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March – October 2017 Mar – Oct 2017
Mar
6
Mon
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
7:00 pm
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Come and view the latest exhibition by members of the Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustration and hear about some of the techniques, methods and approaches employed
Mar
7
Tue
Mar
19
Sun
Mar 7 – Mar 19 all-day
12:00 am
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Please Note: THESE ARE CHANGED DATES FROM PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED! The Gloucestershire  Society for  Botanical Illustration includes a number of RHS medal winners in its ranks. Illustrating the world’s flora for scientific purposes continues to be the ... Read more
Mar
14
Tue
Apr
9
Sun
Mar 14 – Apr 9 all-day
12:00 am
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Butterflies are some of the most strikingly beautiful representatives of the natural world. The variety of colours and patterns make them objects of universal admiration. The paintings in this exhibition are by Ian Loe who ... Read more
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  
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
Sep
4
Mon
Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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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.
Oct
2
Mon
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Spend an evening in the studio with bird artist Martin Rumary
Oct
10
Tue
Nov
5
Sun
Oct 10 – Nov 5 all-day
12:00 am
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In 2016 Nature in Art was given custody of an archive of work by one of the 20th century’s most influential nature artists, the renowned Eric Ennion (1900-1981). See never previously displayed works from this archive, ... Read more
Oct
18
Wed
Oct 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
7:00 pm
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Follow your heart with a practical session ‘Painting in the moment’ led by artist Frances Whitman
Oct
28
Sat
Oct
29
Sun
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – Oct 29 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
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(Images left to right: Natty Decco, Nicole Iredale Designs, Karen Edwards, Pear Tree Arts, Nutmeg & Sage) £2 entry Free for under 16’s (including access to upstairs museum galleries) Car parking is free One of ... Read more
Nature in Art
March – October 2017 Mar – Oct 2017