ARTIST CALL-OUT FOR EXHIBITION PROPOSALS

Kendal Museum is launching a summer call-out for exhibition proposals to be considered for our People’s Gallery 2025/6 programme — deadline 31st August. About The People’s Gallery The People’s Gallery is a large exhibition space on the lower level of Kendal Museum, one of the oldest museums in the UK

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Nature Recovery in Kendal conference

Get your tickets! 🐦 Kendal Museum is hosting this exciting event on Saturday the 18th of May. Nature Recovery in Kendal is a conference for all who are passionate about restoring and protecting wildlife in our local area. Organised by Natural Kendal, the day hopes to encourage and connect local

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MARCH Theresa Taylor – SCARIFICATION – Exhibition

Visit the new exhibition by Theresa Taylor in our People’s Gallery from the 28th March until 4th May 2024. Theresa Taylor is an artist based in Lancaster, at the edge of the Bowland Fells. She works out of her studio and is a member of Artlab Contemporary Print Studios, University

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Reimagining the World Wildlife Gallery

Re-imagining the World Wildlife Gallery – VOLUNTEER CALL-OUT! We’re looking for local volunteers to help us write creative and engaging labels for some of our rare animal specimens. Following a fantastic consultation phase and with thanks to our community contributors, Kendal Museum has a ‘new vision community plan’ for reimagining

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OCTOBER Mike Healey – SURREALISM – Exhibition

Visit the new exhibition by Mike Healey in our People’s Gallery from the 5th of October until the 11th of November. For this exhibition, Mike’s work embraces Greek and Egyptian mythology; strange plant forms; the world of Pulcinella and the Commedia dell’arte; climate change and weird landscapes. Works also explore

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AUGUST Green Door Artists – “On Display” – Exhibition

This exhibition is by Green Door, with the exhibition being comprised of the work of 24 artists. Green Door Artists was formed in 1995 by a group of artists based in Kendal, with the aim of providing low-cost studios for local artists. They are a self-managed, not-for-profit artists’ co-operative who

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JULY Eileen Gledhill and Cally Lawson – Cumbrian Contours – Exhibition

This exhibition is made up of work from two artists. Eileen’s inspiration comes from immersing herself in wild, rural and coastal scenery, experiencing the weather and landscapes. She gathers photographs and observations, before returning to her studio to work on the ideas generated and create individual artworks in oil. Cally’s

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JUNE Art Crit North Cumbria – Material Process – Exhibition

Artwork from a north Cumbrian collective, curated with a creative focus on materials and processes. Explore their varied contemporary approaches to ceramics, glass, paint, printmaking, sculpture, and digital markmaking. The exhibition is free admission, open to public Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9:30-16:30.

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From page to stage! Creative writing course using the French language

Creative Writing Course in French at Kendal Museum. It takes place at Kendal Museum every Thursday between 8th June to 13th July, 18:00-20:00. Please get in touch with the tutor, Maria-Elena for more details and course fees: learn@lakeslinguaphiles.com/07709002469.

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APRIL Mark Butler -Art Forms in Nature- 100 Days – 100 Artworks Exhibition

Mark is a sculptor working mainly in cast bronze. Although he is using metal – a markedly permanent material – he harnesses chance to create imperfect and fractured pieces, mirroring the impermanence and vulnerability of the environment around him. Influences often have a landscape or scientific background, looking at the

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