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May 28, 2019

Scarred land and Legacy - Cicatrix artists go to Cleenish Island

On 18th May 2019 artists Henny Burnett and Susan Francis ((unfortunately Cicatrix founder, Prudence Maltby was unable to attend)...

Mar 13, 2019

Cicatrix - The legacy

Compiling an evaluation of Cicatrix gave founder, Prudence Maltby the opportunity to look back on the achievements of the project through...

Sep 22, 2018

Cicatrix catalogue released!

The Cicatrix catalogue, with content from the full four year centenary project, is now available online for purchase. Please go to...

Aug 13, 2018

Work Arrives from Across the Globe

As the weeks rush in and our major UK show bringing all the Cicatrix artists together in one exhibition gets closer, deliveries of work...

Jul 4, 2018

Work in progress from our Canadian artist

Our Autumn programme of exhibitions draws closer with the major show at Swindon Museum & Art Gallery in September featuring all six...

May 3, 2018

Embassies Fund Final leg

We are thrilled to announce that both the Canadian and the New Zealand embassies in London have awarded funding to take us into the final...

Feb 23, 2018

Announcing the International Arts Development Award together with new exhibition opening at Trowbrid

Trowbridge Town Hall Arts Centre is an amazing building with the main gallery at the top of an impressive sweeping Victorian staircase...

Jan 28, 2018

Looking back and looking forward

...another round of Arts Council England funding applications, and hopefully our last - to realise all that needs to be achieved this...

Dec 7, 2017

'Me & Mr Mugabe' - political change brings us back into the narrative

Prudence Maltby's 'scar' drawings, which became the catalyst for the Cicatrix project, reverberated again with renewed resonance as...

Oct 4, 2017

Preparation for 2018 and Montreal

Through our inclusion of international artists, in this case Catherine Farish from Canada, we have subsequently been invited to exhibit...

Sep 22, 2017

Welcoming our project manager to take us through the final year

As Cicatrix has grown and become an international project, the workload of coordinating multiple shows and artists' residencies has...

Sep 3, 2017

First World War Centenary Partnership event

Susan Francis and Prudence Maltby will be presenting at the First World War Centernary Partnership event in Exeter late September.This...

Jun 1, 2017

Agent-General of Quebec visits Catherine's show

While bringing together Commonwealth artists for the Cicatrix project, we discovered, completely by chance, that Catherine Farish, our...

Apr 11, 2017

Call and Response Opens in New Zealand

Caro's sound installation, 'Call and Response', opens in the stunning gardens of Nathan Homestead in Auckland, New Zealand. With bird...

Apr 6, 2017

Prints arrive in UK

Travelling to the New Forest one very foggy morning to Ray & Stella Newton's wonderful framing workshop. We all stood back as Ray opened...

Mar 8, 2017

Caro installs work in Auckland

While the Cicatrix exhibition continues at the Spring Arts and Heritage Centre in Havant, UK, Caro is preparing to install her 'Call and...

Feb 25, 2017

Catherine and Caro exhibiting home and away

At the moment two of our Cicatrix commonwealth artists are taking work to new shores. Caro Williams is currently about to install her...

Jan 10, 2017

Show opens in Havant and plans for Canadian residency take shape

Cicatrix continues to grow with the current exhibition at Spring Arts and Heritage Centre in Havant holding the largest collection of...

Oct 19, 2016

Henny Burnett travels to Canada with a-n award

Henny Burnett has travelled to Montreal with the help of an award from a-n, to find a Canadian artist to complete the Cicatrix group. You...

Aug 23, 2016

Welcoming our second Commonwealth artist to the Cicatrix Project

We are thrilled to introduce our second Commonwealth artist to the Cicatrix project. Sophie Cape is an Australian artist, well known in...