Arts and Crafts - Galleries & Exhibitions in the Lake District, Cumbria, England.
Choose here from our extensive list of
Arts & Crafts, Galleries & Exhibitions available to visit in the Lake District, Cumbria.
The Lake
District Cumbria has a rich variety of quality and respected
artists both past & present.
Whether you enjoy Fine Art, Watercolour, Contemporary,
Abstract or Digital forms, then there are many galleries
hosting exhibitions from artists both local and
International.
Sculpture & Glasswork are also well represented with highly
trained & experienced artists working from the premises.
The magnificent Lake District is here for us all to
experience, enjoy and lets not forget, respect.
Arts - Crafts - Galleries - Exhibitions
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria
Tel: 01539 722464
Magnificent Georgian villa on the outskirts of
the Lake District containing an exquisite
gallery of important collections, with a
changing series of exhibitions throughout the
year.
Andrzej Jackowski - The Remembered Present
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria
Tel: 01539 722464
New paintings and drawings plus a new set of
prints created especially for Abbot Hall.
David Nash - Drawings and Sculptures
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria
Tel: 01539 722464
Garry Fabian Miller - Time Passage
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria
Tel: 01539 722464
Contemporary artist Garry Fabian Miller,
photography exhibition includes Sea Horizon
series plus new works.
David Nash - Sculpture Installations
The Arts & Craft House
Blackwell, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere,
Cumbria
Tel: 015394 46139
Catching the Light: Contemporary Glass
The Arts & Craft House
Blackwell, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere,
Cumbria
Tel: 015394 46139
Co curated by leading glass artist Alison
Kinnaird, showcasing work by some of the UK’s
most exciting and talented glass makers.
James Powell & Sons of Whitefriars - Arts &
Crafts
The Arts & Craft House
Blackwell, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere,
Cumbria
Tel: 01539 722464
Beautiful, glass reliant on colour and form.
Artists Open Studio
Artists Open Studio
Glen Cottage, Blencarn, Penrith, Cumbria
Tel: 01768 88688
Printmaking & painting studio in the
village of Blencarn which opens to visitors just
two afternoons per week.
Appleby Young Textile
Group exhibition
Appleby Tourist Information Centre
Moot Hall, Boroughgate, Appleby-in-Westmorland,
Cumbria.
Tel: 017683 51177 Web:
http://www.applebytown.org.uk
New Ceramics by David Roberts
The Arts & Craft House
Blackwell, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere,
Cumbria.
Tel: 015394 46139
Barrow Society of Artists Autumn Showcase
Barrow in Furness,
Cumbria.
Tel: 01229 876400
Barrow-in-Furness, monastic ruins, excellent
museum plus nature reserves with an
international reputation.
Michael Bennett Paintings
Castlegate House Gallery, Castlegate House,
Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Tel: 01900 822149
Collection of paintings by Cumbrian artist
Michael Bennett.
Castlegate House Gallery
Castlegate House Gallery, Castlegate House,
Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Tel: 01900 822149
Web: http://www.castlegatehouse.co.uk
Edward Lear The Landscape Artist
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria.
Tel: 015394 35544
Geoff Taylor - Fantasy & Wildlife Art
The Dock Museum
North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Tel: 01229 876400
Harbour Gallery
The Beacon
West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 592302
Museum collection, harbour, gallery and new
harbour-side restaurant, early history to modern
day. Fun and learning for all the family.
Full Circle
The Beacon, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 592302
In Black & White: Images of Whitehaven
The Beacon
West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 592302
Making Waves
The Beacon
West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 592302
Exhibition by Independent Cockermouth Artists in
support of the RNLI.
Presence of Place
The Beacon, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 592302
Secret Copeland - Exhibition by the local
photographic club "Whitehaven Snappers"
The Beacon, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 592302
Shell Wildlife - Photographer of the Year
The Beacon, West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
Tel: 01946 592302
Photographic Exhibition
Bowness Bay Tourist Information Centre
Glebe Road, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere,
Cumbria.
Tel: 015394 42895
Award-winning photographer Trevor Brown exhibits
photographs of the Lake District.
Proserpina and the Language of Flowers
Brantwood, Coniston, Cumbria
Tel: 015394 41396
Elisabeth Frink - Etchings and Other Works
Castlegate House Gallery
Castlegate House, Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Tel: 01900 822149
Dame Elisabeth Frink, DBE, CH, 1930 - 1993. One
of the leading British sculptors of the
20thCentury, drawings, rare etchings and
bronzes.
