Sep 20 – Sep 25 all-day
12:00 am
Robert Cox has been a freelance graphic designer/ illustrator for 35 years. ‘I am now developing a life long interest in wood sculpture embracing the study of form inspired by nature. Calling on design skills ... Read more
Sep 27 – Oct 2 all-day
12:00 am
Artist in Residence Ros Wise is based in Gloucestershire and began to paint seriously in 1980. ‘My main inspiration is the Natural World. I began by studying single plants and flower heads in detail and ... Read more
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Oct 4 – Oct 9 all-day
12:00 am
Artist in Residence Stephen Walton is a self taught, award winning artist who specialises in using charcoal and charcoal pencils. ‘My artwork developed alongside my love of taking photographs, which resulted in my very particular ... Read more
Oct 18 – Oct 23 all-day
12:00 am
Artist in Residence Linda Heaton-Harris is a sculptor of ceramic animals and birds. For the majority of her life she has lived in the countryside which has included the counties of Suffolk, Sussex and Gloucestershire, ... Read more
Oct 25 – Oct 27 all-day
Oct 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Oct 29 @ 10:00 am – Oct 30 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
The 2016 Gift & Craft Fair at Nature in Art £2 entry Free for under 16’s (including access to upstairs museum galleries) Car parking is free One of our most popular events, the annual craft ... Read more
Nov 1 – Nov 6 all-day
12:00 am
Artist in Residence Liz O’Sullivan is an artist who incorporates calligraphy, illustration and textiles. She has a degree in illustration and graphics, having illustrated a number of books. Most recently she has begun to create ... Read more
Nov 8 – Nov 13 all-day
12:00 am
Artist in Residence Cath Hodsman is an artist and illustrator, who has a passion for painting and drawing insects. She was recently made a member of the Society of Biology and is a registered tutor ... Read more
Nov 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Nov 26 @ 11:00 am
11:00 am
When Gwen Fern walked home accross Slad Valley on a summer night in 1919 she found enough glow worms to decorate her hat with a ‘ribbon of lights’. On Saturday 26th November at 11am ... Read more
Mar 29 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Apr 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
7:00 pm
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
Jul 28 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
6:30 pm
(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
Jul 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Aug 23 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
6:30 pm
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
Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
7:00 pm
The Strawberry Thief by William Morris Mary worked at Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, is a writer on the Arts and Crafts Movement and Chairman of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen. Come and hear her ... Read more
Oct 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
7:00 pm
This talk coincides with our exhibition of work by Eric Ennion, a remarkable all-round naturalist who was one of the 20th century’s most talented and original wildlife artists. Field Sketch: an inspiring wildlife encounter, seized ... Read more
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – Oct 29 @ 5:00 pm
10:00 am
(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
Nov 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
Feb 27 @ 7:00 pm
7:00 pm
In the 1960’s, Born Free captured the world’s imagination with the story of Elsa, an orphaned lioness who was taken in by George and Joy Adamson and returned to a life in the wild. The ... Read more
Mar 22 @ 7:00 pm
7:00 pm
Fat Kangeroos to Jumbo’s Blues, working with David Attenborough to tell stories from the past. Stephen is the managing director and creative director of Humble Bee Films and a former BBC producer who worked with ... Read more