Henley Festival unveils ‘dazzling’ visual arts programme

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Daniel Face

Amie Elizabeth Wolo will be exhibiting in the Audi High RISE Gallery

Henley Festival returns this July with a visual arts programme featuring an array of fine art, ceramics, sculptures, photography, prints, paintings and light installations.

Presented by Berkshire IT distributors Westcoast, it’s the UK’s only boutique black-tie festival, with a 40-plus-year legacy.

Among this year’s visiting artists are figurative painter Mark Demsteader, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize-winning artist Esther Erlich, and sculptor Holly Bendall, whose bronzes include a Greenpeace-backed permanent public installation in Cornwall.

Guests can also enjoy exhibitions at the Ruby Gallery, Audi High RISE Gallery, Festival Gallery and Sculpture Garden, while the banks of the Thames will be glowing and humming with an all-immersive installation – the larger-than-life bubble artwork Evanescent by Atelier Sisu.

The visual arts programme is set to complement Henley’s usual lineup of music, comedy, dining, dancing and fireworks. This year’s festival runs from Wednesday 10 to Sunday 14 July.

For the full lineup, visit the Henley Festival site.

Daniel Face

Born and raised in Berkshire, Dan fell into journalism after completing his bachelor’s degree in English at UCL. Writing for The Business Magazine and local Biz News sites has given him the opportunity to chat with all manner of small business owners and share their success stories with a wider audience. Outside of work, Dan enjoys live music, board games and quiz shows, and is making a slow but persistent effort to learn Spanish.