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Interplanetary Craft Download

By Stephen OliverEvents

In the year 2020 the world was hit with a pandemic – Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Many towns and cities were sent into lockdown to prevent the virus spreading. Children and their parents felt safer staying indoors, which meant no physical contact...

31 March 2020

Summer Exhibition 2020

By Stephen OliverArt, Dartford, Events, Exhibition

The Sir Peter Blake Gallery is an exhibition space located in the same building as Dartford Library and the Borough Museum. The gallery is curated by Dartford Borough Council on behalf of Kent County Council’s Libraries, Registrations & Archives service....

4 February 2020

Calling Young Artists!

By Stephen OliverArt, Dartford, Events, Exhibition

The Sir Peter Blake Gallery is inviting young aspiring artists to exhibit their work in the Children’s Summer Exhibition. The exhibition is looking for children aged 5 to 15 to create a picture on the theme of summer. As well...

8 May 2018

Votes for Women Exhibition

By Stephen OliverArt, Events, Exhibition, Gallery, Photography

4 August ~ 1 September 2018 (Wednesdays to Sundays) In 1918 women in Britain over the age of 30, meeting certain property qualifications, were given the right to vote, and in 1928 suffrage was extended to all women over the...

16 March 2018

Rock Exchange

By Stephen OliverDartford, Events, Gallery

Painting rocks and leaving them as a pleasant surprise for strangers to stumble upon is a trend that started in the USA. After seeing a friend’s Facebook post about the craze, Vicki, from Southend, decided to bring it over to...

21 February 2018

Dartford Lions Peace Poster Competition

By Stephen OliverArt, Dartford, Events, Exhibition

Dartford Lions have created a Peace Poster Competition. This will be run independently of the national competition to allow five groups of young people with special needs to participate on a level playing field, as no special needs section yet...

24 July 2017

The Art of Autism

By Stephen OliverArt, Dartford, Events, Exhibition

Dartford is doing something special for Autism Awareness in April 2017! Together with Cllr Mandy Garford, I will be hosting an art exhibition in my Gallery in Dartford with the subject of AUTISM as the theme! We welcome expressions of...

21 December 2016

Dartford Toy Appeal 3 has been a wonderful success

By Stephen OliverDartford, Events

Dartford Toy Appeal 3 has received over 1,000 Christmas gifts for local children. Launched in 2013, Dartford Toy Appeal was an idea from Kelly Grehan, a Dartford resident, to collect Christmas presents for local, disadvantaged children. At that time, her...

20 December 2016

Roald Dahl Centenary

By Stephen OliverArt, Dartford, Events

This year (2016) marks the 100th birthday of the famous author Roald Dahl – much loved for his children’s books such as Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The BFG. During January, I will be approaching local primary schools...

4 January 2016

Childhood Memories of World War 2 by Calvin White

By Stephen OliverEvents, Exhibition

The following text and poem are from the short book Calvin White wrote and self-published for his family and friends in 2015. A large version of the poem was displayed in my Gallery in the Orchards Centre, Dartford. Limited copies...

25 August 2015

Alice in the Orchards

By Stephen OliverArt, Dartford, Events

Community art in the Orchards Shopping Centre Starting in May 2015, I will be putting together a large art canvas which, when finished, will be installed in the mall at the Orchards Shopping Centre, Dartford. The only component that’s missing...

21 April 2015

Lowfield Street, Tesco, and Art

By Stephen OliverDartford

Earlier this year, Tesco pulled the plug on developing the area along Dartford’s Lowfield Street. After eleven years of neglect, and demolition of some of the oldest shops in the town, the supermarket giant decided Dartford was no longer a...

25 February 2015

Dartford Book Exchange 2015

By Stephen OliverDartford, Events

World Book Night World Book Night is an annual celebration of reading that takes place on 23 April. It sees passionate volunteers give out hundreds of thousands of books in their communities to share their love of reading with people...

4 February 2015

Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old

By Stephen OliverArt, Dartford, Events, Exhibition

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! WONDERLAND NEEDS YOU Exhibition now closed Lewis Carroll’s book Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland was first published by Macmillan in November 1865. This year (2015) we (Orchards Shopping Dartford, and myself) would like to invite artists to show...

26 January 2015

Dartford Toy Appeal

By Stephen OliverDartford, Events

CHOICES (previously known as North Kent Women’s Aid) is a charity that provides safe refuge for the woman and children of Dartford and Gravesend that have had to leave their home as a result of domestic abuse. The Dartford community...

11 November 2014

Interplanetary Craft Download

Summer Exhibition 2020

Calling Young Artists!

Votes for Women Exhibition

Rock Exchange

Dartford Lions Peace Poster Competition

The Art of Autism

Dartford Toy Appeal 3 has been a wonderful success

Roald Dahl Centenary

Childhood Memories of World War 2 by Calvin White

Alice in the Orchards

Lowfield Street, Tesco, and Art

Dartford Book Exchange 2015

Alice in Wonderland is 150 years old

Dartford Toy Appeal

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