Gloucestershire art exhibition guide

Gloucestershire art galleries play host to an array of art exhibitions from talented local artists and visiting exhibitors alike. Find out more with SoGlos.com's Gloucestershire art exhibition guide 2008 and 2009.

Whether you’re a modern art aficionado or a connoisseur of the classics, there is bound to be an art exhibition to entice you in Gloucestershire’s vibrant art galleries.

SoGlos.com’s guide to the latest art exhibitions in Gloucestershire art galleries, including art exhibitions in Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury, and the Forest of Dean, is frequently updated, so be sure to be a regular visitor.

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in December 2008

Event: Inspired by Nature art exhibition
Venue: Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Area: Stroud
Dates: Sunday 9 November 2008 to Monday 5 January 2009
Times: Slimbridge Wetland Centre is open from 9.30am to 5pm daily
Tickets: Normal admission prices of £7.95 for adults, £6.15 for concessions and £4.35 for children applies, with free access to the art exhibition for all visitors. See wwt.org.uk, email info.slimbridge@wwt.org.uk or call (01453) 891900 for more information.
For more information: See Inspired by Nature at Slimbridge

Exhibition: British Contemporary Crafts – Flower Power
Venue: Nature in Art
Area: Gloucester
On display: A selling exhibition of glass, ceramics, textiles, wood, metal, mixed media and original prints, all on the theme of flowers.
Dates: Tuesday 11 November to Sunday 21 December 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.
For more information: Visit nature-in-art.org.uk

Exhibition: Winter’s Tales
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: An exploration of stories and narratives as expressed through objects, including textile hangings, stained glass, ceramics, sculpture, jewellery and furniture from artists at New Brewery Arts.
Dates: Saturday 8 November to Saturday 3 January 2009 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open daily, from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays
Tickets: Admission to the exhibition is free of charge.

Exhibition: Wetpaint Gallery’s Christmas Show
Venue: Wetpaint Gallery
Area: Cotswolds
On display: A festive selling exhibition of work from renowned artists including Sir Peter Blake, Vanessa Bowman, John D Edwards, Mary Fedden, Laurel Keeley, Anita Klein, John Piper, Brenda Hartill, and Robin Welsh.
Dates: Thursday 27 November to Saturday 20 December 2008
Times: Wetpaint Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
Tickets: Admission is free, for more information contact the Wetpaint Gallery on (01285) 644990.

Event: The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen’s Star light, Star bright exhibition
Venue: The Guild Gallery
Area: Stroud
Dates: From Saturday 29 November 2008 to Saturday 3 January 2009
Times: Open Tuesdays to Saturdays between 10am and 5pm, and the Sundays before Christmas
Tickets: Entrance to the exhibition is free. Call the Guild Gallery on (01452) 814745 for more information.
For more information: See Star light Star bright at the Guild Gallery

Event: Forest Sculptures Exhibition
Venue: Dean Heritage Centre
Area: Forest of Dean
Dates: From Saturday 6 December to Saturday 14 February 2009
Times: Daily from 10am to 4pm
Tickets: Admission to Dean Heritage Centre costs £4.90 for adults, £2.50 for children, £4.20 for concessions and £14 for families – valid for two adults and four children. Call (01594) 822170 for more information.
For more information: See Forest Sculptures Exhibition.

Exhibition: Under a Ton
Venue: The Gardens Gallery
Area: Cheltenham
On display: Contemporary art for under £100 by three local artists; Carolyn Galloway, Penny Payne and Janie Ranger – including a range of quirky drawings and paintings.
Dates: Thursday 11 to Tuesday 16 December 2008
Times: Daily from 10am to 5pm, with a late opening on Thursday 11 December 2008 until 9pm
Tickets: Admission to the exhibition is free of charge.

