Meet the artists! Get to know the artists taking part in the Open Studio event.
This September, as part of Herts Visual Arts Open Studio events, the Bishop’s Stortford Museum is delighted to welcome three Stortford artists into one of the galleries to showcase their work in this...
View ArticleFabulous art installation at South Mill Arts
South Mill Arts is pleased to exhibit Phil Sortwell’s installation ‘The Reflections’, a surprising and vivacious group of musicians, on show in the foyer throughout the autumn season.Phil Sortwell is...
View ArticleA Roman discovery in Bishop’s Stortford
On the ground floor of South Mill Art you will see a Roman coffin that was discovered in Bishop’s Stortford. Bishop’s Stortford was on the line of the Roman road, Stane Street, which ran from St...
View ArticleNew Inclusive Workshops with Herts Inclusive Theatre
We are delighted to be working with Herts Inclusive Theater as they lead bespoke workshops specifically for South Mill Arts aimed at children and teenagers (aged 10 -16) with additional learning needs....
View ArticleLady on a Motorbike – Inspired by an interview with Joan Emerson of Bishop’s...
From the year of 2005 when Bishop’s Stortford Museum reopened, we established our mission to promote the importance of preserved and recorded memories of the past. The Museum as a cultural focal point...
View ArticleBishop’s Stortford Arts Society – Lecture May 14th
The Arts Society of Bishops Stortford will be meeting at South Mill Arts tomorrow with coffee from 10am. The lecture will then follow at 10.40am by author, campaigner, journalist and social historian,...
View ArticleThe Bishop’s Stortford Museum welcome their new Heritage and Museum Manager
The Bishop’s Stortford Museum is delighted to announce its new Heritage and Museum Manager. From the beginning of May, Alex Andrijevic has taken on the role of Museum and Heritage Manager after being a...
View ArticleHaven’t you heard? Retune Live is back!
We’ve got some awesome acts lined up for you performing this Tuesday 18th June! Mike Mayfield supported by Roxy Searle and Mike ‘Happninboy’. You can find out more about each artist below. Make sure...
View ArticleObject of the Month is back!
Object of the month is back! It returns with an artefact chosen by the mayor of Bishop’s Stortford, Cllr Richard Townsend. He chose this Special Constabulary Badge. The mayor stated: “When asked to...
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South Mill Arts Exhibits St Mary’s Catholic School A Level Art South Mill Arts was delighted to welcome teachers and students from St Mary’s Catholic School to the centre last week to exhibit their A...
View ArticleBishop’s Stortford Arts Society – Lecture July 9th
The Arts Society of Bishops Stortford will be meeting at South Mill Arts on Tuesday July 9th. The lecture will then follow at 10.40am by writer and lecturer, Elizabeth Gowing. Come and be entertained...
View ArticleJuly’s Object of the Month
Museum Young Curator, Rene Campbell, selected this item and helped to display it during her work experience with us. She has also completed the Young Curator induction programme, volunteered at...
View ArticleAugust’s Object of the Month
Hubert Williams’s Painting of Rayment’s Forge. This painting from1956 depicts the forge’s interior with Arthur C. Rayment’s sons, Arthur and Sidney. Rayment’s forge stood on the corner of Chantry Road...
View ArticleSouth Mill Art’s Technical Workshop Week Success!
South Mill Arts was delighted to host its first week-long theatre workshop over the summer holidays. Eleven students took part in the event which ran from Monday to Friday and culminated in an...
View ArticleSouth Mill Arts launch acting workshops
This Autumn, South Mill Arts is launching a series of acting workshops, delivered by experienced professionals to help nurture and develop theatre skills, aimed at 16 – 100-year-olds. Offering...
View ArticleYoung Curator Stefan Celebrates our Polish Community
A launch party at Stortford museum opened a new exhibit which is all the work of Young Curator, Stefan Wlodarczyk. Stefan interviewed members of the local Polish community and invited them to bring...
View ArticleDance Cards – Object of the Month
This month’s object of the month is a collection of two dance cards. I particularly like these two objects, because they are clearly used. There are clear pencil marks inside – presumably from the...
View ArticleIntroducing this year’s Panto cast!
This Christmas, don’t miss Robin Hood and his band of heroes at South Mill Arts, with this exciting pantomime adventure in the magical Sherwood Forest. Brought to you by the company behind the...
View ArticleStuffed Pike – Object of the Month November
This month’s object has been chosen by Jon, the Caretaker at South Mill Arts. Jon fishes at least twice a week and on holidays in Lincolnshire. He fishes in lakes and has only once caught a Pike, in...
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