John Beer Exhibition, Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire

PUBLISHED: 14:58 30 January 2010 | UPDATED: 15:43 20 February 2013

Kit Havelock-Davies & Colin Hicks

St John's Ambulance organised the Preview Evening of an exhibition curated by John Beer, "The Arts & Crafts Movement, Influences & Inspirations".

Simon Chorley & Mary Greensted

St John's Ambulance organised the Preview Evening of an exhibition curated by John Beer, "The Arts & Crafts Movement, Influences & Inspirations". Over 100 guests attended the exhibition which was held at Simon Chorley Art & Antiques' salesroom at Prinknash Abbey.

Students from Cheltenham Ladies Collgege 6^th Form Art Class were asked to submit a work of art in the same spirit drawn from their own college buildings. Both the girls Lucia Barraclough-Sanekata and Michelle Ansah and the Director of Art Mr J Ellis were present and were presented prizes by the guest speaker, Mary Greensted, a world expert on the Cotswold Arts and Crafts Movement.

PHOTOS & CAPTIONS: JULES BERESFORD

John Beer Exhibition, Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire

Diana Merrylees, Carolyn Elwes & Claire Swait

John Beer (Curator) & Sarah Beer with Simon & Christina Biddulph

His Honourable Gabriel Hutton & Mrs Hutton with Tom & Mary Hancock

Mary Greensted (World Expert on Cotswold Arts & Crafts Movement)

Sarah Beer, Iona Sale & Victoria Stevens

Jonathan Ellis (Director of Art at Ladies College), Phil Harvey, Andrew & Claire Swait

Michelle Ansah (winner) with Mary Greensted

Michelle Ansah (winner) with Mary Greensted & Lucia Barraclough-Sanekata

Simon Chorley & Mary Greensted

Diana Merrylees, Carolyn Elwes & Claire Swait

John Beer (Curator) & Sarah Beer with Simon & Christina Biddulph

Glynn, Natalie & Jenny Nixon

Simon Chorley & Philip Serrell

Julie Harper & Pat Harper

His Honourable Gabriel Hutton & Mrs Hutton with Tom & Mary Hancock

Mary Greensted (World Expert on Cotswold Arts & Crafts Movement)

Sarah Beer, Iona Sale & Victoria Stevens

Izzy Beer & Emily Swait

Peter Keenan & Charles Garstang

Christine Walford & Monique Paice

Howard & Margaret Bailey

Work of Art

Jonathan Ellis (Director of Art at Ladies College), Phil Harvey, Andrew & Claire Swait

Andrew & Caroline Pederick

Michelle Ansah (winner) with Mary Greensted

Lucia Barraclough-Sanekata (runner up)

Michelle Ansah (winner) with Mary Greensted & Lucia Barraclough-Sanekata

Michelle Ansah (Winner)

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