Forming a contemporary exhibition space spanning four floors, CCA Galleries international showcases some of the best contemporary British art including; paintings, limited edition prints and sculpture.
CCA International is at the center of cultural life in Jersey; bringing an opportunity to view and purchase work by leading International and local artists and offering educational opportunities for the community.
The NEXT show is:
Glen Perotte – Mount Kenya's Rooted Resilience
Novemer 08 - December 06
In this new series of photographs Perotte explores the flora of Mount Kenya, Africa’s second highest mountain after Kilimanjaro and a uniquely special place. Mount Kenya is god’s mountain, a locus for the spiritual life of many of the ethnic tribes in the area who believe god came down from the sky to live on its peak amongst the clouds. The focus for Perotte is the astonishing plant life that manages to take root in this volcanic and harsh landscape of thin air and rocky terrain, sometimes by banding together and at other times finding a small niche to settle in alone. Strange, yet wonderfully captivating, these botanical wonders exhibit adaptations honed over millennia to survive the harsh mountain environment.
Glen Perotte is an international photographer who has worked in New York, London and is now based in Jersey. Perotte has shown at the Barbican London, The Association of Photographers Gallery and the Royal Photographic Society, Bristol. Glen returns to CCA Galleries International for his third solo exhibition with an exciting body of new work.
Sponsored by Baccata Trustees Ltd
SUMMER EXHIBITION AWARDS
Both received a cash prize to further their artistic pursuit and a future show at the gallery.
The RURAL Country Life prizes, recognising artwork that draws inspiration from aspects of Jersey’s natural environment, went to:
1st prize: Louise Ramsay (@louiseramsaypaintings) for ‘Coast Land, St Mary’
2nd prize: Graham Tovey for ‘Teal Serenity’
3rd prize: Anne Frances Le Moine for ‘Vision’
The Gallery Magazine Graphic Arts Prize award went to Mick Humpage (@mickhumpageart) with his piece ‘Milan’.
We would like to say a big THANK YOU to our judging panel: @tomhammick1, @benjohnsonart, and @suetimney, with special thanks to Ben Johnson who represented the judges at the event.
We would also like to to thank our sponsors once again for their generous support: @rbc @bcrlawllp @hawkgroupjersey @ruraljersey @nationaltrustforjersey and @gallerymagazine.
Back for its eighth edition, the Jersey Summer Exhibition continues to be the ultimate celebration of artistic inspiration and cultural vibrancy on the island. This exhibition has quickly become a highlight of the Jersey art scene, attracting both locals and visitors with its dynamic showcase of talent. The exhibition features a diverse array of works including ceramics, prints, photography, paintings, and sculptures, attracting collectors and art enthusiasts alike. Modelled after the renowned Royal Academy event in London, the Jersey Summer Exhibition stands out for its rigorous selection process. A panel of professional artists and critics carefully selects the exhibits, ensuring a dynamic and high-quality group selling exhibition. This opportunity not only provides artists with a prestigious platform but also helps to elevate their careers, whether they are emerging talents or professional artists.
This year’s selection panel boasts a remarkable line-up: Tom Hammick, painter and printmaker whose work is held in various public and private collections worldwide, including The British Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Deutsche Bank, British Arts Council and The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; Ben Johnson, painter recognized for his practice based on architectural space and intricated cityscapes whose work is included in permanent collections worldwide, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Centre Georges Pompidou, the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and Sue Timney, iconic designer best-known for her distinctive use of black and white graphic imagery and currently President of the British Institute of Interior Design.
The gallery would like to make special thanks to the exhibition sponsor and prize giver RBC, to exhibition sponsors Hawk and BCR Law and to the contributors Rural Magazine and their associated RURAL prize givers, National Trust for Jersey and Gallery Magazine for their contribution to the Jersey Summer Exhibition 2024, your support has made a difference, and we are deeply grateful for your generosity. Most importantly CCA Galleries International would like to extend our heartfelt thanks once again to all of the artists who submitted their work for this year’s edition.
The show runs through July 26th at CCA Galleries International, 10 Hill Street, St. Helier, with the gallery open to the public 12.00 - 6.00pm, Mon – Fri.
Tom Hammick's work probes the human condition in pulsating color, pushing the materiality of each medium into a contemplative narrative. There is an undeniable oscillation between the quietude of the subject matter-a lone figure on the beach, three figures tending a garden-and the artist's distinctly exuberant palette. We as viewers are left with an electrified stillness.
