Summer is here…
... it feels rather wonderfully like summer has been here for months now, and finally the gallery is catching up! We have two summer exhibitions this year - A Drop in the Ocean from 14th July until 12th August and [...]
Feeling Refreshed – new craft and art in ‘Taste’
Feeling Refreshed It's May, and The Byre has re-opened refreshed and re-invigorated after a short break. For this second 'course' of Taste, we've had a re-hang to introduce some stunning new paintings by Jill Hudson - which I'm sure will be as [...]
Easter at The Byre
Easter wishes from The Byre Taste, our new exhibition for spring is now open - and we're open all Easter weekend. The gallery is full of stunning pieces to bring spring freshness into your life. Jill Hudson's paintings and Sarah [...]
New Website
If you're reading this then you've found our new website! Ben Chew has once again worked very hard to create this - and is very patient with my last minute changes. I'm so pleased with it - I especially like [...]
Present and Correct – now open
Every exhibition at The Byre features a beautifully curated selection of art and contemporary craft from artists and makers from throughout the UK and this Christmas is no exception. Jewellery is always high on the list of presents to give [...]
Coming soon…
The website is looking a bit clunky but please bear with us - a new, shiny and update version is one the way - hopefully to coincide with the opening of Present and Correct our new exhibition for Christmas. More [...]
In Your Dreams – Now Open
What a great first week for In Your Dreams - it's been wonderful to see so many familiar faces, and to meet new ones. So much interest in the exhibition and the wonderful work in it. We've got slightly shorter opening hours [...]
Bank Holiday Weekend… we’re open!
We're open all weekend - and all of next week - so do come and enjoy Out of the Woods before it closes on 4th June.
Crafty pickings
I’m very excited to be a sponsor of this year’s Contemporary Craft Festival at Bovey Tracey which opens on the 9th June: it is a must-visit destination for me every year, and being under an hour’s journey from home, I always [...]
Reflected Glory
Ruth Shelley and Cat Mackenzie glass Having shown Ruth Shelley's stunning glass in every exhibition since The Byre opened in October 2013, I think I'm a pretty good judge of her work. I've loved each new collection but with Peace of Mwnt for Out [...]