It’s February, we are in lockdown AGAIN and in the grip of the so-called ‘hungry gap’. A period of time that spans from January until early May. When, if you’re eating seasonally, there doesn’t seem to be a great deal of variety in the vegetable department. Well think again, because you’re about to get very […]
Here we are, another lockdown and the cafe is empty again. Well, apart from a cheeky wren that squeezes it’s seemingly impossibly tiny body in through the vents, to steal the last of the grapes. We, like many others, are using the time to take stock of where we are and where we are going. […]
Glade – A group exhibition in the glasshouse and grounds of Potager Garden. Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th of September. We’re managing visitor numbers safely by pairing exhibition viewing with a cafe booking. Come along for coffee, cake or more, cafe bookings for the weekend available at: www.potagergarden.org/cafe-bookings. Presenting work by: Amy Lawrence • Ben Sanderson • Blue […]
From Saturday 29 August to Sunday 6 September, more than 200 artists, designers and makers will be welcoming socially-distanced visitors into their studios in a celebration of artistic practice, with appropriate safety measures in place. We have four artists taking part this year, Ken Futers, Rebecca Walklett, A M Sheldon-Fentem and Ceciel van Oevelen The café will be open […]
We’re all busy here getting ready to open our doors again. Things will be a little different, but we hope you’ll enjoy the changes. We’re reducing the number of tables and they’re be spread out across the café and greenhouse. We’ll be introducing a system of bookings to make sure it never gets crowded and […]
We’ve got a new toddler/baby group running at Potager every Wednesday morning from 10am-12pm. Expect a fun session with tea, coffee, cake, messy play and crafts with natural materials. New themes weekly – there’s more information on the Facebook page here
Saturday 5th October 10.30am – 3.30pm A day to come and paint huge paintings in the woods – all generations welcome. Play with paint, draw what you can see and make huge collaborative community paintings. We will be mixing colours, playing with different types of paint brush and looking at the Autumn woodland. There will […]
Sunday 25th August – 6-9pm We’re gathering together a talented group of local artists and craftspeople for one night only. It will be a chilled Sunday evening of chatting, oohing aahing, finding treasure for your home, your mum’s home, your cat’s birthday etc. The bar will be open and serving hot, cold and alcoholic beverages! […]
Angelica Sheldon-Fentem has donated this painting to raise funds for the Sowenna Appeal. This is for you, 2015 Oil on canvas Sowenna (meaning success and welfare in Cornish) is currently under construction and will be the first mental health hospital for children and young people in Cornwall. Tickets are £5 and a total of 200 […]
Open Studios is coming round again and sculptors, textile artists and botanical illustrators; printmakers, potters and painters will throw open their studio doors to the general public and stage one of the UK’s most evocative art trails. At Potager, Angelica Sheldon-Fentem will be open on the following days: Sat 25th May – Sun 26th May […]
