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Sladers Yard, Dorset's Stars

CLARE TRENCHARD,whose one-woman show of sculpture and drawings electrifies the first-floor gallery, Julian Bailey's Dorset pastels, new paintings by Alex Lowery and Vanessa Gardiner, furniture by Peter Southall, jewellery by Jocelyn Pardoe, textiles by Wallace Sewell and craft by many more leading Dorset designer makers. Commissions are welcome.

Georgian harbour warehouse sensitively converted into a stunning setting for contemporary art, furniture and craft. Sladers Yard combines top quality British craft with changing exhibitions of paintings and sculpture chosen for its quality and integrity. Licensed award-winning cafe serves delicious lunches, snacks, coffees, cream teas, cakes and ice cream all day.

Heralding a major new talent, CLARE TRENCHARD, whose one-woman show of sculpture and drawings electrifies the first- floor gallery. Trenchard's muscular, vibrant drawings in charcoal and colour wash bursts with movement and drama. These complement her compelling tabletop and life-size pacing sculptures of wild and domestic animals and dancing part-human combinations. Prices vary according to size and materials.

Ground Floor Gallery: the West Country launch of Julian Bailey's Dorset Sketchbook. Always tremendously popular, Julian Bailey's joyous paintings and sketches are now collected in a beautiful new book. We celebrate with a chance to see and buy the originals. Also new paintings by two of Dorset's most notable rising stars, Alex Lowery and Vanessa Gardiner.

Peter Southall's unadorned contemporary-looking furniture is informed by traditional techniques of boat building and cabinetmaking. A Scandinavian purity of design is coupled with comfort and practical, natural finishes to make furniture made to be used in the home, workplace or public space. 'The result' says Paul Atterbury of the Antiques Roadshow, 'is a range of furniture exquisite in its simplicity, that is richly reflective of boat building traditions in so many subtle ways.' Chosen as Antiques of the Future in BBC Homes and Antiques.

Directions
From A35 at Bridport , take West Bay Road by Crown Inn. Straight over mini-roundabout. Gates to yard are first on right after George St.

Accessibility
Pay and display 50 yards. Gravel Yard, steps to galleries.

Opening Hours
10am - 5pm

Slader's Yard, West Bay Road, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 4EL