Fresh Air Sculpture

Fresh Air Sculpture A biennial multi-media sculpture exhibition set in 5 acres of a beautiful Cotswolds garden

Art, Nature, and CommunitylAt Fresh Air Sculpture, we believe in the power of contemporary art to heal, connect, and ins...
08/06/2026

Art, Nature, and Communityl
At Fresh Air Sculpture, we believe in the power of contemporary art to heal, connect, and inspire. By offering a calm space filled with fresh country air and incredible outdoor sculpture, we partner with fantastic local organisations to support physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing through our Community Outreach and Wellbeing visits.

Last week, we welcomed 10 fantastic adult groups to the grounds, thoughtfully organised by Louise Russell, one of our Trustees. Our final morning included a lovely visit from the team in Fairford!

Providing a peaceful oasis away from the stresses of daily life is exactly why we love sharing these beautiful gardens. We support the work of fantastic local organisations such as Paradise House, the Nelson Trust, Root and Branch, Bridewell Organic Gardens, Working for Wellbeing (W4W Fairford) and Churn Community Hub.

Everyone loved the show and learned so much from our Curator, Stephanie Cushing’s brilliant guided tours. There were endless cups of tea and coffee, paired perfectly with famous chocolate brownies from in Fairford.

Many of our visitors are already planning return trips with their families and friends. We cannot wait to welcome you all back when the exhibition officially opens next Sunday!

SAVE THE DATE: >> Fresh Air Sculpture 2026 runs daily from Sunday 14 June to Sunday 5 July 2026 at The Old Rectory, Quenington. Open 10am–5pm daily.

Tickets for Fresh Air Sculpture 2026 are live now! Tap the link in our bio to secure yours for this final celebration of art and nature. You can also buy tickets on the gate.

31/05/2026

We’re delighted to see our co-founder and Chair of Trustees, Lucy Abel Smith, featured in this weekend

‘When the historian and author Lucy Abel Smith moved into her husband’s family home, she was determined to make it their own. Over 40 years later, the Cotswolds pile includes medieval frescos, scarlet lacquer - and a sculpture show.’

Visit and click on the link in their bio to take the full tour.

SAVE THE DATE: >> Fresh Air Sculpture 2026 runs daily from Sunday 14 June to Sunday 5 July 2026 at The Old Rectory, Quenington. Open 10am–5pm daily.

25/05/2026

YOUNG STUDENTS COMPETITION >> we are thrilled to be hosting the Fresh Air Sculpture 2026 YOUNG STUDENTS ART GALLERY CHALLENGE at this year’s show, in collaboration with and it’s open to EVERYONE under 18!

PLEASE share this reel with any family over half term!

This exciting new challenge invites children and students to become sculptors and create their own small artwork inspired by the Carnival of the Animals —think colour, movement, costumes, music and imagination.

Here is everything you need to know to get involved:

🦁 Theme: The Carnival of the Animals
🐝 Size: Maximum 20cm in any direction. You might make a selection of small pieces but they must all fit inside the 30x30x30 cube gallery
🐳 Materials: Recycled, reused, clay, wire, or mixed media, paint, collage, sculpture, anything!
🦒 Who: All students aged 18 and under, in 3 age categories. Under 10s, 11–14yrs, and 15–18yrs.
🐮 Big Prizes: £100 (1st), £30 (2nd), and £20 (3rd) cash prizes in every age category.
🪲 Exhibition: Entries will be displayed at the Fresh Air Sculpture 2026 Show.

HOW TO ENTER:
1️⃣ Visit freshairsculpture.com
2️⃣ Complete the free online entry form.
3️⃣ Deliver your sculpture to The Old Rectory, Quenington, GL7 5BN between 13th June – 3rd July.

DATES TO REMEMBER:
📅 Deadline: Friday 3rd July
📅 Judging: Saturday 4th July

SAVE THE DATE: Fresh Air Sculpture 2026 runs daily from Sunday 14 June to Sunday 5 July 2026 at The Old Rectory, Quenington. Open 10am–5pm daily

Tickets for Fresh Air Sculpture 2026 are live now! Tap the link in our bio or in our stories to secure yours for this final celebration of art and nature.

07/02/2026

We are delighted to announce that ONLINE TICKETS ARE LIVE!

You can now buy your tickets for the final 2026 Fresh Air Exhibition from our website at www.freshairsculpture.com We’ll also put a link in our stories

ABOUT FRESH AIR SCULPTURE 
Open every day from: Sunday 14 June – Sunday 5 July 2026

Tickets: Adults £10 | Children free | Season tickets £20. Tickets will also b available to buy on the gate

Location: The Old Rectory, Quenington, Gloucestershire GL7 5BN

Find out more about the charity and exhibition at www.freshairsculpture.com/

21/01/2026

It’s not the size of the gallery that counts, it’s what’s inside. As clearly demonstrated by, what must be one of the smallest galleries, which packs a big punch in the beautiful Wiltshire village of Aldbourne.

