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Art
by Broadsheep
Celf O Gwmpas, Centre Celf, Tremont Rd, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5EB 01597 822777 Until 9 April ‘The Long and Winding Road’. AMANDA WELLS. 16 April - 28 May Celf Able: ArtAbility. Open Mon-Thurs 9am-1pm. Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells LD2 3SY www.wonderwoolwales.co.uk 25 & 26 April Wonderwool Wales 2020. Annual extravaganza that celebrates all that’s great about wool and natural fibres. More than 200 stalls, woolschool workshops, with topics from knitting, spinning and weaving to needle felting. Plus exhibitions, daily demonstrations and have-a-go sessions and the entertaining Sheepwalk. Open Sat 10am-5.30pm, Sun 10am-4.30pm, day ticket £10, weekend ticket £18, under 16s free. The School House Gallery, The Bleddfa Centre, near Knighton, LD7 1PA 01547 550377 11 April - 31 May ‘Consequences’. A collection of recent work by YVONNE CROSSLEY RWA - mixed media works incorporating drawing, painting and print. Open Fri-Sun, plus Bank Holiday Mondays, 11am-5pm. POSTPONED. Rhayader Museum & Gallery, CARAD, East St, Rhayader, LD6 5ER 01597 810561 Opens 7 April Tourist Information Centre. Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sats 10am-12pm. Ardent Gallery, 46 High Street, Brecon 01874 623333 16 April - 8 May Open Art Exhibition 2020. A diverse exhibition by a wide variety of artists as the result of an open call. Painting, drawing, mixed media work, sculpture and more. Open Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm, Sat 9am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-4pm. The Table, 43 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye 01497 822802 www.thetablehay.com Until 11 April PETER STILWELL - new drawings. 18 April - 9 May CHARLES MacCARTHY & DANIEL MacCARTHY. Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Court Cupboard Gallery, New Court Farm, Llantillio Pertholey, Abergavenny NP7 8AU 01873 852011 April ‘A Moment in Wire’. SUSAN BAIN - wire sculptures. VANESSA RHEAD - local paintings and buildings. Mid Wales Arts Centre, Caersws, Near Newtown 01686 688369 10 - 12 May Easter Egg Hunt in the Children’s Sculpture Trail, £2 per child. Until 24 May ‘A Retrospective’. ANGELA THORPE - limited edition lithographs. OWEN THORPE - ceramics. Until 24 May FIESTY FELTERS - spring exhibition. Open Thurs-Sun, 11am-4pm. Minerva Arts Centre, Hight Street, Llanidloes 01686 413467 4 - 19 April ‘20:20 Vision’. WELSH HERITAGE QUILTERS. 2 - 30 May ‘Walking with Minerva’ showcasing the Turning Point Art Textiles Group and Hilary Beattie’s students exhibiting their work, ‘Personal Views’. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4.30pm, Sun 10.30am-3.30pm. The Hay Makers, St John’s Place, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5BN 01497 820556 Until 9 May New work by the Hay Makers. Visiting artists EMILY HEDGES - textiles. NICK & GABI WARD - ceramics. JO BOSLEY - ceramics. HOLLY BELSHER - jewellery. Open Mon-Sat 10.30am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm. Art by Osian (Celf gan Osian), 3 Short Bridge St, Llanidloes SY18 6AD 07484 763507 www.osiangwent.com Open all year ‘Art by Osian’. OSIAN GWENT. A working studio and gallery of contemporary, modern and expressive art by Welsh artist. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Courtyard Antiques, London House, High St, Presteigne, LD8 2BA 07974 356128 outside normal hours. April Antique pottery, country furniture and art. