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Exhibitions at Hidcote

Flora by Janet Haigh
Embroidery artist Janet Haigh will be exhibiting in the Manor House next year | © Janet Haigh

Find out about exhibitions at Hidcote, showcasing work by a range of artists, local and international inspired by Hidcote.

Flora and Fauna Photography Exhibition

From 15 November to 9 February

Throughout the year our visitors have been exploring Hidcote’s gardens and capturing photos of the delights they’ve found.

This winter visit the Entrance Hall of the Manor House to marvel at the talent of Hidcote’s visitors, and be inspired to take some photos of your own.

Do you think you've got the photography skills to have one of your photos displayed next year? Come back to find out the theme of next year's competition, and how you can join in from 1st January 2025.

Lady photographing flowers at Hidcote
Budding photographers have been sending us their snaps all year. See our top picks in this new exhibition at Hidcote. | © Lady photographing flowers at Hidcote

Coming soon...

Janet Haigh

5 April - 10 August 2025

In spring 2025, Hidcote will welcome embroidery artist Janet Haigh to the Manor House.

Janet’s work is inspired by gardens and flowers. Hidcote was one of the first gardens she visited in her early career as an embroidery designer and maker, and it changed her work forever.

Her major body of work The Flora depicts a personal overview of the history of flowers, while more recent collections include Flowers for Our Times, which illustrates the arcane symbolism and messaging that can be conveyed in a simple bunch of blooms.

Revisiting Hidcote after the pandemic inspired Janet to create a series of hand- stitched and ornamented giclee prints, or ‘Dressed Prints’ based on the garden’s handsome topiary birds.

Several of Janet’s works will be for sale after the exhibition.

Janet Haigh
Embroidery artist Janet Haigh will be exhibiting in the Manor House from April 2025 | © Janet Haigh

Legend, Myth and Fairytales at Hidcote by Anderson & Low

2026

Photographic artists Jonathan Anderson & Edwin Low discovered Hidcote during the COVID pandemic, and felt themselves to have been transported to an oasis of calm, removed from the stresses and uncertainties of everyday life: “a world more akin to legend, myth and fairy tales than present life”.

Now, in collaboration with Hidcote National Trust, Anderson & Low will be creating an entirely new project, based around those first, primal reactions to discovering this magical garden, and created around the garden of Hidcote, blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. The project will be premiered at hidcote in 2026.

Collaborating since 1990, Anderson & Low’s photographic art resides in numerous museums and collections, including the National Portrait Gallery (London), the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Cleveland Art Museum, Museum of Fine Art, Houston and the National Gallery of Australia.

Their work is recognised for stretching the normal boundaries of photography, and the pair have worked with both the Star Wars and James Bond franchises.

We are very excited to welcome them to Hidcote for this unique new exhibition.

Dawn - Reflection (From the project Magical Spaces) © Anderson & Low All Rights Reserved
Dawn - Reflection (From the project Magical Spaces) © Anderson & Low All Rights Reserved | © Dawn - Reflection (From the project Magical Spaces) © Anderson & Low All Rights Reserved

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