What's on at The Galleries

Join us for a night of bubbles and brushes as 78 Derngate hosts its inaugural Prosecco &Paint evening! Inspired by the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh why not unleash your inner artist with a paint brush in one hand and a drink in the other!

Tickets include all art supplies - but please feel free to bring an apron along with you  if you wish - and Prosecco, with a non-alcoholic ticket option available. 

You’ll get the opportunity to have a look round the 78 Derngate house, museum and galleries before sitting down to paint your own Charles Rennie Mackintosh or 78 Derngate-inspired piece whilst enjoying a glass of Prosecco or non-alcoholic beverage or two!

The event will run from 7pm-9pm. Tickets are £25, with a soft-drink ticket option at £20. 

Please join us for Prosecco, Paint and 78 Derngate!

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Individual Artists from the textile group All Threaded Together, will be in the galleries on different dates from Thursday May 5th to Friday 22nd July so that visitors get the chance to meet some of them, watch them at work and ask any questions about their inspiration, training or techniques or whatever comes to mind! Entry to these events is free of charge, but it is a great idea to combine it with a visit to the heritage house and possibly an afternoon tea afterwards! Better to book if possible, but depending on the day in question.

Taking place in the Galleries between approx. 11am – 2pm 

Diana Sharvill - Thursday May 5th (11.00am - 3.30pm)

Helen Nelson - Tuesday May 10th

Sarah Showers - Friday May 13th

Sally Hutson - Tuesday May 24th

June Jessop & Sue King - Wednesday June 1st

Gill Austen-Smith - Thursday June 2nd

Philippa Laughton - Tuesday June 7th

Sarah Showers - Thursday June 16th

Chris Marchant - Wednesday June 22nd

Tracy Allen - Thursday June 30th

Chris Marchant - Saturday July 1st

Helen Nelson - Tuesday July 5th

Sarah Showers - Wednesday July 13th

Diana Sharvill - Sunday July 17th

Sue King - Friday July 22nd

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We are delighted to welcome All Threaded Together a group of ten artists practicing a diverse range of textile art whose fourth bi-annual exhibition, ‘Changes’, will be held here at 78 Derngate, The Charles Rennie Mackintosh - house of W. J. Bassett-Lowke.

Using a mixture of textile and mixed media skills, both historical and contemporary, the artists have produced a variety of two and three dimensional works directly interpreting design elements of the house, or are abstract interpretations of aspects of the building and its interior.

Other works being exhibited explore the theme ‘change and decay’, using either the words or sources of visual imagery to arrive at a creative outcome.

Most of the work will be for sale and there will be cards, inspiration packs and lavender bags available to purchase, too.

Throughout May, June and July some of the artists will be at the galleries for a Meet the Artist session and these dates will be announced accordingly.

Artists: Tracy Allen, Gill Austen-Smith, Sally Hutson, June Jessop, Sue King, Philippa Laughton, Chris Marchant, Helen Nelson, Diana Sharvill, Sarah Showers

www.allthreadedtogether.com

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