Box Office Exhibitions
Art exhibitions on display at Ludlow Assembly Rooms
A rolling programme of exhibitions featuring work by some of the regions most interesting artists – displaying the rich diversity and creative talent in the area. We are proud to offer a public gallery space in the centre of town. Our exhibitions are curated by Eliz-anne, one of our incredibly dedicated volunteers. She sources a wonderful and eclectic series of high quality and intriguing exhibitions for us all to enjoy. Exhibitions are usuallly located in the public areas of the Assembly Rooms starting at the front entrance where there is information about the artist and their work.
Current Exhibition:
Quiet Echoes, by Jan Park.
8 May – 27 June 2026
Jan specialises in atmospheric and evocative paintings. In Quiet Echoes land and seascapes become a vessel for memory, reflection and silence. These paintings explore spaces where the sound fades and quiet thoughts dominate – where the experience of the ‘view’ is beyond words, revealing how nature continues to echo within us.
Future exhibitions:
National Print Exhibition of Society of Wood Engravers
3 July – 22 August 2026
The Society of Wood Engravers 88th Annual Exhibition
This Society of Wood Engravers prestigious touring exhibition will showcase the finest contemporary relief prints by members of the Society and selected artists from the UK and abroad, highlighting the continuing vitality and versatility of the wood engraving medium. Visitors can expect a diverse range of work — from traditional figurative engravings to innovative contemporary interpretations — reflecting the breadth of talent among printmakers today.
Founded in 1920, the Society of Wood Engravers is the world’s longest-running organisation dedicated to wood engraving, promoting excellence in the art form and encouraging new practitioners. Its annual exhibition remains a highlight of the printmaking calendar, touring leading galleries across the UK each year.
Abstract Edge
28 August – 10 October 2026
Founded in 2004 Abstract Edge is a group of artists working in an abstract or semi-abstract way. From varied backgrounds they are are all formally trained and exhibit widely throughout the U.K.
The exhibition contains examples of each artists work. Some work takes an actual point of reference as its inspiration, some are purely abstract, making no explicit reference to the external world, but relying on shape, colour, line and texture to create an image which is engaging in its own right.
Many people feel more comfortable with shapes which bear some resemblance to reality: the interest of abstract art is that each person brings their own interpretation to it. No image has only one meaning.
Shaping Colour, by Gilly Hemmer
16 October – 28 November 2026
Working mostly in acrylics, Gilly Hemmer paints still life pieces, little houses and landscapes. Her work is naïve and abstract in style, capturing her emotional response about a subject through her perception of places and objects. She draws inspiration for pattern, shape and texture from ceramics as well as plants and trees from the natural world, in a mix with domestic paraphernalia and interiors.
