The Lighter Side
A photographic journey through joy at Hestercombe
Join us for an afternoon of conversation with artist Susan Derges, poets Fiona Benson and John Wedgwood Clarke, and historian of photography and poet, Mark Haworth-Booth OBE.
This event is fully booked
Join us for an afternoon of conversation with artist Susan Derges, poets Fiona Benson and John Wedgwood Clarke, and historian of photography and poet, Mark Haworth-Booth OBE.
This event is timed to coincide with Many Moons, a solo exhibition by artist Susan Derges, which also features three collaborative bookworks between the artist and the poets.
Susan Derges: Many Moonsis showing across all eight spaces at Hestercombe Gallery until 22nd October.
Refreshments will be provided.

A photographic journey through joy at Hestercombe

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