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.

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Work of the month

Work of the week 66: Marianne’s artistic friends

Work of the week 66: Marianne’s artistic friends

Work by Marianne Straub’s artistic friends fills many pages of her scrapbook. This double-page spread is on show in the Fry Gallery now. Misha Black drew these cheerful cats (1). One of the key figures in design in the UK in the twentieth century, Misha had a long...

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WORK OF THE WEEK 65: HAPPY CHRISTMAS MARIANNE

WORK OF THE WEEK 65: HAPPY CHRISTMAS MARIANNE

Marianne Straub preserved Christmas cards and other ephemera in the scrapbook which is on show in the Fry Gallery. Every week we open it at a different page. This week we have cards from: 1 - Hans Fischer. Hans and his wife Bianca (née Wassmuth) met Marianne as fellow...

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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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