A new art exhibition which explores folklore, myths, and legends will be popping up at a unique Newark gallery space.
The Folkloric Exhibition will feature work by eight artists from across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, exploring folklore themes through painting, printmaking, illustration, and poetry.
Narrowly Newark, an alleyway off Wood Street converted into a community gallery space, will host the exhibition for one weekend only on September 20 and 21, from 11am to 4pm.
There will also be a chance to meet some of the artists throughout the weekend, or for visitors to try their hand at watercolour painting in the gallery’s garden area.
The exhibition’s lead artist, Charlotte Thomson, said: “When I visited the gallery I knew it was the perfect, quirky venue for an exhibition exploring the weird and magical nature of folklore and our relationships with these stories.
“From Robin Hood, to the mysterious Trisantona — Goddess of the River Trent — folkloric figures from the wider UK, and from our varied cultural heritages, there has been a huge revival of interest in folklore in the UK and we look forward to sharing our creative works and hearing your stories too.”
The work on display includes lace art inspired by Nottingham’s lace-making history, 3D textile art made from recycled materials, and intricate illustrative pieces created digitally or traditional using pen and ink, to name a few.
Artists included in the exhibition are; Charlotte Thomson, JC Middlebrook, Fiona Holmes, Suzanne Curtis, Steve Larder, Sarah Louise Powell, Indy Townsend and Kate Burns.
