"Traces and Testament" Chantal Powell

"Traces and Testament" is the first solo show from Hampshire artist Chantal Powell, happening at the Westbourne Grove Church Artspace in Notting Hill, London.

Using her doctorate in social psychology, Chantal conjures up memories, real and imagined, and emotions through the selection of carefully considered objects. Expect to find lace, birds nests and communion gloves in a show welling up with secret bursting to be told.

On show from 6th July to 10th August.

"Hot Plate" at Phoenix Brighton

HOT PLATE is an exhibition of international printmaking, but not in a way thats nice and safe. These printmakers like to show their work on the floor and make it out of metal and project in the context of street culture. Not what you expected right?

This show at Phoenix Brighton is an attempt to physically and metaphorically break away from the traditional framed, crafts-eye-view of printmaking and suggest its alternate meanings within the arts.

There are lots of projects going on around the show, including a symposium and a chance to see work being created by the Dutch printer Stefan Hoffmann.

Runs 3rd July to 15h August.

"The Hunting of the Snark" at the Boojum & Snark

Isle of Wight artist Birgitte Haahr Lund brought to our attention this surreal show at the Boojun & Snark, inspired by the Lewis Carroll nonsense poem that he wrote while on holiday at Sandown. A crazy mix of puppetry, flags and painting (amongst others), designed to stir up the sea salt in the heart of seaside lovers.

Artists featured: Birgitte Haahr Lund, Ergo Phizmiz, Garry Whitehead, Michael Forrest, Nicola Killeen, Elaine McCracken, Laura Meredith, Aaron Fletcher, Julian Winslow, Chris Jenkins, Jo Hummel-Newell.

Runs from 26th June to 29th August

"All the rest..." at the Chapel Arts Studios

An interesting array of materials garnish the latest show from the Andover Chapel Arts Studio. Books, dust, flour, clay, oils and video all working together to inspire memories and to question the templates of our cultural identities that we encompass.

The resident artists at the studio mix up their subjective view-points in this show that features Kate Harding, Russell Moreton, Yonat Nitzan-Green and one-time Aspex employee and now Lead Artist and Programme Co-Ordinator at Chapel Arts, David Dixon.

Runs from 26th June to 4th July.