Gloucestershire art exhibition guide 2008

There is an array of art exhibitions in Gloucestershire galleries, from talented local artists and visiting exhibitors alike. Find out what you can see and where with our comprehensive Gloucestershire art exhibition guide 2008 - including art exhibitions in Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, and the Forest of Dean.

Whether you’re a modern art aficionado or more of a connoisseur of the classics, there is bound to be an exhibition to entice you any day of the week in Gloucestershire.

SoGlos.com’s comprehensive guide to the latest exhibitions at Gloucestershire art galleries is frequently updated, so be sure to be a regular visitor.

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in May 2008

Exhibition: Hadfield Fine Art May Exhibition of Contemporary Art
Venue: Little Buckland Gallery, Near Broadway, Gloucestershire, WR12 7JH
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A group exhibition of original contemporary British art by artists from all over the UK. The emphasis is on quality semi-abstract and abstract landscapes, as well as still lifes full of colour and light. Of the ten artists exhibiting are Louise Balaam, Marianne Cook, Betty Harrison and Kate Loveday
Dates: Friday 9 to Sunday 18 May 2008
Times: Open from 11am to 5pm daily
Tickets: Admission is free. Call Sally Coelho from Hadfield Fine Art on (01242) 821251 for more information.

Exhibition: Cotswold Landscapes
Venue: 6HQ Photographic Gallery
Area: Cotswolds
On display: An exhibition of Cotswold landscape photographs by Terry Wigley – the first photographer to exhibit at 6HQ.
Dates: Saturday 26 April to Friday 30 May 2008
Times: Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 5pm
Tickets: Admission is free.

Exhibition: An Exhibition of Paintings by Ian Weatherhead
Venue: D’Arcy Gallery
Area: Cheltenham
On display: Ian Weatherhead is one of the most collected watercolourists painting in the UK today. His joyful, colourful scenes are firm favourites not only in Gloucestershire but now to a worldwide group of collectors.
Dates: Private viewing on Sunday 11 May, with the exhibition open from Tuesday 13 May to Saturday 25 May 2008
Times: D’Arcy Gallery is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am to 5pm or by appointment.
Tickets: Admission is free.

Exhibition: Of A Feather – An Avian Alphabet
Venue: Nature in Art
Area: Gloucester
On display: Original wood-engravings by Colin See-Paynton.
Dates: Tuesday 22 April to Sunday 25 May 2008
Times: Nature in Art is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm.
Tickets: Admission to Nature in Art is £4.50 for adults, £4 for the over 60s and under 16s, and £13 for families. The under 8s are admitted free.

Exhibition: Vaulting Ambition – The Adam Brothers
Venue: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Area: Cheltenham
On display: Vaulting Ambition tells the story of the 18th-century Adam brothers who were audacious architects containing superb historical artefacts and artworks.
Dates: Until 24 May 2008, except Monday 5 May when the venue is closed for the bank holiday.
Times: Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10am until 5.20pm.
Tickets: Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Exhibition: QA 22 – Under Construction
Venue: Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery
Area: Gloucester
On display: Quilt Art will be welcomed back to the City Museum for this exhibition demonstrating the work of its members – from traditional to contemporary, and colourful to monotone pieces – the exhibition will include new and innovative techniques, which cross into other textile and artistic disciplines, bringing the concept of the art of the quilt to the fore.
Dates: Saturday 26 April to Saturday 31 May 2008
Times: Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
Tickets: Admission is free.
For more information: See Quilt Art exhibition in Gloucester

Exhibition: Rituals: The Still Point and the Dance
Venue: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Area: Cheltenham
On display: Ceramic installation from acclaimed artist Sandy Brown.
Dates: Until 31 May 2008, except Monday 5 May when the venue is closed for the bank holiday.
Times: Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10am until 5.20pm.
Tickets: Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
For more information: See Sandy Brown exhibition at Cheltenham Art Gallery

