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Category Archives: Event Previews
Ruth Phelps – The Painted Garden
October 3, 2012
September has been a vibrant month here at Rook Lane Chapel. We’ve been lucky enough to host The Painted Garden, an exhibition of the work of Ruth Phelps, who passed away last year. Ruth was an inspiration to many […]
Summing Up! A year of creative maths comes together at Rook Lane.
July 6, 2012
Break 3 are currently setting up their exhibition “Summing Up!” in the cafe here at Rook Lane. This showcase of the project’s progress over the past academic year will open officially tomorrow, when the Break 3 team will […]
The Festival Approaches…
July 4, 2012
This will be my first Frome Festival at Rook Lane Chapel and it’s shaping up to be a good one. It’s very busy here this week, with two new exhibitions being installed as well as the stage set […]
The Retro Returns!
May 16, 2012
In a previous life, I co-ran a vintage and contemporary craft market in London. For just over a year, myself and my trusty co-director organised weekend pop-up markets in pubs and music venues in the four corners of the capital. Our venture was […]
New beginnings…
April 11, 2012
Although I have been here for a couple of weeks, this will be my first blog post as Arts Coordinator at Rook Lane. As Annie departed for London to pursue writing and arts endeavors, I stepped into her […]
Michele Roberts and Caroline Isgar present…
February 27, 2012
…The Secret Staircase. Author Michele Roberts and artist Caroline Isgar will be transporting their exhibition: The Secret Staircase to Frome next week. It was inspired by tokens discovered at the Foundling Museum, London, that were left with babies […]
The Guardian give him 4 Stars!
February 17, 2012
Prize-winning saxophonist – Josh Arcoleo – will be coming to Rook Lane during this year’s Frome Festival. In today’s Guardian – he’s been given 4 stars. Read the review here. As well as Josh Arcoleo, there will be […]
The Secret Staircase
February 8, 2012
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2012, artist Caroline Isgar and author Michèle Roberts will transport their exhibition/installation ‘The Secret Staircase’ to Rook Lane Chapel in Frome, Somerset. On Thursday 8 March, 6-9pm, the exhibition will open – exploring […]
Angel Poetry
January 20, 2012
Last October, sculptor Tom Lomax brought his exhibition ‘A Week of Angels’ to Rook Lane Chapel. A combination of bronzes, 3D prints, maquettes and 2D prints – his colourful work was seeped with mythological references and enlightening concepts. […]
Rook Lane becomes The Rialto
January 11, 2012
On Sunday 29 January, Rook Lane will become The Rialto for a special cinematic treat: a screening of the rarely-seen silent film STREET ANGEL with live, improvised piano accompaniment. Frank Borzage’s 1928 tale of “human souls made great […]
