Our exhibitions are FREE to visit.
We present inspirational work exploring different materials, concepts and trends in craft.
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John Barleycorn Must Die
Matt Rowe and Laura Mansfield
15 June - 25 Aug 2019
A collection of work by artist Matt Rowe and accompanying research materials gathered in collaboration with curator Laura Mansfield, this exhibition reflects upon the story and tradition of John Barleycorn through associated artefacts and artworks. John Barleycorn is the personification of the barley and its associated food and drink. The lyrics of the 17th Century English folk song in which John Barleycorn originally appeared detail the lifecycle of barley from grain to harvest to bread and beer, and the seemingly indestructible spirit of the crop. Meeting, socialising and working with individuals in the locality of New Brewery Arts, Matt has developed a number of collaborative works reexamining the John Barleycorn myth and its resonance within contemporary Cirencester.
EVENTS
Corn Dolly Making - Drop in Workshops
with award-winning craftsman Antony Gay, a member of the Guild of Straw Craftsmen
FREE
No booking required - just turn up
Tuesday 20th August - 11am-3pm
Heike Brachlow Implication 2017 (detail)
cast glass
photo by Ester Segarra
Jade Tapson Metamorphosis 2018
Screen Printed Glass Powders, Kiln Formed and Air Entrapment,
photo by David Williams
Jo Mitchell Corpus 2015
cast glass
photo by David Lawson
COMING SOON
loud and clear
31 August - 27 October 2019
Loud and Clear presents work by some of the finest glass artists working in Britain, selected by the National Glass Centre.
The National Glass Centre’s expertise brings glass to New Brewery Arts in a way never seen before. Work ranges from floating glass panels etched with photographs, to brightly coloured vessels, to extraordinary sculpture.
Includes work by:
James Maskrey
Heike Brachlow
Angela Thwaites
Effie Burns
Scott Benefield
Erin Dickson
Helen Pailing
Emma Woffenden
Choi Keeryong
Jo Mitchell
Jeff Zimmer
Monette Larson
Jeffrey Sarmiento
James Devereux
Ayako Tani
Jade Tapson
events
Stained Glass taster day - Daniella Wilson Dunne
(Sat 7th September, 10am - 4pm, £105)
BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Glass Blowing morning - Loco Glass
(Thurs 3rd October, 10am - 1pm, £140)
BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Glass Blowing morning - Loco Glass
(Thurs 17th October, 10am - 1pm, £140)
BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Glass Mosaic - Yvette Green
(Sat 19th October, 10am - 4pm, £85)
BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Exhibition Talk - Julia Stephenson Curator and Head of Arts
at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland
(Wed 23rd October, 4.45pm FREE - donations welcome)
FREE - BOOKING ESSENTIAL
Gallery Tour: Join Beth Alden, New Brewery Arts CEO for an informal gallery tour.
(Saturday 26th October, 2pm FREE - donations welcome)
No booking required, meet in the gallery
View Past Exhibitions
View galleries of previous exhibitions held by New Brewery Arts.
WHAT'S ON
New Brewery Arts is the place to come and explore the best of British craft and creativity. We have over 100 weekly courses and short workshops on offer each term and regularly changing exhibitions.