ARTIST ADAM BROWN FILLS PHONE BOX FULL OF CARICATURES WITH LOCAL CONNECTIONS

Local creative Adam Brown has filled Ryde’s smallest art gallery with caricatures of well-known people, all of whom have an Isle of Wight connection.

For the next 7 weeks, you’ll find Re:Box playing host to musicians, comedians, actors and one or two surprises. Many have performed at the Isle of Wight Festival and some have made a home on the Island.

A former Art teacher, Adam has recently moved into the live caricature business, producing original drawings on demand at a wide variety of events including weddings and corporate events. He also takes commissions.

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Re:Box is Ryde’s smallest art gallery sited in a classic Kiosk No.6 red phone box on Lind Street. Through BT’s ‘Adopt a Kiosk’ initiative, Ryde Town Council purchased the box for £1 and turned it over to Anmarie Bowler and Zoë Barker, a pair of local creatives determined to give this decommissioned piece of street furniture a new lease of life.

Lit from the inside, when night falls Re:Box transforms into a lightbox that creates the magical impression of glowing stained glass.