Blackwell The Arts and Crafts House
Blackwell The Arts and Crafts House
Blackwell
Bowness-on-Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 3JT
England
Website
Telephone
015394 46139
Fax
015394 88486
Blackwell is one of England's most important surviving houses from the turn of the 20th century. Designed by M. H. Baillie Scott between 1898 and 1900, it is a superb example of Arts and Crafts movement architecture.
It occupies a stunning position overlooking Windermere in the English Lake District and is open to the public as a Historic House and a gallery for contemporary craft.
Venue Type:
Gallery, Historic house or home, Architecture centre, Garden, parklands or rural site
Collect Cumbria
- 12 September — 31 December 2013 *on now
A selling exhibition, £15 - £2500, Own Art available
The Lakeland Arts in collaboration with Rachael Matthews artist, author and curator present, Collect Cumbria a vibrant selling exhibition exploring the skill and innovation of craft in the Cumbrian region. Held in the unique setting of Blackwell, this exhibition gives makers the opportunity to showcase the best of their skills and artistic vision in synergy with this magnificent House and its history.
The 25 artists selected for the show are Stella Adams-Schofield, Gordon Baddeley, Rebecca Callis, Christine Crofts, Joanne Edwards, Heather Gillespie, Hilary Harrison, Cecilia Hewett, Katy Holford, Peter Hodgson, Owen Jones, Andrew Kay, Marion Kuit, Jim Malone, Peter Merrett, Tom Philipson, William Plumptre, Victoria Relph, Bill Robinson, Laura Rosenzweig, Lucy Sandys Clarke, Elizabeth Shorrock, Edward Teasdale, Jo Vincent, Charlie Whinney.
'Collect Cumbria has given me sleepless nights and made me proud to be Cumbrian. With limited space and so many talented art workers the selection process was very difficult, but the insomnia was really due to the excitement at the richness of talent across our inspiring county. Christmas shopping is easy this year!' Rachael Matthews, artist, author and curator
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Adults £7.92/£7.20, Children and Students FREE
Website
http://www.blackwell.org.uk/exhibitions/collect-cumbria
Collections of Form
- 11 October 2013 — 16 March 2014 *on now
In an impressive, historic farmhouse, set amongst the hills of the North Yorkshire countryside, one man has amassed a collection of ancient sculpture and historic and modern art to rival of that of any museum. These antiquities, paintings and drawings are grouped around his home so as to interact both with one another and the exterior landscape seen from within.
This autumn, one of the beautiful domestic interiors at Blackwell will play host to a selection of these remarkable artefacts, capturing the sense of viewing them in their original setting and giving an exclusive peek into the owner’s private passion for collecting.
Suitable for
- Any age
Admission
Adults £7.95/£7.20, Children and Students FREE
Website
http://www.blackwell.org.uk/exhibitions/collections-form
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