Off the Beaten Track
Exhibition opens 1st September 2021
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The Big Draw - 'Make the Change'
Events and Activities throughout October 2021
Needle felted creatures by Freya Gamble
In association with
Events in Kington during October
The Big Draw is an international drawing festival.  This year’s theme is ‘Make the Change’, encouraging us to creatively explore ways to live in balance with the world around us, reconnect with each other and take action to create a better world for future generations
Date
Venue
 
Description
Fridays (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th Oct): 
9.30am-1pm:
 
Saturday 16th:
9.30am-3pm
     Drop in
Kington Market Hall
alongside
Friday Food Market
&
Art & Craft Market
Free
Giant Dream Catcher
Pop into the Market Hall and pin your own personal pledge to ‘Make a Change’ to the Giant Community Dream Catcher; each small step makes a difference and really counts!
Sat 2nd Oct
11am-4pm
     Drop in
Birches Farm Nature Reserve
A4111 Near Kington
Free (donations)
 
 
Hedgescapes with Richard Bavin, Rebecca Finney and Herefordshire Wildlife Trust.  Hedgerows are an extraordinarily rich and diverse habitat which provide enormous benefits to wildlife and the environment.
Using charcoal, ink, pastels and more we will work together to create a large-scale collage of our hedgerow experiences at this beautiful site.
Wed 6th Oct
10am-12noon
     Drop in
​
The Lion Café,
​Bridge St, Kington
Free
The Drawing Room: Community Mark Making
Using various materials, tools and approaches to freeing our hands from the nervousness that often limits our creativity, we will create a giant community picture!
Sun 10th Oct
10am-4pm
     Drop in
Hergest Croft Gardens
Entry Fee to Plant Fair
Weather permitting, The Drawing Room, Community Mark Making will pop up alongside Made in the Marches Gallery’s gazebo stall at the Autumn Plant Fair.
Mon 11th Oct
11am -2pm
(limited places, 
booking required)
Made in the Marches Gallery
£30
Make a Needlefelt Gnome for your Home!
Learn to needlefelt in this 3 hour workshop with Freya Gamble at Made in the Marches Gallery.  Includes materials and tools to make two gnomes to take home, keep the tools.  For more information or to book a place click here or pop into the gallery.
Light refreshments included.  
Wed 13th Oct
10am-12noon
     Drop in
The Lion Café,
​Bridge St, Kington
Free
Small Step Posters – Draw your own poster to mark where you live.
Wed 20th Oct
10am-12noon
     Drop in
The Lion Café,
​Bridge St, Kington
Free
Hedgerow/River Community Frieze – Help to create a collage map of the River Arrow and surrounding countryside
Thurs 21st Oct
10am-4pm
The Barn,
Birches Farm Nature Reserve
A4111 Near Kington
£55*
Intaglio Printing Workshop with Michael Hancock
For more information and booking, visit www.herefordshirewt.org
​*If you book both the Intaglio Printing workshop and the Gelatine Printing Workshop, get both for £100
Fri 22nd Oct
10am-4pm
As above
£55*
Gelatine Printing Workshop with Michael Hancock
For more information and booking, visit www.herefordshirewt.org​
*If you book both the Intaglio Printing workshop and the Gelatine Printing Workshop, get both for £100
Wed 27th Oct
10am-12noon
     Drop in
​
The Lion Café,
​Bridge St, Kington
Free
Medals for Everyday Courage – do you know someone who deserves to know how much their strength and spirit has helped you lately?  Perhaps its you!?  Make that hero a beautiful, unique medal from scraps and trinkets.
Fri 29th, Sat 30th
Sun 31st
​Drop in
Kington Market Hall,
The Burton Hotel
and 
No 54 Studio, Bridge St
Free
Public Art Works Display – A range of art and craft celebrating Kington, a town of festivals and rich mythology: on display across three venues, over three days.
Made in the Marches Gallery is ...
... a venue to celebrate and showcase the work of both established and emerging artists and makers, living and creating in the Marches of Herefordshire, Shropshire and Powys.
Themed and seasonal exhibitions  offer a diverse and changing collection of art and craft, reflecting the talent and essence of the region.

​Watch our video tour of "Box of Delights" - our winter 2020 exhibition
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Opening Hours:

Wednesday to Saturday - 11am to 4pm


​Free parking around the corner
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We try to be wheelchair friendly: a small step at the front door can be mounted with a helping hand; please ask staff to open the door fully. 
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The main floor is kept spacious for wheelchair access but unfortunately the cellar gallery can only be accessed by stairs - see our policy here
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Made in the Marches Gallery
12 Church St, Kington
Herefordshire HR5 3AZ