The Broomhill Festival

Art Exhibitions

Open throughout the Festival St Marks Church is hosting works from two local arts, Simon Clements and Tracy White. The exhibitions are open from 10.30am – 5pm and at most events taking place in the evening at St Marks. A generous percentage of all exhibition sales will go to the Festival Charities

Martin Decent: Visionary Landscapes

The Sheffield artist Martin Decent returns to the Broomhill Festival with an exhibition of vibrant, textural and impasto canvases. These paintings show the diversity of his work, which moves between realism and a more abstract representation of our local landscape.

Using thick layers of paint, sand, gravel and “found” material; the paintings evolve over time with the addition and then removal of the dried paint. Martin has developed this unique style over the last few years, making his work intriguing but still accessible to a wide audience.

Apart from originals there will be a full selection of framed prints available. For the Festival we will be giving a complimentary print “Late Summer - Carl Wark & Higgar Tor” with any purchase of paintings or prints.

Paul Schatzberger

Paul Schatzberger is a Sheffield photographer whose work has been published since 1984 and exhibited in solo and group exhibitions since 1993. Previously a GP, Paul left the practice of medicine in 2007 to become a full-time artist.

For the Broomhill Festival 2008, Paul Schatzberger presents an exhibition of limited edition fine art photographs made between 1979 and 2008, including social documentary images concerned with health; mortality; pictures of Cuba in the 1990s; portraits; and explorations of light, the photographer’s raw material.

These photographs have been made using both traditional film and modern digital processes. Original, limited edition prints up to a maximum edition of 20 are for sale.

Each photograph is printed individually to archival standards and hand-finished by Paul Schatzberger, signed by the artist at the time of printing, mounted on acid-free museum board, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. The price of framed work includes the purpose-made, hand painted hardwood frame.