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Islanders are being invited to take part in Jersey's first ever online nude life drawing class.
Every Friday, Express is presenting a selection of online and offline exhibitions, performances and other historic and creative content to help islanders get their weekly dose of culture throughout the pandemic.
Here's this week's selection...
Internationally acclaimed Jersey artist Jason Butler will be zooming into islanders' homes next Friday to show them how best to create nude portraits.
It will take place over 90 minutes next Friday via Zoom with a male model, who participants will have the opportunity to capture in a number of poses under Butler's guidance.
ArtHouse Jersey Director Tom Dingle said “It’s great to be able to offer this kind of enjoyable class to people in Jersey and further afield... Jason Butler is absolutely the right person to host this class, guiding us all through the experience, offering a little light relief while we perhaps pick up a skill or two along the way!”
Tickets can be purchased online.
A number of local photographers have been sharing their stunning snaps of the moon on Jersey Amateur Photographers this week.
Among them was Jason Masterman, who captured the orange sphere atop a local historic landmark.
Local embroidery experts are showcasing their skilful work at St. Helier’s restored Georgian House.
Scattered throughout the historic property, islanders will be able to marvel at creations from the Jersey Embroiderers’ Group ranging from a map of the island’s National Trust sites to a textured tableau of the reed beds at St. Ouen’s pond.
But perhaps the most nifty piece of needlework is a picture-pefect cushion depicting the very Georgian House it resides in.
Islanders can visit throughout September on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays between 10:00 and 16:00.
A former surf shop in St. Peter has been transformed into a hub promoting the work of local artists.
Based on Rue de l’Eglise, the Creative Cottage promises a selection of gifts from local crafters, ranging from Rainbow Bags to handmade hedgehogs from local woodcrafter DH Woodturning and petite home décor products from Woodshed Living, who use reclaimed wood found around the island for their creations – whether washed up on shore or from a demolished property.
Regulars to Cooper & Co’s newest café at the IFC may have noticed its growing gallery wall.
The most recent addition – a set of four patterned coasters – poignantly links the café’s key product with its history.
The frame is the work of an artist from Lenca, the largest indigenous community in Honduras and eastern El Salvador.
Cooper’s elaborated on Facebook: “The Lenca people have been around since before the Spanish conquest and are said to have regular contact with various Mayan groups. Their language has essentially become extinct but they have managed to preserve some pre-Colombian traditions. Like many countries just north of the equator modern Lenca communities grow coffee, cacao and tobacco.”
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