Crompton Open Show 2011 - Mail Art

Back in September this envelope arrived from Italy containing beermats for our 2010 open show from Fabio Sassi. I couldn't bring myself to throw it away and have decided to use it as the inspiration for this year's open show. The idea is simple - post us an envelope, sealed and decorated in whatever way you wish and we will display it. We're going to use the pool room so we can have a year long exhibition (almost) and will start adding mail art as it arrives. At the end of the year I'm hoping to compile an issuu publication of all entries so make sure you add your name/ web address if you want the publicity. More photos/ info soon...

Exhibitions in 2011 at the Crompton

Valentine Amuse-Bouche - Tuesday 15th February 2011

Date for your diary if you love food! - the next amuse-bouche is on February 15th. Get your name on the list by Friday 11th. As usual, it's not a competition - everyone involved makes enough 'mouth amusers' for each participant to have one - so you get to try lots of delicious morsels. If, like me, you're not a great cook - remember it's worth participating to eat everyone else's concoctions ;)

Prices may have gone up....but get a crompton card and your beer will be cheaper than before the increase!!

Cards available from 8 p.m. tonight.

Jasia McArdle exhibition from January 9th

Our next exhibition opens from January 9th and is an installation of photographs by Jasia McArdle. We will be having a mid-show 'meet the artist' - more info soon....

Made me smile.....

The return of the dartboard and more 2011 news...

Yes, it's going to happen!! You may be fed up with all the bad news and feel there's nothing to look forward to but now you can cheer up and look forward to 2011. The dartboard is coming home! The pool room is set to become the permanent exhibition space for all your masterpieces - details of the 2011 project soon. (We will still have an ongoing exhibition programme in the rest of the pub). We also have plans for a little something to help cope with the rise in beer prices in January - watch this space for more info on that....