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Welbeck, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, S80 3LW

[email protected] / www.harleygallery.co.uk

+44 (0) 1909 501 700 Harley Gallery Trading Limited Company No. 08083700 The Harley Foundation Registered Charity No. 276611

Visit Welbeck this winter for the annual Christmas Art and Food Market and Harley

Open Studios, 29 & 30 November.

Whether you’re looking for a gift for the guy who has everything, or something extra special for someone

extra special, you are sure to find the perfect present (and at prices to suit all pockets). There will be a

wide range of unusual and hand-made gifts, with 70 artists and designers and a food market fit for the

most fanciful foodie.

This is seriously special Christmas shopping. Each market stall has been selected by experts from

The Harley Gallery and Welbeck Farm Shop. And with artisan production from the Welbeck Estate itself,

visitors can expect to choose from a great range of unique products that have been hand crafted with care

and skill.

From traditional crafts to cutting edge design, top makers from across the country are coming to show off

their work at the Art Market. Browse work from emerging new makers and established stars, from fine

jewellers to quirky printmakers.

The Christmas Art & Food Market

and Harley Open Studios Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th November 2014

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As well as the art market The Harley Artists’ Studios will open their doors for the weekend, you can

explore the studio complex to visit these fascinating workspaces and buy directly from the makers. The

Studios are only open to the public twice a year and can be found within the 5th Duke of Portland’s

Victorian Tan Gallop and Kitchen Garden.

The Welbeck Farm Shop will also present their fabulous food market, focussing on local products

including beer, cheese, bread and chocolates made on The Welbeck Estate itself.

With all these arty treats and foodie feasts, The Christmas Art and Food Market and Harley Open Studios

really is a seriously special place to do your Christmas shopping.

Visitors on Friday 28 November can enjoy a special focus on the arts in the Arts Preview. Here you can

take a sneak peek at the art and craft stalls and the Harley Open Studios (before the full event opens on

Saturday), and be among the first to buy from the artists and makers. The Arts Preview will be open from

1pm – 4pm.

Visit The Welbeck Estate on 29 & 30 November for The Christmas Art and Food Market and Harley Open Studios and indulge in some seriously special Christmas shopping. The event is FREE entry, and can be found just 10 minutes from the A1 and M1. www.harleygallery.co.uk NOTES TO EDITORS:

For more information please contact Rebecca Wombell, Marketing Manager on 01909 501 700 /

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THE WELBECK ESTATE is one of the great traditional landed estates, set mainly within Sherwood Forest

in Nottinghamshire, an area of great natural beauty. Welbeck has been the family home of the Cavendish-

Bentinck family since 1606. At the heart of the Estate lies the stately home Welbeck Abbey, which

remains a private family residence. The Estate is home to an array of exciting businesses. From the award

winning Harley Gallery, Welbeck Farm Shop, School of Artisan Food, and Dukeries Garden Centre to a

community of small food producers and artists working on Welbeck; Stichelton Dairy, Welbeck Abbey

Brewery, Welbeck Bakehouse, and the Harley Foundation Studio Artists just to name a few.

THE HARLEY GALLERY has a national reputation for excellence and innovation, aiming to widen

participation and develop understanding of the work of practicing artists and makers. Situated on the ducal

estate of Welbeck in North Nottinghamshire, the Gallery is easily accessible from both the A1 and M1.

The three gallery spaces at The Harley show exhibitions of top quality contemporary visual art and craft

which change 5 times a year. The Gallery is also home to a Treasury Museum which is the only exhibition

space dedicated to showing objects from The Portland Collection of fine and decorative arts. It also has a

contemporary Craft Shop, recognized by the Crafts Council as a quality retail outlet. Set up to showcase

and support artists and makers by providing a retail outlet for their work, the Harley Craft shop sells work

from leading British applied artists and emerging makers.

FOOD & DRINK AT WELBECK Welbeck is home to a thriving community of food producers, as well as

the award-winning Welbeck Farm Shop, the pioneering School of Artisan Food and the popular

Limehouse Cafe. The group of renowned food producers are made up of Stichelton Dairy, producer of an



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unpasteurised blue cheese made using milk from the Estate’s dairy herd, Welbeck Abbey Brewery, brewer

of delicious real ales, the Welbeck Bakehouse, producer of amazing artisan breads and patisserie baked

in beautiful wood fired ovens, and chocolatier and patissier Boutique Aromatique. The Welbeck Farm

Shop stocks products from all of the Welbeck producers and was awarded ‘Best on Farm Butchery’ in the

FARMA Awards 2013.The School of Artisan Food offers the UK’s first diploma in artisan food production

as well as a wide range of amazing short courses for food lovers of all skill levels. The Limehouse Cafe

serves homemade treats and dishes using ingredients from the Welbeck Farm Shop and was named by

The Times as one of the top 30 places for tea in Britain.

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The Harley Studio Artists

Alison Doxey, Florist Goetze and Gwynn, Organ Builder Hilary Bower, Visual Artist

Hope & Elvis (Louise Presley) Ian Saville, Furniture Maker Jane Withers and Michael Hanmer

Textile Artist Textile Artists

Kyra Cane, Ceramicist Laura Baxter, Jeweller Lucianna Gallucci, Ceramicist

Magie Hollingworth Natalie Harris, Jeweller Phil Neal, Sculptor

Papier Mâché Artist

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The Harley Studio Artists

Rachel Carter, Sculptor Rachel Wood, Ceramicist Simon Mount, Furniture Maker

Ashley Thomas

Surface Pattern Designer Aradia Nista, Jeweller

TBC

Ross Alcock

Clock Conservator and Restorer

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Art Market Exhibitors

Carly Dodsley Ceramics Katherine Lees Thomas Petit Glass Emma Williams Ceramics Ceramics

Linda Southwell Ceramics Sue Bulmer Sue Pryke Sue Candy Ceramics

Jo Everitt Penny Withers Ceramics JRCeramicart

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Dionne Swift We Live Here Hannah Sawtell Illustration

James Green Printworks Angela Ibbs Designs Katie Abey Sarah Sharpe


Waller Hewitt Cardinky John Paul Cooke

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Charlotte Tollyfield Circle 52 Design Thread & Ink

Designer Silversmith

Emma Beischer Christopher Perry Cath Ray Books Steve Handley

Denver Designs Greenwood Days Craig Fellows Textiles Heather Dewick

Bookbinder

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Ruth Pullan Lucentia Dee Barnes

Textiles and Leatherwork

Amanda Coleman Jewellery Split Tin Guitars Hattie Kerrs Knitwear

Suzanne Claire Judith Brown Jewellery Jane Kenney Contemporary Jewellery

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Chris Boland Designs Ashi Marwaha Shere Design

Lucy Alice Designs Jo Irvine Jewellery Hello Sunshine by Jo Want

Adele Taylor J C Middlebrook Jo Lavelle Jewellery

Jennie Gill Janet Wass

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