What’s On

May 23 – Jun 11 all-day
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 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
View the latest exhibition by members of The Wildlife Art Society International whose exhibition officially opens the next day. All welcome.
May 27 – Jun 4 all-day
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 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
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 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Come a hear from Denise Coble who uses gold leaf in many of her paintings.
Jun 20 – Jul 16 all-day
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 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
An evening with the creator of our latest special exhibition, textile artist Liz Brooke-Ward
Jun 28 @ 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Nature in Art
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 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Demonstration night with Chris Sinden, renowned for his collage style multi-coloured linocut printing technique
Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Spend a summer evening drawing and painting in the grounds of Nature in Art
Jul 25 – Sep 3 all-day
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 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Nature in Art
(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
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 @ 10:00 am – Aug 28 @ 5:00 pm
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 – Sep 10 all-day
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 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm Nature in Art
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 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
An evening with artists Val Briggs and Trevor Smith
Sep 5 – Oct 1 all-day
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 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
A chance too view the Meg Stevens exhibition (and other items) and spend a short time creating such work.
Sep 27 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Nature in Art
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 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Spend an evening in the studio with bird artist Martin Rumary
Oct 10 – Nov 5 all-day
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 17 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Nature in Art
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 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:15 pm
Follow your heart with a practical session ‘Painting in the moment’ led by artist Frances Whitman
Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Watch a film about a unique initiative – The Rock Music Rock Art project which was inspired by the ancient ‘rock gongs’ of remote Lolui Island in Lake Victoria, Uganda. Sponsored by the Ruwenzori Sculpture ... Read more
Nov 7 2017 – Jan 7 2018 all-day
Just a week after its launch, see all the winning images from this famous competition focusing on British fauna and flora. Stunning photographs and awe-inspiring nature. Image: Detail from ‘Hitchhikers’ (lions mane jellyfish) by George Stoyle (overall winner ... Read more
Nov 7 – Nov 19 all-day
Gordano Textile Artists return once more with a fresh and vibrant exhibition of textile art based on the natural world with many pieces taking a theme from the objects selected for the popular CROWD exhibition ... Read more
Nov 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us to view and talk about some of the amazing images in the very latest British Wildlife Photography Awards. The exhibition at Nature in Art opens on 7th November, the day after the launch ... Read more
Nov 23 @ 7:00 pm – 9:15 pm
An illustrated talk by Simon Trapnell. Our 2016 exhibition CROWD focused on some of the wonderful objects in our collection. Now that we are in our 30th anniversary year, tonight we look afresh at some ... Read more
Dec 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
An evening of life drawing with a model under the guidance of Rosemary Harvey. Please bring your art materials and a monetary donation for the model. (Some materials may be available for loan of needed).