LEADING LOCAL ARTIST TO EXHIBIT AT OPEN AIR MUSEUM

Gordon Rushmer
at the
Weald & Downland Open Air Museum
23 - 29 August 2005

An Exhibition of Country Paintings by renowned Petersfield artist Gordon Rushmer will take place at the Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Singleton, near Chichester from 23 – 29 August 2005. Gordon’s paintings have been exhibited nationally, in Europe and the USA, and he has undertaken many high profile commissions including the Royal Marines Museum, Cunard and ICI. 

Gordon has a close association with the Museum, having been Artist in Residence in 2000, with previous exhibitions in 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2003. Over the last five years he has held a number of very popular five-day Watercolour Workshops, as part of the Museum’s rich programme of courses in Traditional Rural Trades and Crafts.  

As well as individual commissions, Gordon has works in the collections of the National Library of Wales, Nelson Mandela, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the House of Lords and the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps to name but a few. For the past ten years he has worked as a war artist in all the major areas of conflict, his most recent tour being to Iraq in 2004 with the Dutch Marines. The Museum is delighted to host this Exhibition of Country Paintings which reflect many aspects of the rural heritage and traditions brought to life at the Museum. 

The Museum is open each day during the Exhibition from 10.30am to 6pm.  Admission prices: £7.70 (adults), £6.70 (over 60s), £4.10 (children and students) and £21 (family). 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The award-winning Weald & Downland Open Air Museum has over 45 historic building exhibits and is designated by the Government for the outstanding importance of its collections. Exhibits include a medieval farmstead; a working watermill producing wholemeal stoneground flour; exhibitions focusing on traditional building techniques and agriculture; historic gardens, farm livestock and a working Tudor kitchen. The Museum runs a well-established programme of courses in building conservation and rural crafts.  There is a café which uses the Museum’s own flour and a shop with gifts and books on countryside and buildings themes.  The modern Downland Gridshell houses the Museum’s building conservation centre and artefact collection. There is a daily tour at 1.30pm when the Museum is open, and an appointments system for visits to the collections for research purposes.

NOTE TO EDITORS

Reporters and photographers are welcome at the Museum. For further information call the Museum information line on 01243 811348 or contact Cathy Clark, Marketing Officer

Tel: 01243 811014.
Fax: 01243 811475
Email: marketing@wealddown.co.uk.

Full details about the Museum and its activities can be found at www.wealddown.co.uk 

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