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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 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
A Week of Angels – and more…
November 16, 2011
The current exhibition, Tom Lomax: A Week of Angels, will close tomorrow. It has been quite a momentous journey from the conception of the exhibition – to the opening – and right through to the end. Tom arrived […]
Late night set-up at Rook Lane
October 28, 2011
Tom Lomax arrived yesterday afternoon with a van full of bronze, fluorescent digital prints, 3D CAD (computer aided design) prints and a series of maquettes. And plenty of plinths and planks to display it all. The contrast between […]
A Week of Angels
October 26, 2011
Sculptor Tom Lomax will be exhibiting seven sculptures entitled: A Week of Angels, at Rook Lane Chapel through November, along with related bronzes, maquettes and 3D CAD prints (see here for more details). Don’t miss the private view […]
Silver – The 25th Anniversary Exhibition
October 13, 2011
The Black Swan Arts celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. From its origin as a pub, it became derelict – and was then used for a variety of purposes before being recovered in the 1980s by David Short […]
Mighty-fun Maths!
October 13, 2011
Break 3, the current exhibition/ installation at Rook Lane, kicked off yesterday and has already been explored by over 100 excitable children. The aim of the project is to bring the fun back into maths – by using […]
