Art at the Mill

This year the Art Gallery room is fully booked with artists from all over the county displaying and selling their work. The gallery room is open from 9.00 – 5.00pm every day of the week following the programme outlined below. Further details of individual exhibitions and exhibitors are available from Louise Sweeney on 01629 823256 or by email visitorservices@arkwrightsociety.org.uk

June Haywood, Lydia Friar and Hazel Crowe
Thursday 16th-20th March
June Haywood will be exhibiting both originals and prints of her watercolours in addition to cards.

Tony Fisher, Susan Mulroy and Jo Bunbury.
Sunday 26th-30th March

Bill Nicholson, Khris Eggleston and Karina Goodman (Studio 61) and Janette M Court
Friday 31st March-4th April
Art studio gallery and designer crafts.

Wallis Spence
Wednesday 5th-9th April

Elaine Casey and Louise Vincent
Monday 10th-16th April
Elaine is an artist living and working in the Peak District. Her paintings inspire the imagination and spirit through images of the natural world, mysticism and her use of vibrant colour. Louise is a photographer who lives and works in Sheffield. Her images capture the essence of a subject and inspire new ways of looking at the world.

The Heritage Group of Painters
Monday 17th-23rd April
This group of painters will be holding their exhibition for the fourth year at the Mill. They will be showing a variety of work – all medleys.

Amber Art Group
Monday 24th-30th April
A local art group newly formed last May with over 30 members of mixed ability, who meet once a week to paint, sketch or draw.

A.D. Beresford
Monday 1st-7th May

Jude Whitby and Friends
Monday 8th-14th May

Peak Artists
Monday 15th-21st May

Students from the University of Derby
Monday 22nd-25th May
BA Honours in 3D Design.

Yuko Sekiguchi
“ Images of Japan”
Friday 25th May-5th June
Born in the port city of Yokohama, Japan, Yuko wanted to give insight into her own images of where she came from and to express her past – her paintings have now turned into a search about herself. This exhibition is mainly about water and more specifically the Sea. Being raised near the coast of the Pacific Ocean, it is a subject naturally close to her heart and her pictures reflect her inner feelings and memories of sounds and smells she experienced growing up.

Derbyshire Open Arts Exhibition “DARTS” in the Gothic Warehouse
Saturday 27th-29th May
DARTs is the first county wide event showing arts and craftswork in the tradition of “open studio” type events in Britain. Over seventy artists and crafts people will be taking part across Derbyshire, throwing open showcases free of charge to the general public. Two artists Yuko Sekiguchi and Andy Taylor will be at Cromford Mill. Yuko as detailed above, Andy’s work will be on show in the Gothic Warehouse throughout the Bank Holiday weekend. Further details are available
www.derbyshireopenarts.co.uk or call 01246 230925

H.Stanley Traynor and Tully Crook
Tuesday 6th-11th June

Doreen Andrews and Ken Spencer
Monday 12th-18th June
This will be the 5th year, popular couple Doreen and Ken are holding an exhibition at the mill, this will also be part of “Celebrating Cromford”. They will again be showing paintings in most medias - showing their love of art.

The Matlock Thursday Painters
Thursday 22nd-29th June

Hazel Crowe and Niall Young
Friday 30th June-4th July
Hazel will be showing Riverside Stained Glass.

Matlock Art
Wednesday 5th -10th July

Matlock Artists Society
Tuesday 11th-17th July
Matlock Artists Society are a thriving group, reformed from Tawney House Artists Society. There will be a good selection of work shown, also during the week the picture will be chosen for the Presidents Trophy Award. They meet at All Saints Church Hall, Matlock.

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