Dave White:11 October - 19 November 2025
The borderlands of where we live
Meet the Artist: Join us on Friday, 17 October 2025 from 4:30–6:30 PM at the Forest Arts Café for an inspiring evening with Dave White. Enjoy great conversation, view his latest works, and connect over a coffee or a glass of wine in a relaxed, creative atmosphere.
Dave will also deliver some acrylics-focused workshops this term. Find out more about these by clicking on the links below:
I have the joy of living about seven minutes from the Sea and seven minutes from the Forest, natural borders which define where we live. In this small corner of England we have man-made borders which guide, protect and administer, such as County borders, the New Forest district, our roads, etc. Then we have other natural borders such as the coastline, the rivers, the four seasons and many others. So we are surrounded by many types of borders and although we are closed in, we can, within reason, enjoy our absolute freedom within them.
I'm also reminded of borders in the patterns of where we live; in the markings of the livestock, the patterns of the naked trees in winter and even in the cloud shapes above our heads; they are reminders of the borders in our wider world.
As I was generating these exhibits I was reminded of 2 Corinthians 4 vs 8-12 in the Bible and paraphrasing, realised that even in the politics and economics of today's world:
“ We may be hard pressed on every side but not crushed nor perplexed, not really in despair, not persecuted nor abandoned, nor struck down or destroyed”
Yet compared to some places and as I write this in September 2025, I am mindful of a number of countries whose borderlands are in a desperate situation, we therefore have much to rejoice.
I hope that this little exhibition reminds us to be thankful for the current peace and freedom we enjoy within our borders and encourages us to look for other similar borders as you enjoy where you live!
The Artist Dave White
