Rochester Art Fair is a new and exciting event providing art lovers, art collectors and the local community based in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, London and the surrounding areas, with the opportunity to browse and buy beautiful, original artwork and interact directly with artists from across the UK and Europe.
Set against the lavish backdrop of the 18th Century Rochester Corn Exchange in the historic town of Rochester, Kent. The Fair showcases a wide variety of visual art including 2D and 3D works, created by both established and emerging artists.
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Private View Friday 6th October 2023
5 - 9pm
Saturday 7th October 2023
10am - 6pm
Sunday 8th October 2023
10am-5pm
Carol M. Salter is an author of contemporary fantasy, paranormal and Sci-Fi novels, selling globally. Currently, she has seven independantly published novels for sale via Waterstones and her Estore including; the Witch on the Warpath trilogy, set in Kent, and the 18+ Aquasapien series. Her work is also avialable on kindle.
In the summer of 2023, Carol is set to release her first picture book, Chicken Wizard. With more to follow in this genre, and another novel in editing, Between Here & Hell, its proving to be an exciting year.
In 2021, Carol founded the Inspirations Writers Group, which she still facilitates to this day. Based at Westgate Library, they meet on the 4th Saturday of every month at 10.30. Carol publishes members works in the form of group anthologies. In 2021, their anthology Green, won the Denise Robertson National Anthology Award.
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Gordon Lamont is an experienced Producer, Director, Writer and Actor, now offering Consultancy and Training services. Over many years his clients have included BBC Learning, BBC Academy (training), Discovery Channel, Historic Royal Palaces, Parliament Education and many others. As a Director he’s worked with some of our finest actors and writers including Sandi Toksvig, Terry Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Tom Baker – and who could forget Brian Blessed! Gordon writes: ‘I’ve worked both sides of the glass, experienced much technological and cultural change and still have a deep love for our profession which I take great joy in sharing with others’
Books include Drama in the Primary Curriculum (BBC), 100+ Ideas for Drama (Hodder), The Confidence Book (Sheldon), Living with Birthmarks & Blemishes (Sheldon)
The Margate Bookie is a charity that brings people together through reading and writing. It runs the town’s litfest, hosts workshops and teaches writing skills.
Our next festival is 20-22 October 2023. We’ll be at Dreamland, Turner Contemporary and lots of special venues around Margate.
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October 20 to 22 2023
I studied at art college, learning of how light fell on objects. On leaving, I assisted in fashion but, still life images in my portfolio gave me my first commissions. Two years later I had the portfolio and confidence to face the world of London advertising. Got my first studio shooting campaigns and having entries in D&AD. Soon, calls from the automotive world came. It was what I needed. Shooting autos challenged me more, in studio and location. A world I loved, large objects shot around the world in all the places I dreamed of. Europe, USA and S/Africa. The challenge of large shoots over many weeks with large crews gave me the rewards I wanted – building large sets in strange places, battling the weather, languages, waiting for the right light and making friends around the world. I would also take my own pictures, taking extra days to see more of where I was invading. The volume of these personal pictures grew and I felt I needed to show them. I did this in many ‘One Man Shows’ and joint exhibitions. The response was surprising, selling my personal work felt the same as passing a poster I had shot, or opening a magazine to see my pictures. After many years, my portfolio has become so varied and to make sense of such a volume is difficult. I continue to work in advertising. My love of photography never wanes, I get the same thrill from every picture I take. My clients are vast and varied.
Open when needed
Press Quotes:
PDN New York
Advertising photographer Derek Seaward is the go-to man for big production shoots that have to be done quickly and efficiently.The award-winning Seaward is known for his extensive background in automotive, product and location shooting, strong production skills in handling multi-person, multi-location shoots, and he has the great ability to know exactly how to light in all situations
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Legendary icon-maker, Derek has a long list of success stories with a career of illustrious campaigns, with some of the biggest players in the commercial world.
What Clients Say:
Don Barclay Creative Director.
