Lay The Line brings together Gemelle Debice Rivers and Anne Briggs in a collaborative exhibition for Somerset Arts Weeks Festival 2026. Rooted in the Mendip landscape, the work explores ideas of movement, home and our enduring connection to the places we inhabit through weaving, linoleum and mixed media.

This month, The Rising Gallery at The Black Thistle welcomes Lọ̄me Handwoven Designs, the work of local designer and maker Gemelle Debice Rivers, for an exhibition celebrating the beauty of hand weaving, natural fibres and slow, considered craft.

This month, The Rising Gallery at The Black Thistle is delighted to welcome Ann Clifford and her exhibition, Imagination, Memory and Change.

A celebration of The Amulet and the campaign to bring it back into community use. Through bold screen prints and linocuts, this exhibition explores the building's distinctive brutalist architecture and imagines new possibilities for one of Shepton Mallet's most iconic spaces.

This month, Alexandra Drysdale joins The Rising Gallery with a collection of deeply contemplative works exploring balance, symbolism and the coexistence of opposing energies.

This month, The Rising Gallery presents a collection of expressive works by Somerset-based artist Sue McCann, exploring the movement and energy of the human form.

This March, The Rising Gallery presents a new body of work by Kim Walker, where performance, memory, and place intertwine.

This February, The Rising Gallery brings together two Somerset-based artists whose work explores landscape, identity, and perception in quietly powerful ways.