Tom Hammick is an artist living and working in London and East Sussex in the UK. He studied art history at the University of Manchester and later Fine Painting at Camberwell College of Art and NSCAD, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Canada. He has an MA in Printmaking, also from Camberwell, and until recently taught at Fine Art Painting and Printmaking for many years at The University of Brighton. Hammick is the proud father of three mostly grown children as well as a lover of music, theater, film, opera and poetry, all of which informs his work in a profound and tangible way. His work is held in various public and private collections worldwide, including The British Museum, London; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven, CT; Deutsche Bank; De Beers; ING Barings; Arthur Anderson; British Arts Council and The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.
Ben Johnson was born in Llandudno, Wales. He studied at the Royal College of Art and lives and works in London.
Sue Timney has worked in Britain, Europe and Japan for over thirty years creating interior projects celebrating her own brand of exotic classicism under the TIMNEY FOWLER and SUE_TIMNEY banners. The work ranges from commercial and residential interior architecture to product design for interiors and fashion. She was made a Visiting Professor and Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2007, holds the Textile Institute’s Design Medal and nominated for the Prince Philip Designer's Prize by the Royal College of Art. From 2012 - 2014 Sue was President of the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and is she is currently a director of BIID. She was presented with the Merit Award from the Institute in 2022 for excellence in interior design practice; a contribution to the development of the Institute and a commitment to the wider field of design education.
The Jersey Summer Exhibition is the biggest open-call art exhibition in the Channel Islands, running June through to the end of July.
Each print has been hand signed by Sir Peter Blake CBE and will be sold to benefit Teenage Cancer Trust. A US version will be available to purchase at a later date to benefit Teen Cancer America. The print measures: 67cm x 68cm'Going Home UK ', has been printed at Coriander Studio London using 410gsm Somerset radiant white satin paper, with each image having 22 colours screen printed with a selected spot high gloss varnish.
On 15 March 2024, Mark Knopfler will release a new, special recording of his anthemic 'Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)', to raise funds for Teenage Cancer Trust and its American equivalent Teen Cancer America.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW AND PURCHASE
And, in a great honour, the track opens with Jeff Beck's final recording.
Roger Daltrey, Teenage Cancer Trust's Honorary Patron and co-founder of Teen Cancer America (with Pete Townshend), added harmonica, and Beatles icon Ringo Starr is on drums along with his son Zak Starkey, their two drum tracks switching from one to the other, revealing an unmistakable family style. Sting completes an extraordinary rhythm section on bass.
With artwork designed by Sir Peter Blake (The Beatles, The Who, Band Aid, Paul Weller etc), this release is a landmark in rock music history.
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@kay_leseelleur’s painting ‘Oh Camilla Let Me Count The Ways I Love Thee’ humorously depicts Charles and Camila on the right of the frame, with Charles saying “Oh Camilla let me count the ways I love thee to the depth and…” while what appears to be a Queen (her hat says ‘off with their heads’) glances back at them whilst riding away on a donkey with a giant bird.
A red man in the foreground pushes the donkey, perhaps to make way for the new King and Queen, as other human and bird characters look on.
When asked what the tiny circles in the negative spaces represent, Kay said they “are probably there to ‘knit’ the unruly composition together”.
Oh Camilla Let Me Count The Ways I Love Thee, 2024
Acrylic on Board46 x 71.5 x 2.5 cm18 1/8 x 28 1/8 x 1 in
‘Kay Le Seelleur Ara: Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’ runs at CCA Galleries International until 1st Nov.
Gallery opening times: Mon-Fri, 12-6pm. Please keep an eye out for special events.
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*EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT*
Please join us next week for the finissage of our current exhibition ‘Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’, where @balletjersey will be performing ‘Motion’.
This very special collaborative event between @ccagalleries_international, Ballet d’Jèrri and the artist Kay Le Seelleur Ara marks the closing of Kay Le Seelleur Ara’s successful solo exhibition.Choreographed by @tabidombo who has created this performance specifically for the gallery, Motion explores space and distinctive movement qualities evoked by Kay Le Seelleur Ara’s paintings. Dombroski provides a guided tour through the gallery with movement artists bringing the images to life, delving into the dancers’ inner motivations and evoking emotive states for an intimate audience.Motion blurs the traditional boundaries of stage and audience, fostering a sense of safety, connection, vulnerability and inclusivity.
