Current Exhibitions
Borderland Visual Arts 2026 including Open Studio Weekends In & Around Oswestry
Exhibition Dates : Saturday 2nd May to Saturday 27th June
Including Open Studios In & around Oswestry on the following weekends in June :
Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th June & Saturday 20th – Sunday 21st June
10am to 5pm each day artists studios will be open
Members of the BVA open their studio doors to invite you to visit their studios and meet them, find out about their working techniques, inspirations and view their collections. Members will have works for sale and all are invited to visit the studios.
Where to find Open Studios Art Trail 2026 Studio maps:
Maps are available in a booklet at the Willow gallery or view a digital guide below:
View the digital guide to the Open Studios
About the Borderland Visual Artists:
Borderland Visual Arts was formed over 25 years ago to provide a network for practicing artists living in and around Oswestry, Shropshire in the UK.
There are currently over 70 members working in a range of art disciplines, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, metalwork, ceramics and textiles.
In addition to the BVA exhibition:
Celia Toler – Performance artist, filmmaker and painter
Saturday 13th June to Saturday 27th June
3 Films currently on display:
Agree to Disagree (2)
Falling Down
The Word
Joint Exhibition : Stitch Unbound & Shropshire Guild Of Designer Makers
Each exhibition will be taking up half the gallery
Saturday 4th July to Saturday 29th August
Stitch Unbound
A collection of contemporary textile artists.
Featuring work by Anne Kelly, Ali Pickard, Alison Holt, Alyssa Robinson, Isobel Currie, Jan Beaney, Jean Littlejohn, Jill Walker, Kate Tarling, Nigel Cheney, Pauline Kiernan & Suzette Smart.
Special Event Day ; Meet the Artists, Saturday 1st August, Artists will be joining us in the gallery to discuss their working practice and techniques, all welcome.
Artists confirmed so far: Alison Holt, Jan Beaney, Jean Littlejohn, Anne Kelly (11am to midday) and more TBC.
Shropshire Guild Of Designer Makers
Shropshire Guild Of Designer Makers encourages the finest design ability coupled with the highest quality of workmanship within its membership, whilst aiming to promote a greater comprehension and appreciation of design-led craftwork within Shropshire.
ReMix Exhibition, ‘Arrivals and Departures’
Textile and mixed media collective group.
Saturday 5th September to Saturday 24th October
Textile 21 Exhibition
Textile and mixed media collective group.
Saturday 5th September to Saturday 24th October
Joint Exhibition : Borderland Visual Arts & Cheshire Artist Network
Each exhibition will be taking up half the gallery
Saturday 31st October to Thursday 24th December
Borderland Visual Arts Winter Exhibition
Saturday 31st October to Thursday 24th December
A collection of members work, covering artists working In & Around Oswestry
Borderland Visual Arts was formed over 25 years ago to provide a network for practicing artists living in and around Oswestry, Shropshire in the UK.
There are currently over 70 members working in a range of art disciplines, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, metalwork, ceramics and textiles.
Cheshire Artist Network Exhibition
Saturday 31st October to Thursday 24th December
“Our members consist of painters, print makers, ceramicists, textile artists, photographers, to name but a few, and we pride ourselves on the interesting and diverse genres amongst our members.”
Previous Exhibition Publications
Stitch by Stitch 2025