Mystery lot – Worth £2,000? Can you identify this item, made in Rye around 1860? It may even set a new record for it’s type, beating a £2,000 plus figure reached in a Canterbury auction house for an item made by the same firm.
Category: Art
Browse the Rye’s Own Art archive for magazine pieces that combine contemporary reporting with memories and historical perspective. The selection ranges across “Exhibition of Portraits”, “Rye Headlines April 2004”, “School Going From Strength To Strength”, “Double Exhibition at Rolfe Gallery”, and “Mystery Rye Object”, showing the breadth hidden behind the section heading. Together the articles retain the immediacy and individuality of a local magazine rather than reading like a formal reference book.
The Tourist
By Maud Boreham He explored the town above the sea, so steeped in it’s antiquity Filmed it’s narrow winding streets and cursed the cobbles ‘neath his feet where red roofs tumbled, leaned and lurched and whispered secrets to the church.
Rye Headlines April 2004
Jim Hollands Asks; Have things changed for the better between 2004 and 2015? Best Value On Monday 8 March a very profound remark was made during the Emergency Surgery Site Debate. Paul Osbourne, commenting on County Council Leader Peter Jones oft quoted remark about the Ferry Road School site that it must be sold for the … Continue reading Rye Headlines April 2004
Sleeping Beauty
Woodchurch Players Annual Pantomime By Amber King The opening performance of Sleeping Beauty on 17th January was performed to a large audience of Brownies, who celebrate their Centenary and formation of the Brownies Association in 1914. Matinee and evening performances followed, seven performances altogether through to the 25th January. Sleeping Beauty was another excellent and … Continue reading Sleeping Beauty
John’s Work of Art
John Izod has joined Rye’s list of great characters. He has become known to almost everyone in the town. His efforts supporting Rye Bonfire Boys, Rye Community Buses and so many other local clubs, organisations and charities are
Cinderella
Christmas Entertainment Pantomine from Theatrebox Drama Students of Rye By Amber Carroll What a wonderful afternoon at the first performance from the Rye students of TheatreBox. The students delivered a magnificent showing to a small but true panto style participating audience. From the first act to the final bow, the performers were confident, funny … Continue reading Cinderella
School Going From Strength To Strength
By Sally Lampitt Just a year after opening, The School Creative Centre in Rye has firmly established itself as a centre of creative excellence in Rother – demonstrating how community, arts and business can work together to become a powerful and successful force.
Exploring Rye with Brian Hargreaves
Exploring Rye with Brian Hargreaves is a fascinating new guide to Rye. By Joyce Rye The beautifully produced book is packed with dozens of black and white drawings of buildings and streets each one correctly drawn along with short captions giving their history. There is a map which enables the reader to locate the street … Continue reading Exploring Rye with Brian Hargreaves
Rye’s Award Winning Artist
From Ukraine to UK Award Winning Artist Makes Rye Her Inspiration, Yulia Podolska has come a long way since her childhood in the former Soviet Union. Only six months after arriving in the UK, the 25 year old sculptor has been awarded the Bronze Age (Young) Sculptor Award at the Society of Women Artists’ 149th … Continue reading Rye’s Award Winning Artist
New Show at Roche Gallery
A new exhibition at Roche Gallery in Rye showcases a fascinating selection of portraits by local artist Marina Kim. The exhibition features newly-completed works and earlier commissions loaned back to the gallery by their owners. Many of the faces were familiar to residents of the town and some were at the shop in person!