Rook Lane Blog
Frome Festival Firsts
August 8, 2012
It’s taken me a good couple of weeks to put my experiences of the last month into words. July is the busiest month in the calender for most people in the town of Frome and Rook Lane is […]
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 Contemporary Chapel
June 8, 2012
One of the brilliant things about Rook Lane is that you don’t have to do very much to the gallery to make it look good. Light pours in romantically through the coloured glass, and the stone columns rise […]
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 […]
Good ideas for May…
May 2, 2012
April was a bright and vibrant month at Rook Lane, with saturated colours and beautiful wedding flowers to entice the senses, the chapel was a feast for the eyes. May, on the other hand, is more likely to […]
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 […]
Opening night…
March 9, 2012
After a busy day of ladder-climbing, scalpel-wielding, frame-hanging and plinth-painting – The Secret Staircase exhibition was hung, arranged, laid out and ready for the opening night. Artist Caroline Isgar and author Michele Roberts initially displayed The Secret Staircase […]
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 […]
