New Ashgate Gallery

New Ashgate Gallery For over 60 years, we've supported artists & makers by championing the best contemporary art & craft Thank you for helping art enrich lives.

For 60 years, we’ve nurtured early-career artists and makers in Farnham. Every like, visit, purchase and donation helps us invest in local talent—from community craft sessions to professional development programmes.

02/09/2026

LAST CHANCE!

Small works with a significant impact.

Visit Janine Partington: Small Works before the exhibition closes at New Ashgate Gallery.

Discover finely crafted pieces featuring leather, enamel, colour and pattern, brought together through exquisite attention to detail.

The exhibition ends Saturday 5 September.

Visit the gallery before the exhibition closes.

The ‘F’ is for Farnham! Letter Design & Print workshop at Gostrey Meadow was such a joyful afternoon. Our lovely partici...
01/09/2026

The ‘F’ is for Farnham! Letter Design & Print workshop at Gostrey Meadow was such a joyful afternoon.

Our lovely participants created textured collagraph printing plates, building up shapes and patterns to form a letter. They then used their plates to produce bold prints celebrating Farnham, while learning how texture, shape and colour can be used in printmaking.

Artist Sinéad Fox said: “Working with everyone is a real highlight for me.”

Craft Your Year gives people of all ages the chance to try high-quality craft for free, learn from professional makers and discover the skills behind each process. It celebrates Farnham as a World Craft Town and brings people together through making.

Craft Your Year is organised by New Ashgate Gallery as part of Farnham Craft Town, with support from Farnham Town Council and the South Street Trust.

Also, thank you to Sinéad, Ines and our wonderful volunteers.

Photographs: Jane Newick, New Ashgate Gallery.

The excitement is building as we prepare to open Surrey Artist of the Year 2026 on Friday 11 September, from 6–8 pm.Hot ...
28/08/2026

The excitement is building as we prepare to open Surrey Artist of the Year 2026 on Friday 11 September, from 6–8 pm.

Hot off the press is this year’s catalogue, edited by our UCA placement student, Abigail Osborne. Abi has done a brilliant job introducing the 17 shortlisted artists and bringing their work together.

Meet the shortlisted artists:

Kate Alger, Jane Alexander, Sophie Brogden, Becca Clegg, Sarah Cox, Diana Croft, Jennifer Dalcie, Stephanie Draper, Lorelei Hopkins, Liane Matthews, Amy Mears, Fiona Millais, Jane Silk, Artan Jahaj, Jean Tolkovsky, Chantelle Watson and Shirley Watson.

The catalogue cover features Fiona Millais’s painting Over the Plain.

Read the catalogue:https://mcusercontent.com/4aa280ea33945949d741ca63c/files/5c83dabe-5fb7-c5f3-f896-f70597685acb/Surrey_Artist_of_the_Year_Catalogue_2026_Digital_Version_compressed_nbsp_1_.pdf

Join us for the opening on Friday 11 September, 6–8 pm. The exhibition continues until 7 November, with public voting closing at noon on 23 October.

Organised by New Ashgate Gallery in partnership with Surrey Artists Open Studios. Supported by the Patricia Baines Trust. Media partner: Guildford, Farnham, Woking & Surrey Downs Magazines. With thanks to DAiSY for supporting inclusivity and The Bulb Shed as flower partner.

Join us for an evening of art and conversation, celebrating some of the most exciting creative talent from across Surrey...
27/08/2026

Join us for an evening of art and conversation, celebrating some of the most exciting creative talent from across Surrey on Friday 11 September, 6–8pm - https://mailchi.mp/ee6bf2ce3625/saoypv
Speeches at 7pm

• Surrey Artist of the Year – meet the 17 shortlisted artists
• Hilary Peat: Surrey Artist of the Year 2025 – One Year On – meet Hilary & discover the new ceramic work she has developed since winning the award
• Hayley Emma Studio: Contemporary Handwoven Textiles – our New Ashgate Festival of Crafts 2025 winner.

Share your experience using on social media and be part of the conversation.

