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IN THE MILL POND

A new display looking at 'treasures' found in a local mill pond. Willowbank was originally built as Dam Head Mill (later renamed Albion Mill). The mill closed a number of years ago and was converted to apartments - the area with the mill pond help preserve what a traditional local mill looked like with its adjacent pond. The exhibition has some of the curiosities that have been found over the last few years including numerous old bottles, a mobile phone, a religious icon and a set of false teeth.

 

SADDLEWORTH'S THE STAR

A small display which looks at what films / TV have used the Saddleworth area as a backdrop - these include well known ones such as 'Yanks', 'Brassed Off' and the 'Probation Officer', but what about 'Jimmy Cricket' as well as 'Cliff Richard' !!!! The display also lists those around the Oldham area as a whole - so come to the exhibition to find out why the famous film 'Brief Encounter' has a link to Oldham.

Art Gallery

Entry to the Art Gallery is FREE

25th Mar – 25th April 2010    Relativity

This is a ‘family’ exhibition with Helen (our own Volunteer Gallery Manager) along with her brother John, and her husband’s two sisters, Kath and Liz. They all paint in different mediums and styles and Liz makes exquisite silver and di-chroic fused glass jewellery (which Helen can often be seen wearing!)

So do please come along and see what they all do.

1st May – 30th May 2010            Out of the Woods

The exhibition by local artist Lesley Bardsley presents a collection of mixed media paintings that have been inspired by woodlands and folklore; her pictures capturing aspects of local landscape and how she feels about it.

5th Jun – 13th Sep 2010                Saddleworth Group of Artists

Summer Shows

Exhibitions will be run during this period organized by the Saddleworth Group of Artists, showcasing work by artists from the group, so look out for more info nearer the time.

24th Jul – 31st July 2010              Journées de Peinture - 2010

Many people in Saddleworth are already aware that every four years the Saddleworth Group of Artists receives a group of 'foreign' amateur and professional painters from France, Belgium, Switzerland and the USA who paint with some of our local artists outside - enjoy seeing the week’s work progress at the Gallery.