" I've worked with Derek for over 30 years and he's an excellent photographer, a consummate professional and a
good friend. He's also Welsh, which just goes to show you can't have it all."
Jenny Dann Client
"Derek was absolutely fantastic and a person with a big heart! He did a great product shot for our website so perfectly! Derek was very professional and always share his great ideas when necessary. He has such an eye for wonderful spur of the moment shots! We believe his photos did a massive impact on our sales! "
Thank you so much, Derek!
Joy Designer & Model
"The most amazing photographer. He is very professional, makes you comfortable, captures amazing shots with outstanding quality. He will go out of his way to make sure you're okay. I am very happy with his work. I HIGHLY recommend him."
Geertruida Goessens Model
"Very personable. He puts the model at ease. He listens what one wants. Gives good advice. Open to ideas. Explains his reasoning why doing it a certain way. His photos are very good and the end results are brilliant. Photos were delivered very fast. Very helpful."
David Client
"I booked an appointment with Derek. He picked me up from the Bekesbourne station and brought me back. His studio is well equipped and he is very professional and creative. I got my pictures the same day and I did enjoyed his services. I will book him again."
Paula MacArthur is a painter, working from her studio in Rye, on the South Coast of England. Since 2010 her work has focussed on precious stones, she says, “For me, crystals encapsulate love, life, the universe and perhaps even everything! My paintings are explorations of colour and light. They are a contemporary response to Dutch 17th ostentatious still lifes through which I hope to provide a moment to pause and consider the beauty and transience of life. The otherworldliness of these glassy, geometric forms sparks infinite imaginings in me; I find an equivalent magic in oil paint and use luminous colour to create intricate, crystalline landscapes and new, unreachable worlds. These are metaphors for the fragility of the planet we inhabit, the human condition, but also a recognition of the potential joy in the here and now.”
Paula regularly exhibits internationally and recent exhibitions include ‘At Cross Purposes’ touring to four venues Wales and Northern Ireland (until 23.12.23), ‘Arcadia for all? Rethinking Landscape Painting Now’ at the University of Leeds and touring to Attenborough Arts Centre, Leicester (until 28.1.24, ‘Paint Fiction’ International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, USA and ‘Of Lightness’ at Blyth Gallery, Imperial College, London.
Paula was a prizewinner at John Moores Painting Prize in 1993 and other career highlights include ‘In the Future’ curated by Rosalind Davis at Collyer Bristow Gallery, ‘Made in Britain’ at the National Gallery in Gdańsk, Poland, ‘Contemporary Masters from Britain’ which toured four museums in China and ‘Slippery & Amorphous’ which toured to London & Brooklyn. Her work is held in private and public collections around the world.
Alongside her painting practice, Paula is a Programme Tutor on the BA Painting course at OCA and is a mentor for the Turps Hastings Offsite Programme. She has been a member of the artist-led group Contemporary British Painting since 2016, holding the post of Chair from 2019-2023 and since 2019 has coordinated the Contemporary British Painting Prize.
Coach, public speaker and photographer.
Emma is that rare thing, an accredited life coach and professional actor. She is the founder and editor of the award-winning WOW Kent magazine (2010-2016). A massive believer in the power of the arts and the power of coaching to change lives. Specialism in presentation/speaking skills and presence.
I have worked in the arts all my life. Most recently I was the Director of Ideas Test, one of Arts Council England’s original flagship Creative People and Places (CPP) projects. In just over four years I led a successful change management process taking Ideas Test into achieving independent charity
Your memoir! Are you thinking about writing one? Or are you already writing and feeling stuck? Wherever you’re at, I am here to to offer guidance, inspiration, accountability and all the advice you need. My name is Marnie and I’m from Whitstable.
“Is my story worth telling?”
Yes, yes and yes again!
❤️❤️❤️ #amwriting #memoir #WritingCommunity pic.twitter.com/Lsr4xHyt6d— M Summerfield Smith (@MarnieMemoirs) February 12, 2022