Events 2026
Carefully curated for the curious
For 2026 we have established a monthly programme of Exhibitions, Performances and Workshops.There is a focus on local Artists and Makers in all fields. Some of our shows combine words and images, sculptures and digital art or Installations and video art. Every four weeks there will be a new Show in the Gallery with perhaps a break in between as we dress the space for the next exhibition.Aiming to bring to you the unusual, the unheard and the unseen we hope to help you continue on your journey with the Arts in an unforgettable way.
My Hair, and what it means to me
Until April 3rd 2026 Wednesday to Saturday 10-4pm
Thirty five Artists explore their relationship with their hair. Through Sculpture, Collage, Photography, Film, Poetry, Paintings and Drawings. Sarah Baulch’s Art book ‘Lights in the Dark’ accompanies the show and documents her journey through breast cancer & chemotheraphy in 2018. Which she dealt with in a unique and fascinating way by creating scupltures with her saved hair ( cut off before it fell out, as way of taking back control. Find out/read more
Other East Kent Artists
April 8th– 26th
Organised and curated by Dan Bass, this exhibition will be a sideways look at art being made by people working in and around Thanet.
In celebration of trees
May 8th – 24th
Caroline Wright, Garry Parsons, Merike Sein and Justin Gilday make works meditating on how we view, think, love, destroy, understand and misunderstand our trees. There will be through 2D & 3D works: paintings; collage; books; natural sculptures with life size solid silver sculptures of the insects who inhabit them; sculpted pieces of much loved saved trees and life size drawings suspended from the rafters of the churches roof.
A Canterbury Collective
June 5th – 28th
Clive Soord and Lindsay West will be curating this show. Bringing the world of the cathedral city to the coast. They have a deep connection to ceramics, the world of raku, the mechanisation of art, sculpture and, perhaps the absurd. There will be up to ten Artists involved, with site specific works for the church.
Sanctuary
July 10th – August 2nd
Nicolas Cobb and Sarah Baulch alongside The Tread Collective will be exploring places, journeys, objects and the spaces we declare as sanctuary. The centre piece will be an 8 metre high cardboard tower symbolising a Roman tower that pilgrims from Canterbury once walked to. The journey taken will be reflected, amongst other things, by imagined environments, bundles of objects collected on walks and an installation about arrival by sea.
Kiss me Quick
August 15th-31st
A celebration of the glory of seaside living in all its forms. An Open sponsored by Herne Bay Festival for everyone to enter and get to see their work displayed in the Gallery. No judgement, no fees and no prizes this exhibition builds on the success of the 2025 Open Our Coast, which over 100 Artists, Makers and Designers took part in.
The Millbank Collection
September 2nd till 2nd October
Christopher Millbank specialised in Printmaking in the 1980s, his first purchase was a 200 year old Japanese woodcut, which he still has. This was the starting point of what is now a large collection, one which he has been keen to share for a number of years because he wanted others to know thatcollecting original Art by famous Artists was possible (and affordable) if one knew what to look for and where to find it. Collecting original prints thus became something of an obession!
Numerous great Artists like Picasso, Miro, Chagall, Sutherland, Ravilious, Rembrandt, Hockney, Warhol (and many others) made numerous original etchings, lithographs, woodcuts etc that really do make Art more proletarian. Indeed many of their greatest works are graphical.
The exhibition is diverse, reflecting a broad interest in Art, and it’s history, with a fascination for different ideas, materials and techniques. To this end the exhibition also includes numerous unsigned works; superb pieces but ignored by the Art world because they are anonymous. This too is a great way to collect Art.
East Kent Open House Artist Trail
October 10th-25th
Six Herne Bay Artists take over six spaces within the Gallery to show works created specifically for this show. The trail features around 250 Artists throughout East Kent and has been going for over 20 years. You can see works by Garry Parsons, Sarah Baulch & David Riley, Debs Smith, Chris Millbank, Shelli B and Spencer Alden. It takes place over the last three weekends 10/11, 17/18, 24/25 and the weeks in between.
All that Glitters
November 12th-29th
Makers, Artists and Designers will create works around this theme for a show celebrating the season. There will be paintings, Christmas baubles, homewares, cards, gifts and stocking fillers for your loved (and unloved ones) at this time of year.
A stitch in time
December 4th-20th
A textile show with a focus on pieces by the PEG (Profanity Embroidery Group) Artists. They are from Whitstable, and they are showing as individuals not a Collective. Although we are expecting their Patchwork workshops around the theme of Confessions. Which. of course, take place and be displayed in a more private space at the church
“Nestled in the charming coastal town of Herne Bay, the Sarah Baulch Gallery stands as a vibrant testament to local artistry. This delightful space is dedicated to showcasing an array of fine art, prints, sculptures, furniture, and homewares crafted by talented artists from the area. The gallery not only features rotating exhibitions but also hosts workshops that engage schools and communities in the creative process”
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