Entry to Our New Forest Gallery is Free
Our New Forest Gallery, situated on the ground floor, is access directly via the Gift Shop.
Our exciting programme of temporary exhibitions for 2010 is as follows:
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Saturday 3 July to Sunday 1 August 2010Countryscape and ClayFellow artists and husband and wife team, Anne-Marie Marshall and Fred Fieber, are collaborating in a new exhibition of work at the New Forest Centre this summer. Ceramic artist, Anne-Marie Marshall’s work is based on the domestic and wild animals that inhabit the Forest around her studio. Meanwhile painter, Fred Fieber’s new work finds inspiration in the big skies, wide horizons and treescapes that surround him. Together, their work takes on a new dimension, each artist finding inspiration in the other’s use of colour, texture and form. The resultant exhibition, whilst celebrating excellence in each artist’s chosen medium, succeeds in being more than the sum of its parts. |
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Saturday 7 August to Sunday 5 September 2010Images of the ForestEvery year, Kevan Brewer’s much awaited annual calendar ‘New Forest Images’, bring us an insight into the world of one of the Forest’s most well-known and respected photographers. Kevan specialises in the photography of this beautiful area- England’s smallest National Park – and always manages a fresh take on its landscapes, natural history and the famous ponies. This exhibition explores that world and the man behind it. See more of Kevan's work on his website |
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Saturday 7 August to Sunday 5 September 2010New Forest Trust Fine Crafted Wood ExhibitionThe New Forest Trust’s Fine Crafted Wood Competition and Exhibition has quickly gained a reputation for excellence in the three years it has been running. This fourth exhibition (all entries will be on display at the New Forest Show) is sure not to disappoint. Donald Thompson, Trustee of the New Forest Trust and ex Deputy Surveyor of the Forest said “The competition and exhibition are all about beautiful wood made into beautiful things. We want to show the world what is being achieved by professionals, non-professionals and those learning to make things from wood. The future of the New Forest is more certain and sustainable if timber from there continues to be used to make useful things because this ensures resources return to the Forest to pay for its conservation”. |
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Saturday 11 September to Sunday 21 November 2010Belinda Lady Montagu – Artist, Designer and MakerThe New Forest Embroidery, designed and created by Belinda Lady Montagu, has iconic status in the Forest. It charts 900 years of Forest History and has come to symbolise everything that is held dear about this area. The work of its designer however, stretches far beyond the limits of these environs and stretches back over a lifetime spent involved with the creative arts. For the first time, Belinda Lady Montagu’s work, including sketch book and samples, will be brought together and put on display in a retrospective of a remarkable talent. |
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Saturday 27 November 2010 to Sunday 2 January 2011Light and LandscapeTwo artists, (Ellie Davies and Hilary Marshall), one a photographer and the other a textile artist have collaborated on an exploration of the New Forest landscape. Ellie’s photographs challenge our perception of landscape whilst Hilary’s canvases record the interplay between the Forest landscape and the changing light. Both artists generate images that are at times flooded with light and at others, almost drained of all but the faintest of visual outlines and references. Colour seems to ebb and flow, subdued beneath the force of the floodlight or coaxed to life under the gentle bathing of a twilight world. |