Our regular late night opening takes place the first Friday of each Long Gallery exhibition. Our shop and studios are open as well as River House café, so it’s always a lively celebration.
Events and opportunities
Featuring events taking place in and around Black Swan Arts, including workshops, artist talks, panel discussions, art carboot and more…
Summer Art Car Boot Fair
Summer Art Car Boot
Sunday 14 July
10.00am-3.00pm
Come to our annual Art Car Boot Sale taking place in the Cattle Market Car Park, just outside Black Swan Arts.
The event takes place on the last Sunday of Frome Festival, so come down and pick up amazing pieces by local makers – including many end of season bargains! With nearly 50 stalls including ceramics, prints, jewellery and fine art, there will be plenty of artists and makers to meet and great work to buy.
Alice will have a pop-up drawing table at Frome Museum 10-12pm on Sunday 4th August 2024.
Photo: Michael Pollard.
You are invited to contribute to a major artwork project!
Everyone and all ages welcome.
For the exhibition Hear My Voice, Portraits in Cloth May – Aug 2025
at the RWA gallery in Bristol www.rwa.org.uk with Alice Kettle https://alicekettle.co.uk/future-events/
Alice is making a monumental work with portraits by you to make a crowd of people. Your drawings will be embroidered by Alice to make a huge multitude.
WHAT YOU DO
- On an A5 piece of paper, draw a simple drawing of yourself or of someone you know or a group of friends or family.
- Do not include too much detail, keep it graphic. It can be an outline with simple blocks of colour.
- It can be just a head. It can be the whole person. They can be holding or wearing something important.
- It doesn’t need to be a likeness, just an impression. Don’t worry about doing a good drawing!
- You can do as many as you want!
NEXT
- Take a photo of the drawing.
- If you chose write your first name on the work (do not include your full name)
- Send to this address: exhibitions@blackswanarts.org.uk
WHAT WILL ALICE DO WITH YOUR DRAWING?
- Alice will scan your drawing and stitch a reproduction onto the artwork.
- She may change some of the details and colours or use it more than once.
- Your drawings will be included on a screen next to the textile artwork in the exhibition.
River House private hire
Available 6pm onwards
£150 for the evening
The River House is available for private hire, every evening from 6pm. The rental cost is £150 for the evening. £100 is taken as deposit on confirmation of the date.
They prepare all elements of the evening buffet on site and can cater for various dietary requirements.