Sketchers Gallery at Cumberland Pencil Museum
Cumberland Pencil Museum
Southey Works, Keswick, Cumbria.
Tel: 017687 73626
Monthly programme exhibited by professional
watercolour, pastel, pencil and multi media
artists. Browse the gallery, if you love what
you see, then the works are for sale.
Tennyson and Wordsworth Exhibition
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria.
Tel: 015394 35544
Focusing on the greatest works of Tennyson and
Wordsworth.
Lakeland Gallery and Portrait Studio
Fletchertown Community Centre
Allhallows Community Centre, Fletchertown,
Wigton, Cumbria.
Tel: 01900 601912
Summer Exhibition
The Fine Art Gallery
Myrtle Court, Main Street, Grange-over-Sands,
Cumbria.
Tel: 015395 34810
An exciting new stylish gallery in the heart of
the Lake District exhibiting original works.
Richard Colson Exhibition
The Fine Art Gallery
Myrtle Court, Main Street, Grange-over-Sands,
Cumbria.
Tel: 015395 34810
An exciting, vibrant & stylish gallery
exhibiting original work.
Exhibition of high quality traditional and
contemporary paintings, jewellery,
handmade glassware, sculpture, ceramics, and
furniture by local and international artists.
Gallery H
Gallery H, The Old Bank, The Promenade, Arnside.
Tel: 01524 761762
International contemporary and traditional
design collections of fine art, furniture plus
jewellery pieces. Exhibitions held throughout
the year. Online shop at
www.galleryh.co.uk
Cumbrian Farmhouse Tearoom with hot and cold
lunches plus afternoon teas.
Gossipgate Gallery
Gossipgate Gallery, The Butts, Alston, Cumbria.
Tel: 01434 381806
Heaton Cooper Exhibition of Original
Paintings
The Heaton Cooper Studio
The Studio, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria.
Tel: 015394 35280
Art gallery and art shop run by the Heaton
Cooper family.
Art Gallery at High Head Sculpture Valley
High Head Sculpture Valley
High Head Farm, Ivegill, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Tel: 016974 73552
Art Gallery with changing exhibitions of
traditional and contemporary art, paintings,
sculptures, ceramics and photography.
Art Exhibition - Susan Lincoln
High Head Sculpture Valley
High Head Farm, Ivegill, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Tel: 016974 73552
Contemporary art gallery and tearoom with an
excellent 5 acres of outdoor sculpture park and
70 acres of farm walks to enjoy.
There is also a Luxury health suite with
hydro-therapy spa bath and sauna to aid
relaxation.
Kindred Spirit
In The Frame
Victoria Square, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria.
Tel: 017683 72661
Exhibition - Art From Kendal College
Kendal Museum
Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria.
Tel: 01539 721374
Annual exhibition by art students from Kendal
College.
Exhibition - Astronomy
Kendal Museum
Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria.
Tel: 01539 721374
Introduction to astronomy by the Kendal based
Eddington Astronomical Society.
Exhibition - The Kendal Story
Kendal Museum
Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria.
Tel: 01539 721374
The exhibition charts the history of Kendal from
prehistoric beginnings through to the 21st
century.
Exhibition - Wildlife Art
Kendal Museum
Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria.
Tel: 01539 721374
Exhibition on local wildlife by artist Marianne
Birkby.
Unlocking The Past Understanding The Future
Kendal Museum, Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria.
Tel: 01539 721374
Human story of the Lake District landscape
providing an introduction to the archaeology and
history of the Lake District National Park.
Cockermouth Museum Group Exhibition
Kirkgate Centre
Kirkgate, Cockermouth, Cumbria.
Tel: 01900 826448
Arts centre in the centre of Cockermouth,
showing regular films, live music nights plus a
variety of theatre productions. Box Office -
01900 826448.
Red Barn, Melkinthorpe, Penrith, Cumbria.
Tel: 01931 712767
The Pentalk Archive Exhibition
The Rheged Centre
Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria.
Tel: 01768 868 000
The Pentalk Rural Archive Project, a collection
of contemporary digital images of farming and
rural life in Cumbria, taken by Pentalk members
of the farming community.
Antarctica - One Man`s Perspective
The Rheged Centre
Redhills, Penrith, Cumbria.
Tel: 01768 868 000
Antarctic photographer Roger Slade showcases
images taken from 15 expeditions to Antarctica.
