Winter Light by Rory Prout

6/12/25 until 31/01/26

There is an idea in Irish storytelling that human mood can settle into the landscape; that, as writer Kevin Barry puts it, 'feeling escapes from people and seeps into the stones of a place.'

This exhibition stems from Rory’s interest in descriptions of landscape and environment within Irish literary and folklore traditions. These paintings depict scenes from the forests and chalk lands of the South Downs, and from hills, mountains and farmlands of Rory’s native Munster.

Featured Artists

Robert Sample is an artist with a contemporary view of the past. His paintings are about presence, both real and implied, but suggest absence. Read more, see or buy his paintings. Click on the link to find out more

Opened in November 2009, the award winning blackShed gallery is a contemporary art space in the heart of the East Sussex countryside. We have a dynamic exhibitions programme, as well as a variety of workshops and longer term community projects.

Robertsbridge Christmas Capers!

Come and find us on the evening of Friday 5th December, down the High Street in The Barn Co-Working Space and take part in creating a time capsule to mark the 800th anniversary of Robertsbridge being a chartered village!

Led by local artist Martin Brockman, use paints and pigments foraged in Robertsbridge to decorate a ceramic tile, which will be buried as a time capsule in the new year…

A beautiful collection of gifts sourced from local artists including a selection of ceramics, handmade inks and charcoal, and affordable original artworks.

We have a physical shop at the blackShed gallery in Robertsbridge, or buy online.

GALLERY HIRE

The blackShed gallery is now available to hire, we offer full exhibition curated service at very reasonable and subsidised rates.

Available for meetings, projects or exhibitions. Check out our fees and policies and contact us in the link.