We are proud to present the third exhibition of our 2023/24 programme — Perceiving Nature: Exploring Representations of the Natural World.

Natural imagery is an integral element of art historical tradition - for thousands of years artworks have represented nature in a variety of ways: flowers, plants and animals have been utilised to symbolise ideas pertaining to folk culture, mythology and religion. The natural world in art exists almost as a means of communication, with flowers and plants becoming words in a visual language.

Natural imagery is often used as a means to understand our place in the cosmos: how do we fit into the patterns of the world around us? How do we find meaning within it? How does it make us feel? Why does it exist in the way that it does?

This exhibition seeks to reframe the world that we see everyday and open our minds up to more diverse ways of capturing it. We want to explore everything that is folk, rustic and rural: landscapes, spirituality, surreal artworks, and liminal natural scapes, with work about the cosmos, the elements, and more.

Opening Night will take place on Wednesday 31st January from 6.30-9pm, and will feature immersive soundscapes. Stay tuned for exciting upcoming collab events too!