Gallery of the Giants the brainchild of Louisa Fitch, is a series of mini galleries bringing art to the people, on the street, in rural locations, outside schools and in places you’d never expect.

The latest mini gallery exhibition is an original portrait back on show by Edie Bound who you may remember was a Semi Finalist Winner of Series 12 of Portrait of the Year Award

Louisa said “It is a pleasure to support and champion such a wonderful and talented young artist. Nurturing and supporting young talent is hugely important and you can see some of the images of a previous exhibition by Sam Ulla Lindsay This was created as a travelling installation which moved along the Kennet and Avon canal as Sam moved her houseboat. It was part of her 6 week Touring Exhibition, Afloat, which she created for her MA final project.”

You can view the latest mini exhibition until the end of February, so if you’re near Aldbourne, near Marlborough in rural Wiltshire, take a selfie photo with the mini gallery and tag us. We’d love to share.

CALL OUT to Artists & Sculptors >> if you’d like to be featured in a mini gallery, Louisa would love to hear from you. Work needs to be huge in impact but small enough to fit inside this wonderful, small space. Please DM Louisa or contact her via the website www.galleryofthegiants.com

Use WHAT3WORDS to pin point the Aldbourne location >> MYSTERIES OBSTRUCTION CAPE

We’re delighted to introduce you to one of our new artists for the 2026 Fresh Air Sculpture exhibition, Anya Beaumont A...
14/01/2026

We’re delighted to introduce you to one of our new artists for the 2026 Fresh Air Sculpture exhibition, Anya Beaumont

Anya studied Fine Art (Sculpture) at Manchester School of Art and was awarded an MA with Distinction in Fine Art Theory and Practice from Middlesex University in 2004.

Anya Beaumont creates sculptural works from a wide range of materials, including waste plastic and discarded objects, and is particularly influenced by the applied arts, notably the baroque and rococo periods. Her work is often vivid in colour and intricate, with storytelling around the excesses in our material world.

Anya’s exhibition of art made out of plastic bottles and old toys was featured on BBC News, West of England in 2025. Anya said she was inspired by the “horror” of realising how much plastic was in her house and wanting to do something creative with it “rather than just chucking it in the recycling bin”.

Anya has also been involved with workshops in schools and hospitals to create community art. “Anya has held some brilliant sculpture workshops for our long-term patients, which as well as being part of their rehabilitation were a lot of fun! She also worked with the Staff and their families to create a beautiful recycled plastics tree which is now installed in one of the hospital gardens.” Vivienne Gordon - Arts Co-ordinator, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital

Anya says “I am really happy that my three sculptures, Signal (red) Herald (yellow) and Tribute (blue) will be part of the final exhibition this summer. It’ll be my first time showing with Fresh Air Sculpture which is bittersweet as it is their last exhibition, but l am delighted nonetheless!”

Anya, we are really looking forward to meeting you and seeing your colourful work displayed in our gardens at The Old Rectory in Quenington next summer!

SAVE THE DATE - Fresh Air Sculpture 2026
Sunday 14 June - Sunday 5 July 2026

For further information and to see more of Anya’s work, please visit her website site at
www.anyabeaumont.com

If ever there was a better time to remind you of the date for this year’s final show, it’s today!In just 23 weeks time, ...
04/01/2026

If ever there was a better time to remind you of the date for this year’s final show, it’s today!

In just 23 weeks time, we will be bustling around excitedly, as we welcome you through the gates of the Old Rectory at Quenington on Sunday 14th June, for the first day of Fresh Air Sculpture 2026.

It’s our final show and we have lots of new artists and brand new pieces, as well as many stand-out sculptors and familiar names, plus a new collection of stunning designer pieces in the Pool House Gallery, all for sale and we’ll be giving you a sneak peek of what’s to come in the run up to the exhibition.

We are looking forward to three amazing weeks, meeting so many of you - oh, and hoping for a bit of sunshine and warm weather for our last blast of Fresh Air Sculpture.

Event Dates: Sunday 14th June to Sunday 5th July 2026

We’d love you to take a look at www.freshairsculpture.com

While you’re there, don’t forget to SIGN UP to our newsletter and you will be the first to hear when the tickets go on sale in Feb 2026!

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The Old Rectory, Quenington
Cirencester
GL75BN

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Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
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