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Prema is a family friendly Arts Centre, promoting performance, live music and art exhibitions as well as accessible workshops, classes and creative experiences for kids and adults.
Prema, near Dursley in the Stroud valleys, offers an affordable day out for all folk in the South West.
We have three exhibition spaces at Prema - the glorious upstairs room (which is often used for shows, workshops and classes), the cafe gallery and the Crafts Council sponsored showcase.
Prema Arts Centre is open Wed-Sat 10.30am until 4pm and admission to all exhibitions is completely free. If you're making a special trip over to see any of our exhibitions do give us a tinkle on 01453 860703 just to check that all spaces are available for viewing for the time of your visit.
We're often open at weekends too although the upstairs gallery may not be accessible due to a workshop taking place within the gallery.
February
21 Feb -
28 Mar
Kath Williams
Free entry
Stroud-based Kath Williams is an artist, jeweller, and teacher. Like many, she finds great solace in the natural world. Her work is inspired by the ebbs, flows, light, and space found in nature.
Forever an optimist, Kath can often be found searching for answers and inspiration from nature; she’s forever in awe of the sky, the sea and local landscape and can happily while away the hours just gazing at the ever-shifting light.
She seeks to capture something of the magic of nature across a range of media including oil, acrylic, watercolour, and vitreous enamel.
Find Out More21 Feb -
28 Mar
Helen Hardaker Williams
Free entry
Helen Hardaker Williams is a visual artist and teacher.
Throughout her studio practice, Helen is driven by process, always curious about the “what if’s” and “let’s see” moments. She uses relational pedagogy in her approach to both teaching and her creative career - human relationships are always at the very centre of subject. The work is autobiographical, using art processes and metaphors to explore & enjoy, unravel & dwell upon, laugh at and cry about the complexities of human life.
Featuring a cast of animals and other (mostly domestic) references, Helen’s work is about her relationship to being human.
Find Out More21 Feb -
28 Mar
Jessy Plant
Free entry
Step into the creative and colourful world of artist Jessy Plant as it inhabits the upstairs gallery here at Prema. In Jessy’s creative practice colour and emotion converge for a captivating journey through synesthesia (a phenomenon in which a person experiences one of our senses through another – for instance hearing music but seeing shapes or hearing words but sensing colours).
Originally from Brighton, Jessy relocated to Stroud after earning her Fine Art degree from Cardiff Metropolitan University in 2017.
Find Out MoreApril
10 Apr -
25 May
Viktor Tilson
Free entry
Viktor Tilson is an abstract artist who lives and works in Gloucestershire. As an untrained artist, he brings a unique perspective to his pieces, making him somewhat of an outsider in the art world. His primary source of inspiration comes from music, ranging from rock to classical, and he allows his subconscious to guide the shapes and forms within his paintings.
Viktor has showcased his work online since the late 1990’s. However, this is a rare and exciting opportunity to view his work first-hand and close-up in a public space.
Find Out More10 Apr -
25 May
Helen Tarr
Free entry
Helen Tarr painted her first oil painting at the age of 15 at her family’s farm in Lower Cam near Dursley.. Her early love of drawing and painting was encouraged by her art teachers at Rednock School and she went on to achieve BA Hons and Master’s degrees in Fine Art, specialising in oil painting.
The urban landscape of Birmingham became an important theme in her paintings during her 20 years living there, then in 2015 she moved to the National Forest in East Staffordshire and revived her deep connection to the rural landscape.
Find Out MoreWhat's On
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Prema is a family friendly Arts Centre, promoting performance, live music and art exhibitions as well as accessible workshops, classes and creative experiences for kids and adults.
Prema, near Dursley in the Stroud valleys, offers an affordable day out for all folk in the South West.