FROM: Bear Flat Artists Open Studios & Art Trail 2025
Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May, 11am – 5pm, Free entry
The Bear Flat Artists open their studio doors through the late May Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 24 to Monday 26 May, 11am to 5pm. Visitors can expect to see a whole host of art forms from 28 artists including painting, ceramics, sculpture, jewellery, printmaking, photography, wood turning, illustration, mosaic and more. Meet artists in their place of work, find out about the processes involved, watch a demonstration, and browse or buy original artwork directly. Three new exhibitors are participating this year, and there is an art workshop for children. Discover a hive of creativity, all within walking distance, and just ten minutes’ walk from Bath city centre.
Arts Trail Co-ordinator Kate Marshall says:
“We are really pleased to bring you this year’s Open Studios over the late May Bank Holiday. All the venues are within walking distance of the Bear Flat and feature local artists, many exhibiting in their own studios. Come and have a wander and pick up some original artwork at very affordable prices. There will also be a children’s workshop for budding artists.”
Visitors can opt to follow the suggested trail or drop into venues that appeal. Beginning on Shelley Road, ceramicists Kate Marshall and Esther Norman are exhibiting their work. Just across the street you’ll find photographer John Leahy. Just down the road on Shakespeare Avenue, Jess Jewett will be exhibiting Ceramics. The Methodist Hall on Bruton Avenue will be displaying the work of five artists: printmaking by Carol Baines, ceramics by Christine Watters, photography and prints by Emily Slinger, paintings by Richard Gardiner, and photographs by Shay Parsons.
Three jewellers; Caroline Tetley, Clare Lloyd and Rachel Kerrison can be found on Kipling Avenue. Continue to Longfellow Avenue for Printmaker James Nunn at the top of the road, further down you will find jewellery by Marie Curtis and ceramics by Yvonne Elston. One road over on Devonshire Buildings, Agnes Pollock will be displaying her paintings. Families can call in to Devonshire Place for children’s art workshops by Maria Dolan.
Just up Entry Hill, Lorelei Hunt exhibits mosaics, together with sculpture by Amy Kam Mei Ng. On to nearby Hensley Road, for iconography by Tamara Penwell and ceramics by Karen Bates.
Head down the hill to Bloomfield Avenue for Roland Prosser’s wood turning. Head over to Wells Road for wood turning by Andrew Cornish and ceramics by Wendy Cornish. Finally, head down to Lower Oldfield Park, for paintings by Kristine O’Connor, ceramics by Harriet Boswell and illustration by Sammy Hayward.
The Art Trail is a free event, open to everyone.
More information is available at: www.bearflatartists.co.uk including artists’ statements, additional images and a trail map to download. Brochures are available in shops and galleries locally.
Regular updates on social media: check @bearflatartists.co.uk
The Art Trail is sponsored by local businesses including: Newlook Windows, Da Vinci Italian Deli, Floral Touch, Nino’s Barber Shop, Bath Stone Property, Camella Estate Agents, House of Radiators, Marptree Design & Build, The Good Bear Cafe, COOK Bath, Chase Buchanan, A 2 B Printers.