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What else the Quenington Sculpture Trust gets up to …
The sun makes an appearance!
More of the opening day and first weekday at Fresh Air
Private Viewing
Busy, busy, busy …
Day 8
Well behaved dogs on leads are welcome!
Day Four & Five
Day Two & Three – The Nelson Trust and blue skies
Day One of my Internship – Dismantling pianos and admiring the garden
Sneak Peek – Faces
Sneak Peek – The Birds of Superstition

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ABOUT FRESH AIR SCULPTURE

Set up by art collectors, Lucy and David Abel Smith, the first Fresh Air Sculpture was held in the Quenington Old Rectory gardens in 1992. Acclaim for the show’s originality and innovative mixture of traditional, modern and cutting-edge outdoor sculpture has grown year by year and Fresh Air Sculpture is now an established and much anticipated fixture in the art events calendar. Fresh Air Sculpture became a charitable trust, under Quenington Sculpture Trust, in 1997.

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We're so looking forward to having people in our g We're so looking forward to having people in our garden again tomorrow (Sunday) with the Rare Plant Fair. Visitors will be able to meander the gardens and see sculptural pieces in our permanent collection including this bench by Alison Crowther. @rareplantfair @alisoncrowther #rareplants #rareplantfair #rareplantcollector #quenington #quenington #countrygarden #cotswoldgarden #opengarden #freshairsculpture #englishgarden #sculpturegarden #alisoncrowther
Despite Fresh Air Sculpture not going ahead this y Despite Fresh Air Sculpture not going ahead this year, we are thrilled that some aspects of our education programme are continuing. One of our teaching team, Amanda Griffiths, spent last Friday working with art learners and teachers at Farmor’s School, exploring intuitive painting focusing on the theme of identity. The aim of the day was to create a painting and a set of watercolour collages based on the students' previous Peter Blake grid work. Students explored the materials to be used and colour mixing and their decision making and confidence building was supported by Amanda and the art teachers. Having fun and enjoying the creative process was really encouraged as was the students use of instinct and imagination. The finished pieces will be used to boost the students' GSCE Art portfolios. We think they are amazing! Thank you Amanda and the students for your brilliant hard work and to the teachers too! More information about our education programme can be found via the link in our bio. #artinschools #freshairsculpture #farmorsschool #arteducation #arteducationmatters #arteducationforkids #gloucestershireart #identity
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the focus this year is nature. Research has shown that during the pandemic when so many were isolated and truly alone, being able to be in and watch nature doing its thing was often the only thing keeping people going. There are stories of the elderly watching the birds on their window sills, of others discovering new wildlife in parks, and of many simply enjoying the peace that a less busy human world brought to their own external environment. We never take the nature on our own doorstep for granted. Morning or moonshine walks around the gardens always, always lift our spirits. #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthawarenessweek #naturelovers #naturelift #thepowerofnature #stepoutside #quenington #englishgardens #cotswoldlife #cotswoldgarden #freshairsculpture
Prickly Pear glass sculpture by @pennycarterglass Prickly Pear glass sculpture by @pennycarterglass Penny will be bringing new work to Fresh Air Sculpture 2022. #pennycarterglass #pennycarter #glasssculpture #pricklypear #contemporaryglass #glassartist #glassart #freshairsculpture #sculptureshow #glasslovers #contemporarysculpture #cotswolds #quenington #cotswoldssculpture #greenglass #greenglasssculpture
Fantastical stone creature by @guystevensstonescul Fantastical stone creature by @guystevensstonesculpture Posted @withregram • @guystevensstonesculpture ‘IF’ a creature who questions. Installed yesterday @hannahpescharsculpt my newest friend, about the size of a very large strange looking dog or 12 gymnastic cats. #creature #stone #sculpture #art #gardens #spring #strangedog #texture #ancasterweatherbed #light #woods #stonecarving #question #hannahpescharsculpturegarden #guystevenssculpture
Emily @chinajackmosaics will be showing her amazin Emily @chinajackmosaics will be showing her amazing mosaic work with us in the Pool House Gallery at Fresh Air Sculpture 2022. Here is a new bird design which was developed for a commission. Emily says of the piece, 'Creating the pheasant has been an interesting and enjoyable challenge, researching the feathers and outline and sourcing the china for these rich colours.'. We think it's fabulous! #chinajackmosaics #mosaicart #mosaicartist #mosaicartwork #pheasant #pheasantsofinstagram #pheasantart #freshairsculpture2022 #quenington #cotswolds #cotswoldlife #contemporarycraft #mosaicdesign #freshairsculpture
