Festival Programme : 1st-23rd June 2024
Aleph Contemporary in Stroud proudly presents “Erased Histories: Art in Destruction, A Journey Through Ruins and Figures,” featuring British painter Alexander Adams. This compelling exhibition, Adams’s first major solo show in Britain in over a decade, explores themes of defacement and decay in historical narratives.
Passionately championing self-taught, disabled, neurodivergent and overlooked artists from around the world, the Jennifer Lauren Gallery is showcasing all the artists the Gallery represents in one display. Following its launch in London, Why We Linger features a diverse mixture of drawings, paintings, embroidery and ceramics.
The Open Studios Taster Exhibition presents artwork from each Open Studios artist, as a 'taster' for routes and studios to visit.
For the last three years Rich has produced over 80 new paintings for his current project, Nine Chapters of Stillness, which will reach its conclusion this June with this solo exhibition at Three Storeys in Nailsworth.
Chapel Street Community Group is working with Stroud Town Council and artist Jess Farr to create a public work of art on the Chapel Street estate, for one day only. You are invited to come and explore this tucked away space, and reflect with us about the purpose and practice of regeneration.
Sprung 2024 is Prema’s new open call exhibition for artists, designers and makers aged eighteen to thirty. Building upon Prema’s history as a pioneering rural space for the arts, Sprung looks to encourage conversation between those at various stages in their career, and showcase the diversity of young artist’s practices.
Pauline Scott-Garrett is a visual artist whose practice sits at an intersection between print, drawing, video and collage. Borderland is an Exhibition at Cacao House in Two Bedford Street, Stroud.
Message is a collection of artworks presented in one of the last remaining traditional print workshops in the country. Exploring different artwork – printed, hand drawn, metal, collage and wood responding to the theme of message and communication.
A collective of artists sharing skill, teaching techniques and creating mixed media artworks. Over the Open Studios weekends visit Myrn Fisher, Hannah O'Kelly, Alice Lovegrove and Zoe Kingston.
GPC have planned a diverse exhibition for SITE Open Studios 2024 to be displayed throughout the studios and gallery consisting of original prints that embrace different themes, scale and processes. There will be printmaking demonstrations in the studios on both weekends.
The Studios Collective’s ethos is to create a space for artists to develop and become fully immersed in their craft, with the support of fellow studio users. Visit the studios during both Open Studios weekends.
An exhibition of new work celebrating 10 years of Victoria Works Studios. Photographs, paintings, textile artworks, sculptural installations, jewellery, & ceramics.
The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase is a yearly event offering artists the chance to experiment with placing their work in a green and textured setting in contrast to what is referred in the art world as the ‘white cube’.
Let’s play with possibility! Enter a collective space where a group of architects, academics, artists, writers and policymakers grow parsley – watch out for it when you step over the threshold – build spaces, public and intimate, craft stories and re-imagine digital futures! Co-founded more than a year ago by architect Tom Sykes, artist-researcher Annja Neumann and community impresario Kath Child Lower Street Atelier is a place that works on you.
Join Caroline Tatham at Cotswold Gardening School in Gossington for workshops as part of Open Studios 2024. “We’ll be popping out into the garden to photograph some floral gorgeousness which will then inspire simple pen drawings. Adding a wash here and there will result in a unique, real postcard for you to bring home.”
Mat Collishaw presents Sky Burial, an immersive video installation and meditation on life, death and humanity set to Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem. Sky Burial is a 35 minute film to accompany an audio 3D, surround sound version, with screenings at Brunel Goods Shed.
Screening and talk by Mat Collishaw - Friday 14th June 6-8pm
You are welcome to come and meet some of the community group members who have helped to fold the many butterflies for the Chapel Street installation (8th June), have a cup of tea with us and maybe learn some origami while you're here.