The Eden district of Cumbria is home to many professional visual artists – painters, printmakers, sculptors, photographers, ceramicists, and feltmakers – who live and work in solitary studios tucked away in the countryside.  Art in Eden 2009 celebrates this wealth of artistic talent in the district by offering a rare chance to meet artists in their own studios, watch them at work, explore their different techniques and styles, browse artworks – and possibly buy a piece of art too.

Touring around to the different artists’ studios -  from Alston to Appleby, Kirkoswald to Kirkby Stephen, in the villages around Penrith and over to Threlkeld – you also get the chance to enjoy the landscape which inspires so much of these artists’ work. You can expect a warm welcome from all 30 Eden artists at their studios, and for a ‘taster’ why not head over to THE BEST OF EDEN EXHIBITION at Upfront Gallery, near Hutton-in-the-Forest, where there’ll be work by all the participating artists, to whet your appetite before you head off on your own exploration of Art in Eden.

ART IN EDEN 2009: artists open studios Saturday 29 August to Sunday 6 September.

Most studios open 11am – 5pm daily – full details in brochure available from Tourist Information Centres, galleries and libraries, or direct from Eden Arts: 01768 899444 or enquiries@edenarts.co.uk and website www.edenarts.co.uk. 

BEST OF EDEN EXHIBITION: Upfront Gallery, Hutton-in-the-Forest Saturday opens 29 August and goes on to Sunday 20 September, open daily 10.30 – 4.30 (closed Mondays, except Bank Holiday Monday)  Upfront is four miles north of Penrith on the B5305 road to Wigton, close to Hutton-in-the-Forest. www.up-front.com

The brochure can be downloaded here:
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Sandavore – Heather Davies