Art@123 - Exhibition Paul Weitz & Jennifer Stapleton
Our latest exhibition by Paul & Jennifer is on display from January 1st to April 30th. Please join us for coffee and cake to view this stunning new exhibit on 12th March.
Cheltenham Open Door - Christmas Food & Gift Drive
This Christmas we are happy to continue supporting Cheltenham Open Door, a wonderful local charity who support vulnerable, disadvantaged, and lonely people throughout Cheltenham. We are collecting donations of food and gifts at the office throughout December.
Food Items: Instant Coffee, Tinned Meat & Fish, Tinned fruit & Puddings, Tinned soup, Ready meals & Vegetables, Instant Soup & Pot Noodles, Jars of Pasta Sauce, Biscuits & Chewy Bars, Jam, Marmalade, Peanut Butter, Chocolate Spread & Marmite
Gift Items: Nice Toiletries, Shower gel, body sprays, shaving gel, safety razors, Edible treats: Chocolates, Nuts, sweets, biscuits, savouries, Small, practical gifts: tool sets, lighters, notebooks, rucksacks, charging cables, bike pumps, puncture repair kits.
Friends of the Cheltenham Samaritans Beer & Cider Festival
Help us support The Cheltenham Samaritans October Beer & Cider Festival held at the lovely Pip & Jim’s Church, it is a fabulous event at a stunning location. The Team will be enjoying trying some of the interesting beers that we help sponsor, with 10 craft beers on offer each day and a beautiful church venue setting the scene it’s an event not to be missed! We have a few free tickets available if anyone would like to join us – first come first serve basis!
Macmillan Coffee Morning 2024
Alongside our art launch we are once again supporting the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. This is a great opportunity to view some wonderful art and raise money for those whose lives are affected by cancer, all while eating lots of lovely cake! If you can’t join us in person, you are welcome to bake a contribution or donate money to help us make this our biggest coffee morning to date!
Art@123 - Lansdown Art Studio
Lansdowne Art Studios Launch/Macmillan
Join us to support our latest group of artists from Lansdown Art Studios. Based in the oldest art studio complex in Cheltenham but with the impending demolition threatening its existence, they are turning to crowdfunding to raise funds for the internal fit-out of new studios. Ashlea is super happy to support their fundraising by exhibiting work from a small selection of their artists. We will be displaying their work from September to December 2024, with a launch to showcase the work on Friday 27th September from 10am-12pm. The launch which coincides with our Macmillan Coffee Morning is a great opportunity to view some wonderful art and support Macmillan Cancer Support while eating lots of lovely cake!
Art @ 123 - Leanne Courtney-Crowe
Leanne Courtney-Crowe
Wild and Abstract
I love the fact that creativity is not just about producing the art; it’s about giving someone a connection, either visually or emotionally.
In 1992 I enrolled on an art foundation course in my home town of Cheltenham, progressing to ceramic design at Falmouth School of Art and Design in Cornwall and finally returning to Cheltenham to complete a visual arts degree in 1997. I spent the next 24 years helping young minds grow at Cheltenham Ladies’ College, but have returned back to painting, now a major part of my life.
Nature, being my main source of inspiration keeps me grounded and I am grateful to have connections with the Cotswolds, Cornwall and the Isle of Wight. These places provide me with endless sea views, floral source material from some stunning local gardens and inspiration for my abstract work.
My paintings based on water, floral or abstract are created using either, oils, acrylics or mixed media. I paint on various sizes of canvas, paper or board which helps me give each painting a fresh approach, and I provide work with a size and budget to suit everyone.