The Red Brick Building

Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024: 'Landscape: Flux & Flow' (Open Daily, 21st Sep - 6th Oct)
2024-09-21 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-29 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-06 10:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Red Brick Building, Morland Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9FT, United Kingdom
Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024
‘Landscape: Flux & Flow’

Art ~ Installations ~ Workshops ~ Gatherings ~ Guided Walks

Saturday 21st September – Sunday 6th October
Art exhibition open daily at the Red Brick Building, 10am – 5pm
Free to attend

Somerset Art Weeks returns for 2024! This year is the Somerset Art Weeks Festival, where collaborative exhibitions and group shows spring up across the region. Artists and makers of every medium, from painting to performance, will be joining the Festival to form part of this celebration of our county’s exciting creative voices.
The theme of the 2024 Somerset Art Weeks Festival is ‘Landscape: Flux and Flow’.

About this year’s exhibition:
This year, the Red Brick Building has teamed up with Bridie’s Farm in Glastonbury, as well as local artists, to offer a collection of art, installations and workshops held across the Red Brick Building, Community Garden, and Bridie’s Farm.
There will be an exhibition of paintings and photography within the Red Brick Building and The Old Tannery restaurant, plus an installation and soundscapes within the Red Brick Building Community Garden.
Over on Bridie’s Farm there, will be a Stone Soup gathering and a reconnection workshop on selected days.
This year’s featured artists are: Delphi Barney, Julia Bedford, John Fleming, Chloe Forfitt, and Keelie Hamer

WHAT’S ON:

At the Red Brick Building and The Old Tannery:
‘Landscape: Flux & Flow’ Exhibition
A selection of art, paintings and photography
Daily, 10am – 5pm

In the Red Brick Building Community Garden:
‘Sounds of the Moors’
Soundscape of interviews with local folk connected with the Beckery, Bride’s Mound and the Moors
Daily, 12pm – 4pm

‘Sounds of the Moors’ – Interviewing
Come and be interviewed for our ‘Sounds of the Moors’ installation!
Friday 27th September & Friday 4th October, 10am – 11.30am

‘Moth Survey‘
In partnership with Fred Giles and Bill Urwin of ROAM (Recorders of the Avalon Marshes)
Friday 27th September from 5.30pm, and Saturday 28th September from 8am

‘Time Walk‘
A gentle guided walk from the Community Garden via Pomparles Bridge, along the River Brue, to Bride’s Mound
Saturday 5th October, 10am – 12pm (starting at the Community Garden)

At Bridie’s Farm:
‘Stone Soup‘
Food, Stories & Art, part of Bridie’s Farm Open Day
Sunday 22nd September, 11am – 4pm

‘The Work That Reconnects‘
An introductory day workshop of Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects
Sunday 29th September, 10am – 4pm

For more information about Somerset Art Weeks, visit: www.somersetartworks.org.uk

'Stone Soup' - Food, Stories & Art (Somerset Art Weeks Festival)
2024-09-22 11:00 - 16:00 | The Red Brick Building, Morland Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9FT, United Kingdom
Stone Soup
Food, Stories & Art

Part of our ‘Landscape: Flux & Flow’ exhibition for Somerset Art Weeks Festival

As part of Bridie’s Farm Open Day, and to celebrate the fruits of the land at harvest time, we will be making soup out on an open fire and sharing the differing versions of Stone Soup from around the world. Local Growers and the general public are invited to bring a little of their harvest to share to the pot, where there will be a chopping station set up so that people can join to collaborate in making the soup.
Vegetables generously provided by local farms, growers and projects.

11am: Come and join in the communal soup making. Please bring your harvests!
1pm: Share a lunch of stone soup and story telling with Julia Bedford, Ramona Belcher and guests.
2.30pm: Make art inspired by stone soup and contribute to a ‘zine. All materials supplied.

Sunday 22nd September
11am – 4pm
Location: Bridie’s Farm, Porchestall Drove, Glastonbury, BA6 9RP

'Sounds of the Moors' - Get Interviewed! (Somerset Art Weeks Festival)
2024-09-27 10:00 - 11:30, 2024-10-04 10:00 - 11:30 | Community Garden
‘Sounds of the Moors’ Installation – Get Interviewed!

Part of our ‘Landscape: Flux & Flow’ exhibition for Somerset Art Weeks Festival

Every day during Somerset Art Weeks Festival, our Community Garden will be home to a Soundscape installation of interviews with local folk connected with the Beckery, Bride’s Mound and the Moors.
On Fridays 27th September and 4th October, Julia Bedford will be holding interviews between 10am and 11.30am. Come and be interviewed and be part of the Soundscape!

