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Feb 17, 20223 min read

Newsletter 9

As we move into our third year of ALATI we are pleased to announce some of the planned events for 2022: Current: Calendar entries for...

Dec 27, 20212 min read

Prize-winning artists as young as two

Nearly 60 people braved the December snow on Alston Moor to bring their children to St Augustine of Canterbury Church where the high...

Sep 16, 20212 min read

ALATI Newsletter 7

We launched our Brush and Lens exhibition on St Augustine’s on Saturday, 4 September, to run until 25th, with a preview on Friday night,...

May 17, 20212 min read

How to add more sparkle to your walk in the landscape by Helen Johnson Artist

You may have seen my ‘A Glint of Sunshine’, where I placed carved and gilded stones in the landscape and river beds of the Nent and the...

May 12, 20210 min read

A Glint of Sunshine

Mar 19, 20214 min read

Ten easy ways to improve your landscape photography

1. Use a tripod to keep your camera steady. The vast majority of poor quality pictures are simply a matter of camera shake or blur which...

Mar 10, 20212 min read

Tranquility Base

Film buffs may remember the 1995 movie called The Man Who Went up a Hill and Came down a Mountain. Notable for its lengthy title and its...

Jan 28, 20212 min read

The perfect place for landscape photography?

Alston Moor and its wider area is an ideal location for landscape and nature photography. It's sparsely populated and comparatively...

Dec 16, 20202 min read

ALATI Newsletter 6

News The good news is that the artist Helen Wilkinson has joined our board of trustees so we are now nine-strong. Other volunteers are...

Nov 16, 20202 min read

So where did the rainbow end?

None of us will forget 2020 in a hurry. It’s been a frustrating time for everyone and many will have lost loved ones or seen their jobs...