In the Green Gallery

The Main Gallery is the primary gallery space available for medium and large scale exhibitions and projects. 

Upcoming Exhibition

‘Idyllic | Industrial’ Kym McDowell

Exhibition runs: 11 November – 29 November 2026
Weekend gallery hours: Sundays 10am–2pm Meet the Artist

‘Idyllic | Industrial’ explores the Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in the UK and its place in the landscape in the process of decommissioning and dismantling.

With its position alongside the intersection of the River Soar and the River Trent, the power station is both contrasted and complemented by historic canals, recoursed waterways, bridges and locks. Once essential for transport at the height of the Industrial Revolution, these objects are now seen as beautiful remnants of a romanticised past.

This juxtaposition raises questions about how time transforms our perception of these structures. Could the cooling towers, too, eventually become romantic relics of a bygone era also worthy of preservation?

Presented as part of the Head On Photo Festival.

(Pictured: Idyllic Industrial 7, Kym McDowell)