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2026 Key Dates for your Diary
February NOW Salisbury Art Trail 2026 submissions open February Sun 15th Closing date for Art Trail Cover Competition February Sun 8th AT26 Early Bird offer finishes March Sun 8th AT26 deadline for all submission March 1/3 - 30/6 PA Group 1 Concession @ Arundells Gift Gallery May date tbc AT26 Brochure distribution and information event May date tbc Trailblazer PV and AT26 launch event May/June 23/5 - 7/6 Salisbury Art Trail 2025 May 22 - 31 SAT26 Trailblazer Extended Exhibition July 1/7 - 31/10 PA Group 2 Concession @ Arundells Gift Gallery August 22 - 31 Hampshire Open Studios November date tbc PA Christmas Fair December 30/11 -2/1 Winter Exhibition, Salisbury Library
Applications now open!
If you are thinking of participating or advertising in Salisbury Art Trail 2026, don’t miss out on our discounted early bird offer. It helps enormously with planning and budget if submissions are made early. All income received will be used in the promotion of the Art Trail.
Early Bird Registrations will receive a discount 5% until 8th February 2026
This week is your last opportunity to submit a design for the SAT26 cover competition and win the chance to have it appear on 10,000+ brochures, posters and banners. A great opportunity for your work to be seen and admired throughout the Salisbury area and beyond!
Events and Exhibitions Members, tell us about upcoming events/exhibitions and we'll promote them here and via social media.
Symphony of Colours Fisherton Mill 7/2 -7/3
A diverse exhibition from a group of local artists encompassing landscapes, seascapes, still life, flowers, gardens, figurative and abstract art in various media, including watercolour, acrylics, oils, pen and wash and collage.
Workshops Workshops and courses that allow you to develop your creative practice or just enjoy some fun and creative time out.
Looking for something to help chase away the winter blues and keep you mind and soul active? Why not try your hand at something new with a workshop from one of our creative members?
Ceramics Workshop 21/2 and 28/2 with Jane Staniland
Make personalised cups and coasters in clay for that special somebody, using letter stamps for names and positive messages.
Session 1 - hand-build creations in clay Session 2 - all about the glazing
Places limited to 7 allowing for plenty of one-to-one guidance.
Acrylic Painting Workshops Wednesdays and Thursdays 9.30 - 12.30
Come along to our friendly bi-weekly sessions offered on a pay-as-you-go basis, no block booking required.
The workshops give dedicated painting time to develop your art through intuition rather than rules, letting your personal voice lead the tools to paintings that are unmistakably yours.
£37 for 3 hours, pay-as-you-go Venue: Methodist Church Hall, Roman Road, Salisbury, SP2 9BH Contac: Karen Welch 07515 482406
Stone Carving Courses/Tuition Learn to carve in a supportive and encouraging environment at Gray’s Stone Carving Studio, nr Salisbury
Suitable for people with varying carving skills - from the complete beginner to the more experienced stone carver. You will be taught good working practice, tool handling and the basic stone carving techniques.
Students can work on their own designs or the tutor can suggest a start point, creating your own unique piece of work to take home at the end of the course.
Children's Fused Glass Workshops - Hobbycraft with Helen, The Glass Room, Salisbury
Weds 18th Feb 2-3pm Weds 8th April 2-3pm Weds 27th May 2-3pm Weds 29th July 2-3pm Weds 28th Oct 2-3pm
The Glass Room is a fully mobile service and can also come to your work place | home | school | club | venue to run a workshop for any occasion.
If you wish to book a workshop for a larger group, a celebration or special occasion, please contact me for a personalised package. Children's workshops, staff events, school and community projects also available available on request.
Workshops at Fisherton Mill
A wonderful program of creative workshops, perfect for trying something new or improving your crafting skills.
Artist Spotlight Shining a light on some of our talented members.
Anna Shuttlewood
Anna's work recently featured in the February issue of the Artists & Illustrators Magazine where you can find a bit more about Anna and her pictures. www.storiesincolour.com
"I was born in a sunny city in Eastern Europe. A lot of my childhood I spent at the backstage of the family puppet theatre where I used to grow up with the puppets and sets of each new performance. This is where my love for stories and illustration began.
Back home I was surrounded by my dad’s paints and pictures. I used to play with sketchbooks, which I continually filled with my crayons, page after page of big smiling suns with thick hairs of colourful rays. In a sense my art hasn’t changed that much – the world I create is bright and happy, my characters who are often animals are friendly and naïve, they sometimes live in a human-like environment and have human-like thoughts and dreams. My pictures are detailed and have many ‘mini-stories’ to discover, one can look and imagine what the characters are like and what their dreams are. I also like to explore a world of animal – human relationships. I like to create pictures and stories that are ageless, that would be interesting and amusing and at the same time valid for the children and also the adults.
I went to school in Sofia where I studied at the National School for Fine Art where I studied for five years and was trained in classical techniques and subjects. After that I continued my art education and gained a BA in Fine & Art and Mural Painting from the National Academy of Arts in 2008. I now live in England and since moving here have been working on children’s book illustrations and also on greetings cards for Two Bad Mice, as well as on paintings and mural paintings."
