Small Wonders: Celebrating The Tiny Architects Of Our Ecosystem / 6th Nov – 20th Dec 2025

September 20, 2025

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6th November – 20th December 2025

Explore the stories of some of the UK’s tiniest creatures. ‘Small Wonders’ is a mixed media exhibition celebrating British insect life and highlighting its vital role in the changing ecosystem. Made for curious minds of all ages this exhibition invites you to discover, learn and create inspired by the most fascinating of the UK’s insects.

Through original illustration, playful paper sculptures, costume and installations that you can contribute to, you’ll be encouraged to look closer, and use your imagination to contemplate how our actions impact these miniature architects, builders, repurposers and pollinators.

You’ll leave with a new sense of fascination, and maybe even a new favourite insect, as you reconnect with the small wonders shaping our world every day.

Ellie Chaney is a multi-passionate artist, educator and creativity coach who is endlessly curious about the natural world, and who creates artwork informed by natural history. Working in many mediums including recently illustration, paper art, film and model making she creates multidisciplinary experiences.

Always keen to share her passions of wildlife and creativity with people, she has run creative arts workshops and classes since 2008. She now focuses on creating imaginative, high quality workshops and online resources to inspire creativity and a love for natural history. Past clients include Butterfly Conservation, Cambridge University Museums, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and Lancaster University.

Ellie studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College, London and holds an MA in Art As Environment from Manchester School Of Art at MMU. Having worked for over a decade as a freelance creative practitioner and art teacher, Ellie currently works as a creativity coach supporting other multi-passionate creatives on their art journey.

A resident of Cumbria since 2008, Ellie can often be found looking for insects and interesting mosses on dry stone walls and looking in charity shops for vintage natural history books for her collection.