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Wyeside Theatre, Builth Wells 01982 552555 8 April - 30 June ‘A Brush with Nature’. SEAN MILNE - wildlife illustrations, a variety of prints and original paintings. Open theatre times. Erwood Station Gallery, Llandeilo Graban, Builth Wells, LD2 3SJ 01982 560674 April A constantly changing mix of materials and styles occupying over 2000 square feet. Complimented by paintings and sculpture, plus seasonal exhibitions. Open 10.30am-4.30pm. Knighton Fine Art, 2 Broad Street, Knighton 01547 528052 www.knightonfineart.co.uk knightonfineart@btinternet.com April ‘Spring, the Sweet Spring’. Flora and fauna from ANTHONY COLLIER, MARTIN DUTTON, RUTH KIRKBY, KATH HOBBY, SARA PHILPOTT, JOHN HALL THORPE, DAVID WEIGHT & BRONTË WOODRUFF. Over 450 different greeting cards in stock. Open Wed-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Lion Street Gallery, 6 Lion St, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AA 01497 822900 April Showcasing some of the very best artists from Wales and the Borders. Open 10.30am-5pm daily except Tues, Sun 11.30am-4pm. Found Gallery, 1 Bulwark, Brecon LD3 7LB 07736 062849 www.foundgallery.co.uk Until 19 April ‘Found in the Towns and Hills’. MICHAEL HOWARD - rural scenes in oils. With artist ROGER REESE, NICK MEMBREY - pottery. Plus collaboration between TIM RAWLINS - bronze sculpture and MATT DAY - photographs. Two talks will also take place by Roger Reese and Tim Rowlins. 22 April - 17 May ‘A Local Story - Let it be Hushed’ Exhibition and events to coincide with the 75th anniversary events for VE Day. DEB GILLINHAM - artist and the poetry of a young WWII RAF pilot. JOHN TURNOCK - paintings reflecting the poignancy of war memorials. ‘Resistance Revisited’, RICHARD GREATREX - photographs. JASON BRAHAM - salt glazed stoneware. Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Museum of Modern Art, Tabernacle, Heol Penrallt, Machynlleth SY20 8AJ 01654 703355 info@moma.machynlleth.org.uk Until 9 May ‘Being There’. DAVID WOODFORD R.C.A. Until 9 May ‘From Dawn to Dusk’. CHRISTOPHER MIKE - land and seascapes. Until 6 June ‘Migration and British Art’. Refuge and Renewal. Until 6 June ‘Welsh Emergency Blanket’. DANIEL TRIVEDY. Open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Tower House Gallery, 29 High St, Knighton LD7 1AT 01547 529530 April ‘Baubles and Bangles’! Open Wed-Sat 10am-4.30pm.
Tottie Aarvold, Apple Store Gallery, Hereford
Sharon Griffin, Twenty Twenty Gallery, Ludlow
Philippa J Anderson, Greenstage Gallery, Bishop’s Frome
Sean Milne, Wyeside, Builth Wells
The Workhouse Studio, Presteigne Industrial Estate 01544 267864 April Rare antique carpets and kilims. Plus locally made pottery, art materials, textiles, haberdashery, jewellery, cards and gifts. Cafe. Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Sidney Nolan Trust, The Rodd, Presteigne LD8 2LL 01544 260149 4 April - 10 May ‘Stone Moon’. A new collaboration between UK poet FIONA SAMSON and printmaker ALISON GRANT. 4 April - 10 May ‘Quantel Paintbox’. Inaugural Nolan exhibition of 2020. Examples of works by SIR SIDNEY NOLAN created using the Paintbox. 16 May - 12 July ‘Landlines’. Wilderness Art Collective. Showcasing artists working in or with the landscape. Open Wed-Fri 11am-4pm, Sat, Sun, Bank Holidays 12pm-4pm. Closed Mon/Tues. Adults £6, gift aid £6.60, concessions £5, £5.50 gift aid, F/T students £5, under 16s free. Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon, Canal Wharf, Brecon 01874 611622 Until 6 May CAMERON MORGAN - ceramics and paintings. Open theatre times. Cheese & Butter Market, Hay-on-Wye 07866 843538 Every Fri & Sat Flea & Vintage Market. Vintage clothing, bric a brac, antiques and jewellery. Open 9am-5pm. The Art Shop, Cross St, Abergavenny NP7 5EH 01873 852690 Until 11 April ‘The Printmakers’. Diverse print techniques on show by a selection of gallery artists. Open Tues-Sat 9.15am-5pm.
