April, 2020 - Ventnor Exchange

Artist Interview: Katy Rose

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by admin

We spoke to Ventnor based artist Katy Rose about life in lockdown as part of our extended interviews with Island creatives. Interview by Megan Stisted Hi Katy, how are you? How are you finding life under lockdown? Hi Megan, good thank you - I hope all of you at Exchange HQ are keeping well ...

Artist Interview: Leo Dyke

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 by admin

For the second of our extended interviews with Island creatives during the Lockdown, we chat with Leo Dyke from Burger Records signing Reminders. Interview by Megan Stisted Hi Leo, how’s it going? Have you found a new routine yet, what’s your day to day looking like? Hi! All good thanks. Day to day is pretty ...

New Music: Jack Barnes

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 by admin

We caught up with Jack Barnes who is back with new single 'Down & Out' in tow. By Jack Whitewood Hi Jack Barnes, what are you up to these days? How are you surviving life in lockdown? Hey! I'm just hangin out you know not up to much. I thought lock down would be ...

Mike Howley Trust Funding

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by admin

Aged 18-30 and living on the Isle of Wight? Don't miss out on this great funding opportunity! By Megan Stisted The deadline is fast approaching for this year's Mike Howley Trust awards, offering funding for 18-30 years old on the Isle of Wight! The Mike Howley Trust is an opportunity for island creatives aged 18-30 ...

Artist Interview: Skye Reed

April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by admin

The first of a series of extended interviews with Island creatives during the Lockdown. Interview by Megan Stisted Hi Skye, two weeks since the lockdown started, how are you doing? I found lockdown really hard at the beginning; having my course cut off at a vital time to have access to facilities was really difficult, ...

RSD Quiz: How To Take Part

April 17, 2020April 17, 2020 by admin

This year we're running our Record Store Day Quiz online, here's how to take part. Tomorrow would normally be Record Store Day, one of our busiest days of the year. With our shop closed we're taking our big annual music quiz online! Tomorrow at 7.30pm we'll be posting a link on our homepage and Facebook ...

8 Local Artists You Can Support Online

April 16, 2020April 15, 2020 by admin

With galleries and studios closed, we take a look at local artists going online. Now we've all been locked in our houses for 3 weeks you might have decided you need something to brighten your room, or perhaps your looking for an original gift. We had a look around to find 8 Island artists you ...

Meet Our Apprentice

April 20, 2020April 14, 2020 by admin

Introducing our Creative Apprentice - Megan Stisted Back in November we welcomed a new member onto the team and we thought it was about time we introduced Megan to all of you, in her own words. My role at the Ventnor Exchange is ‘Creative Apprentice’, which means that up until the current crisis it was ...

Surviving The Storm

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 by admin

If there's one word that seems to have summed up these past few weeks it's... 'Strange' Strange times indeed. It's been more than 3 weeks since Ventnor Exchange, along with every other venue, bar, shop and leisure facility in the land closed it's doors indefinitely in response to the escalating coronavirus crisis. It's been a ...