Exhibition at museum

CHARNWOOD’S Old Rectory

Museum, located in the heart of Loughborough, has just hosted an exhibition of artworks by visual artist Paul Dexter.

Many paintings included, feature views of Charnwood and the surrounding countryside. The exhibition ran from Saturday, July 10 until July 26.

Paul began working via graffiti styles and has developed into an artist whose work uses vibrant colours and unusual perspectives. Many exhibited pieces dealt with views that included the Outwoods, with trees and places of water particularly featuring.

During this and previous years (pandemic allowing) The

Old Rectory has played host to many successful art exhibitions in its Pantry Gallery.

These have included shows by Pasha Kinkaid, various art groups, and Penney Sandel who returns this Summer (show begins August 7th-8th, 11am-3pm).

Later in the year, the gallery (which also shows the museum’s collection in varying exhibitions) will host work by experimental photographer and artist, Jacqui Gallen.

Paul’s exhibition with its popping colours and Outwood’s settings, complemented the pale stone of the thirteenth-century building well. The building, under new curatorship of Alison Fearne, is planning to host many historical, art, and archaeology exhibitions (planned by the Loughborough

Archaeological and Historical Society).

Having just hosted ‘Beating the Bounds’ with Professor Martyn Bennett, where walkers on the trail could also view Paul’s exhibition, forthcoming events include a ghost story evening for Halloween, creative writing workshops, and historical exhibitions.

Paul’s exhibition considered local views through fresh and stimulating perspectives.

It’s hoped visitors to it will return to the Rectory, to find new visual stimulation in a setting of historic stone. Please consult the LAHS website

https://en-gb.facebook. com/groups/ LoughArchandHistorySoc/and Old Rectory noticeboard in the grounds at Rectory Place, for further information.