Visual arts - exhibitions and galleries
Rufford Craft Centre
 Rufford Craft Centre is set in the grounds of Rufford Abbey Country Park, close to Sherwood Forest. The abbey was later converted into a country house and more recently its stable block has become the Craft Centre. Run by the County Council the Craft centre has a regular programme of exhibitions with a special focus on ceramics. A contemporary Sculpture Trail is also situated in the park together with an outdoor exhibition space in the Orangery.
The craft centre also plays host to the annual Earth and Fire, festival of ceramics on the last weekend in June. With 100 potters from Britain and Europe selling their work from market stalls direct to the public, artists demonstrating their working practices and children participating in craft activities, Earth and Fire is the leading event of its type in the country.
Rufford Craft Centre
Rufford Country Park
Ollerton
Nottinghamshire
NG22 9DF
Tel: 01623 821314
Fax: 01623 824702
E-mail: artsadmin@nottscc.gov.uk
Website: www.ruffordcraftcentre.org.uk
Download the Rufford Craft Centre Brochure, July-December 2008 [PDF 489KB]
Harley Gallery
The Harley Foundation was founded in 1977 by the late Ivy Duchess of Portland. The Foundation funds the Harley Gallery, located on the Welbeck Estate near Worksop, and offers subsidised studio space and grant-aid to artists. The gallery boasts three exhibition spaces dedicated to the display of contemporary visual art and craft, a museum housing the Portland Collection, coffee bar and courtyard gardens.
The Harley Gallery
Welbeck
Worksop
Nottinghamshire
S80 3LW
Tel: 01909 501700
E-mail: info@harley-welbeck.co.uk
Website: www.harleygallery.co.uk
Thoresby Gallery
Situated in 1000 acres of picturesque countryside Thoresby Gallery is part of the courtyard complex attached to the magnificent Thoresby Hall, formerly the centre of one of the great country estates making up the Dukeries in North Nottinghamshire. The Gallery hosts a collection of work by Marie-Louise Pierrepont (1889 - 1984), who lived at Thoresby until her death. The gallery is also home to a varied programme of temporary exhibitions and stocks a wide range of pictures & prints and a selection of innovative and affordable craft.
Thoresby Gallery
Thoresby Park
Ollerton
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG22 9EP
Tel: 01623 822009
E-mail: gallery@thoresby.com
Website: www.thoresby.com
Patchings Art Centre
Formerly a disused set of farm buildings, Patchings Arts Centre is now a thriving gallery, art and pottery studio, restaurant, framers and art materials shop. Ten gazebo studios offer spaces for artists and the centre also offers en-suite garden rooms, providing popular overnight accommodation. Amongst the other resources are three textile studios, a rug-making workshop and a log pavilion that can be used for meetings and art classes. The centre’s extensive grounds also include picturesque gardens and a lake with a ‘Monet Bridge’.
Patchings Art Centre
Patchings Farm
Oxton Road
Calverton
Nottingham
NG14 6NU
Tel: 0115 965 3479
E-mail: reception@patchingsartcentre.co.uk
Website: www.patchingsartcentre.co.uk
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