Exhibitions
In this section you can find out about our current and upcoming exhibitions.
Current exhibitions
Open Art and Craft Exhibition 2026
March 18 to June 14 2026.
The Open and Art Craft Exhibition showcases artwork from over 90 artists and makers from across the county. There are over 100 worls in the show in a variety of media and styles.
Come and find out which artist and artwork has won this year's Barracks Trust Prize, the Art Studio Prze and the Belong Prize.
Vote for your favourite work in the exhibition in our People's Prize Competition. The winner will win the £100 Ann and Robert Jones Memorial Prize at the end of the exhibition.
Coming soon....
Joan Miró: Painting and Poetry
June 20 to August 23, 2026.
An exhibition of 26 lithographs created by Joan Miró to illustrate the work of poet Robert Desnos.
One of the twentieth century’s most influential and recognisable artists, Joan Miró’s highly individual style placed him at the forefront of Surrealism and Dadaism.
Primarily known as a painter and sculptor, Miró was also a celebrated and dynamic printmaker. Within this practice the artist produced a remarkable and extensive output of book illustrations, often created for artists, writers and poets associated with the Surrealist movement.
The first prints Miró ever made were illustrations for a book of poems, and literary sources would prove a constant inspiration for the artist. Miró never considered his involvement in these books to be strictly that of an illustrator. He worked from the free expression of what the text suggested to him and embraced the process of finding the image through experiment and accident.
This exhibition brings together lithographic prints created to illustrate the writings of the celebrated French surrealist poet Robert Desnos. The prints are an excellent example of the richness and variety of Miró’s print production as well as his famous experimentation with vivid colours and abstract shapes.
This is a touring exhibition from the Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London
© 2026 Successió Miró / ADAGP, Paris and DACS London.