What's On
Regular Classes and Events
Earth Pig Pottery are open for one-to-one tuition. on the potter's wheels.
Life Drawing is taking a break. When the sessions resume they will take place on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm.
Advance booking essential.
Buxton Sketching Group plans to resume in February 2022.
Spoken Words - an open mic without mics for poetry and prose. Second Monday of the month.
Creative Lounge @ TGMG - scroll down for information.
Life Drawing is taking a break. When the sessions resume they will take place on Tuesdays from 7pm to 9pm.
Advance booking essential.
Buxton Sketching Group plans to resume in February 2022.
Spoken Words - an open mic without mics for poetry and prose. Second Monday of the month.
Creative Lounge @ TGMG - scroll down for information.
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January 2022
Exhibitions The Green Man Gallery Winter Collection Original work by the gallery's Resident Artists and guest Designer Makers. Paintings, drawings, print-making, mixed-media, photography, mosaics, textiles, ceramics and glass. Artist's Books, tooled leather items, unusual jewellery, artisan-made candles and a huge range of prints and cards. You can also explore the open studios on the first floor. From Hotel to Gallery: 1896 to 2021 A scrapbook-style exhibition telling the story of our building, originally part of the Peak Hydropathic Hotel. Includes images taken on the unused upper floors which are currently derelict. Regular Events By appointment on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays: Pottery Tuition with Earth Pig Pottery Monday 10th January from 6.30pm to 8.30pm: Buxton Spoken Words An open mic night without mics for the spoken word. Come along and read your own poems or short stories, or just come to listen and be entertained. No need to book and admission is free but donations welcome. Refreshments available or bring your own. A friendly and welcoming event which takes place every second Monday. From Friday 14th January: Creative Lounge @ The Green Man Gallery Our Ground Floor Gallery is open to all as a Creative Lounge during January and February. Bring your own art and craft work-in-progress or use the sketching and doodling materials provided. Spend an hour in the Still Life corner or explore the building for subjects to draw. Award yourself some time and space to write creatively; browse our extensive art and craft book collection; practise on our baby grand piano or bring your guitar and enjoy our gorgeous ballroom acoustics. Meet with friends for a creative morning or come alone for some safe and unpressured social contact. We have coffee, tea, hot chocolate and herb teas on sale plus very nice biscuits. You can stay for as long as you like and the heating is turned up high! It's free to enter the Creative Lounge but please throw some coins in our Donations Jar to help cover the heating costs. Live Music Sunday 16th January from 12pm to 2pm: The Sunday BuskStop A warm welcome back to Will Hawthorne. Brilliant guitar playing with original songs and covers you'll want to sing along to. Free event with soup, bread and cake for lunch and excellent company. Drop in for a while or stay for the full 2 hours. February 2022
Exhibitions Submissions open on 1st February for the Spring Gathering 2022 Our popular annual open exhibition aims to create a snapshot of some of huge variety of creative work taking place in our region. It's open to 2D and 3D artists and artisans who live or work in the Peak District and its bordering towns and counties. Full details and an online submission form coming to this website soon. The Spring Gathering Exhibition dates are 1st to 27th April 2022. Winter Turns to Spring at The Green Man Gallery Ever-changing displays of original work by the gallery's Resident Artists and guest Designer Makers. Paintings, drawings, print-making, mixed-media, photography, mosaics, textiles, ceramics and glass. Artist's Books, tooled leather items, unusual jewellery, artisan-made candles and a huge range of prints and cards. You can also explore the open studios on the first floor. Regular Events By appointment on Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays: Pottery Tuition with Earth Pig Pottery Monday 14th February from 6.30pm to 8.30pm: Buxton Spoken Words An open mic night without mics for the spoken word. Come along and read your own poems or short stories, or just come to listen and be entertained. No need to book and admission is free but donations welcome. Refreshments available or bring your own. A friendly and welcoming event which takes place every second Monday. Throughout February: Creative Lounge @ The Green Man Gallery Our Ground Floor Gallery continues to be open to all as a Creative Lounge during February. Bring your own art and craft work-in-progress or use the sketching and doodling materials provided. Spend an hour in the Still Life corner or explore the building for subjects to draw. Award yourself some time and space to write creatively; browse our extensive art and craft book collection; practise on our baby grand piano or bring your guitar and enjoy our gorgeous ballroom acoustics. Meet with friends for a creative morning or come alone for some safe and unpressured social contact. We have coffee, tea, hot chocolate and herb teas on sale plus very nice biscuits. You can stay for as long as you like and the heating is turned up high! It's free to enter the Creative Lounge but please throw some coins in our Donations Jar to help cover the heating costs. Workshops & Classes Saturday 12th February: Recycling Crafts - Mosaic Mirrors, Trays and Picture Frames 10.30am to 3.30pm. Suitable for beginners and those with previous mosaic making experience. You will use broken china and jewellery to make a stunning mosaic-bordered mirror, tray, picture frame or picture. Workshop organised by Derbyshire Community Education. Click the title to go to the booking site. Cannot be booked through the gallery. Sunday 13th February: Introduction to Massage - Hands and Feet 10.30am to 12.30pm. Possibly a perfect Valentine's Day present! Suitable for people with little or no experience who would like an introduction to basic massage skills. Improve your wellbeing through giving and receiving massage. Workshop organised by Derbyshire Community Education. Click the title to go to the booking site. Cannot be booked through the gallery. Saturday 19th February: Workshop with Geoff Chilton Details coming soon. Live Music Sunday 13th February from 12pm to 2pm: The Sunday BuskStop We welcome three singer songwriters, Danielle Banks, Emma O'Brien and Kate to the BuskStop for the first time. Free event with soup, bread and cake for lunch and excellent company. Drop in for a while or stay for the full 2 hours. More listings for February & March 2022 coming soon. |
Winter Collection - painting by Geoff Chilton
1930s photograph of our home on Hardwick Square South
Will Hawthorne - 16th January at the Sunday BuskStop
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Online Events
A Virtual Tour of the Gallery
A walk around our ground floor gallery in a 6 minute film by Aidan Rhode. Click the title to view on Youtube
Creative Space
Throughout the first lockdown we posted creative activities in The Green Man Gallery Creative Space on Facebook.
The group is fairly quiet at the moment but we hope to resume online activities soon.
Join our mailing list for regular news about all of our events. Click here to contact us and register for our (e)mailshots.
A Virtual Tour of the Gallery
A walk around our ground floor gallery in a 6 minute film by Aidan Rhode. Click the title to view on Youtube
Creative Space
Throughout the first lockdown we posted creative activities in The Green Man Gallery Creative Space on Facebook.
The group is fairly quiet at the moment but we hope to resume online activities soon.
Join our mailing list for regular news about all of our events. Click here to contact us and register for our (e)mailshots.