Enjoy Art

05/05/2022

You can catch our Spring Show this month until 28th May. Here's a small taste of some of the stunning artwork available.
Open Thu-Sat, 10am-3pm and by appointment.

23/04/2022

Excited to have Marsden Cuckoo Day Festival back. Lots to see and do in Marsden today, you might even spot the fabled Marsden Cuckoo!

25/03/2022

We've had a great response to our Art Exchange fundraiser, a big thank you to everyone who created, donated or bought from the exhibition so far.

There's still time to get involved. Come along and donate £5 to create your own artwork for the exhibition. 100% of the money raised will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.

16/03/2022

Thanks to everyone who created, donated or bought from the Art Exchange exhibition last weekend. We're open again tomorrow between 10am to 3pm if you want to come along and get involved.

Join in and donate £5 to create your own artwork at Enjoy Art for this special exhibition! If you're not feeling particularly creative, you can still get involved by buying any of the artworks on display for only £5. Throughout the month the exhibition will continually change, with new artworks coming and going.

100% of the money raised will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.

12/03/2022

This week we launched Art Exchange, a fundraiser to support the DEC Appeal to help with the humanitarian effort in Ukraine.

During March donate £5 and create your own artwork in the gallery (of anything you want) which will go straight into the exhibition! If you don't want to create a picture yourself, you can buy any of the artworks on display for only £5. The idea is that the exhibition will continually change throughout the month, with new artworks coming and (hopefully) going.

There will be a mixture of artworks on display from professional and amateur artists, young and old. We encourage everyone to have a go and be part of the exhibition!

100% of the money raised will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Appeal.

https://www.dec.org.uk/appeal/ukraine-humanitarian-appeal

26/02/2022

Last day to catch the INKERS print sale! There's still some fantastic original artwork for sale at great prices. The exhibition features the full range of printmaking methods including screenprints, collographs and etchings, and with prices from £10 to £100, you can be sure to find a real bargain!

24/02/2022

Marvellous screenprint by Ian Wrench from our print sale exhibition, capturing the famous Slaithwaite Moonraking Festival
The brilliant 'Moonshine' mini-festival is back tonight, Thursday 24th to Sunday 27th February - wrap up warm and enjoy a magical Moonshine walk around Slaithwaite!

19/02/2022

Our card of the day has to be this amazing linocut print by Ethel Spowers, 'Wet Afternoon'. The original artwork was printed from four blocks on thin ivory laid tisse. Ethel was an Australian artist associated with the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London in the 1930s.
Her linocuts attracted critical attention for their bold, simplified forms, rhythmic sense of movement, distinctive use of colour and humorous observation of everyday life, particularly the world of children.

18/02/2022

Another selection of beautiful artwork from our print sale, which is on for one more week... if you're braving the weather tomorrow we'll be open 10am-3pm.

22/01/2022

Our current print sale exhibition has something for everyone. There are plenty of hidden gems waiting to find new homes, from etching and screenprints to experimental mono prints and collagraphs.

21/01/2022

Our new exhibition this month is a print sale featuring original prints from the INKERS, a group of contemporary printmakers based in West Yorkshire. They have dug out and dusted off an impressive selection of work and found a treasure trove of older, experimental or long forgotten prints. This exhibition showcases the full breadth and depth of original printmaking methods employed by the group, and with prices from £10 to £100 you can be sure to find a real bargain!

07/01/2022

It might be snowing outside but we are open today and tomorrow, getting ready for our new exhibition launch next week. Details to follow but in the meantime enjoy these stunning paintings by Matt Turner from our Winter Exhibition.

23/12/2021

There's still time to pick up that last minute gift – we're open today until 3pm and closing Christmas Eve at 1pm. Find that perfect present from a wide selection of original art and gifts from local artists and makers.

11/12/2021

'Sledging Higher Kinders' by John Pellowe, another wonderful painting from our Winter Exhibition. Oil painting, 86cm x 38cm.

09/12/2021

We're down to our last 10 calenders from Friends of Marsden Library - Keeping Marsden Library Open, so make sure you grab one for Christmas!

📸 "Tomorrow will be a better day" by Bradley Rogers.

