News on Project Letchworth

What you wanted to see

Your top exhibitions were arts and crafts/photography, design , local and national contemporary art followed by local art groups and amateur artists.

We installed Rod Shone’s photography exhibition “Miss Italy” at Broadway Cinema in June and are looking at how we can programme more photography in the future.

The Museum at One Garden City hosted “Tom Karen Creations” showcasing the life and work of Tom Karen, one of Britain’s most influential designers who worked at Letchworth’s Ogle Design. If you missed it, you can view it in 3D on Discover Letchworth.

Local art groups, amateur artists and contemporary artists exhibited as part of the Letchworth Open this year with a wide variety of themes and disciplines on show - and over 400 artists taking part!

In 2024, we will be exhibiting work from 3 local contemporary artists – Helena McGrath, Luke Perkins and Anna Fairchild - who received bursaries after taking part in the Letchworth Open. We will be launching a new scheme to support local clubs and societies in the Garden City Arts Club space in the Gallery in 2024.

What you wanted to do

You wanted to take part in workshops , see art and design and learn new skills.

This year, we’ve hosted monthly life drawing workshops and have a workshop coming up on 18th November called “Capturing the Common” linked to our latest exhibition Letchworth Lives and Landscapes.

We’ve also had a wide variety of exhibitions at the Gallery for you to come and see - from the world-renowned Georgia O’Keefe’s “Memories of Drawings” to the more local Letchworth Open.

In 2024, we plan to have a series of workshops and events linked to each exhibition. You can follow us on social media or join our mailing list to keep up to date.

Which specific arts and crafts activities did you want to do?

You were particularly interested in painting, textiles, making prints and drawing/ceramics. If painting is your thing, why not join in with the “Capturing the Common” workshop on the 18th November? Life drawing continues every month and we’re looking at hosting some ceramics workshops in mid-2024.

What would encourage you to take part in activities?

You said you most wanted to discover something new, meet new people and do something relaxing.

We hope that you’ve discovered something new at the Gallery this year – maybe the Gallery was new to you, or you discovered a new artist, or a new technique?

For those who wanted to meet new people, you could pop along to the new Letchworth Lates which take place one Saturday a month after hours. There is one coming up on Saturday 18th November if you fancy trying it out. You can book your tickets to Drink and Draw on Eventbrite.

If you’re in need of relaxation, come and explore the latest exhibition and have a tea or coffee and a seat in our comfy seats after your visit.

What would make it easy for you to take part?

You said the timing of the activities was important, as well as a friendly welcome and free activities.

Saturday daytime was the most popular time for you to visit so we now launch our exhibitions on Saturday afternoons and have introduced "Letchworth Lates" for those of you that prefer an evening visit.

Gallery exhibitions continue to be free to visit for everyone. We always appreciate donations if people are able to support our work as this enables us to do even more!

We were really pleased to hear that you found the staff friendly , that it was easy to visit and made you want to be more creative. We hope all ages have been inspired by something they have seen or done at the gallery – from Family Arts to the A level Art exhibition to the Letchworth Open.

A reminder of all the things you can do at Broadway Gallery – you can:

There are lots of ways to keep up to date with what’s on at Broadway Gallery:

See you soon!

Paul, Broadway Gallery