Rook Lane Blog

September 30, 2024

A first visit to Somerset of a photo exhibition from Jim Grover, social-documentary photographer based in Clapham, South London. With connections to Somerset, Jim’s particular passion is using images to tell stories…especially to celebrate daily life, people, local communities and traditions… and to make the unseen seen.

June 5, 2023

These are for anyone who would like a professional, third-party and objective view of their work. If you want to develop your visual story-telling ability, commercial approach, consider going for further qualifications, create a book or exhibition, or just want to get better, then these reviews are for you.

April 13, 2023

‘Decolonising Environments’ expands this concept, to encourage a wider examination of social, environmental, and cultural issues through the subjectivity of the photographer’s individual gaze.

June 13, 2022

Photographer John Angerson was granted unprecedented access to the Kennedy Space Center, Florida
and the Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, USA, to document the final months of a yearlong intensive training programme preparing for the NASA (STS-72) mission in January 1996. After revisiting the original negatives during lockdown without the pressures of the original deadline, he discovered photographs that had been previously overlooked.

June 13, 2022

In ‘Does Photography Still Mean Anything?’, Joss and Martin will debate the meaning of photography, in an interactive discussion, moderated by Mick Yates. Audience participation is not only welcome but needed! The hope is that as a group, and maybe more importantly, as individuals, we ask ourselves whether, in a world so awash with images taken by so-called professionals and amateurs alike, covering every aspect of life, it’s all become rather meaningless.

February 3, 2022

We are looking forward to being one of the many venues hosting the Photo Frome Exhibition this year. The first of its kind in Somerset, and set to be an exciting and ground breaking event. The event will include a wide selection of photographers and styles, across multiple gallery’s and venues, with workshops and also a couple of evening talks by exhibiting photographers, as well as a stunning selection of their work. 

June 7, 2021

An Exhibition featuring artwork and information on events held during the 20 years of The Frome Festival. With a nostalgic look at some of the high lights over the years.

September 28, 2020

A multi media exhibition of psychedelic art not to be missed.

March 11, 2020

A stonemason’s story of the building of Britain: part archaeological history, part deeply personal insight into an ancient craft.

February 7, 2020

Join architect Cany Ash Sakula to find out how architects can learn from gaming to animate the future world.