Welcome

The Fry Public Art Gallery was opened in 1987 and houses an impressive number of paintings, prints, illustrations, wallpapers and decorative designs by artists of the 20th century and the present day who have local connections and have made a significant contribution to their field. There is an emphasis on those who for a variety of reasons settled in Great Bardfield between the early thirties of the last century and the death in 1983 of John Aldridge RA who had lived in the village for fifty years.

The Gallery is run by volunteers, both invigilators when it is open to the public and other helpers throughout the year. Please contact us if you would like to become more involved.

The Fry Art Gallery opens for the 2024 season on Sunday April 7th with these exhibitions:

Great Bardfield and Beyond: A Working Landscape, in the main gallery, and Working Women – The Art of Sheila Robinson & Chloë Cheese in the Gibson Room.

Film by Thomas Völker © 2022

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The Fry’s online shop has a range of gifts, from textiles to books.

Please click HERE for more information.

The Fry receives no regular funding. Should you wish to contribute to our running costs, please use the button below.

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Work of the month

Work of the month: October by Richard Bawden

Work of the month: October by Richard Bawden

Colour Aquatint and Etching Richard Bawden works in various media including watercolour, etching, linocut and also glass engraving. He has produced illustrations for many books, as well as murals, mosaics and furniture. He is closely linked with the 'Bardfield...

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Work of the month: September Leaves by Chloë Cheese

Work of the month: September Leaves by Chloë Cheese

September Leaves Lithograph. 1985 Chloë Cheese, illustrator, artist and printmaker was born in London and grew up in Great Bardfield, Essex. Her parents Sheila Robinson and Bernard Cheese were both artists and lived in the village with fellow artists Edward Bawden,...

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Work of the month: Burning Fields by Keith Vaughan

Work of the month: Burning Fields by Keith Vaughan

Keith Vaughan Burning Fields, c1965, Oil When Keith Vaughan bought a cottage at Toppesfield in 1964, it was largely surrounded by arable fields. Stubble burning was then generally practised because it was cheaper and easier than other removal methods and helped to...

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Exhibitions

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Visiting us

Opening Times

The Gallery opens for the 2024 season on Sunday 7th April.

Admission is free.

 

Monday Closed
Tuesday 2pm – 5pm
Wednesday 2pm – 5pm
Thursday 2pm – 5pm
Friday 2pm – 5pm
Saturday 11am – 5pm
Sunday and bank holidays 2pm – 5pm

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Location

The Fry Art Gallery
19a Castle St, Saffron Walden CB10 1BD
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