We are planning on having an Autumn Fair in the gardens of the Tithebarn Workshops on Saturday 28th October 2023. We will be inviting a limited number of creative people to take part by having a stall and doing what you do! If you are interested in joining us or would like more information, please contact us at any time.
As we have more details we will let you know, but with the all new line up here at the Workshops its certain to be a fun day.
The setting for Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust’s first Apple Day is perfect. Tea and cake will be served in the medieval West Barn and the English Heritage owned Tithe Barn will host traditional English music from the Bath Waits. There will be children’s activities (including The Longest Peel Competition) and information stalls in the Courtyard. The Men’s Shed will be juicing apples from gardens and allotments, using their own specially constructed apple press. Please feel free to bring your own apples to juice and enjoy! Donations are welcome for the tea and cake and there will be cider and apples to buy.
Why not come down this afternoon and enjoy the fun and do a bit of shopping at the Tithebarn Workshops?
Work on the new underground water storage tank started in Victory Field this week and is expecting to go on until Spring next year. We have been reassured that access to the Tithebarn Workshops will not be affected and you will still be able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the Barton Farm Country Park…
It does appear that the football pitch nearest the hole is a bit more compact, but so far so good!
Wessex Water will install the new storage tank to improve the health of the river by ensuring the system can cope with rapid increases in wastewater flow after heavy rains. More than 160,000 litres of extra storage will be built below ground to prevent the combined sewer from overflowing to the river Avon when there’s a heavy storm. This will hopefully help with things at the Workshops too as, over the years, we have had a number of watery issues.
We’ll try and take a number of shots of the hole over the coming months to show the progress.
We thought it was about time that we changed the theme of our WordPress website for SerenArts Gallery… and what happens?… all our blog posts disappear! All 506 of them!
So, here we go again. This was taken today outside our beautiful gallery, in the glorious sunshine. Definitely what you’d call an Indian Summer.
We will try and keep you up to date with all the comings and goings at the gallery.
We thought it was about time, with the art fairs just around the corner, that we had a revamp and restyle of Serena’s website…
Clean, clear and easy to navigate, we have streamlined the gallery and, for the first time, made prints available to buy online too.
There will be a lot more works arriving in the gallery soon and more still that are available from SerenArts Gallery at the Tithebarn Workshops.
We hope you enjoy browsing the new look website and if you have any questions about Serena’s work please contact us at any time.
We just wanted to say a big congratulations to Jackie and Felix for their splendid performance at Lambs Yard on Monday night. Really great to see so many people down there, enjoying the music and having a boogie!
Artist Jackie Byrne runs Unit 6/7 at the Tithebarn Workshops and husband Felix not only plays the guitar but also makes them! Apart from their day jobs, the Byrnes perform at local gigs and events, so watch out for them.
Over the last couple of days we have been getting in all sorts of new goodies! From additions to our jewellery collection, with some fabulous new designs and colours… to a range of canal boat models in both wood and brass.
Come on down to the Tithebarn Workshops and check out the new stock and see all the changes that are happening.
Firstly we would like to welcome the new arrivals at the Tithebarn Workshops. Things have been changing recently and in the coming weeks we will have not one, but two new workshop owners…
Jade Pinnell Glass
Jade is an original cast glass sculpture and will be taking over in Unit 5. You can see some of her beautiful work on her website jadepinnellglass.com. Once established, Jade will be offering classes so keep in touch to find out more details.
Natasha Sweeting
Natasha is a Tanzanian artist living in Bradford on Avon. Her work is heavily influenced by her birthplace and where she has spent much of my adult life, Dar-es-Salaam. A city of cultural diversity, a juxtaposition of religious beliefs and layer upon layer of complexity. Natasha is currently refurbing and will then move into Unit 8.
As for SerenArts… well Serena is currently painting up a storm for the upcoming Surrey Art Fair at Epsom Downs Racecourse. We will bring you more information about this exciting event as it draws nearer to the opening night of 6th October.
Our first two months in our lovely new unit have now passed and it feels like we’ve always been here. This wonderful creative space inspires us both every day we come down… which has been pretty much every day to be honest!
We are very pleased to announce the return of our printed tea towels at SerenArts Gallery. They are 100% cotton, made in the UK and feature Serena’s artwork. Here are a selection of the designs available…
You can either pop down to the Tithebarn Workshops, where we have the tea towels in our gallery at £12 each, or you can purchase online from this website at £14.95 to cover shipping.
Week one in our lovely new gallery complete. We have completed our first full week of trading and it has been a great success. Thank you to all our regular Unit 3 customers who came to see our beautiful new space and a very big welcome to all the new people through the doors.
We also wanted to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to our extended Workshops family for their help and encouragement during the refurb, with a special mention going to our wizards Tim Harper and Felix Byrne. Between these two craftsmen we have been given the most amazing creative workspace. Utilising many of the materials recycled from the building they have rejuvenated the unit and made a stunning gallery. Thank you.
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