04/12/2021

We're excited about the Christmas Light Switch On in Marsden today! Lots to see and do during the day in the village including craft fair, craft activities, refreshments, entertainment & Santa's Grotto in the @Marsden Mechanics building during the day.
We'll be staying open later until 6.30pm but be aware that the road outside the gallery will be closure for cars between 4pm-7pm.
There will be outside entertainment & mulled wine later in the afternoon plus the "Big Switch On" at 6pm followed by the Hellfyre Magpie fire dancers.

28/11/2021

'Snow Day' another fantastic wintery painting by Matt Turner from our current exhibition. Wrap up, keep warm and stay safe!

27/11/2021

The gallery will be closed today unfortunately, due to the bad weather. It does give us an excuse though to share this marvellous photograph by Richard Littlewood from our Winter Exhibition. Stotthall farm on the M62, one of England's more famous houses.

20/11/2021

Our Winter Exhibition launches today, featuring a wide selection of original art and gifts from local artists and makers. You can always expect a warm welcome along with plenty of helpful advice on picking that perfect present 🎁

13/11/2021

Last chance today to catch our Autumn Exhibition before the launch of our Winter show next week.

07/11/2021

If you haven't picked up a Friends of Marsden Library - Keeping Marsden Library Open 2022 calendar yet, we still have a few left in the gallery. Don't forget you can also see an exhibition of the fabulous winning phographs at Marsden Mechanics.

04/11/2021

Pauline Meade has delivered a collection of stunning new linoprints at the gallery, including Story of One Year. This large print comprises 42 individual scenes that she completed over 12 months. There's lovely little details capturing wildlife and nature that she encountered on her walks during lockdown last year.

30/10/2021

Even dull days like today can inspire artists... these beautiful paintings by Matt Turner capture the ever-changing weather, vast open landscape or a long-forgotten building nestled within it. Matt's paintings have often been compared to works by Peter Brook, the renowned Pennine artist. For Matt, he was a huge inspiration, the way he documented this unique landscape so honestly in every painting he did.

You can a selection of Matt's paintings in our Autumn Exhibition, alongside some fantastic original artwork and gifts from Yorkshire-based artists and makers.

24/10/2021

We're pleased to welcome Richard Littlewood to the gallery. Richard has been steadily photographing the South Pennine landscape for the last 40 years. His remarkable images shine a light on the uniqueness and flavour of the Pennines as a special place.

22/10/2021

We don't often show portraits at Enjoy Art, so it's always a treat to see them in. Even more so when they are the incredible mixed media paintings from Bren Head. Bren uses a variety of media including acrylic, oil, wax, plaster, textiles and collage to explore texture and surface. You can see these stunning pieces this month in our current Autumn Exhibition.

14/10/2021

More amazing work from our Autumn Exhibition, featuring some stunning paintings, original prints, ceramics and gifts from Yorkshire-based artists and makers.

09/10/2021

If you're in Marsden for the wonderful Marsden Jazz Festival today you can catch our Autumn Exhibition, open all day Saturday & Sunday.

22/07/2021

Delightful handmade pottery from Sue Jenkins, new in the gallery this morning.

10/07/2021

'Nocturnal Mill' is an impressive 116cm x 86cm screenprint by local printmaker Ian Wrench. You can see the artwork as part of Holmfirth Artweek Fringe Trail, which finishes today.

Ian is inspired by the contrast found in the rural and urban West Yorkshire landscape. He uses a variety of printing techniques, presenting semi abstract images through screenprint, collograph, monoprint and etching.

07/07/2021

We're open today until 3pm as part of the Holmfirth Artweek Fringe Trail, which finishes this Saturday. 25+ venues and groups around the Holme Valley and Colne Valley areas will be displaying and selling the work of local artists, helping to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and local charities.

04/07/2021

We're open again today between 10-3pm as part of Holmfirth Artweek Fringe Art Trail. #theartweekchallenge today is "sky" and we have a selection of atmospheric paintings by Kevin Threlfall Art who specialises in dramatic skies - and looking at the forecast later, we might get one today!

03/07/2021

Today's prompt for #theartweekchallenge is "green" and these stunning images from CatchLife Photography capture the beauty of the surrounding landscape, as well as the rich industrial past of the local area. You can see them as part of our Holmfirth Artweek exhibition.

30/06/2021

29/06/2021

As well as many of our popular greetings card designs, Enjoy Art in Marsden are now selling our Puffin and Castle Hill postcards!