Knill Church, Knill, Presteigne LD8 2PR (venue 24)

Open every day 11am-5pm

In celebration of trees and The Queen’s Green Canopy project, this exhibition by members of The Arborealists aims to help promote tree planting: a vital strand of the environmental crisis recovery strategy. 

The Queen’s Green Canopy is a unique tree planting initiative created to mark Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022 which invites people from across the United Kingdom to plant a tree for the Jubilee. With a focus on planting sustainably, the QGC will encourage the planting of trees to create a legacy in honour of the Queen’s leadership of the nation which will benefit future generations, The QGC will also dedicate a network of 70 ancient woodlands and identify 70 ancient trees to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years of service

The Arborealists were founded in 2013 by artist and curator Tim Craven and are a loose association of 50 professional artists of diverse art practice who share the subject of the tree. Although united by their subject, the artists employ a diverse range of working practices: scale, medium, philosophy, style and technique. The results are by turn dramatic and contemplative, expressive, abstracted, hyperreal and surreal and they demonstrate that trees still have a deep relevance in contemporary art and retain their power to move us as a vital element in our landscape.

 The group enjoys a national profile and have already staged 31 exhibitions to acclaim in the UK and abroad with many more planned for the future, including site-specific projects. They have also produced 8 illustrated publications to compliment the exhibitions.