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Exhibitions
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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.
