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The Old School Muker is pleased to be showcasing the botanical and floral ceramics of Lisa Katzenstein. Each piece is hand painted in tin-glazed earthenware. Each piece is as unique as the plants they depict. Muker is surrounded by wonderful wild flower meadows and hedgerows. Lisa’s ceramics bring this natural world inside.

If one artist’s work represents the landscape of Upper Swaledale at its moody best, it’s the oil on cork paintings of James Wheeler. It’s what I see as I set off up the Pennine Way track leading to Great Shunner when the weather is at its most atmospheric. It’s what I pass driving across Birkdale…

We bumped into Tim at the Hepworth print fair after recognising some scenes, got talking and discovered he was from Askrigg, just over the tops from us, and studied for 4 years with another of our artists, Piers Browne. And it’s wonderful to find a superb artist and print maker, who knows and understands our…

The Old School Muker welcomes the work of Lisa Katzenstein to the gallery. Lisa’s wonderful, hand-painted vases add a splash of colour, just in time for Spring. We don’t show all the work we have in the gallery on the website, so why not find an excuse to make a trip to Muker to see…

On Saturday 25th May join Judith Gill at The Old School Muker for a fun creative afternoon of Fused Glass. Judith’s workshop will focus on the wildflowers found in the Muker Meadows, you’ll be crafting a floral wall hanging/sun catcher lead by expert tuition. Event Details Date: Saturday 25th May Time: 1-4pm Location: The Old…

New for 2019 The Old School Muker is pleased to showcase the work of Rachel McNaughton.  In Rachel’s words … “Painting is a way into an inner world, a secret garden of colour and shape, and what stared as a hobby become an essential part of life. I work from life, or from my own photographs but…

Over the course of 2019 The Old School Muker will focus on the rich and fascinating subject of print making, showcasing the work of some of the best print makers from The North of England and the UK. Work will be on permanent display throughout the year and each month, from April to October, we…

Brought together under one roof, a wonderful collection of ceramics and glassware from some of the North of England’s and UK’s best makers, including: Thomas Petit, Mary Johnson, George Ormorod, Charlotte Morrison, Gwen Bainbridge, Mary Chapplehow, Andrea Cundell, Jenny Hall and Shelly Lee. Discover it for yourself at The Old School Muker.

The Old School Muker has opened for 2019 with lots of new art and crafts from our wonderful artist and makers. During February we will be open everyday, 11-4pm, except Wednesdays and Thursdays.

The paints just about dry on the gallery walls following two weeks of alterations and improvements at the Old School.  A new plinth, dry-lined feature wall, hanging system and colour scheme allow us to showcase the work of our artists and makers in a more flexible and effective way.  There’s just a bit of finishing…

It’s Christmas Advert time again!  We don’t have the budget of Waitrose or John Lewis, but what we lack in budget we make up for with: unique, hand-crafted work from our superb makers and artists; scenery to die for (including real snow!); the best pub in the Dale; and not forgetting Swaledale Woollens and  the…

Piers Browne Illustrated finishes on Sunday 30th September, so just a little over a week to view this wonderful, unique collection of etchings, spanning over 40 years and seven books, before it closes. Don’t miss it!   Click on the following link to see Piers talk about his etchings in our Hartlake Gallery: Piers Browne Illustrated   …

Give it up for Dave Gathercole, our neighbour who last night entertained the good folk of Muker with his first stand up routine.