6th June 2008

Sunday saw the launch of site 08 Festival and Open Studios - all this month there will be celebrations of art from exhibitions to billboards, talks to artists opening their homes.

Photo: Richard Dean's 'Flood' printed with permission of the artist

Cllr Philip Booth, a fan of the exhibitions, said: "This year is again a triumph. Many wonderful exhibits. Huge thanks must go to the organisers. One of the more  thought-provoking exhibits is Richard Dean's 'Flood' at the Artspace exhibition. He describes it as an 'Exhibition of maps of the new world when the world has warmed and sea levels have risen to an extent not seen for 5o million years.' He has also kindly offered one of the pictures for exhibition at the Green party HQ in London."