Hobbies/Art

Swindon Artists' Forum draws on help from the council for big move

Swindon Artists' Forum move to new home in town centre
Things are looking up for the Swindon Artists' Forum following a move out of the Brunel Centre to a new home in Regent Street.

Artist gives boarded up Morrisons at Regent Circus a colourful facelift

Artist gives boarded up Morrisons at Regent Circus a colourful facelift

Lego brick show returning to STEAM Museum to celebrate twenty years

One of the UK's biggest Lego events is returning to Swindon this year

Get creative this Easter with 'Eastersaurus' pentagon colouring event

Get creative this Easter holidays with 'Eastersaurus' pentagon colouring event

Photo: Royston Cartwright

One of Swindon's best-loved buildings has been immortalised in Lego

Luiza Staniec-Moir is one of the people performing at the fundrasing concert - which she also organised.

Central library to host fundraising concert for Ukraine

A year on from the Eastcott Road 'Banksy' - What has happened to it?

What's happened to Swindon 'Banksy' from one year ago?

Lydiard House Museum to reopen this April.

Swindon's Lydiard House Museum to reopen this spring

The Stanton Park 'Neptune' sculpture has been beheaded

The Stanton Park 'Neptune' sculpture has been beheaded

Well-loved Wootton Bassett kingfisher statue to be repaired after 'offensive' vandalism

Popular kingfisher statue removed after 'offensive' vandalism

The Kingfisher in all its glory and the statue left in the lake Photo: Clive Telling

Popular Kingfisher sculpture vandalised and 'mindlessly' thrown in lake

Ken White, ‘Riveters’, 1997, Oil on canvas, Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, ©Ken White

Swindon art collections going on display in three new exhibitions around borough

A mural near the bus station seen by David Charles Manser

PICTURES Snappers capture hidden urban beauty in Swindon and Wiltshire

(left to right) Sage Willoughby, Jake Skuse, Milo Ponsford and Rhian Graham outside Bristol Crown Court. They have been cleared of criminal damage for pulling down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during a Black Lives Matter protest in June 2020.

Don't destroy history of our shameful past as slavers

Proposed public are for the NEV development and the now closed Apsley House Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

Public art consultation raises questions about existing town artwork

Public art designs for Swindon’s eastern junctions

Council looking to install new public art displays in Swindon as part of NEV scheme

Kirsty’s gnomes

Meet the woman behind the Roamin' Gnomes of Royal Wootton Bassett

Sarah Harris with her finished work on Belle Vue Road

Old Town wall transformed into mural dedicated to Swindon's history

Hannah and her yarn bombing creations

The yarn bomber brightening up town's postboxes

Debbie and Eva Weston created these colourful pumpkins for Halloween

Mum and daughter create colourful painted pumpkins for family Halloween tradition

Joshua Anderson photographed by Mareike Günsche

Old Town man part of HIV photo exhibition shining light on community's experiences

Students at New College are excited to display their work

New College students have work displayed in photo exhibition

Enchanted Light Trail

Spectacle of light to illuminate town gardens

Bel Canto at a previous Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival

Musicians, singers, dancers and actors wanted for arts festival

Frank Quinton at work

Much-loved Swindon artist's work on display in Brunel Shopping Centre

Billy Beaumont and his community art work

Artist creates stunning lagoon in children's playground

Sophie Long created an art installation for the Swindon McArthur Glen Designer Outlet

Swindon Designer Outlet's new art installation inspired by Wiltshire countryside

The UK's best free-to-view outdoor artwork to visit over August Bank Holiday.

The UK's best free-to-view outdoor artwork to visit over August Bank Holiday

Councillors Junab Ali, Neil Hopkins and Abdul Hamid

Art on Trees exhibition returns to Swindon parks for summer holidays

Refugee by Kathleen Williams is part of the Beauty of Diversity exhibition

Online exhibition of Swindon's modern art celebrates beauty and diversity

Artist Andi Theokle is having her first garden exhibition in the town Photo: Andi Theokle

Ink artist Andi opens garden for first exhibition in Swindon

South Swindon Parish Councillors at the plaque unveiling with sculptor Joseph Ingleby

Story behind Queens Park turtle sculpture explained as plaque unveiled

Coun John Firmin and vice-chair of the parish Janine Howarth at the exhibition in GWR park

Gambia-inspired touring photography exhibition moves to GWR Park

The performance of Showstoppers performed at the Wyven Theatre in March 2020 Photo: Katie Kirby

Dancers set to perform at Wyvern Theatre after 18 months away

Outdoor photography exhibition with Jason Florio displaying his work with curator Jennifer Berry at Town Gardens Pic by Dave Cox

International photographer shows off work with tour of exhibition at Town Gardens

Town Gardens has a photography exhibition by Jason Florio who is doing a walking tour

Photography exhibition walking tour at Town Gardens today

The completed mural at Regent Circus in town Photo: Martin Travers

Conservation is the focus of new mural at Regent Circus

Student Mae Ferguson with her art work on display including her Iceland inpired dress

PICTURES: New College art students celebrate with end-of-year show

Wroughton Carnival parade in 2019 Photo: Dave Cox

Wroughton Carnival will go ahead but with no parade

Sophie Bastin is opening a studio Solstice Sound at Royal Wootton Bassett Pic by Dave Cox

Meet the drummer aiming to make herself heard in the music business

Outdoor exhibition of photography to be held at Swindon parks with curator Jennifer Berry and councillor Neil Hopkins Pic by Dave Cox

Outdoor photography festival to feature in Town Gardens, Queens Park and GWR Park

The Banksy-inspired artwork, taken by Pearl Lucia Barcoe

Swindon's graffiti and urban art in pictures

(Images from - It's Toy Time, Beeble and Lick The Spoon).

Independent Swindon businesses you should be supporting over Christmas

The best Christmas events in and around Swindon.

These are the Christmas events still going ahead in Wiltshire

museum and art gallery

10 museums to suit the interests - and budgets - of all

Pick and Mix Copywright of Vincent Poole 2019

Art gallery showcases stunning modern talents

Stonehenge. Picture: English Heritage

The very best times and days to visit 10 popular attractions

Striders at Bath

Swindon Striders step out for short run through Shaw

10 places to get out and about in the countryside this weekend

Flying start for Swindon's big secret for cyclists

I thought this was valuable work and so I trained as a walk leader

A walk within the landscaped areas of West Swindon through Peatmoor, Shaw & River Ray Parkway

Walk where the wild things are

Ten things to try in Swindon's arts scene

ModRail takes place at Steam .Pictured Terry Hadler.09/03/19.www.claregreenphotography.com.

MODRAIL 2019: Layouts show model railway landscapes from Australia to Malmesbury