Exhibition: A Celebration of Hands – Celebration of Stone Exhibition
Venue: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: This exhibition plots the development of stonemason Rory Young’s design, from his first reference sources, re-drawing and development through two stages of maquette to the final piece, of the new public art commission for Cirencester.
Dates: 29 April to 30 May 2008
Times: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: City Break exhibition
Venue: Corinium Museum
Area: Cotswolds
On display: Insights into the culture of locations around the world by a talented photographer
Dates: Saturday 1 March to Friday 30 May 2008
Times: The exhibition is on show from 10am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, and from 2pm to 5pm on Sundays.
Tickets: Admission to the exhibition is included in the museum ticket price. Visitors can also pay £1 to see the exhibition only.
For more information: See City Break exhibition at the Corinium Museum

Exhibition: Bold, Bright & Beautiful
Venue: Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Area: Stroud
On display: Mixed media creations inspired by nature from artist Gail Clarke; watercolours and acrylics inspired by natural beauty by painter Bridget Dedyuhina-Rymell; and modern jewellery from designer Sue Gregor.
Dates: Sunday 11 May to Monday 7 July 2008
Times: Slimbridge Wetland Centre is open daily from 9.30am to 5.30pm.
Tickets: Normal admission prices of £7.95 for adults; £6.15 for concessions and £4.35 for children aged 4 to 16 apply.

Exhibition: The Orchard by Edwina Bridgeman
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: An orchard installation and mixed media works, as well as a chance to get involved.
Dates: Until Sunday 22 June 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.
For more information: See The Orchard exhibition at New Brewery Arts

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in June 2008

Exhibition: The Orchard by Edwina Bridgeman
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: An orchard installation and mixed media works, as well as a chance to get involved.
Dates: Until Sunday 22 June 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.
For more information: See The Orchard exhibition at New Brewery Arts

Exhibition: Bold, Bright & Beautiful
Venue: Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Area: Stroud
On display: Mixed media creations inspired by nature from artist Gail Clarke; watercolours and acrylics inspired by natural beauty by painter Bridget Dedyuhina-Rymell; and modern jewellery from designer Sue Gregor.
Dates: Sunday 11 May to Monday 7 July 2008
Times: Slimbridge Wetland Centre is open daily from 9.30am to 5.30pm.
Tickets: Normal admission prices of £7.95 for adults; £6.15 for concessions and £4.35 for children aged 4 to 16 apply.

Exhibition: Animated Orchard
Venue: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: The work of four local primary schools, who have been involved in an arts project centred on Edwina Bridgeman’s exhibition, The Orchard, in New Brewery Art’s main gallery.
Dates: 5 to 17 June 2008
Times: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Geometry of Fear
Venue: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Area: Cheltenham
On display: A showcase of work from a group of young sculptors who came to prominence in the early 1950s, including Reg Butler, Lynn Chadwick, Bernard Meadows, Kenneth Armitage, John Hoskin, Robert Adams, Elizabeth Frink and Eduardo Paolozzi.
Dates: 7 June to 20 July 2008
Times: Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum is open Monday to Saturday from 10am until 5.20pm.
Tickets: Admission is free, but donations are welcome.

Exhibition: Cirencester Cycle of Plays
Venue: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: This exhibition features artwork produced by children from seven Cirencester primary schools to accompany a cycle of specially written medieval mystery-style plays
Dates: 20 to 27 June 2008
Times: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Mundane Objects
Venue: 6HQ Photographic Gallery
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A photographic exhibition of everyday objects that we look at but often don’t see.
Dates: Saturday 21 June to Thursday 31 July 2008
Times: Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 5pm
Tickets: Admission is free.

Exhibition: Landscape Escape
Venue: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: The work by professional painters whose work is inspired the Cotswold landscape, including artists such as Sue Rae, David Thistlethwaite, Anthony Hodge, Carolyn White and Nicola Bewry.
Dates: From 28 June to 30 July, except Tuesday 8 July.
Times: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Roaming Trolley
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: Urban abstract paintings of random journeys taken in London by day and night; recording sights and stories by Dawn Dupree.
Dates: 29 June to 3 August 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in July 2008

Exhibition: Bold, Bright & Beautiful
Venue: Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Area: Stroud
On display: Mixed media creations inspired by nature from artist Gail Clarke; watercolours and acrylics inspired by natural beauty by painter Bridget Dedyuhina-Rymell; and modern jewellery from designer Sue Gregor.
Dates: Sunday 11 May to Monday 7 July 2008
Times: Slimbridge Wetland Centre is open daily from 9.30am to 5.30pm.
Tickets: Normal admission prices of £7.95 for adults; £6.15 for concessions and £4.35 for children aged 4 to 16 apply.

