The changing colours and character of Avebury will be celebrated in a new exhibition of paintings opening at the historic site this September.
Ancient Pathways is a collection by Wiltshire artist Georgie Weedon, inspired by Avebury’s gardens, surrounding landscape and world-famous standing stones.
The exhibition runs from Saturday 5 September until Sunday 1 November, giving visitors the opportunity to see the landscape through the eyes of an artist who has spent a year immersed in it.
The collection is the result of Weedon’s time as Artist in Residence at Avebury and reflects the changing moods of the site throughout the seasons.
Among the works are still lifes featuring spring and summer flowers from the gardens, colourful landscapes and paintings of the ancient stones which have made Avebury one of Wiltshire’s best-known archaeological sites.
The paintings explore both the immediate details of the landscape – its colours, textures and changing seasons – and the much bigger sense of time and space that surrounds the prehistoric monuments.
The exhibition will be displayed in the newly refurbished Racquets Court gallery, providing an opportunity to see Avebury’s familiar surroundings interpreted in a new way.
Ancient Pathways is open daily from 10am to 5pm from Saturday 5 September to Sunday 1 November.
Normal admission prices apply, while entry is free for National Trust members.
For visitors already exploring Avebury, the exhibition offers another way of looking at the landscape – from the flowers and gardens underfoot to the ancient stones which have stood across the Wiltshire countryside for thousands of years.
