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Sarah Brayer: Art as meditation

Jo Wright: May 15 2026

“With greater awareness, you will find a place to silence the inner critic. I...

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Jane Walkley: Weaving memory into material

Sophie Edwards: May 8 2026

“It doesn’t matter what it is just create. The more you create, the more ideas...

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Nature's Textures

Inspired by the richness and intricate complexity of the natural world, this...

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Student Success Story: Amy Donovan

Before enrolling in Art & Design with Tara Axford, Amy didn't see herself as an...

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From the archives: Finding wonder in the everyday with Shona Wilson

Angela Truscott: May 1 2026

“Just stay with your heart and be prepared to have faith in the process," says...

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Community spotlight: Janet Leckie's 80th birthday exhibition

Artist (and Take Two student) Janet Leckie recently celebrated a milestone...

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When the world feels uncertain art can support your self-care

In times that feel a little heavier, your creative practice can offer calm,...

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From the archives: Finding wonder in the everyday with Shona Wilson

Angela Truscott: Apr 24 2026

“I think that we should have the luxury of observing one object slowly. My aim...

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Renewal: Unfolding Light

A student exhibition that celebrates the beauty of renewal, and finding the...

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From the archives: Between life and form with Juz Kitson

Angela Truscott: Apr 17 2026

“I wanted to take a traditional material, a traditional process, and...

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Robert Lee Davis: Playing your way back to art

Angela Truscott: Apr 10 2026

“Art softens the events of the world for us, it helps us to return back to...

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From the archives: From clay to cardboard with Ann Weber

Tara Axford: Apr 2 2026

“I love just taking something and making something out of nothing – making...

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Community Spotlight: Bridget Macklin

"I see part of my role as an artist as raising awareness and creating space for...

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From the archives: From rust to textile resonance with Sue Hotchkis

Tara Axford: Mar 27 2026

“I like combining print and stitch… building upon them, trusting accident and...

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Melissa Monroe: Tufting faces and forms

Tara Axford: Mar 20 2026

“I really love that there’s not many rules with tufting – I feel like there’s...

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Student Success Story: Annegret Fauser

"I realised I was using the wrong medium. Once I shifted to paper, I could do...

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Student Success Story: Donna Towers

"I went from trying to figure it out… to being able to say, comfortably, I’m an...

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Stéphanie Devaux: Where ink meets lace

Sophie Edwards: Mar 13 2026

“What I want to express is emotion and feelings about the text… it’s a space...

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Student Success Story: Carla Vermeend

"I’m not only a photographer anymore - I’m also a mixed media artist.” explains...

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The turning point in an artist’s practice

Angela Truscott: Mar 11 2026

Many artists quietly believe they must have something profound to say before...

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Behind the scenes filming Focus and Flow: Restorative Art

Angela Truscott: Mar 11 2026

“Was I nervous? Oh my, yes! But I was in capable hands. Within hours, Angela,...

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Kazuya Nohara: living in indigo

Jo Wright: Mar 6 2026

“I believe microorganisms are very sensitive to the person who's in the...

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In the Rhythm of Becoming

An exhibition journey where landscape and language meet, where lived experience...

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Shelly Goldsmith: nature, nurture and the unravelling thread

Jo Wright: Feb 27 2026

“I think as an artist, you really have to embrace the unknown and listen to...

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Community Spotlight: Mardi Busby

"Looking back, I don’t remember a time when I didn’t want to create – to draw,...

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The Soft Ontology of Things

This collection brings together fibre sculptures that consider the quiet...

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Student Success Story: Tanja Gawin

"I'm onto my seventh course, and everyone feels like unwrapping a Christmas...

Letters are my friends - Denise Lach

In this Take Two short documentary, Denise reflects on the years of practice...

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Julian Jamaal Jones: Expressive authenticity

Angela Truscott: Feb 20 2026

“Any colours can go together. What matters is placement, intention, and trust....

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Student Success Story: Liz May

“I’ve now got that confidence to go out as an artist and show my work where I’m...

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Beyond Technique – Tier Two

Tier Two offered participants focused small group mentorship. These works...

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Student Success Story: Lucy Dundon

"The biggest change was learning to think like an artist - not just a maker,"...

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Student Success Story: Melinda West

"If my art nourishes me, it will likely nourish others," says Melinda West.

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Nicole Nehrig: the layered power of making

Jo Wright: Feb 13 2026

“If you envision something, you can make it a reality,” says Nicole Nehrig,”...

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Casey Engel: Evidence of the hand

Angela Truscott: Feb 6 2026

Casey chases the “magnificent wobble” that only handwork can hold. “What it...

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Emergence

Through shifting light, layered surfaces, and changing perspectives, these...

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A “brand” new chapter for Take Two

Jo Wright: Jan 30 2026

"This rebrand isn’t about becoming something else. It’s about becoming more...

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Claire Benn: when handwriting becomes texture

Deborah White: Jan 30 2026

"Once you realise that text is simply a mark, you’re free to go anywhere you...

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Transformation

Drawing on layered techniques and personal reflection, these works explore the...

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Angela Truscott: a new Take Two chapter

Jo Wright: Jan 23 2026

"You can teach skills anywhere - but belonging changes everything", says Angela...