open 10am-5pm (last entry at 4:20pm)
Location: Landmark Arts Centre Ferry Road Teddington TW11 9NN
Book your timed entry ticket to ensure safe social distancing – select your date and book online! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/landmark-summer-art-salon-tickets-113815324700
The art landscape changed completely this year and lots of art schools, galleries, museums are closing down, due to the current global pandemic.
Landmark Art Centre is also threatened with closure and as a response to this, the committee managed to organise an exhibition, a summer salon. This is a real immersive exhibition, although a timed ticket is required. To allow enough visitors to enter this exhibition, the show was spread over 3 weekends. The tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite, as the Landmark doesn’t have the online ticket facility. Eventbrite is a great platform but a bit limited as if the first slot is sold, the main link shows the show as sold out. This is not the case, people will require some patience to scroll through all the options. It took considerable patience to create all the slots, now we need to spread the word.
Landmark is a remarkable venue, a Neo-Gothic church designed as a cathedral but lately operated as a hub of art activities for the local communities in Richmond borough. Their annual art fairs are very well established and fixtures in the social calendar.
The cathedral space with the stained glass casting colourful reflections over the interior, provides an enchanting and elevating backdrop to the art works in the exhibition. As the number of people will be reduced, the show will emulate a different feel, a more contemplative mood and a direct connection with the artworks, with less distraction from the usual buzz.
Abigail Thomas is a great contributor to this Salon, coordinating all the artist, the communication and the general management as well as the media.
Fern Boy by Cristina Schek
