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4 October - 14 December 2025
Autumn exhibition

A close-up image of Amalia Pica’s embroidery piece, ‘Keepsake #15’ (2025). Vibrant, freeform lines mostly in red and yellow are stitched onto a grey, linen background.

Amalia Pica
Keepsake

A solo exhibition of new work by Amalia Pica opens 4 October

15 Reads
Autumn 2025

The book cover for ‘Milongas’ by Edgardo Cozarinsky, translated from Spanish by Valerie Miles. The cover is burgundy and displays a black and white photograph in the middle. In the image, a crowd of men stand in the street looking at the camera. Those at the front stand in a dancing hold, with clasped hands stretched out towards the camera. White text displays the title, author’s name and translator.

Gathering together, civic participation, and more

Browse our new list of summer reads in our building or online, or borrow from Thornhill Library

Exhibition tour: Keepsake
Sat 8 November, 2-3pm

An art piece from the exhibition, ‘Keepsake’ by Amalia Pica, is hung in the upper gallery, being viewed by a gallery visitor. It is roughly the size of a large beach towel, and is hung vertically. The backdrop is golden, and freeform patterns reminiscent of a child’s drawing are stitched on top in both black and coloured cotton and wool.

With Tina Fiske

Enjoy some refreshments and join our director for an informal walk around our autumn exhibition

Drawing for Enjoyment Workshop
Sun 15 November, 1-3pm

A photograph of a work station cluttered with art supplies where somebody arranged pieces of fern onto squares of coloured paper.

With Frank Hayes

We are delighted to welcome back Frank Hayes to lead a creative drawing session this autumn

Mini Yoga Retreat
Sun 16 November, 3.30-6pm

Red yoga mats are laid out in the downstairs gallery in a semi-circle. Jane Bailey gives a talk to gallery visitors who sit cross-legged on the mats.

With Jane Bailey

Jane Bailey returns for the first of her popular autumn/winter mini yoga retreats

Make Do and Mend workshop
Sat 22 November, 1-3pm

With Denise Zygadlo

Join us for stitching, mending and conversation –  guided by Denise Zygadlo

Meet and Make
Fri 28 November, 11.30am-1.30pm

Folded paper boxes

Come and enjoy the delights of paper folding, combined with box-making and home-baking

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Meet and Make
Fri 31 October 2025

Carved pumpkins and a turnip are on display. One carving is a profile silhouette of a woman’s portrait, the other is a much larger carving of a witch.

Creative Writing Workshop
Sat 25 October 2025

Amalia Pica’s ‘Communal Daisy Chain’ (2025). The daisy chain made from pressed daisies is stuck to the gallery wall. A small piece of red thread is tied to one end.

Indigo dyeing and Shibori
26 September 2025

Towel-sized sheets of cotton are hung by clothespins on a washing line. They are dyed a deep indigo in different patterns.

Fungi Foray & Picnic
24 September 2025

A photograph of Mark Williams gesturing to a bunch of wild mushrooms in his hand and talking to a large group of people in a wooded area.

Artist in conversation
30 August 2025

Lotte Gertz and Amy Winstanley sit in conversation on a raised platform in the downstairs gallery. Rows of people are seated to listen to the talk.

Artist in conversation
30 August 2025

Bryony Rose and Tina Fiske sit on a raised platform in the downstairs gallery in conversation. In front of them, rows of seated people listen and watch.

Meet and Make
29 August 2025

A photograph of a cyanotype – a pale, blue-coloured print – of wildflowers being held up to the camera on a wet sheet of glass.

Film screening
23 August 2025

A still image of a rocky shore on the Martha Brae River in Jamaica. A bamboo raft with two boys on it sits in the water as people watch on from atop boulders by the shore. The image is taken from the film ‘a river holds a perfect memory’ (2024) by Hope Strickland.

Creative writing workshop
16 August 2025

Part of the relief print, ‘Children, compost, seedlings’ by Lotte Gerzt (2025). Black bars resembling tree branches arch over a watery blue background streaked with pink. Under one branch are abstract orange shapes resembling grapes filled with gray seed-like spheres.

Printmaking workshop
9 August 2025

A fabric print in blues and browns which vaguely resembles a structure without a door.

Book group
30 July 2025

Part of the book cover for ‘Rosarita’ by Anita Desai. Artwork of two women’s heads facing away from each other. One is only outlined, the other is filled in and has dark hair and dark skin.

Drawing workshop
26 July 2025

A pencil drawing of various implements, including a knife and paintbrush, is taped to an angled drawing board. A person out of frame is in the process of drawing.

Guided exhibitions tour
19 July 2025

Three people stand in a semi-circle around a fabric print in gentle sea-blue and green that is fixed to the wall. A smaller, A4-paper sized fabric print of a hand holding a horizontal bunch of flowers is hung on the wall to their right.

Book Reading
6 July 2025

The book cover for ‘Understory: A Year Among Weeds’ by Anna Chapman Parker. The spine of the book is black while the cover is cream with drawings of different weeds in the background. The word ‘Understory’ is displayed in very large yellow text and split into different segments stacked on top of one another which fills most of the cover.
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A cream coloured front cover of an activity pack with large yellow block lettering that reads 'PLAY OUTSIDE'. Beneath, on a wavy green strip of colour, more text in orange block lettering reads "GAMES TO PLAY WITH WILD PLANTS, SEEDS AND STONES!"

Visit our Creative Resources page for downloadable activities you can do at home and outdoors