A Place to be Real Together
This year we were going to open Othona West Dorset’s new Four Season’s Studio and our Dorset Art Weeks exhibition was planned to spread from there into our lovely Chapel.
Swim against the tide of our throwaway society!
On 16 August 2018, Othona will have the pleasure of presenting the beautiful music of the creative, warm and funny soul that is Joanna Eden, who is in the South West launching her new album, 'Truth Tree'.
Dorset Art Weeks launches tomorrow on Sat 26 May 2018. It's been all hands on deck here at Othona, getting ready for our 4th DAW! We are very excited (and knackered)!
Tumbling and falling fast through a long, dark tunnel
I emerge, confused but exhilarated, into an explosion
Of glorious white light. Startled by its incandescence, I feel
I have just finished re-reading Quiet by Susan Cain. I am so re-enthused about it that I thought I would mention it in our blog.
I have the pleasure of announcing that I've been given the honour of being Othona West Dorset's first 'Artist-in-Residence'!
I'm almost embarrassed to admit just how long we've been been dreaming about replacing our old Art and Craft Building. Now at last the project is really starting to take off. I pinch myself and, yes, I am awake!
Andy Howlett’s been making quirky movies with other young people here for years. Usually lampooning folk like me – tongue in cheek (I like to think!).