What's On
Regular Classes and Events
Earth Pig Pottery is taking bookings for one-to-one tuition on the potter's wheels.
Life Drawing - Every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. Advance booking essential.
Buxton Spoken Words - An open mic without mics for poetry and prose. Second Monday of the month.
Buxton Sketchers - Meeting roughly once a month around Buxton. Free to attend.
Life Drawing - Every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. Advance booking essential.
Buxton Spoken Words - An open mic without mics for poetry and prose. Second Monday of the month.
Buxton Sketchers - Meeting roughly once a month around Buxton. Free to attend.
July 2024
Buxton Festival Fringe - 3rd to 21st July This year we are hosting 70 performances including Comedy, Music, Spoken Word and Theatre plus four Visual Arts events during Buxton Fringe. Take a look at the listings (see below) and start planning! Tickets for all of the shows at The Green Man Gallery are on sale in person or by phone at the gallery and also online. Special Exhibitions Wednesday 3rd July to Wednesday 28th August 'John Bull' : Illustrations for the poem by Michael Rosen - Jeff Perks Children's author Michael Rosen wrote John Bull to explain how slavery came about and how British industry was built on the back of slaves. This striking exhibition of original linocuts and sculptures illustrates the poem and includes work created by children from Litton Primary School in response to the poem. Jeff Perks won the Individual Artist Award at this year's Buxton Festival Fringe for this powerful exhibition. Wednesday 3rd July to Wednesday 28th August The Freedom Trail - The Green Man Gallery Resident Artists What does freedom mean to you? Follow the Freedom Trail around the gallery to discover how the Resident Artists have answered this question. A thought-provoking series of paintings, drawings, printmaking, ceramics and photography, displayed throughout the gallery alongside the gallery's vibrant Summer Collection, and presented as a counterpoint to the guest exhibition, John Bull. The Summer Collection Ever-changing exhibition of original art and craft, prints and cards by the gallery's Resident Artists and Guest Designer Makers. Paintings, drawings, print-making, mixed media, photography, ceramics, textiles, jewellery, glass and much more. Workshops & Other Arts Events Regular Events Various times: Pottery tuition with Earth Pig Pottery Click here for details Second Monday of the month: Buxton Spoken Words 6.30pm to 8.30pm Click here for details Every Tuesday: Singing Mamas 11am to 12pm Every Tuesday: Life Drawing 7pm to 9pm Click here for details Monthly on Sundays: Buxton Sketchers Click here for details |