BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.32.0//EN
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sandyhillarts.co.uk/
X-WR-CALNAME:Sandy Hill Arts
X-WR-CALDESC:A community of artists in Corfe Castle
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=-1SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=4SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE
BEGIN:VEVENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
UID:MEC-249338e601902b14d0f529fe5e6ae417@sandyhillarts.co.uk
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251010T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251010T160000
DTSTAMP:20250930T122140Z
RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;UNTIL=20251018T150000Z
CREATED:20250930
LAST-MODIFIED:20260318
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:5
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:‘Blackground’ – an exhibition by Sharon James 10-18 October
DESCRIPTION:‘Blackground’  is an exploration of legacy what is passed down, carried, and reimagined. Rooted in histories of slavery, ancestry, and identity, the work asks how we hold both pain and resilience in our bodies and our stories. As a mother, creating ‘Blackground’ is an act of honouring the past while shaping what my children inherit: a language of truth, strength, and belonging.\n Sharon James is an artist and printmaker based in Swanage, Dorset, working across oil painting, drawing, and printmaking. Her practice explores personal and collective histories, with a focus on motherhood, heritage, and the Black British experience. She is particularly interested in how identity and ancestry shape our stories and how those narratives evolve across generations.\nHer  work has been predominantly figurative, often rooted in portraiture and storytelling. However, she also produces abstract pieces almost as an antidote to the rigorous nature of representational painting. These works provide a space for intuitive mark-making and emotional release, allowing a different kind of freedom within her practice.\nHer recent solo exhibitions #Artistmother, The Art of Motherhood, and A Mother’s Legacy have delved into the intersections of family, culture, and creativity. She uses layered, symbolic imagery to create compositions that invite viewers to reflect on their own connections to family and place.\nPrivate view and artist talk Sunday 12 October 5pm . Free. All welcome. \n \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n \n \n \n
URL:https://sandyhillarts.co.uk/events/blackground-an-exhibition-by-sharon-james-10-18-october/
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Event,Exhibition,Free,Painting,Private View,Room 14,Selling Exhibition,Visual Arts
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sandyhillarts.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/image1-3.jpeg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR