What’s On

Posterboard
Posterboard
March – September 2017 Mar – Sep 2017
Mar
15
Wed
Mar 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Come and hear from Mandi Baykaa Murray who will talk about her work painting on feathers and creating paintings of feathers  
Mar
29
Wed
Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Come and hear Ian Loe MBE talk about a lifetime looking for and then painting and drawing butterflies. This event coincides with an exhibition of his work. Event includes a finger buffet. PLEASE BOOK TICKETS ... Read more
Apr
3
Mon
Apr 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Informed by the special ‘A Passion for Butterflies’ exhibition in the museum galleries, get inspired by butterflies as a subject and spend a short while drawing and/or painting them
Apr
11
Tue
Apr
23
Sun
Apr 11 – Apr 23 all-day
12:00 am
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A fascinating display of digital artwork by Mark Ware that brings together art and science to explore how we respond to natural and built environments. It is one of a series of art science collaborations ... Read more
Apr
11
Tue
May
14
Sun
Apr 11 – May 14 all-day
12:00 am
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A celebration of trees, with work almost exclusively by members of The Arborealists, a group of 43 artists with a national profile, from Wales to East Anglia and Sussex to Cornwall, of diverse art practice, ... Read more
Apr
11
Tue
Apr 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
7:00 pm
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A short evening with film highlighting the work of Shamidaethiopia. com Click here for details
Apr
13
Thu
Apr 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
6:00 pm
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Join some of the artists to view our latest exhibition – a celebration of trees, organised in association with The Arborealists. Ideally, please call 01452 731422 to tell us you are coming, but if not ... Read more
Apr
19
Wed
Apr 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Try your hand at painting with natural pigments (some made from soil!), and learn about egg tempera with artist Claudia Hahn
Apr
27
Thu
Apr 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
Come and hear Julian Hight talk about his five year photographic odyssey to capture 100 ancient historic trees across 39 countries. This event coincides with our a special exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints of ... Read more
May
8
Mon
May 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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In formed by the special exhibition of paintings inspired by trees on display on the museum, spend a short while sketching/drawing/painting trees
May
17
Wed
May 17 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Pick up top tips on framing and mounting (including some hands-on)  
May
23
Tue
Jun
11
Sun
May 23 – Jun 11 all-day
12:00 am
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A unique selection of ceramics by a world renowned maker, Jill Fanshawe Kato. Jill explores many techniques including coiling, slabbing, sculpting, using moulds and throwing and altering. She regards her work, which is held in ... Read more
May
26
Fri
May 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
6:30 pm
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View the latest exhibition by members of The Wildlife Art Society International whose exhibition officially opens the next day. All welcome.
May
27
Sat
Jun
4
Sun
May 27 – Jun 4 all-day
12:00 am
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The Wildlife  Art  Society International’s annual exhibition of wildlife art. Around 300 paintings, drawings, original prints, photographs and sculpture by professional and part-time members of this active organisation will be on display, the majority for ... Read more
Jun
3
Sat
Jun 3 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
8:00 pm
Tickets
Songs from Gloucestershire and Beyond with the renowned Johnny Coppin and Paul Burgess. TICKETS MUST BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE FROM NATURE IN ART ONLY. Tickets now available. www.johnnycoppin.co.uk
Jun
5
Mon
Jun 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Come a hear from Denise Coble who uses gold leaf in many of her paintings.
Jun
20
Tue
Jul
16
Sun
Jun 20 – Jul 16 all-day
12:00 am
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Liz Brooke Ward is a contemporary stitched textile artist whose work is informed by the natural world. Her techniques have their roots in the traditions of embroidery and patchwork but she also uses digital and ... Read more
Jun
21
Wed
Jun 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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An evening with the creator of our latest special exhibition, textile artist Liz Brooke-Ward
Jun
28
Wed
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
7:00 pm
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The romances of Robin Hood give us one version of the Forest, but the reality is even more intriguing. This talk is a tour through medieval greenwood, with its laws, landscapes, buildings, people and works ... Read more
Nature in Art
Jul
3
Mon
Jul 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Demonstration night with Chris Sinden, renowned for his collage style multi-coloured linocut printing technique
Jul
19
Wed
Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
Spend a summer evening drawing and painting in the grounds of Nature in Art
Jul
25
Tue
Sep
3
Sun
Jul 25 – Sep 3 all-day
12:00 am
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A rare opportunity to see a selection of original paintings and sculptures by members of The Society of Animal Artists (SAA) produced exclusively for this exhibition. Based in the USA, the SAA has members around ... Read more
Jul
28
Fri
Jul 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
6:30 pm
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(Image by Andrew Denman) Come and join us to celebrate this exhibition in the company of some of the artists. Open from 6.30 – 9.30pm with short special talks taking place throughout the evening. A ... Read more
Nature in Art
Jul
30
Sun
Jul 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
11:00 am
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Come and meet some wonderful birds of prey in the grounds of Nature in Art. Find out about their amazing lives, watch artists draw and paint them and have a go yourself A great opportunity for the ... Read more
Aug
15
Tue
Aug
28
Mon
Aug 15 @ 10:00 am – Aug 28 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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A display of work by clients of the Independence Trust. The Trust strengthens people’s emotional and physical wellbeing to support them to fulfill their potential. This display, which includes interactive elements, features new artwork by ... Read more
Aug
22
Tue
Sep
10
Sun
Aug 22 – Sep 10 all-day
12:00 am
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Gold has always been the symbol of wealth, affluence and status. As the noblest of metals, it has been utilised in many applications. This display presents a selection of nature inspired works using one of ... Read more
Aug
23
Wed
Aug 23 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
6:30 pm
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Hear from Ben, an Independence Trust client, who has recently returned from volunteering in the Mapesu wildlife reserve in South Africa. Ben had never been to Africa and was very anxius about it all but ... Read more
Nature in Art
Sep
4
Mon
Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
Tickets
An evening with artists Val Briggs and Trevor Smith
Sep
5
Tue
Oct
1
Sun
Sep 5 – Oct 1 all-day
12:00 am
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Meg Stevens died in 2012 and had had a long association with Nature in Art. She spent much of her life painting out of doors producing paintings that seem to be filled with the breath of fresh ... Read more
Sep
20
Wed
Sep 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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A chance too view the Meg Stevens exhibition (and other items) and spend a short time creating such work.
March – September 2017 Mar – Sep 2017