ON OUR RADAR

CROW Show: Light

Paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramic and textile works by members of the Creative Older Women art collective.

Leigh Curtis

Twenty six artists from the Creative Older Women (CROW) art collective are presenting a second annual exhibition of their work from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 30 September at Maketank.

CROW Show: Light includes paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramic and textile works by collective members.

Creative Older Women artists CROW Show Light exhibition Wednesday 13 to Tuesday 26 September Maketank

CROW began in January last year with a meeting of seventeen artists at Maketank. The aim was to bring together older women artists to develop a mutual support and skills-sharing network.

The network has since held monthly workshops exploring techniques including book-making, life drawing and portraiture and has hosted presentations of artists’ work and made studio visits.

Now in its second year, the group is made up of eighty-nine professional Devon-based older female artists.

Subscribe to The Exeter Digest - Exeter Observer's essential free email newsletter

Your personal information will be processed and stored in accordance with our Privacy Policy

CROW Show: Light takes place from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 30 September 2023 at Maketank.

It was originally scheduled to end on Tuesday 26 September but its run was extended due to demand.

The free exhibition is open daily from 10am-4pm except on Sundays and Mondays, when it is closed.

An opening celebration is being held from 6-8pm on Friday 15 September.

For more information visit the Maketank website.


Democracy doesn't work when people don't know who is deciding what on whose behalf and what the costs and consequences of those decisions will be.

Exeter Observer is proving that reader-funded media can deliver the independent public interest journalism our local democracy needs.

Upgrade to a paid Exeter Observer subscription to support our work and get access to exclusive premium content and more.

More stories
Aerial view of Wonford community learning centre and sports centre

Plans for unfunded £7 million Wonford community hub redevelopment approved

Exeter City Council approves own planning application to demolish, rebuild and part-refurbish existing community and sports facilities beside Ludwell Valley Park.

Existing Exeter area parliamentary and district council boundaries map

Will Devon’s eleven councils find common ground as local authority reorganisation deadline looms?

A county-wide consensus is gaining traction with most Devon councils already on board and only Exeter City Council standing in its way while County Hall has yet to make up its mind.

Exeter bus corridors map keyframe

Devon County Council plans more bus priority schemes aimed at improving journey times in Exeter arterial roads

Schemes in Alphington Road, Barrack Road, Cowley Bridge Road, Honiton Road, Topsham Road and at Exe Bridges gyratory to follow Cowick Street, Heavitree Road, Pinhoe Road and New North Road changes.

Grace Road Fields Exeter Energy plant main building indicative render

Exeter Energy plant replaces rationale for Grace Road Fields location near River Exe with reliance on air source heat pumps

Developer nevertheless seeks planning permission to build in Riverside Valley Park, claiming public open space “not bound” by local plan policy, as scheme ambition and city council environmental leadership claims begin to drain away.

Heavitree and Whipton Active Streets Trial scheme map

Devon County Council admits Heavitree & Whipton Active Streets trial led to “lack of trust” in County Hall decision-making

Focus groups held following termination of controversial trial find broad support for safer travel but also reveal perception of “downward spiral” in Exeter highways management while county council confirms it has no plans for new schemes in area.

Devon County Council leader James McInnes

Devon County Council plan to postpone local elections fails as government rejects devolution fast-track application

County council leader James McInnes sought ministerial approval for proposals despite Devon falling short of devolution white paper eligibility criteria.