The Love Kettering Podcast Ep 2: Billie and Adam from The Alfred East Gallery

Alfred East Gallery reopens on Saturday 24 October

After six years closed, Kettering’s Alfred East Gallery opens its doors again. We went to the gallery ahead of the launch to talk to gallery manager Billie and heritage officer Adam about what’s changed and what’s coming.

In this episode:

• What the refurbishment has done to the space, including the new extension that joins the gallery to the library
• Faces and Places, the opening exhibition of long-standing favourites from the town’s collection of nearly 1,000 works
• The only purpose-built public gallery in Northamptonshire, and why that matters
• The return of the gallery’s film screenings, plus plans for a regional film programme with local filmmakers
• Doodler’s Art Club, the new Garden Room for workshops, and the creative cabinets where you can buy original work from local artists
• How local artists can propose an exhibition
• Billie and Adam’s favourite pieces in the collection
• What a small, hard-working team has been through to get here, and why the town is worth backing

Opening times: The Alfred East Gallery officially reopens this Saturday 24th October from 10am, then Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. There’s a special opening on Sunday 25 October for Northamptonshire Day. Entry is free.

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