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© Jennifer Copley-May Original Woodcut Prints 2026 15-5

Original Woodcut Prints in Whittlesford

A collection of original woodcut prints by Jennifer Copley-May will be on show in Whittlesford this weekend.

Grace Margarita Studio Installation 2025

Portals – Exploring Space and Consciousness

We’re delighted to be sharing a new body of work in the galleries, with a series of original abstract oil paintings that explore other worlds.

A collage for Diana Scarborough's Eco-Conscious Colour exhibition, Cambridge Festival, March 2026

Pining for Eco-conscious Colour

Creative activity in Cambridge flows down variegated paths, often a compelling blend of art and design with science and technology.

Fen Ditton Gallery 2026 © Armadillo Central

Visual Storytelling in Fen Ditton

Fen Ditton Gallery’s annual Contemporary Printmaking Prize celebrates the vitality and diversity of contemporary printmaking, showcasing 40 outstanding original prints selected from over 500 submissions.

Silver 1938 oil on wood

William Nicholson in Chichester, Exhibition Review

Pallant House Gallery’s William Nicholson exhibition, curated by Miriam O’Connor Perks, is the first major show in over 20 years dedicated to one of Britain’s most respected and versatile early...

Moonlit chalk cliffs at Saltdean, one crisp November morning © Emma Boden

Algae Rhythms

As winter turns to spring in our hemisphere, we’ve dived back one season, into 2025, to prefix a more recent event, about which, more later.