Fine Sparks - Christmas Selling Exhibition at Court Barn Museum

Saturday 5th December – Sunday 13th December 2009
Court Barn Museum, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6JE
This month Court Barn Museum will once again be showcasing the work of the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen in their annual Christmas Selling Exhibition.

Cuff by Uschi Arens Price

Fine Sparks: A shimmering array of craft to buy from the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen will be an opportunity for visitors to buy work from members of the longest surviving craft guild in England, founded in 1933. Guildsmen such as feltmaker, Anne Rogers; paper marbler and bookbinder, Christopher Rowlatt; jeweler, Uschi Arens Price and glass artist Amanda Lawrence will all be showing their work.

Entrance to the Selling Exhibition is free of charge; usual admission charges to the Museum apply.

Museum Admission charges
Adults £3.75; Concessions (students, senior citizens) £3.00; Children under 16 are free

For information about Court Barn Museum please contact Carole Reynolds, Administrator: admin@courtbarn.org.uk and 01386 841951.  www.courtbarn.org.uk 

Nuno scarves by Anne Rogers

Museum Opening times
April - September: Tuesday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.30, Sunday 11.30 - 5.30
October - March: Tuesday - Saturday 11.00 - 4.00 Sunday 11.30 - 4.00
Closed Mondays (except Bank Holidays) and Closed 24 Dec - 1 Jan inclusive

Court Barn Museum is an independent museum and the brainchild of a group of local enthusiasts called the Guild of Handicraft Trust. The museum was created through the generous support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and monies raised by the Guild of Handicraft Trust.
This groundbreaking museum, situated in the Cotswold town of Chipping Campden, tells the story of how a small town, in a beautiful setting, became a gathering place for creative people at the start of the 20th Century and continues to attract designers and makers today. Highlights include work by C.R.Ashbee, F.L Griggs and Katharine Adams.

Books by Christopher Rowlatt

Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen is dedicated to promoting contemporary designer crafts and is a resource for those seeking high quality British contemporary designer crafts, whether it be for education about the crafts and design, or be exhibition curators, or be public art consultants, or be those inspired to purchase or commission specially designed and made items. A permanent Gallery in Painswick provides the opportunity to buy members work all the year round:
Guild Gallery
The Painswick Centre, Bisley Street, Painswick, Gloucestershire GL6 6QQ
Tel : 01452 814 745
Open : Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm

Source: Court Barn Museum