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FESTIVAL OF WESSEX 2026 • 25 Through the Looking Glass Through the Looking Glass presents a collection of contemporary glassworks that challenge the way we view the world. Moving beyond function, we invite a deeper engagement with glass and its material qualities and processes, to consider what it reveals, distorts, and reflects. The area local to Frome is a hotbed for glass artists. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of work by skilled glassmakers and educators associated with The Glass Hub, an independent glass school in Wiltshire. Bringing together techniques including glassblowing, casting, engraving, fusing, lampworking, painting, stained glass, and neon, heritage skills are placed in conversation with contemporary practice. The works push the boundaries of glass as a material, exploring scale and control, subverting tradition, telling stories, and examining the collaboration between the artist and the glass. 27 June - 2 August: Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge Street, FROME, BA11 1BB. Monday - Sunday 10am - 4pm. 01373 473980 / blackswanarts.org.uk. RUTH DESMAN STEVE FREY ‘PORTRAIT OF NINA HAMNETT’ (Oil on canvas, 1917) © The Courtauld Roger Fry: A Life in Art Roger Fry (1866 - 1934) was a curator, critic, painter and designer, who transformed British art. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group, the influential circle of artists, writers and thinkers that included Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Fry’s ideas helped to reshape artistic thinking in Britain and beyond. He is perhaps best known for introducing postimpressionist art to England. His groundbreaking exhibitions of 1910 and 1912 shocked, surprised and inspired the public and changed the direction of British art forever. This show brings together vibrant artworks, rare loans, and neverbeforeseen pieces from private collections. Until 4 July: The Museum of Somerset, Castle Lodge, Castle Green, TAUNTON, TA1 4AA. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. £5 / £4. swheritage.org.uk. Seeking Ecological Citizenship Artwork, creative writing and photography from resident artists and creatives at The Millhouse, convened by Methodical Bear Productions. Until 30 June: The Millhouse Gallery and Café, Unit 1, Rose Mills Industrial Estate, ILMINSTER, TA19 9PS. Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 2.30pm. 07980 946465 / millhousearts.co.uk .