Avebury landscape inspires new art exhibition

The paintings are inspired by Avebury’s ancient landscape, manor house, and garden.
Open from Saturday 5 September in the newly refurbished Racquets Court gallery, the collection forms part of an ‘Autumn of Art’ at National Trust Avebury.  
Titled Ancient Pathways, the collection is the culmination of Georgie Weedon's time as 2026 Artist in Residence at Avebury.
The collection draws on Georgie's experiences during her residency, with time spent in the 16th-century manor house, garden and wider landscape inspiring the works on display.
Georgie said: “Avebury is extraordinary – every visit feels different, every season brings something new and the landscape, garden and stones all seem to hold stories.
“Ancient Pathways captures the changing moods of the year, from the colours and textures of the garden to the vast sense of time and space that surround the monuments in the landscape.”
The new collection includes Avebury’s world-famous standing stones, colourful landscapes featuring the Ridgeway, Silbury Hill, and West Kennet Long Barrow, and still lifes of spring and summer flowers from the garden.  
The paintings will be on display until 1 November in the refurbished Racquets Court, originally built around 1920 and recently transformed into a new exhibition and events space in Avebury Manor Garden.  
National Trust Avebury’s Visitor Experience Manager, Hazel, said: “Avebury is a place that has inspired artists for generations, and it is wonderful to see how our Artists in Residence interpret the site and wider landscape.  
“Georgie’s creations are full of warmth and colour and reflect the joy that many feel from spending time in the Avebury Manor Garden, the house, or wandering among the stones.”  
The Ancient Pathways collection forms part of an ‘Autumn of Art’ at Avebury, alongside the annual Sculpture Exhibition in Avebury Manor Garden.  
This year’s Sculpture Exhibition will see 89 contemporary sculptures from 23 artists on display in the different ‘rooms’ of the garden.  
Both exhibitions will be open to visitors daily from 10am to 5pm. Normal garden admission applies, but entry is free for National Trust members.  
A second piece of work from Georgie Weedon, a sound installation titled Welcome Home, will also be available to visitors in the historic dovecote in the farmyard at Avebury.
The installation, featuring a single sung voice, will invite people to pause and be still inside the dovecote, before continuing their visit.
 

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