What a wonderful weekend of sculpture we have had. What a wonderful weekend of sculpture we have had. These images are from our friends’ beautiful gardens @sculpture_at_kingham_lodge. A fantastic show. Pre booking required. #gardendesign #garden #statementpiece #oxfordshire #sculpture #stonesculpture #oxfordshirearts #sculptureatkingham #oxfordshireartsweek #sculptureExhibition #contemporarysculpture #sculpturelovers #kinghamsculpture #sculptureatkinghamlodge #kingham
An afternoon @sculpturebythelakes. #sculptureb An afternoon @sculpturebythelakes. #sculpturebythelakes #sculptureart #sculpturepark #sculpturegarden #contemporarysculpture #dorset #visitdorset
Green shoots and Egyptian heads. Have a lovely lo Green shoots and Egyptian heads. Have a lovely long weekend. #egyptianhead #greenshoots #sharegardenjoy #gardentherapy #quenington #cotswoldgarden #englishgarden #freshairsculpture #gardendesign #rusticgamestrong #cotswolds #cotswoldlife #countrygarden #gardening #gloucestershire #gardenlife #beautyyouseek #gardensofinstagram #englishcountrygarden #englishcountryhouse #cotswoldgarden #gloucestershiregarden #talesfromthegarden #theconstantlycurious #gardenersofinstagram #sculpturegarden #sculpturelovers #treewalk #gloshour #quenington #bobbywilliams
Clare Palmer @clarepalmerceramics is going to be s Clare Palmer @clarepalmerceramics is going to be showing her stunning, delicate ceramic wall pieces at Fresh Air Sculpture 2022. Her first post-lockdown exhibition is a group show curated by Thrown Contemporary. It is a live show, but the Private View is going to take place on Zoom, so that greater numbers of people can attend it. The exhibition, 'Growth’, takes place at OmVed Gardens, Townsend Yard, Highgate, London, N6 5JFfrom 15th May – 23rd June 2021. The Private View is on Friday 14th May or Saturday 15th May via Zoom 'Growth' is a mixed group exhibition celebrating the unseen, creating a place to stop and take a note of the invisible elements within ourselves and nature. Clare will be exhibiting a collection of wall-hung and table-top sculptures. Two of the wall pieces Connected and Release 2 are a similar size to the two pieces planned for Fresh Air Sculpture 2022. #clarepalmerceramics #ceramicsculpture #ceramicwallsculpture #freshairsculpture2022 #omvedgardens #throwncontempory #ceramicart #ceramicsofinstagram #sculpturalceramics #sculpturelovers #sculpturegram #madebyhands #sculptureartist @omvedgardens @throwncontemporary @wheretoseebuyceramicsuk
This looks incredible! Posted @withregram • @o This looks incredible! Posted @withregram • @olgaprinku The last day of me working on the large scale dried flower display. It's like a vertical garden with an abstract but colourful pattern. Or a wallpaper, but made with real flowers. Each panel is 1.5m wide by 2.5 m high and I can definitely say it was a challenge working on a ladder (I'm terrified of heights!) These are certainly the largest pieces I've ever worked on. But they have opened up so many ideas for further exploration. I'd like to invite you to the official virtual opening of the Making Paradise Exhibition on the 29th of April. I will send the invite over the newsletter, but you can also visit @agakhancentregallery website and register there. It's free! More images of all works on display and information over at @esenkaya.art @agakhancentregallery Check out the all artists and exhibition partners @agakhanmuseum  @the_rhs  @schooloftraditionalarts  @royalneedlework  #flowersontulle #makingparadise  #driedflowerembroidery
On #internationalsculptureday, we are thrilled to On #internationalsculptureday, we are thrilled to announce that we are able to open our gardens for The Rare Plant Fair on Sunday 16 May from 11am - 4pm. Tickets MUST be booked in advance via @rareplantfair. Visitors can meander our extensive gardens, view sculpture pieces in our permanent collection and buy beautiful plants and flowers. The Old Rectory's organic garden has been developed over the past 40 years and is in a very tranquil setting on the banks of a mill race, with the River Coln running through the gardens. The wooden bridge that spans the river encapsulates the quirky spirit of fun, creativity and history that comes together at Quenington. The history of the site probably stretches back to the 12th century, when the Knights Hospitaller had a preceptory in the village. Esme Bradburne, a former head gardener, who read Agriculture at Oxford, was one of the original founder members of the Soil Association. The garden is still run completely on organic lines and Esme’s work was seminal in creating much of the planting that we see today. Although the present layout goes back to 1928 when the Old Rectory was bought from the church. There are herbaceous borders, mature trees, pool and bog gardens, as well as the large vegetable garden. The garden contains a permanent sculpture display. A proportion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to The Nelson Trust @thenelsontrust , a charity that supports people whose lives have been affected by addiction, and to ZANE, a charity that supports a number of important projects in Zimbabwe. #rareplantfair #quenington #countrygarden #cotswoldgarden #opengarden #freshairsculpture
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