Friday 1st November 6 - 8pm.Performance starts at 6:30 pm and lasts approximately 1 hour. Space is limited, so please RSVP to enquiries@ccagalleriesinternational.com, on +44 1534 739900 or via link in bio if you would like to attend.
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In her painting ‘Earth, a Disgrace to the Galaxy’ @kay_leseelleur presents a satirical scene with dark undertones as she comments on ongoing wars all over the world. Two winged beings - presumably angels or those from a different planet - look at what appears to be a screen showing Earth with explosions coming from it. Markers show the names of countries in conflict, while the characters talk to each other discussing the fact that Earth is a ‘disgrace to the galaxy’ despite being given all we ‘needed’ (for survival).
One of the angels humorously comments ‘I think we should go in and make adjustments to the male brain’, proposing the common view that it’s predominantly men who are responsible for the worldwide war.
Earth, a Disgrace to the Galaxy, 2024
By Kay Le Seelleur AraAcrylic on Board43 x 61 x 3 cm
16 7/8 x 24 x 1 1/8 in
‘Kay Le Seelleur Ara: Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’ continues this week at CCA Galleries International.
Gallery opening times: Mon-Fri, 12-6pm. Please keep an eye out for special events.
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Today’s featured work by @kay_leseelleur from her current solo exhibition ‘Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’ takes its title from a famous quote by the late French poet Paul Valéry.
‘“War, a Massacre of People Who Don’t Know Each Other, for the Profit of People Who Know Each Other, but Don’t Kill Each Other”, Paul Valéry,’ features half-painted figures on both sides, each facing towards the centre of the composition at what appears to be an angel standing in between two buildings. Another angel lies on the floor, arms outstretched towards a tooth-bearing white dog. Some of the figures strike weapons as if suggesting a fight; others watch in astonishment at the events taking place before them. The backdrop is jet black, perhaps suggesting death and distruction. Valéry’s quote frames the piece in words hand-written by the artist, reinforcing the message.
With this piece Kay brings Valéry’s words to life via her strange and intriguing world while commenting on the harsh reality of war.
“War, a Massacre of People Who Don’t Know Each Other, for the Profit of People Who Know Each Other, but Don’t Kill Each Other”, Paul Valer, 2024Acrylic on Board
49 x 66 x 2.5 cm
19 1/4 x 26 x 1 inches
‘Kay Le Seelleur Ara: Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’ runs at CCA Galleries International until 1st Nov.
Gallery opening times: Mon-Fri, 12-6pm. Please keep an eye out for special events.
Installation photograph by @maxburnett
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Thank you Rod McLoughlin for this fantastic piece in @jepnews today on our current @kay_leseelleur exhibition ‘Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’.
‘Kay Le Seelleur Ara: Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’ runs until 1st Nov.
Gallery opening times: Mon-Fri, 12-6pm.
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Today is #NationalPoetryDay so we thought it was the perfect day to share a few poems put together by Shirley MacWilliam during our ‘The Importance of Being Titled’ event a couple of weeks ago, created purely from the titles of @kay_leseelleur’s paintings.
During the talk, Shirley explored Kay’s descriptive titles which play a large part in the works themselves, delving into the artist’s wonderful world and sophisticated imagination.
Shirley explained: “In order to enjoy something of the overall wonderment of the titles I have irreverently pieced them together into little poem-like sequences. This is s very unorthodox thing to do and I hope Kay will forgive it…. but really poetry and insight is all in the titles.”
She then went on to read out ten short poems, three of which can be seen in the images above.
‘Kay Le Seelleur Ara: Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’ continues until 1st Nov. Gallery opening times: Mon-Fri, 12-6pm.
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Our current exhibition ‘Kay Le Seelleur Ara: Curiosity Didn’t Kill the Cat’ continues this week.
Presenting 170 original paintings by the artist, displayed over all three floors of the gallery, the show invites us into @kay_leseelleur’s joyfully strange wonderland, which is populated by all manner of curious creatures with dark undertones as she takes us on a journey of the familiar and the strange, the diabolic and the angelic, the hilarious and the tragic.
Gallery opening times: Mon-Fri, 12-6pm.
Please keep an eye out for special events.
Photographs by @maxburnett
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