WHAT'S ON 2023

Exhibition | Gallery
Dean Cross
SOMETIMES I MISS THE APPLAUSE
25 May – 29 July

SOMETIMES I MISS THE APPLAUSE positions a new Nolan for the 21st century. Informed by his work for the Royal Ballet and originally commissioned by the Heide Museum, Nolan's spiritual home, this exhibition looks at art and life in a post-Nolan Australia.

Exhibition | Rodd Court
Jony Easterby & Pippa Taylor
In Praise of Shadows
30 March - 17 June

In culmination of their year with the Trust, 2022 Resident Artists present an exhibition exploring patterns of shadows, light and the darkness formed by the interplay of plants and light, drawing on the influence of Sidney Nolan’s epic Paradise Garden artworks.

Installation | Outdoors
Jony Easterby
Dead Standing
From 30 March

As fire passes through landscape, we witness loss and destruction and the remains of a sublime beauty inherent in its force. Dead Standing is a new dry garden installation drawing on Australian bushfire narratives, drought resistant planting and the processes of regeneration. (The Sidney Nolan Trust recognises that wildfires are causing immense damage to people, animals and property around the world.)

Sculpture | Outdoors
Rick Greswell
The Buzzer
30 March - 30 September 2023

The Buzzer references the nickname of a Russian military radio station, call-sign UVB-76 that has continuously broadcast the same tone and enigmatic coded messages for many years. It speaks from, and reminds us of the era of the Cold War when the threat of nuclear Armageddon and the projection of military power beyond borders was regarded as an ever-present danger. Two months after this work was completed, Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

Sculpture | Outdoors
Kate Harvey
Inside Out
30 March - 30 September 2023

Inside Out embraces both exterior and interior landscapes and seeks to honour the natural, feminine and domestic. Responding to the environment at The Rodd, Harvey’s sculptures focus on the emptiness of the Granary, reflecting on manual labour, the dependence on the land and the harvest and storage of fodder.

Learning | Workshops for young people
Costume, Masks and Identity
Friday 2 June

Taking inspiration from the exhibition SOMETIMES I MISS APPLAUSE by Australian artist Dean Cross, these workshops will playfully explore themes of identity, costume, portraiture and performance.

Friday 2 June, 11am – 12noon. Mask making. Suitable for ages 5 – 9. £6 pp BOOK
Friday 2 June, 1pm – 3pm. Costume, portraiture and performance. Suitable for ages 10 – 16. £6pp BOOK

Learning | Printmaking
Drypoint Printmaking - The birds and the bees
Saturday 3 June, 1.30-5pm

Join Welsh marches artist Helen Arthur for a half day creating your own etched print. We will use a non-chemical method called drypoint. You will work using a sharp tool and transparent etching plate over a photograph or your own drawing. Our theme will be seasonal, taking inspiration from Spring flora and fauna in the wonderful surroundings at The Rodd.

Cost: £50pp including refreshment

Exhibition | Rodd Court
Sidney Nolan Revealed
22 June - 30 September

Sidney Nolan’s former home, 17th Century Rodd Court, will be used to present new and evolving interpretations of the artist’s life and work. A series of new displays reveal the concept of Process as central to Nolan’s artwork and expose new artworks and artefacts from the Trust’s collection and archive.

Events |
Annual Community Day
Saturday 1 July, 12.00noon-6pm, The Rodd

Our popular community day returns for a third year. The Free event includes live music, storytelling, arts & craft activities, and entry to our exhibitions. Enjoy locally sourced food and drink in our beautiful gardens and space to gather with family and friends.

FREE

Exhibition | Outdoors
Earth Photo 2023
13 July - 30 September

Earth Photo explores images and short films that focus on the pressing issues affecting our planet to stimulate conversations about our environment and the impact of climate change. The shortlisted entries and prize-winners are presented at large-scale outdoors.

Learning | Workshops for young people
MAKE

MAKE is a new weekly arts and creative club for young people aged 10 - 14. Mondays (Term-time) 3.30 pm - 5 pm, Youth Centre, Presteigne

Forthcoming MAKE dates
Monday 17 April - Monday 22 May

Learning | Workshops for young people
Cultivate
Cultivate is our creative programme for 15 - 25 year olds.

Forthcoming Cultivate dates
Saturday 13 May, 10am - 2pm - Sidney Nolan Trust
Saturday 3 June, 10am - 2pm - Berrington Hall
Saturday 8 July, 10am - 2pm - Berrington Hall
Saturday 19 August, 10am - 2pm - Berrington Hall

Learning | Mixed Media Sketching
Abstracting the landscape - mixed media sketching
Saturday 22 July, 10am-4pm, The Rodd

Join Helen Arthur for this summer workshop making the most of the beautiful surroundings at The Rodd. We will be working in a variety of media, from charcoal to fluid inks and oil pastels, sketching our impressions of the landscape into concertina sketchbooks.

Cost: £125pp including light lunch

Exhibition | Gallery
Plant Communitas
Curated by Patricia Brien
3 August – 30 September

Plant Communitas features a community of artists from diverse practices, places and different times. Together the artworks in the exhibition highlight the aliveness and presence of the plant kingdom and acknowledges that Western societies are increasingly focusing on the capacity of plants to nourish, nurture, heal and medicate.

Learning | Printmaking
Drypoint printmaking - Seedheads and silhouettes
Saturday 23 September, 1.30-5pm, The Rodd

Join Welsh marches artist Helen Arthur for a half day creating your own etched print. We will use a non-chemical method called drypoint. You will work using a sharp tool and transparent etching plate over a photograph or your own drawing. Our theme will be seasonal, taking inspiration from early autumn structures like seedheads, grasses and falling leaves.

Cost: £50pp inculding refreshments

Selling Exhibition | Gallery
Philip Hughes: Thirty Years of Landscape
30 March - 20 May 2023
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Selling Exhibition |
Mappa Marches
6 October - 29 October 2022
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Selling Exhibition |
Ngawiya.Ngubadi (To Give With Love)
21 July – 1 October 2022
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Fiona McIntyre: Dreaming The Land
26 May - 1 October 2022
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Residency |
Konstantina (Kate Constantine)
18 July - 14 August 2022
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Exhibition |
Sidney Nolan: The Celtic Image
26 May - 16 July 2022
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Sculpture |
Jim Carter: Of Black Shires
31 March - 29 October 2022
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Selling Exhibition |
Daniel MacCarthy: The Peace Of Wild Things
31 March - 21 May 2022
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Exhibition |
Sidney Nolan: Polaroids
31 March - 14 May 2022
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Exhibition |
Cultivate Exhibition
Saturday 11 March

Exhibition |
Sidney Nolan: The Colour of the Sky - Auschwitz Paintings
12 August - 26 September 2021
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Exhibition |
Sidney Nolan: Polaroids
17 June - 31 July 2021, Informality Gallery, Henley on Thames
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Exhibition |
Nolan à l’Atelier 17
21 May - 8 August 2021
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Exhibition |
Simon Dorrell: Jackdaws for Company
21 May - 26 September 2021