OUT & ABOUT The events on our radar

On our radar this month are new works from Hockney, an exciting showroom launch and an artsy hotel

STAY: ARTIST RESIDENCE, BRISTOL

It started back in 2008 when a young hotelier reimagined his parents’ Brighton B&B, inviting local artists to decorate the walls. The Artist Residence was born, and this beloved small group of artsy boltholes now has five locations, with Bristol the latest to open its doors. Located at Portland Square, in the city’s creative heart, the Grade I-listed hotel is part Georgian townhouse, part boot factory. Antique finds mix with modern touches with distinctive decorative style across 23 rooms. There’s always an inviting bath and, true to the hotel’s roots, a selection of local artwork on display. artistresidence.co.uk

VISIT: DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY

While last spring’s lockdown imposed a fallow period on most, others embraced it as a time for renewed creativity. Royal Academy of Arts alumnus David Hockney was one such artist and this month he unveils a new body of work, The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020 at the RA, the fruits of an intense period of activity for the artist confined to his Normandy home. The works, ‘painted’ on an ipad and printed large scale for the exhibition, capture the progression of spring. Through his art, Hockney encourages us to embrace his favourite phrase ‘love life’. royalacademy.org.uk

DISCOVER: SCHUMACHER AT THE DESIGN CENTRE

Arguably America’s most joyfully eclectic design house, Schumacher, has opened its first UK showroom at the Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. Founded in New York in 1889 by Parisian Frederic Schumacher, the house has been mixing traditional styles for modern tastes ever since. Creative director Dara Caponigro’s most recent book S is for Style: The Schumacher Book of Decoration celebrates the limitless possibilities in design, while the new showroom is well worth a visit to see collaborations with British names, such as Neisha Crosland, Molly Mahon and A Rum Fellow. fschumacher.com

DON’T MISS: The Oxford Ceramics Gallery’s latest show, Pioneering Women until 27 March, a display of ceramic vessels from ten prominent female ceramicists. oxfordceramics.com