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We're sad to announce that The Plough Arts Centre will be closed from 1 January to 31 March,

and The Plough @ St Anne's in Barnstaple is now also closed until April 2021.

See our press release for full details. 

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Thu 05 Nov 2020 to Sat 19 Dec 2020

Artist's Wall

Online: Mia Stewart-Wilson and Timothy Tennant

This show is included in our film of the shows in the main gallery and the foyer and can be viewed via the "Past, Present and Future" section above or on our facebook page.

You can find a catalogue and price list by clicking on the top left corner of the image.

After studying art at the Byam Shaw in London Mia Stewart-Wilson later went on to live in the Far East.   She studied with Shodo Master, Kôshû Marioka in Japan.  Moving on to Hong Kong and then South Korea she was influenced by many brush painting artists. She has now returned to live permanently in the North Devon... more

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Tue 15 Dec 2020 to Thu 17 Dec 2020

Christmas Crafts Show

Our annual craft fair of local makers will take place in the auditorium and foyer of The Plough from 10am - 8pm over 3 days. Card payments only please.

Among the many and varied makers there will be Ben Luck, Bridgette Anderson, Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin, Chris Leather, Elise Jennings, Ellie Pearce, Emily Clark, Gill Clayton, Grizel Luttman Johnson, Helyne Jennings, Jane Curthoys, Janet Baker, Jeanette Laurence, Joanna Clare Andrews, Jude Keohane, Liz Shakespeare, Lucy... more

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Sat 18 Jan 2020 to Sat 07 Mar 2020

Preview:
Fri 17 Jan 2020, 6pm

Michael Fairfax and Naomi Hannam

 
Michael Fairfax: I was brought up in a thatched cottage in the woods, trees have been my life blood throughout my career as a sculptor which spans 40 years.  I work predominantly with wood, in many guises from woodcarving to working the live wood, and creating sound sculptures by attaching strings to trees... more
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Sat 18 Jan 2020 to Sat 07 Mar 2020

Preview:
Fri 17 Jan 2020, 6pm

Four Hugs Wide

Harry Borden and Mireille Thornton

Four Hugs Wide is a project to explore and portray our relationships with the arboreal through encounters with people who love, live and... more
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Wed 27 Nov 2019 to Sun 22 Dec 2019

Preview:
Wed 27 Nov 2019, 7pm

Artist's Wall

Nicky Montagu

Nicky Montagu is a printmaker living in North Devon whose art combines collagraph, dry point & etching. Her work is inspired by the memory of observations made while living on the tidal estuary. It’s pared down simplicity coming out of the solitude of viewing the landscape. She focusses on elements within the landscape and evokes a meditative sense within her work. This could be the changing tide, reflections in the water, the transient states of fading light or the patterns observed in stones or ripples in the water. Her current work reflects the widespread anxiety and concern for our... more

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Wed 23 Oct 2019 to Sat 23 Nov 2019

Preview:
Wed 23 Oct 2019, 6pm

Artist's Wall

Timothy Tennant

This series of paintings charts the origins of North Devon's two largest rivers from moorland and Cornish border to where they both reach the sea at Bideford Bay. They are a celebration and exploration of water and wilderness as well as where humans interact with our natural environment.more

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Sat 05 Oct 2019 to Fri 22 Nov 2019

Preview:
Fri 04 Oct 2019, 6pm

Roger Davies

Roger Davies has been working as a sign writer all over England, although particularly in and around Great Torrington since the late 1950’s – and is still producing wonderful hand-painted signs for the town. This show will include examples of his craftsmanship as well as photographs from the past.  Roger will be giving a demonstration of his craft in the gallery from 10am - 1pm on  Saturday October 12th and 26th.

 

photograph: Paul Seedmore

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Sat 21 Sep 2019 to Sat 19 Oct 2019

Artist's Wall

Al Brown

Al Brown studied art in the 70s at Bideford Art College/North Devon College, went on to Cornwall College of Art and has used the skills he aquired there in many varied jobs ever since.
He is inspired by the  North Devon coastline and Exmoor National Park. 

I take particular attention to wind swept trees, reflective wet sands and storm laden skies.  I try to emphasise... more

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Sat 10 Aug 2019 to Sat 28 Sep 2019

Preview:
Fri 09 Aug 2019, 6pm

Springfield Pottery

Philip and Frannie Leach

After running Springfield Pottery in Hartland for 40 years Philip and Frannie Leach are closing down and moving on. This show looks back at their work from the 80's to the present, tells their story and examines their influences (particularly the relationship with the North Devon ceramic tradition)... more

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Sat 10 Aug 2019 to Sat 14 Sep 2019

Artist's Wall

Stephen and Rachel Perham

Stephen and Rachel Perham are brother and sister. Stephen will be showing a collection of illustrations about his life as the Harbour Master of Clovelly. His sister also depicts Clovelly people and follows her Mother's tradition of painting on pebbles.more

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