Art

Open every Saturday 10.30 to 5.00 from 2 April to 11 June, our latest exhibition features work by the following local artists:

• Peter Livesey: Famous for his watercolour townscapes especially Whitstable Harbour, Canterbury and its Cathedral, Peter has exhibited widely in the UK including at the Royal Watercolour Society and the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour. His commissions grace walls all over the world.
• Teresa Livesey: Living in a mountain village in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland for two years, sparked Teresa’s interest in Fabric Art. A surprisingly therapeutic creative artform, Teresa creates pictures from scraps of fabric painstakingly sewn by hand.
• Khoa Mahon: Khoa returns to exhibit her delicate range of handmade silver jewellery, embellished with freshwater pearls and gemstones. Her unique one-off designs are inspired by the beauty of nature and make ideal gifts.

2021
NOV/DEC: Christmas Fair – Wine Art & Gifts – including pxottery, jewellery and paintings by local artists.
SEPT/OCT: Creative Pilgrimage – works by seven local artists travelling along 7 walks of the Augustine Camino from Rochester to Ramsgate (concluding a total of 14 walks that were interrupted by Covid 19).
AUG/SEPT: Rural, Vineyard & Industrial – paintings and photographs of local scenes, including Chartham Paper Mill.
MAY/JULY: Oil paintings, Glass, Ceramics, Jewellery & Sculptures.

2020
DEC: Christmas Art Fair cancelled due to pandemic restrictions.
OCT: Creative Pilgrimage - Multi-media showcase of the artists' pilgrimage along the Augustine Camino.
SEPT: Photo Art – Featuring work from local photographers Wendy J Kennett, Jo Court and Val de Furrentes.
MARCH: Ashford Visual Artists – exhibition forced to close early because of Covid-19.

2019
NOV/DEC: Christmas Art Fair – Paintings, sculpture and pottery from local artists.
SEPT/OCT: Velvet landscapes – Studies of the Kent coast, oil paintings by local artist Sophie Bedingham Smith.
JULY: Botanical Art, by local artists from The Botanical Art Group and the associated Bedgebury Pinetum Florilegium Society.
MAY: Venice in oil and watercolour, by Liam Thompson.
MARCH: Exhibition of Paintings, by six local artists.

2018
DECEMBER: Christmas Art Fair: Paintings and Pottery.
AUGUST: Canterbury Art Society, Members' Exhibition.

We have a close association with the Canterbury Society of Art, who opened our gallery with a private viewing and exhibition of members' work.

We also hosted the Society’s 50th Anniversary Lunch in our 400 year old Kent Barn, originally a threshing barn.