This project is a partnership between New Ashgate Gallery and Surrey Artists Open Studios and it is supported by the Patricia Baines Trust. Guildford, Farnham, Woking & Surrey Downs Magazines is the media partner. DAiSY helps diversify the project, and The Bulb Shed is our flower partner.

Join us for Music in the Meadow & Family Crafts: Letter Design & Print with Sinead Fox,Sunday 30 August | 3–5pm | Gostre...
24/08/2026

Join us for Music in the Meadow & Family Crafts: Letter Design & Print with Sinead Fox,
Sunday 30 August | 3–5pm | Gostrey Meadow

Create a textured collagraph plate and transform it into a bold printed letter celebrating Farnham. Experiment with materials, pattern and mark‑making as you build your own printing block, then ink it up and pull a series of vibrant prints onto F‑shaped card. This hands‑on session encourages playful exploration of texture and design while inviting children to reflect on the character of their town.

Craft Your Year 2026 is New Ashgate Gallery’s free public craft programme for family audiences. As part of Farnham World Craft Town, it brings professional maker-led workshops into public spaces and makes high-quality craft learning accessible to a wide public. Supported by South Street Trust.

Last two weeks! Must be seen.
24/08/2026

Last two weeks! Must be seen.

Colour is mixed, dyed and woven by hand in the silk textiles of Carolyn Wallis.Carolyn specialises in handwoven silk sca...
21/08/2026

Colour is mixed, dyed and woven by hand in the silk textiles of Carolyn Wallis.

Carolyn specialises in handwoven silk scarves. Her designs begin with colours, structures and patterns observed in the natural world.

She dyes the silk yarn herself before choosing a weave structure that will best express each source of inspiration. The natural sheen of the silk brings further depth to the finished colour and pattern.

Discover Carolyn’s scarves in Surrey Craft Legacies and choose an individual textile woven here in Farnham.

4 July–5 September 2026 | Free admission

Led by New Ashgate Gallery. Funded by the Community Foundation for Surrey, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and developed with the involvement of Farnham Assist, Farnham Library, Hale Community Centre and DAiSY. Digital archive in partnership with Surrey History Centre.

https://www.newashgate.org.uk/whats-on/1448/surrey-craft-legacies-heritage-and-endangered-skills-living-traditions

Three hit summer exhibitions. Just over two weeks left to see them - https://mailchi.mp/938991ac0312/craftlegaciesJanine...
20/08/2026

Three hit summer exhibitions. Just over two weeks left to see them - https://mailchi.mp/938991ac0312/craftlegacies

Janine Partington: Small Works, The Goldsmiths’ Centre: Crafted in Colour and Surrey Craft Legacies all close on Saturday 5 September.

Free entry at New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham.

Steam, timber and skilled handwork shape the sculptural vessels of Jane Crisp.Jane creates wooden trugs and vessels usin...
19/08/2026

Steam, timber and skilled handwork shape the sculptural vessels of Jane Crisp.

Jane creates wooden trugs and vessels using natural materials and steam-bending techniques. Her work draws on the landscape of the Cambridgeshire Fens, functional rural objects and traditional boatbuilding methods.

Curving bands of wood are joined with copper nails and roves, creating practical objects with strong sculptural forms. Each piece brings together utility, material knowledge and a close connection to nature.

Discover Jane’s Egg Trug, Fern Trug, Forager Trug and other distinctive vessels in Surrey Craft Legacies at New Ashgate Gallery.

Follow our Surrey Craft Legacies series as we introduce the makers helping to keep heritage and endangered craft skills visible, valued and in use.

4 July–5 September 2026 | Free admission

Led by New Ashgate Gallery. Funded by the Community Foundation for Surrey, made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and developed with the involvement of Farnham Assist, Farnham Library, Hale Community Centre and DAiSY. Digital archive in partnership with Surrey History Centre.

https://www.newashgate.org.uk/whats-on/1448/surrey-craft-legacies-heritage-and-endangered-skills-living-traditions

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