Patricia Lucas exhibition this weekend

JIMENA Long time resident Patricia Lucas (also known as Pat Fender) is holding an exhibition of her fabulous paintings this weekend at the Casa Verde de Agaden (Calle Sevilla 51, just below the town hall) in Jimena from Friday, June 1 to Sunday, June 10. Opening hours are from 5 to 9pm. Pat has a magnificent way with wild flowers in her paintings, mostly landscapes - but we really want to know what is new.

Art exhibition is extended after grand success

JIMENA The art exhibition titled Por Amor al Arte (For the Love of Art, and, certainly, related to Valentine's Day) that is being held at Casa Verde (C/Sevilla, 51) is being extended until March 10th, it has just been announced. The work on show has been praised by lots of people but there  still many who for one reason or another have been unable to see it. Hours, evenings from 5 to 9 on weekdays, and all day on weekends.

Local crafts exhibition this weekend at Bar España

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An exhibition of local arts & crafts, including oil, pastel and acrylic painting, work in papier maché, wood, bas relief, glass and a lot more. It opens today at Bar España (further up the hill from the Ayuntamiento, on the opposite side of the street) and continues through the weekend. Hours are as per the bar. It is the work of local artists and crafts people and well worth seeing.

For the love of Art

JIMENA It's a time for love, according to the calendar (we thought it was all the time, but Tuesday is Valentine's Day, according to trade and commerce). But this a different kind of LOVE, Carolina tells us from Case Verde Agaden. "We have invited local artists to exhibit for a week," says she. So, the exhibition opened today, and remains so until Friday next, the 17th. Opening hours are the Casa Verde usual: Afternoons from 5 to 9 on weekdays, and all day on weekends. Ah, it is also open all day on Tuesday. (Prospero note: The Casa Verde is one Jimena's prize houses, renovated and maintained by Agaden, the environmental pressure group, with the help of us all: there is a nice little shop and a lovely cup of coffee -or something stronger. Well worth a visit! It's just below the Ayuntamiento on Calle Sevilla.)

Pottery exhibition at Henrietta's

JIMENA Jan Bradley is a potter. She is also a teacher of pottery with a good number of students - and it is they who will be holding the annual exhibition of their work at Casa Henrietta on Friday and Saturday this weekend (then there's Henrietta's Christmas Market on Sunday!). Inauguration is on Friday at 7pm. Once upon a time, the exhibition coincided with the Music Festival, so this is a good alternative time. It is always a pleasure to see how much creativity there is in the village. See you there!

'Taking a look at local art'

'Local' depends on where you're located, of course. We happen to be headquartered in Jimena, so this art exhibition is local to us. However, the place it is being held is well worth a visit, no matter where you're located. La Estación is a restaurant in a little country railway station (San Pablo de Buceite) that is still in use and where we have actually seen people get off the train and carry their suitcase through the bar (they did look a bit surprised, admittedly) - but we're off on a tangent again. Find out more about the artists and their work.

Collective exhibition of local artists this weekend

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JIMENA/San Pablo de Buceite The by now famous restaurant in San Pablo, La Estación (because it's in the actual real live railway station), is once again showing the rest of us what can be achieved. This time Nieves and Samuel are holding a collective art exhibition from Friday 17 to Sunday 19, from 7pm, with music by Michael Kevin Jones (cello) and Daniel Herrera (guitar). Participating artists include Nora Tisnés, Melissa González Morgan, Clodagh Thornton, Juan Soler, Roderic Stokes, Gonzalo Polo, Esther Emberley Soria, Marta Fuster Barutell, Debora Knight and Olivia Lowsley Williams, a plethora of good work and a wide variety of styles and media. Let's hope this is only the beginning of at least an annual event. An aperitif will be served when you arrive. (It is wise to book for dinner if that is your intention - it gets pretty full!

Nora Tisnes holds exhibition at Casa Henrietta this weekend

JIMENA Well known painter Nora Tisnes, a resident of Jimena, is holding an exhibition of her latest work at Casa Henrietta this weekend, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8pm. Come and see a variation of themes in her inimitable style, have a drink and meet your friends. Sounds good to us!

Have you been to the crafts exhibition yet?

If you didn't know about it, it's because we neglected to announce it but there's still time to visit a fascinating exhibition of local crafts with pieces in wood, cork, stone, tree roots, glass and more, plus paintings. Exhibitors include Domingo Calvente, Salvador Román Rojas, Andrés Godino, Antonia Talén, Miguel Martos, Antonio Durán, Juan Soler, Juan Lobillo, Antonio Millán Calvente and Francisco Navarro Cazorla. Opening hours at the Reina Sofia Cultural Centre in Estacion: Monday to Thursday from 10am to 1pm and 4 to 7pm; Friday Saturday & Sunday: 10am to 8.30pm. Until next Sunday, so hurry along.

Jimena artist to hold exhibition in San Roque

Juan Soler, who lives in Jimena and works all over the place, has been invited to hold an exhibition of his paintings at the Sala Joven Rooms at the Diego Salinas Building in San Roque (right next to the new Town Hall, sightly downhill from the main square). Titled Las pieles del poeta (The Poet's Skins), the exhibition will be inaugurated on Tuesday November 2 and remain open until the 12th. Born in La Línea de la Concepción in 1966, Juan Antonio Soler is a painter, sculptor, writer, graphic designer and photographer, among a lot of other things. Please see more about Juan Soler on JimenArte, one of our partner sites.

Campo photos in exhibition at Castellar castle

A group of photographers of the area, all of whom post their work on Flickr in a group calling itself  'Campo de Gibraltar: Al Sur del Sur', have come together to create an itinerant exhibition. Its first exposure will be at the castle in Castellar starting today, June24, until Sunday 27. Some 40 pictures can be visited daily from 11.30am to 2pm and from 7.30 to 8pm. The photographers are Ángel L. Duarte, Antonio Carmona, Sergio Franco, Lalo F.O., Ramón Orza, Felipe López, Fernando Osuna, José Mª Arroyo, César Hernández, Juan Carlos Otero, Pedro M. García andjavascript:void(0) Juan Machado. This is also a good reason to visit the castle if you haven't already.