What’s On

Apr 8 – Apr 27 all-day
Disappearing Woodlands – Disappearing Skills   April 8th – 27th A sumptuous display by members of the Goldwork Guild showcasing varied techniques of hand and goldwork embroidery. The show aims to revive these endangered art ... Read more
Apr 12 – Apr 27 all-day
Same Sea, Different Boat April 12th – 27th See the power of craft as a force for good, helping us share stories, relieve stress and connect with one another. An open-ended project, over 600 printed ... Read more
May 6 – Jun 8 all-day
Nature in Miniature: May 6th – June 8th          An exhibition of exquisite 2D and 3D works celebrating wildlife and nature in miniature by members of the Royal Miniature Society. Founded in 1896 ... Read more
May 13 – May 19 all-day
Ros Wise Garden Paintings A special display to coincide with the National Garden Scheme Open Day. This is a feast of large canvases capturing the contrast in tones and colour, and the vibrancy, energy and ... Read more
May 17 – Jun 1 all-day
Growing Together: A Photographic Exploration of Community, Heritage, and Healing Through Gardening Growing Together explores how gardening connects people and improves well-being. Social prescribing provides activities that support emotional and mental health, as is evident ... Read more
May 24 – Jun 1 all-day
TWASI May 24th – June 1st (including B.Holiday Monday) .  The annual selling exhibition of the Wildlife Art Society International. Over 350 works, both 2D and 3D. The Society is a focus for the interests ... Read more
May 30 – May 31 all-day
A Nod for Lady Elwes May 30th – 31st   Lady Carolyn Elwes was the lifeblood running through the snowdrops at the renowned Colesbourne Gardens. Lady Elwes, who always liked to be called Carolyn, was ... Read more
Jun 10 – Jul 13 all-day
This is a unique selection of work assembled exclusively for this display – a celebration of the whale. It includes a few familiar exhibits and artists already represented in Nature in Art’s collection, shown in ... Read more
Jul 22 – Sep 7 all-day
British Wildlife Photography Awards 2025 July 22nd – September 7th Kingdom of the Hare by Drew Buckley / BWPA This prestigious competition has toured the UK since 2009, celebrating the talent of wildlife photographers in ... Read more
Jul 29 – Aug 11 all-day
The Gloucestershire Coloured Pencil Artists are a new group of local artists who met through an online Drawing Academy course. Brought together by a shared love of coloured pencils, they now meet regularly as friends ... Read more
Aug 12 – Aug 22 all-day
Art & sculpture inspired by British big cat encounters With evidence from DNA and tooth marks on bones, Britain’s big cats are emerging from myth to reality. These reported pumas, black leopards & lynx are ... Read more
Aug 24 – Sep 7 all-day
2D and 3D works by artists from Gloucestershire Society of Artists. This is their 101st Annual Exhibition. Most exhibits are for sale. In the Education Centre, free to visit
Sep 9 – Sep 18 all-day
Come and explore a special display in our Education Centre, created to coincide with Heritage Open Days (12th–14th). This engaging exhibition offers a rare opportunity to jump into the rich and varied social history of ... Read more
Sep 16 – Oct 19 all-day
  Totally Tactile is a fully tactile exhibition where visitors will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with all the exhibits. From wood to metal, from realistic animals to abstract interpretations, this ... Read more
Oct 7 – Oct 12 all-day
         Join us for a chance to see the winners of the Wildlife Art Society International’s 2025 exhibition! Located in the Education Centre, this exhibition is free to visit. Meet TWASI artists ... Read more
Oct 21 – Nov 16 all-day
  We are delighted to announce that Sketch for Survival, the international art initiative from conservation charity Explorers Against Extinction, will make its debut at Nature in Art this autumn. Now in its ninth year, ... Read more
Nov 25 – Dec 21 all-day
This selling exhibition of contemporary crafts draws inspiration from the urgent themes of the UN’s International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. The works celebrate the beauty of glaciers, polar regions, ice, snow, and water; life-giving and ... Read more
Jan 6 – Feb 8 all-day
            We were very sad to have had to report early last year, the passing of the renowned glass engraver and long-time trustee of Nature in Art, Michael Fairbairn (1935 – ... Read more
Feb 3 – Apr 12 all-day
Fresh from its launch at the Natural History Museum, London, see the 100 winning and commended images from the very latest competition. Selected from over 60,000 entries from 113 countries this is an awe-inspiring show. ... Read more
Feb 13 – Feb 22 all-day
Young Artists Exhibition Join us as we celebrate the young artists of Gloucestershire, in their interpretations of Our Great Outdoors: Art Inspired by the Natural World’. Free to enter, in the Education Centre
Mar 24 – Apr 5 all-day
Valerie Dugan GSBI Annual Exhibition Founded in 1993, the Gloucestershire Society for Botanical Illustration (GSBI) grew out of botanical art classes held in Cheltenham and Stroud with Michael Hickey, botanist, writer and illustrator for The ... Read more
Mar 31 – May 10 all-day
      This is the first time that we have shown a collection of work drawn and painted with raw earth and rock pigments prepared and transformed into paint and inks by the artist. ... Read more
Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – Jun 7 @ 5:00 pm
Mother of Pearl Butterfly by Phillip Grieve (south Africa. b.1922) Animal A-Z Biodiversity is the variety of life on Earth, in all its forms, from genes and bacteria to entire ecosystems such as forests or ... Read more
May 12 @ 10:00 am – Jun 21 @ 5:00 pm
CRUCIFIXION BE STILL | BE QUIET “The greatest thing a human soul ever does in this world is to see something, and tell what it saw in a plain way. Hundreds of people can talk ... Read more
May 23 @ 10:00 am – May 31 @ 5:00 pm
  Lesley Connolly and Lucy D’Auvergne Wildlife Art Society International Annual Show One of a  series focusing on our desire to highlight and encourage active creative groups celebrating the natural world. Over 300 works in ... Read more
Jun 23 @ 10:00 am – Jul 19 @ 5:00 pm
     Back in 2022 Elizabeth Gray, who also used the name Ben Venuto for some of her work, died. She had been a strategic supporter of the establishment of Nature in Art and two ... Read more
Jul 21 @ 10:00 am – Sep 6 @ 5:00 pm
  Above: 2026 Overall Winner. Paul Hobson: A toad swims across its woodland pond Felix Bellion: Through the Lavender Young British Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Ben Lucas: Feathery Pillow See all the winners here ... Read more
Jul 21 @ 10:00 am – Aug 2 @ 5:00 pm
One of the motivations for us to use the Atrium space in our Education Centre for exhibitions is to support local creative endeavour, giving people the chance to experience artwork by both established and up-and-coming ... Read more
Jul 28 @ 10:00 am – Aug 23 @ 5:00 pm
100 Years of Winchcombe Pottery The world-renowned Winchcombe Pottery celebrates its centenary this year, so to honour the heritage of such an influential Gloucestershire landmark, we are showcasing a collection of early works by Michael ... Read more
Aug 4 @ 10:00 am – Aug 23 @ 5:00 pm
Whatever the Weather One of a  series focusing on our desire to highlight and encourage active creative groups celebrating the natural world. Calligraphy, illuminated and decorated texts, artists books and lettering on boxes, pots and ... Read more