Exhibiting artists:
Cleo Barbour, Andy Barker, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE, Paul Benney, Jessica Biggs, Dame Elizabeth Blackadder RA, Frances Aviva Blane, Sandra Blow RA, David Williams-Bulkeley, Nancy Cadogan, Lynn Chadwick RA, Michael Craig-Martin RA, Daniel Crawshaw, John Craxton, Marice Cumber, Julia Engelhardt, Sir Jacob Epstein, Rosannagh Scarlet Esson, Sir William Russell Flint RA, Lucian Freud, Dame Elisabeth Frink, Sir Terry Frost RA, Rachel Grace RE, Jelly Green, Nicola Green, Nigel Hall RA, Tom Hammick, Ivon Hitchens, Sir Howard Hodgkin, Kathleen Hyndman, Alice Irwin, Bruce McClean, Don McKinlay, Gail Mason, Victoria Meadows, Celia Montague, Breon O’Casey, Sir Grayson Perry RA, John Piper, Alan Rankle, Arabella Ross, Sophie Ryder, Nitan Sawhney, William Scott, Carrie Stanley, Trevor Sutton, Carolyn Tripp, Rebekah Tuluie, Keith Vaughan
Open daily 11am - 4pm, or by appointment
Dorfold Hall, Chester Road, Acton, Nantwich, Cheshire, CW5 8LD
Curated at Dorfold: British Art Then and Now is a celebration of British Art, taking place at Dorfold Hall in the New Year. Come an enjoy an exhibition in this quintessential British stately home, a Jacobean mansion set in the heart of the English countryside. The elegance and timeless style of Dorfold Hall and its exquisite new event spaces - L’Écurie and the Tack - will provide the most wonderful backdrop for this exhibition. Dating to 1616, Dorfold Hall is known for its intriguing combination of the historic and the contemporary and this will be mirrored by the exhibition. Work by British artists past and present will be placed in this extraordinary setting, integrated with the collection of the current owners and alongside the many historic objects and generations of antiques. We will confirm the full line up of artists in the new year, but can share now that there will be work by John Craxton, Grayson Perry, Sir Matthew Smith, Keith Vaughan, Patrick Heron, Nigel Hall, Tom Hammick, Alan Rankle, Sophie Ryder, Rebekah Tuluie and Valeria Nascimento. The paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics will be placed in response to the beautiful spaces. Spaces that will be used include the dramatic setting of the Drawing room, with its ceiling designed by Italian plasterers in 1621, and the King James Suite, a room that got its name having been designed specifically for King James I in the 1620s. You will also see the Drawing Room, Dining Room and the Coach House, now used also for weddings where an immersive sound and video work by artist Paul Benney will be hosted. Whether you are an art lover or not, this exhibition will be a wonderful opportunity to discover the beauty of Dorfold Hall, and some of its hidden spaces.
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