Art on Friday is a group of local artists based at The Plough who meet twice a month in The Gallery and exhibit annually on the Artists’ Wall. Don’t miss this opportunity to buy an original piece of art, at an affordable price. The exhibition will be open Tues - Sat 10am - 4pm
For further info. Tel: Hazel Montgomerie – 01805 623757.more
The annual Plough Christmas Craft Fair in the main gallery is back! Opening at 10 and running through until 8 everyday except Sundays and Mondays we'll be presenting a facinating cross section of local craft. There will always be some makers in the gallery to answer questions and have a chat. We are also holding a three day extension to the craft fair in the auditorium on Thursday 09, Friday 10 and Saturday morning. A special event with extra work and surprise guests.more
This show has been timed to co-incide with COP 26. Emily Haworth-Booth is an award-winning author, illustrator and educator who teaches at the Royal Drawing School in London, England. Her short comics have previously appeared in print in the Observer and Vogue. Along with her sister, Alice Haworth-Booth, she is an activist with Extinction Rebellion. Alice won the 2020 Brick Lane Bookshop Short story Prize last year. They have recently published "Protest!: How people have come together to change the world" a history of peaceful protests from around the world – from 1170 BCE to the... more
An exploration of expression through floral art, looking at how colour, composition and light creates a sense of theatre and emotion. This series of paintings travels between expressionist and objective representations of flowers and trees.more
Helyne Jennings – Trevor Jennings – Elise Jennings
A Mixed Media Show 2021
This is the first time the family trio of artists have exhibited their diverse range of work together. Veterans of national and international exhibitions and commissions, Helyne, mixed media and textile artist, and Trevor Jennings, metal sculptor, will feature work spanning from the RCA in the 80’s to recently completed pieces. Their daughter Elise, creating work from recycled materials and with a love of textiles, will feature her vibrant range of jewellery and multi coloured felt vessels.
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In January we were aiming to show Portraits of Torrington by Shan Miller which had to be postponed from October. Now we can finally go ahead.
20 years ago Shan Miller painted a series of portraits of some of Torrington's characters. She has reunited most of them and is also presenting photographs from the original preview over 20 years ago which will bring back memories for many of us.more
The rendered vessels are a fascinating point of entry into the sorts of considerations mentioned earlier - the sculptural, the figurative, the pastoral, the autobiographical, and so on. We see about these forms the unmistakeable depiction of pastoral scenes in which flora, such as woodland or forestry might dominate. Or we see mark-making that carries with it resonances of denser, entangled undergrowth. At all times though, we as viewers are made aware that the paintings contain stories, possibly even secrets, to which we might only have partial access. As
... moreDrawings from nature:
Jacob has a daily practice of drawing in the fields which aid his work as a painter.
"Drawing demands authenticity, honesty, intimacy and to dream.
Nature, always out of reach, unattainable like a mirage, compels me on."more
