caerbladon
Malmesbury
With a changing programme of exhibitions, workshops and events we encourage
people of all ages to enjoy art, buy artworks and express themselves creatively.
We supply high quality art materials and books at affordable prices to offer
inspiration and useful advice on different techniques and approaches. We act as
a hub for activities such as artist talks, social get togethers, and walking and
sketching tours in the local area. Our gallery and art supplies shop is on
Market Cross, at the top of the High Street, but we see the whole town and
surrounding area as a canvas for Caerbladon exhibitions, events and projects.
What’s in a name? Malmesbury was a pre-Roman "ancient city of the Britons" known
as Caer Bladon. “Malmesbury is situated atop a steep-sided ridge between the
Sherston and Tetbury branches of the Avon, at the point of their confluence just
south of the town, their combined courses almost enclosing the site so as to
create a peninsula. These natural defences made it the choice for an Iron Age
hill-fort which tradition later framed as a thriving British town called Caer
Bladon”
