What's On ​
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​Regular Classes and Events

​Earth Pig Pottery offers one-to-one tuition on the potter's wheels. Booking essential.
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Life Drawing - Every Tuesday from 7pm to 9pm. Booking essential.  
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Buxton Spoken Words - An open mic without mics for poetry and prose. Second Monday of the month. 

Buxton Sketchers - Meeting once a month around Buxton and beyond. Free to attend.

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Autumn & Winter Programme:
​September, October, November, December 2024

Exhibitions

The Green Man Gallery Autumn Collection
Extensive and ever-changing exhibitions of paintings, drawings, mixed media, printmaking, photography, ceramics, glass, textiles, jewellery, prints and cards by the gallery’s Resident Artists and Guest Designer Makers. Two and half floors of original art and craft.
 
Open Studios
Our Resident Artists’ studios on the first floor are open to the public.
​You are welcome to look round, even when artists are not present, or call in for a chat when they are.
 
Friday 4th to Wednesday 30th October: Guest Exhibition
Tales for Trembling Peasants – Paintings by Jenny C. Black
Macclesfield-based artist Jenny C. Black returns to The Green Man with the sequel to her triumphant 2023 exhibition 'The Wild Hunt'. In this new series, Jenny presents reinterpretations of classic tropes from medieval art and English superstition. At once dream-like and familiar, the images affectionately highlight how little we’ve changed from our pre-enlightenment roots to our present age of rationality. ​

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 
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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 

Workshops

Book in person or by phone at the gallery during opening hours or click the links for online booking. (10% booking fee applies online.)

Saturday 26th October: The Experimental Landscape - 10.30am to 3.30pm
A full day workshop with Geoff Chilton. Cost £75. Click the title for the full description and online booking Booking essential as places are limited.

​Saturday 23rd November: Sketch Your Town - 12pm to 3.30pm
A half day workshop with Geoff Chilton. Cost £50. Click the title for the full description and online booking. 

Saturday 30th November:  Remembrance Day for Lost Species
Drop-in Activities - 11am to 3pm - All ages - Free
Join artists Gordon Maclellan and Sarah Males for art and craft activities designed to remind us of the animals and plants we have lost and encourage us to prevent more disappearing. Find out more about this annual event at www.lostspeciesday.org
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Live Music

Saturday 19th October: Take Two – Charity Gig ALMOST SOLD OUT
Take Two are Janette and Colin Sykes. They bring their unique style of cabaret to The Green Man with popular songs from the Sixties onwards and classics from the Great American Songbook. Janette sings while Colin, a former reporter on BBC North West Tonight, plays keyboards.

All proceeds from the concert will go to the Helen Atkin Group (Buxton) Riding for the Disabled. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £10. Book in person or by phone at the gallery (sold out online).
 
Friday 1st November:  Quinta – Contemporary Jazz with a Twist
A warm welcome back to Manchester-based jazz quintet, Quinta, for their fourth appearance at The Green Man. Featuring a line-up of saxophone (Mike Dale), trumpet (Bob Dinn), piano (Barry Mansfield), bass (Warwick Stephenson) and drums (Huw Owens). Harmonically and rhythmically diverse, Quinta brings new shades of texture and meaning to a varied and interesting programme of modern, contemporary and world jazz.

​Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £10 advance/£12 on the door. Book in person or by phone at the gallery or online at wegottickets.com/event/632611
 
Saturday 21st December: Hannah Brine Live at The Green Man Gallery
Join singer songwriter Hannah Brine for an evening of original music, and winter favourites, alongside lush ballads and standards. Likened to Carole King and Norah Jones, Hannah’s voice never fails to impress and she is joined by the wonderful Joseph Tanner on piano. 
 
She made her debut at this year's Birmingham Jazz & Blues Festival as well as selling out her gigs at this year's Buxton Fringe, where she won the ‘Best Solo Vocal’ award. Listen here

​Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £13 advance/£15 on the door. Book in person or by phone at the gallery or online at wegottickets.com/event/636282
 


ACCESS INFORMATION
Performances take place in our Ground Floor Gallery which is accessible by wheelchair however there is currently no adapted toilet cubicle. Please email Caroline on [email protected] to reserve a wheelchair space or to discuss any other access needs. Further information here.

'Fireweed' by Claire Parker from the Autumn Collection

Learning to throw pots in the Earth Pig Pottery studio