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Abbot Hall, Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5ALTelephone
015394 46139Kirkland, Kendal
Join us for a powerful multi-media exhibition exploring stories of fragility and survival, told through the voices of people in Barrow and Kendal.
Step into an unseen world through immersive sound and film, artwork, poetry, and images created by…
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- 11 Apr 2026to3 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
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Abbot Hall, Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5ALTelephone
015394 46139Kirkland, Kendal
This exhibition brings together two emerging portrait painters. Lela Harris gives depth and humanity to figures who have been overlooked or marginalised by history, while Joshua Donkor collaboratively embeds the personal histories and cultural…
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- 11 Apr 2026to3 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
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The Dock Museum, The Dock Museum, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 2PWTelephone
01229 876400Barrow-in-Furness
The Dock Museum are proud to bring you the latest exhibition from John Duffin, "Look North" The exhibition will be full of new and unseen paintings. The exhibition is accessible to all and is free to enter.
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- 11 Apr 2026to5 July 2026Various Opening Times
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Abbot Hall, Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5ALTelephone
015394 46139Kirkland, Kendal
The Paper Quilt Project is a living exhibition in which a community art piece is created while on display in the gallery. This project has been designed in response to the two adjoining exhibitions; Bellwethers and Joshua Donkor & Lela Harris. Both…
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- 11 Apr 2026to19 Sept 2026Various Opening Times
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Farfield Mill, Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Seven perspectives, bound by a mutual reverence for natural form, fragility, and transformation.
As artists, we see Common Land not only as a reflection on the physical terrain, but as an exploration of the emotional and ancestral ground we all, in…Dates
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- 15 Apr 2026to12 July 2026Various Opening Times
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Farfield Mill, Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Seven artists explore shared landscapes, material connections, and personal perspectives on land, memory, and transformation.
Common Land: Septenary Perspectives brings together seven artists united by a shared reverence for natural form,…
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- 15 Apr 2026to12 July 2026Various Opening Times
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Farfield Mill, Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Nothing Lasts – Sue Dawes (15 April – 12 July 2026)
Nothing Lasts presents sculptural ceramics exploring the transience of human achievement. Working with hand-built stoneware crank clay and a low-firing copper glaze, Sue draws inspiration from…Dates
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- 15 Apr 2026to12 July 2026Various Opening Times
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Farfield Mill, Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh
Vibrant woven sails and textiles inspired by nineteenth-century Welsh shipwrecks and coastal histories.
Untangling Colour is an exhibition of bold, expressive rugs and wall hangings by artist weaver Vicky Ellis, inspired by shipwrecks along the…
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- 15 Apr 2026to12 July 2026Various Opening Times
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Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725 133122A Highgate, Kendal
Tue 21 Apr-30 June (10 wks) | 1-3pm | 18+ yrs
This course is an open theatre group aimed at those over 60 to develop new skills, stretch their creativity, build their confidence and have lots of fun.The group works towards independent projects…
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- 21 Apr 2026to30 June 2026Open 13:00 - 15:00
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Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725 133122A Highgate, Kendal
Tue 21 Apr-30 Jun (10 wks) | 1-2.30pm | 7+ yrs
Art Explorers is a creative and sociable mixed media arts class for young people in the home education community. Classes are tutor led but creative interpretation is encouraged in a relaxed and…Dates
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- 21 Apr 2026to30 June 2026Open 13:00 - 14:30
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Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725 133122A Highgate, Kendal
21 Apr – 30 Jun (10wks) | 4-5.30pm | 7-16yrs
Open for sign-ups throughout the term. If the start date has passed, bookings may still be available, please contact the box office at 01539 725133. Join our mailing list for updates on future courses…Dates
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- 21 Apr 2026to30 June 2026Open 16:00 - 17:30
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Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725 133122A Highgate, Kendal
Tue 21 Apr-30 Jun (10 wks) | 4.15-5.45pm | 11-14 yrs
Open for sign-ups throughout the term. If the start date has passed, bookings may still be available, please contact the box office at 01539 725133. Join our mailing list for updates on future…Dates
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- 21 Apr 2026to30 June 2026Open 16:10 - 05:40
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