The Lighter Side
A photographic journey through joy at Hestercombe
Coinciding with the exhibition opening (Expanding Landscapes: Painting After Land Art), and including conversations with curators and artists
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This event and discussion explores contexts for the exhibition, beginning with the word residence, and related terms including residue and resonance. Residing in landscape is at the heart of the exhibition and the notion of residence opens conversations about artist residencies, making art in response to being in particular places as well as broader themes of migration and habitation and more abstract ideas. Contributors include Joy Sleeman, Dr Ella S. Mills, Ruth Gooding, Onya McCausland, Rebecca Partridge and Damian Taylor.

A photographic journey through joy at Hestercombe

Explore the fascinating history of the Portman family and their Hestercombe estate.

This spooky season, Hestercombe has a whole host of fantastically frightful activities to keep mini witches and wizards magically occupied - best of all this October half-term (Saturday 25th October to Sunday 2rd November), children go free!

This course is for you if you would like to incorporate trees within your growing area, or would like to understand better the benefits of trees within your plot.

This course is for you if you want to super charge your agroforestry system to produce more and quicker!

The first in a series of exhibitions, walks and writings at Hestercombe in 2025-26 by artist and writer Lizzie Philps.

Sunday 9th November, 1pm : Free with Garden entry. Join artist and writer Lizzie Philps on a tour of the gardens to coincide with the season of fading light. Expect to use all your senses on this gently participatory walk.

Sunday 9th November, 3pm : Free with Garden entry. Join artist and writer Lizzie Philps on a tour of the gardens to coincide with the season of fading light. Expect to use all your senses on this gently participatory walk.