HEREFORDSHIRE The Forum, 18 Market Square, Tenbury Wells WR15 8EA 01584 810085 www.georginafranklin.co.uk April GEORGINA FRANKLIN - jewellery. Individual contemporary design. Commissions undertaken. Market Hall, Kington 07867 483135 3rd Saturday in April Quality work by local makers. Kington Market Hall, 9.30am – 3pm. Plus KLEEN Repair Café on site. Contact AKCrafts@gmx. com Hereford Museum & Art Gallery, Broad St, Hereford 01432 383383 4 April - 20 June ‘Ice Age Herefordshire’. Massive mammoth, bones and stones, Ice Age ponds and caves. Explore the Ice Age through the science lab, cave painting, creating a baby mammoth and more. Tues-Sat 10am-4pm.
Made in the Marches Gallery, 12 Church St, Kington, HR5 3AZ 07544 368547 www.madeinthemarches.com 3 - 5 April ‘Yn Dod i’r Olwg’. Curated by Dave Mullin. Emerging and established makers from the Anglo-Welsh borderland. April ‘Homegrown’. PAUL BAINES - willow. ROSAMUND BLACK - jewellery. GILL DAVIES & DEE MILLS - alpaca knits. REBECCA FINNEY, JANE KEAY - paintings. NANCY FROST, DAVE MULLIN - pottery. CELIA KIBBLEWHITE - lampshades. MALCOLM MELLEN - stone. GINNETTE NEWMAN - paper. HELEN SMITH & ALYS WALL - textiles and leather. Plus cards, gifts and art materials. 2 & 3 May A venue for the Marches Makers Festival Live. Open Tues–Sat, 10am-5pm. Wobage Makers Gallery, Upton Bishop, Ross on Wye HR9 7QP 01989 780495 April LYDE HOARE of Wild Wicker - baskets. PATIA DAVIS, SHEILA HERRING, CLARE & ANDREW McGARVA, JEREMY STEWARD - ceramics. PETRA STWARD - ceramics and prints. BEN CASSON - furniture and treen. NINA McGARVA - glass sculpture and glass jewellery. CLAIR HODGSON - jewellery. LUCY CASSON - sculpture. Open Thurs-Sat 10am-5pm. Berrington Hall, near Leominster HR6 0DW www.meadowarts.org Until 10 May ‘Skin Deep’. OLIVER JONES - contemporary art with large-scale pastel drawings, touching on issues of self-obsession and self-esteem. Open 11am-5pm, usual National Trust admission charges apply. Artistree, Above the Heritage Centre, Church Lane, Ledbury www.artistreegallery.org April ARTISTREE, co-operative of local artists, paintings, sculpture, furniture, photographs, ceramics, glass, textile and encaustic work. Wed-Sun 10.30am-4.30pm. Hereford College of Arts, Folly Lane, Hereford HR1 1EB 01432 273359 28 April Degree Level: Artist Blacksmithing, open event, 10.30am. 30 April Degree Level: Top-up open event, 2-7pm. 6 May & 6 June Degree Level open event, 10am. 7 May MA Level open event, 7pm. Open Mon-Fri 10am-4pm. Blue Ginger Gallery, Cradley, WR13 5NW 01886 880240 www.blue-ginger.com Until 31 May ‘Jungle’. A selling exhibition of new work. TAMSIN ABBOTT, JULIA MANNING, HANNAH WILLOW, CLARE DE LA TORRE, NIGEL LAMBERT, JO VERITY, CLAUDIA PETLEY & PAUL SHEPHERD, ELEANOR BARTLEMAN, ELLY MENTAL, KATHLEEN MURPHY, RACHEL LARKINS, JO DEWAR, HENRIETTA CORBETT, SARAH BROOKER, PRATIMA KRAMER, MICHAELA McMILLAN, KAT CHRISTOU, CAREY MOON, JEANNE JACKSON. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm. Mappa Mundi & Chained Library, Hereford Cathedral 01432 374210 Until 27 Jun ‘Saints in the Making’ exhibition. Through books, documents and objects from the cathedral’s historic collections. Open Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. The Basement, 18 Gloucester Rd, Ross-onWye HR9 5BU email gabydevitt@live.com April Beautiful handwoven lampshades, fabrics, pottery, willow baskets and glass. Also a range of eclectic lighting. Open Wed-Sat 9.30am-4pm. Libraries: Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye, Kington & Leominster www.herefordshirelifethroughalens. org.uk Until 6 April ‘The Photos’. Exhibition of photographs from the Derek Evans Studio archive, 1940s-1970s. At Ledbury & Ross Library. 9 - 18 April ‘The Photos’. (As above). At Kington & Leominster Library.
