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January 2011

Happy New Year,

I have a very exciting year coming up indeed!

A piece of my work has been selected for the OPEM Exhibition at The Collection and Usher Gallery at Lincoln, which starts very soon on the 5th of February. The exhibition is supported by the Arts Council and showcases contemporary art in the region by emerging and established professional artists.

I have also been selected as a 2011 Rising Star by the New Ashgate Gallery in Farnham

December 2010

A warm thank you to everyone that braved the Arctic conditions to visit me at the Harley Gallery Arts Market last weekend, it was lovely to meet you all, and I had a wonderful, (but rather chilly) weekend!


I am very excited this month about creating a few new large wall dishes, as it has been a couple of months since I made any, and it is always quite a treat! I have also received news that a piece of my work has been selected for the Lincolnshire OPEM Exhibition next year, which I am thrilled about. I will tell you more about this in due course!

October 2010






Anna has been selected for the first UK Young Artist exhibition. UK Young Artists is a new national event taking place every two years in the East Midlands, showcasing exceptional talent from around the UK in all art forms. In association with UK Young Artists, Derby Museum and Art Gallery will showcase interventional works at The Silk Mill Museum and Pickford’s House Museum. Anna's Newstead Oddities Collection can be found at Pickford’s House from the 21st of October until the 21st of November, where she is hoping to be one of the artists selected to represent the UK at the world event in Morocco.

For more information please see Anna's upcoming events page.

September 2010












Anna Collette Hunt and Esther Patterson are curating an exhibition called Strange.

The concept of the exhibition is to produce a cutting edge show case of the work of some of the most exciting emerging makers and designers. The undertone of the exhibition is Strange as the show explores the darker and more bizarre face of concept based design. Each participant selected for the exhibition interprets this theme in their work. The exhibition comprises of recent graduates and new makers which will result in an effervescent and fresh exhibition. There will also be a Shop upstairs, where the makers involved will be selling their work.

For further details see http://www.wirksworthfestival.co.uk/


April 2010












Designer/Maker membership of Design Factory

Anna has been accepted as a Designer/Maker member by Design Factory following her recent application. Anna is thrilled by this development opportunity, and is greatly looking forward to working with Design Factory!

http://www.designfactory.org.uk/

February 2010

Award of the Craft Pottery Association Charitable Trust Grant

Anna has been awarded a grant from the Craft Pottery Association Charitable Trust this February in order to purchase a large kiln. Since receiving the grant Anna has been able to add the finishing touches to her home studio, and will now be able to intensify her practice and start to experiment again. It is a very exciting time, and Anna feels highly honoured by this generous gesture.


January 2010













Nottingham Castle Annual Open exhibition 2010

Winner of the solo exhibition prize at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery

Nominated for the overall prize


A series of Wall Dishes have been chosen for the highly celebrated Nottingham Castle annual open exhibition 2010. The exciting event brings together a selection of the region’s most talented fine artists and crafts persons, and promises to be the greatest open exhibition to date.

Anna's Wall Dish series has been awarded with the solo exhibition prize at Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery. This prestigious prize will enable Anna to have a solo exhibition at the venue in October 2011. This is an incredible opportunity, and Anna is already excited! In addition to this prize, the Newstead Oddities series was awarded with a finalist prize following it's nomination for the overall prize.