Exhibition: Pre-Impress 09
Venue: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Area: Cheltenham
On display: Twenty artists from the Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative will present a range of new and innovative work, organised as a preview to the ImPress Printmaking Festival coming to Stroud in March 2009. Expect to see screenprints, monoprints, etchings, woodcuts and artists’ books at the group show.
Dates: From Saturday 13 December 2008 to Sunday 15 February 2009
Times: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum is open 10am until 5pm daily
Tickets: Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
For more information: Visit cheltenhammuseum.org.uk or phone Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum on (01242) 237431.

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in January 2009

Exhibition: Winter’s Tales
Venue: New Brewery Arts
Area: Cotswolds
On display: An exploration of stories and narratives as expressed through objects, including textile hangings, stained glass, ceramics, sculpture, jewellery and furniture from artists at New Brewery Arts.
Dates: Saturday 8 November to Saturday 3 January 2009 2008
Times: New Brewery Arts is open daily, from 9am to 5pm Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 4pm on Sundays
Tickets: Admission to the exhibition is free of charge.

Event: The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen’s Star light, Star bright exhibition
Venue: The Guild Gallery
Area: Stroud
Dates: From Saturday 29 November 2008 to Saturday 3 January 2009
Times: Open Tuesdays to Saturdays between 10am and 5pm, and the Sundays before Christmas
Tickets: Entrance to the exhibition is free. Call the Guild Gallery on (01452) 814745 for more information.
For more information: See Star light Star bright at the Guild Gallery

Event: Inspired by Nature art exhibition
Venue: Slimbridge Wetland Centre
Area: Stroud
Dates: Sunday 9 November 2008 to Monday 5 January 2009
Times: Slimbridge Wetland Centre is open from 9.30am to 5pm daily
Tickets: Normal admission prices of £7.95 for adults, £6.15 for concessions and £4.35 for children applies, with free access to the art exhibition for all visitors. See wwt.org.uk, email info.slimbridge@wwt.org.uk or call (01453) 891900 for more information.
For more information: See Inspired by Nature at Slimbridge

Event: Forest Sculptures Exhibition
Venue: Dean Heritage Centre
Area: Forest of Dean
Dates: From Saturday 6 December to Saturday 14 February 2009
Times: Daily from 10am to 4pm
Tickets: Admission to Dean Heritage Centre costs £4.90 for adults, £2.50 for children, £4.20 for concessions and £14 for families – valid for two adults and four children. Call (01594) 822170 for more information.
For more information: See Forest Sculptures Exhibition.

Exhibition: Pre-Impress 09
Venue: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Area: Cheltenham
On display: Twenty artists from the Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative will present a range of new and innovative work, organised as a preview to the ImPress Printmaking Festival coming to Stroud in March 2009. Expect to see screenprints, monoprints, etchings, woodcuts and artists’ books at the group show.
Dates: From Saturday 13 December 2008 to Sunday 15 February 2009
Times: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum is open 10am until 5pm daily
Tickets: Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
For more information: Visit cheltenhammuseum.org.uk or phone Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum on (01242) 237431.

Gloucestershire art exhibitions in February 2009

Event: Forest Sculptures Exhibition
Venue: Dean Heritage Centre
Area: Forest of Dean
Dates: From Saturday 6 December to Saturday 14 February 2009
Times: Daily from 10am to 4pm
Tickets: Admission to Dean Heritage Centre costs £4.90 for adults, £2.50 for children, £4.20 for concessions and £14 for families – valid for two adults and four children. Call (01594) 822170 for more information.
For more information: See Forest Sculptures Exhibition.

Exhibition: Pre-Impress 09
Venue: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum
Area: Cheltenham
On display: Twenty artists from the Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative will present a range of new and innovative work, organised as a preview to the ImPress Printmaking Festival coming to Stroud in March 2009. Expect to see screenprints, monoprints, etchings, woodcuts and artists’ books at the group show.
Dates: From Saturday 13 December 2008 to Sunday 15 February 2009
Times: Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum is open 10am until 5pm daily
Tickets: Admission is free, but donations are welcome.
For more information: Visit cheltenhammuseum.org.uk or phone Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum on (01242) 237431.

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