Greenstage Gallery, Hop Pocket, Bishop’s Frome WR6 5BT 01885 490839 www.greenstagegallery.co.uk 4 April - 10 May Easter exhibition. Featuring the works of PHILIPPA JA NADERSON & VERONICA HUDSON. Tues-Sun 10.30am-5.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm or by appointment. South Chapel, All Saint’s Church, Hereford 01432 370414 Until 4 April GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFTS SOCIETY. 14 - 18 April ‘Love Zimbabwe’. Fairtrade arts, crafts and charity information. 20 - 25 April GOLDEN VALLEY CRAFT SOCIETY. 27 April - 4 May SIAN THOMAS - stained glass. 4 - 9 May ‘Love Zimbabwe’. Fairtrade arts, crafts and charity information. Open Mon-Sat 9.30am-5.30pm. Gallery 54, 54 High St, Ross-on-Wye 01989 567917 April New work by RACHEL SUDWORTH & STUART ELLIS plus gallery artists. Thurs-Sat 10am-4pm. Lion Gallery, Broad St, Leominster 01568 611898 April Sculpture, mixed media, woodblock printmaking and textile printmaking. Alongside contemporary ceramics, paintings, jewellery, prints. Mon-Sat 10am-5pm. Herefordshire Archive & Records Centre, Fir Tree Lane, Hereford HR2 6LA 01432 260750 Until 17 April ‘Herefordshire Life Through a Lens: The Photos’. A multi-venue exhibition of photographs from the Derek Evans Studio archive 1940s-1970s. Press cuttings and prints. Open Mon-Fri & 2nd Sat of the month 9am-5pm. Upstairs, Market House, Ross-on-Wye 01989 769398 www.madeinross.co.uk April A selection of local arts and crafts at affordable prices. Open daily 10am-4pm. Mike Gell, Contemporary British Jewellery, 3 East Street, Hereford. 01432 278226 Jewellery, silverware and studio glass by more than 70 designers. Open Mon - Sat,10am - 5pm. The Courtyard, Hereford 01432 340555 4 - 25 April ‘Eclectic’. CHRIS CURSONS DipAD BA Hons (1st class) MA RCA - paintings and sculptures. Open theatre times. Tobias James Art & Framing Gallery, St Owen St, Hereford 07760 316959 April Works by local and national artists. Apple Store Gallery, Unit 1, Rockfield Road, Hereford, HR1 2UA 01432 263937 Until 18 April ‘New Futures’. Framework Herefordshire members and friends. Open Wed-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm. Framing available. Cheltenham Racecourse www.greenstagegallery.co.uk 23 - 26 April Fresh Art Fair. Featuring works of DOUG EATON, JULI-ANNE COWARD, ROB RITCHIE, BETH RICHARDSON, IAN COOK RI RSW, JO LUCAS, SALLY STAFFORD, PETER SHARMAN, ROB VAN HOEK, PETER KOTKA, PAUL POWIS & PIERRE WILLIAMS. Weavers Gallery, Church Lane, Ledbury 07881 926661 10 - 19 April Easter Exhibition. New work from ANGIE HUGHES - embroidery. CHERYL DAVIES - pastels and line drawings. ANNELIESE APPLEBY - linocuts. CLAIRE BILLINGSLEY - ceramics. CAROLINE OWEN-THOMAS - calligraphy. DAVID ENGLAND - stonecarving. STEPHEN BUCK - pewter and clocks. 