Interviews: Friday 27th September & Friday 4th October
10am – 11.30am
(Installation open daily from 12pm – 4pm)

Moth Survey (Somerset Art Weeks Festival)
2024-09-27 17:30 - 2024-09-28 08:00 | Community Garden
Moth Survey

Part of our ‘Landscape: Flux & Flow’ exhibition for Somerset Art Weeks Festival

Come and join in with a live moth survey! In partnership with Fred Giles and Bill Urwin of ROAM (Recorders of the Avalon Marshes).
Moth traps will be set up in the evening of Friday 27th September. On the Saturday morning, we’ll meet and see what has been found and record the catch. Results will be recorded and the moths will be released.
No need to book. Donations welcome.

Friday 27th September (from 5.30pm) and Saturday 28th September (from 8am)
Location: Red Brick Building Community Garden

'Time Walk' - Guided Walk (Somerset Art Weeks Festival)
2024-10-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Community Garden
Time Walk
Guided Walk

Part of our ‘Landscape: Flux & Flow’ exhibition for Somerset Art Weeks Festival

Join Julia Bedford as she leads a gentle walk from the Red Brick Building Community Garden via Pomparles Bridge – old and new – along the River Brue, to Bride’s Mound. Taking in industry, land & river changes, Arthurian myths, Glastonbury Zodiac, herbal foraging, and St Bridget.
Duration 2 hours max. No need to book.

Saturday 5th October
10am – 12pm
Location: Meet at the Red Brick Building Community Garden at 10am

Bloomin’ Brilliant BioBlitz
2025-05-03 09:00 - 18:00 | The Red Brick Building, Morland Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9FT, United Kingdom
Bloomin’ Brilliant BioBlitz
With Somerset Wildlife Trust

A day of nature discovery in Beckery

Join Somerset Wildlife Trust for an action packed day!

Wildlife surveys and guided walks at Brides Fields, Chapel Field and the orchard
Craft and wellbeing activities at Red Brick Building
An environmental film screening
Information stalls from local organisations helping people prepare for, and capitalise on, living in wetter landscapes.

This is a family friendly event, but children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

Saturday 3rd May
9am – 6pm

For more info and to book
To book for the surveys, guided walks, activities and film, visit: www.somersetwildlife.org/events
There is no need to book to visit the information stalls.

Geekfest Comic-Con
2025-08-23 10:00 - 18:00, 2025-08-24 10:00 - 14:00 | The Red Brick Building, Morland Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9FT, United Kingdom
Geekfest Comic-Con
Hosted by The Geeky Gamer

Unleash Your Inner Hero! Geekfest Comic-Con is here!

Calling all Superheroes, Sci-Fi Fanatics, Anime Aficionados, and Gaming Gurus!
Prepare for an epic weekend of all things geek at the Geekfest Comic-Con! Immerse yourself in a universe of pop culture, cosplay, comics, and more.
Explore a vibrant marketplace, meet fellow fans, discover incredible artists and creators, and celebrate your passions with a community that shares your enthusiasm. Don’t miss out on Glastonbury’s ultimate celebration of geek culture!

Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th August
10am – 6pm (Saturday)
10am – 2pm (Sunday)

FREE ENTRY

For more info, contact mark@thegeekygamer.co.uk

Artists Exhibition & Open Studios (runs 13th - 28th Sept)
2025-09-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-09-28 10:00 - 16:00 | The Red Brick Building, Morland Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9FT, United Kingdom
Artists Exhibition & Open Studios

Exhibition runs from 13th – 28th September 2025, 10am – 4pm
Open Studios available on Mondays – Saturdays, 10am – 4pm

This exhibition promises to be an inspiring and eclectic mix of paintings, mixed-media, ceramics and textiles, all created by our talented resident artisans.
Featuring the works of: Andrew Gowland, Antony Van Raalte, Avalon Cloaks, JYS, Keelie Hamer, Lilian May, Mia Taylor, and Sarah Slaughter.
Work will be displayed in our Reception area, the communal areas of the top floor, and the Artisan Studio.
During the exhibition, on Mondays – Saturdays from 10am – 4pm, the artisans will also be hosting an ‘Open Studios’ in the Artisan Studio. This will be an opportunity to meet some of the artists in person, and take a look inside their beautiful Artisan Studio where many of the artworks are created.

Free entry
