Art in Bridge invites bids for funding from individuals or groups, to support the creative process in the production of visual art, that can be exhibited in Bridge. Art in Bridge started in October 2001 with the staging of an exhibition in the village hall open to anyone living or working in the village of Bridge. The date was scheduled to coincide with the Canterbury Festival and the Exhibition was included in the Festival programme. This one day exhibition was very successful in that over 60 artists exhibited more than 160 works, in addition to which there were displays from the Bridge school, the Playgroup and Woodpeckers. Several of the artists were professional or at least semiprofessional artists. Some of the entries were from secondary school students. Thus we had a great range in age and ability. The only criticism levelled at the exhibition was that one day was not enough So encouraged by this success the exhibition was repeated in October 2002. Its scope was widened to included the area in and around Bridge. The support was very much as for the previous year with 70 artists 50 had not exhibited in the previous year and over 170 exhibits only two from the previous year. At the same time Elisa Hudson staged an exhibition in the Plough and Harrow public house, which was very well supported.

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