Exhibitions

Saturday 28 June - Sunday 7 September

This exhibition will present a diverse range of new works of art which will explore the subject of industrial ruins with all their rich strands of allure, fascination, and hidden histories.

The topographical and romantic artists of the 18th and 19th centuries rediscovered dismembered abbeys and the great medieval castles after they had fallen into neglect and dilapidation following the Civil Wars of the 1640s and promoted them as ideal subjects for art. Thus, in emulation of such former masters, contemporary artists will approach industrial ruins from all ages in the same way, for like castles, they have been transformed into popular curiosities and are taken for granted as part of the landscape.

The exhibition includes work from the following artists -

• Katherine Anteney
• Philippa Beale
• Melanie Bellis
• Robert Brooks
• Gill Capewell
• Tim Craven
• Peter Davies
• Alex Egan
• Alex Faulkner
• Paul Finn
• Ros Ford
• Dick Hewitson
• Peter Jarvis
• Juliette Losq
• Fiona McIntyre
• Ian Mood
• Paul Newman
• Olivia Pang
• Rob Pointon
• Micheal Pritchard
• Phil Smith
• Eileen White

The exhibition is open 10am - 5pm Tuesdays to Saturdays and 1.30 - 5pm on Sundays and admission is free.

There is an exhibition programme available to buy for £8 and we also have prints and cards by some of the artists in our shop.