10.30am-4.30pm. 27 April - 2 May ‘Discoveries’. MIDLANDS TEXTILES FORUM. Meet the artists each day. Open 11am-4pm. Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge 01544 388842 www.oldchapelgallery.co.uk Until 30 April ‘Earthly Delights’. Spring exhibition. A selling exhibition featuring new work: JANE WINTON - folk art. JEMIMA JAMESON - painted wood. TAMSIN ABBOTT - stained glass. HANNAH WILLOW - silver jewellery. MARTIN EVERSON DAVIS - pit fired burnished pots. STUART AKROYD - studio glass. KATHIE BARRS - textiles. RACHAEL BLAKEWAY - mixed media Up Cycled. From 3 May and throughout the year ‘Long Shadows’. An ever changing collection of unique sculptures for your outdoor space in a variety of media. Open 11am-5pm, Creates Gallery, 15 Church St, Monmouth NP25 3BX 07535 160712 www.createsgallery.com Until 2 May ‘Spring exhibition’. Fine art, ceramics, glass, sculpture and jewellery by Master Jeweller, PAUL HATTON. Open Tues-Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Creates Gallery Coffee Shop & B&B, 7 Church St, Monmouth NP25 3BX 07535 160712 www.createsgallery.com Until 9 May ‘First Showcase’. Fine art, ceramics, glass, sculpture, photographs, textiles and jewellery. Open daily for breakfast and lunch. Tues-Fri 10am-3pm, Sat 10am-4pm. Sun 11am-4pm. Tues by appointment.
SHROPSHIRE Shropshire Hills Discovery Centre, Craven Arms 01588 676060 Until 21 April MATT JENNESON - landscapes. KIRSTY GIBBS - local landscapes and flora. 10am-5pm. Bishop’s Castle Town Hall 01588 630023 Until 4 April VICTORIA HEATH - exhibition of work. 4 April Flea Market, 9am-4pm. 11 April - 9 May MARK ZENICK. 2 May Antiques and Flea market, 9am-4pm. 23 May Craft Fair, two floors filled with crafts by local artisans. 10am-4pm. 16 May - 11 June PENNY TIMMIS. The Artists’ Gallery, Ludlow Farm (formerly Ludlow Food Centre), Bromfield, Ludlow SY8 2JR 07974 652866 Until end April Unique pop-up art gallery featuring PRISCILLA HANN - bronze sculptures. DANIELLE FLOWERS - contemporary turned home decor and accessories utilizing native timber. MEGAN EVANS - collagraph prints. JAN JAY - printed textiles and framed prints. PIP JONES - watercolours and mixed media. SARAH BILLINGHAM - earthenware and decorated pots. KIM DAVIS - wood vessels and objects. SHELLY PERKINS - wildlife digital prints. 10 - 13 April ‘Easter Event’. Open daily 10am-5pm. Facebook - The Artists’ Gallery. Gallery 3, The Gateway, Chester St, Shrewsbury SY1 1NB Until 10 April PIP JONES. Open Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm. Aardvark Books, The Bookery, Manor Farm, Brampton Bryan, near Bucknell SY7 0DH 01547 530744 www.aardvark-books.com From 10 April ‘Revolution: Resistance!’ exhibition ONLINE ONLY. Due to public health emergency, please check website or social media to confirm opening times. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm.