THISS2025 The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase  14-15 & 21-22 June  Saturdays & Sundays 11am-5pm  The Hide Artist Retreat, Pinfarthings, Stroud, GL5 5JJ
Exhibitions

THISS 2025

The Hide Instal­la­tion and Sculp­ture Show­case (THISS) 2025, an out­door group sculp­ture exhi­bi­tion fea­tur­ing ten artists from the south west and London.

Dates
14/06/25 – 22/06/25
Region
Gloucestershire
Opening Times
Sunday, 11:00 – 17:00
Mon–Fri, Closed
Saturday, 11:00 – 17:00

Ten artists from across the south west and London respond to the theme of adaptable matter at The Hide’s outdoor sculpture exhibition, now in its fourth year.

Artist-Curator Alice Sheppard Fidler is joined by Jessica Akerman, Barbara Beyer, Flora Bradwell, Luke Chin-Joseph, Will Cruickshank, Liz Elton, Chantal Powell, Valentino Vannini and Andrea V. Wright.

An exciting twist this year is the inclusion of works made by the next generation of creative thinkers. Giving emerging artists in the region an opportunity to show alongside early career and award-winning artists, Alice Sheppard Fidler has partnered with two youth charities in neighbouring Gloucester (The Venture Hub and Young Gloucestershire). Young people will come together to make collaborative sculpture, shown both at their community venue and at The Hide.

Responding to the rural location, each artist uses processes that transform their diverse materials in experimental ways. Fabric, glass, clay, concrete and cardboard are in dialogue with the garden and each other, connecting origins, geographies, and ideas.

Most of the artworks were not intended for an outdoors location, so artists are challenged to consider how their work adapts to unexpected conditions, and to delve into a deeper exploration of the environmental implications of making permanent sculpture today.

In a world saturated with stuff, how can sculpture proclaim its physical presence, while pushing back on existing, unsustainable global practices?

You can hear more from the exhibiting artists in a talk on the afternoon of Saturday 14 June.

The Artists on Instagram:

  • alicesheppardfidler
  • andreavwright
  • chantalpowell
  • will.cruickshank
  • liz_elton
  • jessica.akerman
  • florabradwellart
  • Valentino.vannini.art
  • beyer.ba
  • luke.chin171
THISS2025 The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase  14-15 & 21-22 June  Saturdays & Sundays 11am-5pm  The Hide Artist Retreat, Pinfarthings, Stroud, GL5 5JJ
Disciplines
Sculpture