Many congratulations to the UCA gradate Jess Skelton who wins Rising Stars 2024 at @NewAshgateGallery
Rising Stars is a curated national platform that nurtures and celebrates early career makers, providing them with a vital launchpad into the world of professional exhibitions. It offers a thrilling opportunity for collectors to discover and support the future luminaries of the craft world.
Jess Skelton's work stands out for its exploration of the pressing issue of sea pollution, reflecting her skill in craftsmanship and her dedication to environmental activism.
The Rising Stars exhibition is on display until 27th April - free entry.
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OPENING TOMORROW:
Rising Stars 2024
Harry Chadwick: One Year On
Sarah Spackman: Artist in Focus
Join us for the Private View & Award Ceremony at the New Ashgate Gallery, Friday 15th March 6-8pm
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It has been a great experience getting to discover Farnham, England's first World Craft Town. I'm honoured to be the first Artist in Residence in a five year programme.
I've been researching, working with the maker community here, and will be producing a piece to leave the town.
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On Thursday at 6pm I'll be talking at the Oxfam bookstore - tickets 4pounds in aid of Oxfam.
On Friday from 3-6pm my studio at the Farnham Maltings will be open for anyone to pop in, so do come along and have a chat.
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Farnham’s artist in residence initiative has been funded by Farnham South Street Trust and is part of a five-year commitment to host residencies for makers from other World Craft towns and cities. Farnham was designated as England’s first World Craft Town in 2020.
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Glass artist @f__byrne talks about her work as Farnham Craft Town's first artist in residence. Thursday 14 March 6.00pm at Farnham Oxfam Bookshop.
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We are delighted to welcome Farnham Craft Town’s first artist in residence, Fiona Byrne.
Fiona is a glass artist from Ireland. During her one-month residency, she will divide her time between a studio at Farnham Maltings and the glass studios at the University for the Creative Arts (UCA).
As a permanent record of her residency, Fiona has been commissioned to make a piece of art which reflects the craft ethos of Farnham. Contributing to the project will be 8-10 makers who will spend a day with Fiona making a series of tiles which will inspire the final piece.
Councillor Alan Earwaker, Mayor of Farnham says: “It is a privilege to welcome Fiona Byrne to Farnham. While here, she is going to give a series of talks to students and local creatives which will provide an opportunity to share skills and knowledge and contribute to the professional development of local artists. In return, Fiona will get to work on her craft in a new environment and will have special access to the first class, hot glass facilities at UCA. We are delighted she accepted the invitation to be Farnham World Craft Town’s first artist in residence.”
There are opportunities to meet Fiona, firstly at Farnham Maltings on Thursday 07 March at 11.15am, when Fiona will be hosting an informal Q&A session about her many residency experiences and artist development. This is free to attend, but ticket is required, book here:
Then on Thursday 14 March, Fiona will give a talk about her work at the Oxfam Bookshop in The Borough. The talk starts at 6pm. Space is limited so tickets will be available from the shop for £4.00 with all proceeds going to Oxfam.
You can also see some of Fiona’s stunning glasswork on display at New Ashgate Gallery!
Farnham’s artist in residence initiative has been funded by Farnham South Street Trust and is part of a five-year commitment to host residencies for makers from other World Craft towns and cities. Farnham was designated as England’s first World Craft Town in 2020.
For more information about Fiona’s visit, go to
Photography: @seamusflanaganphotos
🎨 Join us for an enchanting evening of art and meeting artists at the Private View at the New Ashgate Gallery on Friday, 12th January, from 6-8 PM. All welcome and be the first to experience the new exhibitions:
The Heroes, a band of young adults from POST19 in Farnham,
led by professional musician and composer Stephen Noyce at 7pm
ALL WELCOME
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Farnham Legends with Elizabeth Mikellides, Chloe S. Moncrieff, and Fiona Pearce.
Catherine McVean: Artist in Focus
Jack Doherty: Maker in Focus
Spring Craft Collection 2024: Art and Craft with Local Heart
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Creative businesses at the Old Dairy, Pierrepont Farm are generally open on the 2nd Saturday of the month, which falls on this Saturday 13/01/24.
Come along for restored furniture, cheese made from the farm’s milk, jewellery, sculpture, artwork, Windsor chairs, and of course you can enjoy some beer or wine at the tap room. It’s best to visit in the afternoon.
Please follow the general account for Pierrepont Farm, which gives details of all their upcoming events: @old_dairy_courtyard_pierrepont#whatsonfarnham#daysout#art#farnhamcrafttown
Keen to explore funding opportunities but not sure where to start? This one's for you! This Friday, Funding Consultant Lydia Stockbridge will be at Farnham Maltings to give an overview of grant-funding and crowd-funding, specifically for small creative businesses.
Lydia's aim is to support artists and creatives to realise their goals and to support the arts community as a whole.
Coming from an artistic family and having worked in the live music industry for 10 years; Lydia is passionate about the positive impact the arts can have to the wider community, and the value and importance the arts have in society. She has raised over £500,000 to date for organisations in the creative sector. From forming initial concepts and scope; researching and collating data; writing applications and finance documents; to project management and evaluation;
Lydia has successfully managed funding applications for creative organisations from start to finish over the past nine years and counting.
Fri 01 December 2pm-3pm in the Long Kiln at Farnham Maltings
Tickets are £10 book your ticket via the link in our story
We’d like to introduce Pippa Hufton who as Craft Coordinator oversaw this year’s October craft month, we are delighted to announce that Pippa will be continuing as Craft Town Coordinator for the rest of this year and for 2024. Pippa will be your point of contact for craft town and craft month and can be reached via [email protected]
Pippa has recently graduated from UCA, Farnham, with an MA in Jewellery. Swipe to see some examples of her work or follow @pippahuftonjewellery
'I specialise in narrative jewellery, with an emphasis on collaging materials, patterns, textures and found items; evocative objects that capture moments of delight. My recent work draws on the people and places that form my family narrative. Motifs from Chile and Ghana appear in textured metals and enamel imagery, reminiscent of my mother’s love of textiles. Enamel allows me to transfer images and colours to the surface, bringing to life people and places from the past.'
Congratulations to all the finalists in this year’s Surrey Artist of the Year competition. The award ceremony was held last night at the New Ashgate gallery, with the judges announcing that the Surrey Artist of the Year 2023 is paper artist @lucydorothyart
The runners up were @sonyavineartist and @suerochephotography@newashgate@surreyartistopenstudios