What’s On

19:00 Doors

19:30pm Finger Buffet

Talk starts around 20:10

Debbie is Chair of the Gloucestershire Society of Botanical Illustration. From early cave paintings, ancient Egyptians, Medieval Monks, right up to the present day, plants have been depicted in one form or another. With potted histories of some of the most famous artists, this talk will take you from those earliest days through the age of discovery when Botanical Illustration was at its peak. Today Botanical Art is currently undergoing a renaissance with more and more people practicing and appreciating this fascinating art form.

An evening for all.

£10 per person

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Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month we host a two-day Mini Craft Market in the Education Centre, where five to ten crafters sell their unique handmade crafts.

Including but not limited to –  nature crafts – paper crafts – woodwork – paintings – crochet/knitting –  weaving – decoupage – cards – glass – silk painting – textile bags

• 10am – 4pm
• Education Centre
• Free to enter

FULLY BOOKED

Please email us to go on the waiting list. If there is enough interest, we may repeat the talk on another date.

19:00 Doors

19:30pm Finger Buffet

Talk starts around 20:10

Artist Elizabeth Gray, who had a long association with Nature in Art, and who also used the name Ben Venuto, died in 2022. We have been given access to her studio and will be assembling an exhibition highlighting the unique diversity of her output from April 18th – May 21st. Come and hear some extra insights into her work and inspirations that led to her enthusiasm for so many different styles and media, from painting, printmaking and decoupage to books, ceramics, drawings and more.

A really fascinating and uplifting evening.

Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month we host a two-day Mini Craft Market in the Education Centre, where five to ten crafters sell their unique handmade crafts.

Including but not limited to –  nature crafts – paper crafts – woodwork – paintings-crochet/knitting –  weaving – decoupage – cards – glass – silk painting – textile bags

• 10am – 4pm
• Education Centre
• Free to enter

This talk is a REPEAT of the talk on the 27th April. This date has been added due to demand.

7pm start followed by a look around the exhibition and a cup of tea/coffee. The talk will then be in the Education Centre. (Please note that there will be no food buffet)

Artist Elizabeth Gray, who had a long association with Nature in Art, and who also used the name Ben Venuto, died in 2022. We have been given access to her studio and will be assembling an exhibition highlighting the unique diversity of her output from April 18th – May 21st. Come and hear some extra insights into her work and inspirations that led to her enthusiasm for so many different styles and media, from painting, printmaking and decoupage to books, ceramics, drawings and more.

A really fascinating and uplifting evening.

19:00 Doors

19:30 Finger Buffet

Talk starts around 20:10

This evening coincides with The Wildlife Art Society International’s (TWASI) exhibition. They have chosen Game Rangers International (GRI) as their charity this year. Sport Beattie is President and Founder of GRI who work in Zambia to empower rangers and local communities to conserve nature. Come and hear some inspiring real-life stories from the front-line of conservation. Part of proceeds in aid of GRI.

(Access to TWASI exhibition included).

£10 per person

To book a place on this talk, please CLICK HERE

Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month we host a two-day Mini Craft Market in the Education Centre, where five to ten crafters sell their unique handmade crafts.

Including but not limited to –  nature crafts – paper crafts – woodwork – paintings-crochet/knitting –  weaving – decoupage – cards – glass – silk painting – textile bags

• 10am – 4pm
• Education Centre
• Free to enter

19:00 Doors

19:30pm Finger Buffet

Talk starts around 20:10

Through his exquisite, gentle and humorous cartoons from the 1950s, Norman Thelwell was ahead of the curve in his campaigning against pollution, factory farming and the wholesale destruction of rural habitat. Post-war, the British countryside was transformed from that of his beloved boyhood memory with the drive to produce more food through agricultural industrialisation. Thelwell would expose the unfortunate consequences of greed, lack of foresight and ignorance.

After a brief survey of his life and career for context, this talk will focus on one of Thelwell’s proudest and most satisfying achievements: his 1971 publication ‘The Effluent Society’, which was re-published this year – most pertinent to our times.

An evening for all.

£10 per person.

To book a place on this talk, please CLICK HERE

Here at Nature in Art we are extremely passionate about supporting local artists and craftspeople, helping to highlight the array of crafts available and the creativity of the people in the local area. Each month we host a two-day Mini Craft Market in the Education Centre, where five to ten crafters sell their unique handmade crafts.

Including but not limited to –  nature crafts – paper crafts – woodwork – paintings-crochet/knitting –  weaving – decoupage – cards – glass – silk painting – textile bags

• 10am – 4pm
• Education Centre
• Free to enter