Welcome to The Cygnet Gallery

The creative heart of Shaftesbury

​As a combined gallery and studio, the Cygnet Gallery offers local artists the opportunity to exhibit their work - unique and varied pieces from fine art to silversmithing, from glass work to textiles, to photography and ceramics, calligraphy and sculpture - there is always something new to see here and an artist to answer your questions. Come in and browse or have a chat with the artist on duty.​

What's new at the Gallery?

Visit us to see what has happened in the Gallery during August.
Mary-Anne Shearing join us, Mary-Anne is a mixed media artist who loves the natural world and all its wonderful inhabitants. She loves to capture some of the smallest beings that we share our planet with with a childlike wonder.

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How to find us

The Cygnet Gallery is one of several businesses in Swans Yard, the entrance to which can be found opposite Boots The Chemist half way down The High Street in Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 8JQ​
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​The Gallery is open from 10.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Saturday. Occasionally the gallery opens on Sundays. For advance notice please check this page or our page on Facebook

New Artists

​Artists wishing to apply for membership should click on Apply to Join to find out more.

The Cygnet Gallery is a Swans Trust project.
Swans Trust is Shaftesbury’s Development Trust set up in 1997 to promote and develop community facilities and projects in Shaftesbury.
​Registered Charity Number: 1063757