Trees ’r Us

Annie Ovenden - Lightning Bolt, oil on canvas

THE ARBOREALISTS, an exhibition at St Barbe Museum & Art Gallery, Lymington, Hampshire, will showcase works by 36 contemporary artists on the theme of trees. The exhibition opens on April 23 and runs until June 3. 

In 2013, the gallery mounted a successful two-part exhibition Under the Greenwood – Picturing the British Tree; the second exhibition featured contemporary artists’ responses to the subject. Such was the impact of this show, and the spirit of camaraderie engendered in a diverse group of artists, that they took on a more permanent identity as the Arborealists.

Their artworks are at turns dramatic and contemplative, demonstrating that trees still have relevance in contemporary art and are a vital element in the British landscape and sense of national identity.

Simon Dorrell - An Alder in Winter,
Stapleton Parish, ink & gouache

Tickets, which include entry into the museum, cost £6 for adults, £5 for senior citizens and students, £3 for children aged 5-15 years and £12 for a family of two adults and up to four children (including a voluntary gift aid donation). Under fives are admitted free of charge.

www.stbarbe-museum.org.uk

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