June 26, 2019 —
Chris Howe is a regular participant in the 10 Parishes Festival and this year will once again exhibit at Wiveliscombe Community Hall. Chris has been living and working in Somerset for 30 years, mainly working in watercolours producing paintings, which appear fresh and vibrant. This summer and autumn, Chris will be presenting a series of… Continue Reading »
June 3, 2019 —
The 10 Parishes Festival returns on Saturday 7th September 2019, and we are now proud to launch the online guide covering this years events, with a fresh new look that aims to provide a fantastic showcase for the participating events, whether you are viewing on a smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. Since the Festival… Continue Reading »
March 31, 2019 —
Download the application form. Support the 10 Parishes Festival by becoming a ‘Friend of the Festival’, and receiving the following benefits: Invitations to Private Views, Exhibitions and Art Shows Free entry to Art Gardens organised by the Festival A Friends Social Event Priority Copy of the Festival Guide The knowledge that you will be supporting a… Continue Reading »
September 5, 2018 —
Art, music, markets, food and drink, crafts and the renowned Carnival Parade will feature in Wiveliscombe this weekend. An art exhibition by The Wiveliscombe Arts Collective will feature at the town’s Community Centre throughout Saturday and Sunday. This venue was exceptionally popular at last year’s 10 Parishes Festival and includes well-known local artists – John… Continue Reading »
November 28, 2017 —
The Friends are an integral and important part of the 10 Parishes Festival. This is a popular scheme to help support artists through a closer working knowledge, through Invitations to Private Views, Exhibitions and Art Shows Free entry to Art Gardens organised by the Festival A Friends Social Event Priority Copy of the Festival Guide… Continue Reading »
November 28, 2017 —
Many visitors to the 10 Parishes Festival kindly completed a questionnaire, which gave us much useful information for the way forward. The prize was dinner for two at the White Hart in the centre of Wiveliscombe, to whom we are exceptionally grateful. Many congratulations to Mr and Mrs Dunmall who live near Taunton who were… Continue Reading »
November 28, 2017 —
Organisers of the 10 Parishes Festival are celebrating record results from the nine day event held in and around Wiveliscombe in September which were announced at a recent post-event meeting. Artist open studios are the main part of the visual and performing arts festival and resulting sales by artists amounted to nearly £46,000 which is… Continue Reading »
October 2, 2017 —
September has turned the page and with that a chance to reflect on the 10 Parishes Festival and the kind involvement of the community, participating artists and performers and the many visitors. A big thank you to all. Festival Director Pauline Homeshaw commented “We were delighted with the involvement with all aspects of the festival… Continue Reading »
October 2, 2017 —
We are very grateful to Webbers Estate Agents in Wiveliscombe for kindly making a display of all the participating venues in their window. The creative talents of our 10 Parishes artists had great impact – Thank you Bruce and the Webbers team!
October 2, 2017 —
There was a lot of interest in the Photomarathon which featured on both weekends of the festival. The first Saturday saw entrants taking pictures of eight themes in eight hours – the results were exhibited on the second weekend at the Wiveliscombe Community Centre. The winner was Geoff Bayliss from Oakford near Bampton and runner up… Continue Reading »