Exhibition: Landscape Escape
Venue: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: The work by professional painters whose work is inspired the Cotswold landscape, including artists such as Sue Rae, David Thistlethwaite, Anthony Hodge, Carolyn White and Nicola Bewry.
Dates: From 28 June to 30 July, except Tuesday 8 July.
Times: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Roaming Trolley
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: Urban abstract paintings of random journeys taken in London by day and night; recording sights and stories by Dawn Dupree.
Dates: 29 June to 3 August 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Sharmanka Traveling Circus by Eduard Bersudsky
Venue: Gloucester City Museum & Art Gallery
Area: Gloucester
On display: Mysterious, and darkly humorous, Eduard Bersudsky’s kinetic sculptures present an eerily magical theatrical performance. Marvel at the mechanics and the fantastical array of intricately carved wooden creatures, bears, birds, bell-ringers, monkeys, rats and elephants, who narrate stories both comic and tragic.
Dates: Saturday 12 July to Saturday 6 September 2008
Times: Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
Tickets: Admission is free.

Exhibition: Paintings by Shirley Brocklehurst, Jenny Higgins, Caroline Hope, Chris Slade and Antje Smith
Venue: The Gardens Gallery
Area: Cheltenham
On display: A mixture of media including oil, acrylic and watercolour, taking in subject matter, landscapes, animals, figures and portraits. The five artists explore tone and colour in their work on display in this exhibition.
Dates: Thursday 17 to Tuesday 22 July 2008
Times: 10am to 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free.

Exhibition: Mundane Objects
Venue: 6HQ Photographic Gallery
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A photographic exhibition of everyday objects that we look at but often don’t see.
Dates: Saturday 21 June to Thursday 31 July 2008
Times: Tuesday to Saturday 11am to 5pm
Tickets: Admission is free.

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in August 2008

Exhibition: Same Difference
Venue: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A selection of work from Brighton-educated artists, including painting, drawing and film, in the show co-curated by Mike Firbank, including works by Ella Van Breeda, Emelye Perry, Mike Firbank, Crimson Boner, Jade Hughes and more.
Dates: From 2 August to 6 September 2008, except Tuesday 5 August 2008.
Times: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Roaming Trolley
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: Urban abstract paintings of random journeys taken in London by day and night; recording sights and stories by Dawn Dupree.
Dates: From 29 June to 3 August 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Danish Developments – The rise of contemporary Danish Studio Ceramics
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A rare chance to see a broad range of the ‘crème de la crème’ of Danish ceramics, including work by ceramicists Bodil Manz, Jane Reumert, Inger Rokkjaer, Aase Haurgaard and Hans Vangsoe.
Dates: From 9 August to 21 September 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: A Northern Voice – Tapestry by Joan Baxter
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: Landscapes and nature from Scottish artist Joan Baker in the traditional medium of woven tapestry.
Dates: From 9 August to 21 September 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in September 2008

Exhibition: Same Difference
Venue: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A selection of work from Brighton-educated artists, including painting, drawing and film, in the show co-curated by Mike Firbank, including works by Ella Van Breeda, Emelye Perry, Mike Firbank, Crimson Boner, Jade Hughes and more.
Dates: From 2 August to 6 September 2008, except Tuesday 5 August 2008.
Times: The Theatre Space at New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: Danish Developments – The rise of contemporary Danish Studio Ceramics
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A rare chance to see a broad range of the ‘crème de la crème’ of Danish ceramics, including work by ceramicists Bodil Manz, Jane Reumert, Inger Rokkjaer, Aase Haurgaard and Hans Vangsoe.
Dates: From 9 August to 21 September 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

Exhibition: A Northern Voice – Tapestry by Joan Baxter
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: Landscapes and nature from Scottish artist Joan Baker in the traditional medium of woven tapestry.
Dates: From 9 August to 21 September 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5.30pm, and Sunday from 10am until 4pm.
Tickets: Admission is free of charge. For more information contact New Brewery Arts on (01285) 657181.

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