Rupert Aker exhibition at the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre
31 July - 1 September, Tuesdays-Sundays 11am-3pm: an exhibition of artworks by Cotswold-based artist Rupert Aker.
- Booking not needed
- Free event
The exhibition will feature around 20 paintings of the National Trust properties in West Oxfordshire, including Buscot and Coleshill, Ashdown, and Uffington White Horse. The paintings will include sketches done on site ‘en plein air’ and larger paintings completed in the studio.
Rupert Aker uses oil paint and a palette knife to create impressionistic and vibrant landscape paintings. He works directly from nature where possible.
All artworks on display will be available for sale.
31 July - 1 September, Tuesdays-Sundays 11am-3pm in the Old Timber Store.
Times
The basics
- Meeting point
The exhibition will be located in the Timber Store in Carpenter's Yard, in Coleshill Village.
- What to bring and wear
Accessible parking spaces in the car park. Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the exhibition space.
Upcoming events
Guided Tours - Coleshill Home Farm and Skills Centre
Thursdays and Saturdays, 1pm and 2.30pm: discover the historic Coleshill Home Farm and learn more about the Heritage and Rural Skills Centre now housed here.
Faringdon Town Tours
Faringdon has a rich and fascinating history from mention in the Domesday Book through the Middle Ages, as a Royalist stronghold in the Civil War and, from the 1930s to 1950s, home to the eccentric Lord Berners.
Second World War Walk
Discover Coleshill's hidden Second World War history on this informative walk through village, woods and parkland at the home of the British Resistance.
Village Open Day
9 June, 14 July and 11 August: discover what Coleshill has to offer on one of our Village Open Days.