A contemporary Exhibition Space showcasing new and experimental work from established and emerging artists. SVAF also actively promotes and engages with artists’ collaboration projects and formulate interactive community, school and University projects in the Gallery.
Rosalind Barker MA and Susan Evans MFA with the members of the Sevenoaks Visual Arts Forum, run The KCC Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery as an artist led space.The forum is based at the Gallery.
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Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Art Gallery
UNTIE UNITE
Jane Cordery and Sue Evans
29 October – 15 November 2025
Jane Cordery & Sue Evans are delighted to announce their exhibition ‘Untie Unite’ is now open.
The exhibition consists of paintings, sculptures and textile art.
Meet the artists 5 November 6-8
Their Private View will take place simultaneously with the SVAF November meeting open to all – free.
Join us at 6 for refreshments and to view the exhibition.
Artists in conversation 6:30 – 7:30 The Gallery will close at 8.
Jane Cordery describes herself as a multi-media artist who is interested in human frailty and who works in drawing, painting and sculpture; she often uses repetitive processes to achieve her artistic outcomes. Initially reading History at Reading University she studied her Fine Art Degree as a mature student Under Kent University. Much of her work reflects her interest in the past, often paralleling events from today with occurrences from the past.
Sue Evans also studied Fine Art as a mature student. On graduation she became a founder member of SVAF and subsequently gained her MFA at West Dean. Sue experiments with and investigates the qualities of cloth, usually repurposed fabric, by layering, fraying, weaving and distressing to make surfaces on which to stitch. Images seek to provoke t whether they are forming, disintegrating, renewing or decaying.
Jane and Sue see their work as synonymous while retaining their own distinctive interpretations and styles. Both are currently undertaking the FAPD run by Sam Herbert in conjunction with the SVAF at The Bridge Art School
UNTIE UNITE Workshop
With Sue Evans and Jane Cordery
Saturday 8 November 10:30 – 12:30
Fun seasonal Art Workshop for all agesA fun workshop for both adults and children (children under 10 to be accompanied by an adult) to make glass (or plastic) baubles, tea-lights and vase gifts/mementos.
Using a variety of materials including yarn, coloured pens, stick on decor, learn how to ‘finger knit’ and make a variety of patterns using line, form, squiggles and dots. Put lights or material/lights inside to make your baubles/tealights colourful or glow and take your resulting masterpieces home as gifts or mementos. No seriousness, just fun and laughter!
Mezzanine Exhibition Space
Mind West Kent
“Journey – Life and Writing “
30 October – 17 November
NOT JUST 7 OAKS the KALEIDOSCOPE FOREST of the IMAGINATION
The SVAF Community Art Project 2025
Thank you for all your arty Trees in every sort of media for our Forest of the Imagination on the Mezzanine outside the Gallery.
Thank you to The Otford Embroidery Group, The Sevenoaks Kaleidoscope Knit and Natter Group, EPIC St Barts Youth Club, Sevenoaks Adult Social Services, Otford Library children’s craft morning and Forget-me-Not-Cafe for many stunning fun trees.
Every Saturday in June and July the drop-in workshops at Kaleidoscope were enthusiastically attended by many families. The inventiveness and pleasure expressed in making by all the family members has made this a joyful project. We owe a big thank you to lead artists Sarah Cliff, Susanne Beard, Sue Evans, Amanda Hopkins and Irene Vaughan who volunteered to run them.
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