Welcome to Tincleton Gallery

Tincleton Gallery in the Old School House in Tincleton is Dorset’s most intimate contemporary fine art and music concert venue. We cast our eyes beyond Dorset looking for new insights and new artists and musicians, as well as supporting the work of our local cadre. The art works include drawings and paintings as well as a selection of sculptures. Musically we host classical and jazz concerts in one of Dorset’s few venues to boast two grand pianos.

The gallery is open 10am-4pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. If you wish to visit at other times please contact us.

CURRENT SHOWS

Exhibitions

from "The old boatyard, Cremyll, Cornwall" by Kim Pragnell

Autumn 2023 mixed art exhibition : by gallery artists & guest artists

Our Autumn mixed exhibition features over a dozen of our gallery artists, plus four guest artists, including a range of sculptures, oils, and prints. Newcomer Consuelo Child-Villiers brings visionary oils. A nautical theme comes from printmaker Colin Moore and Kim Pragnell’s charcoal deftly contrasts curvature of the boats with the linearity of the yard architecture. Hill forts enter by way of landscape monoprints from Bristol-based Ruth Ander. The Hampshire artist Philippa Headley adds her impressionistic landscape oils to the mix alongside the detailed landscape etchings of Devon-based Mary Gillett. A variety of raku ceramics are with us from London-based artist Alison Wear as well as stonework from Sarah Moore and the fine metal/glass/stone scuptures from Bershire based Johannes von Stumm. Imogen Bittner has some new textile pieces as well as work from London-based guest artist Chloe Fremantle and pieces by local guest artist Sarah Batt.

Fri 15 & Sat 16 Dec 2023 : Duncan Honeybourne – classical piano

Join us for this pre-Christmas solo piano treat from Duncan Honeybourne. He will play piano music with a Christmas theme and introduce us to his recent explorations of the music of German Romantic Woldemar Bargiel, the half-brother of Clara Schumann; and music by Kent housewife Jessy Reason (1878-1938), whose luxuriant and impressionistic music is currently being rediscovered and explored. The full programme is below, also with works by Robert Schumann, Anatoly Lyadov, Felix Mendelssohn, and Leopold Godowsky.

Duncan Honeybourne enjoys a diverse profile as a pianist and in music education. Following his concerto debuts at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, and the National Concert Hall, Dublin, he made recital debuts in London, Paris, and at international festivals in Belgium and Switzerland. Commended by International Piano magazine for his “glittering performances”, he has toured extensively in the UK, Ireland and Europe as soloist and chamber musician, appearing at many major venues and leading festivals. He has broadcast for over 20 years on BBC Radio 3 and more than 20 radio networks worldwide, including French, Swiss and Austrian Radio, ABC (Australia) and Radio New Zealand. Duncan has premiered over 70 new piano works and his many recordings reflect his long association with 20th and 21st century British piano music.

He teaches at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Academy, the University of Southampton and Sherborne School, and is Founder/Artistic Director of the Weymouth Lunchtime Chamber Concerts near his home in Dorset.

2023 SHOW LISTING

Friday 10 February – Friday 16 July 2023
Spring exhibition – Work by gallery & guest artists

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The gallery is ordinarily closed during August – enquire for an appointment if you wish to visit in August.

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Friday 8 September – Sunday 31 December 2023
Autumn exhibition – Work by gallery & guest artists

(all dates are subject to change if Covid-19 pandemic restrictions are in force)

Unless otherwise noted all art exhibitions open on a Friday. There is generally an opening viewing from 18:00-20:00 on the first Friday, please contact us if you wish to attend this.

Regular opening hours for Tincleton Gallery are 10:00am until 16:00pm on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays when a show is on (see show dates above) which is for approximately ten months of the year. There is no need to make an appointment to visit during these hours. Please note that on the last weekend of a show a certain amount of disruption is inevitable as we start to get ready for the next one.

We can be open at other times during the week but please make an appointment if you wish to visit at other times – Joan runs Dorchester Framing from the same address and so is able to open by mutual agreement with visitors. To make special visit arrangements please contact the gallery.

There is no charge for visiting.

Concerts Diary

2023 – concert diary

Tincleton Gallery – 2023 – Concert programme

Unless noted otherwise typically the same programme is played on both the Friday and the Saturday night.

17+18 Feb 2023 : Giovanni Lonati; classical piano
Fri 17 Mar 2023 : Mike Denham; jazz solo piano
Sat 18 Mar 2023 : Mike Denham (piano) with Trevor Whiting (clarinet, sax)
21+22 Apr 2023 : Ronan Magill; classical piano
19+20 May 2023 : Philip Clouts (jazz piano) & Ron Phelan (bass)
23+24 Jun 2023 : Melissa Phelps & Caroline Palmer; classical cello & piano

=== Summer break ===

15+16 Sep 2023 : Milly Riquelme; Cuban, classical, and jazz piano & voice
13+14 Oct 2023 : Gilda Cruz; classical piano
10+11 Nov 2023 : John Law, Jon Lloyd, piano and saxophone; European contemporary jazz
15+16 Dec 2023 : Duncan Honeybourne; classical piano

=== Winter break ===

– Tickets £15 each.

– All concerts start playing at 8pm. Please arrive after 7:30pm.

– Pre booking and prepayment only. Each party of guests must give a contact.

– We will give refunds if we need to cancel the concert for whatever reason. We will not refund if you need to cancel as that would disadvantage the musician(s), unless we can resell your seat.

– You must respect any Covid social distancing measures, which will in turn comply with Government requirements. At present there are none.

– As usual price includes drinks & nibbles which are served in the interval, but exactly what, how and where depend on our discretion & weather.

All concerts start playing at 8pm. Please arrive after 7:30pm.
Wine and nibbles are served in the interval.

Tickets £15 each.

To order tickets please email Tincleton Gallery or call Tincleton Gallery on 01305 848909