Upcoming Events at Rheged

Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition – until 18 May

Organised in partnership with the BBC Wildlife Magazine and the Natural History Museum London, The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the most well-renowned and longest running wildlife photography competition in the world. Each year tens of thousands of professional and amateur photographers submit their work to the competition. The best 100 are picked by a panel of judges made up of the best photographers in the business. The exhibition is split into 18 categories, including awards for children and young people, the environment and animal portraits.

The exhibition is running now until Sunday 18th May and is located in the gallery on the top floor, and it’s open every day from 10.30am-4.30pm, admission to the exhibition is £2.00, and kids under 8 go Free .

Weekend Mountain Photography Exhibition – 10-11 May

In conjunction with the UK premiere of Terry Abraham's film “Life of a Mountain - Scafell Pike” on Saturday 10th May, Rheged has teamed up with Tim Parkin from On Landscape to host a weekend exhibition on 10-11 May 2014 celebrating the variety and beauty of Mountain Photography. The exhibition will show work from some of the region's leading Landscape Photographers such as Joe Cornish, Terry Abraham, Roy Fleming, Colin Bell and Tony Simpkins alongside lectures and workshops from Angie and David Unsworth and Mark Littlejohn. Admission is free. Mountain Photography Lecture - 10 May

Additionally we have an excellent photography lecture coming up on the same weekend - Angie and David Unsworth are traditional film photographers working in the English Lake District. They make contemporary photographs with 10x8 and 5x4 large format field cameras from their Grasmere studio. Their lecture, which is more akin to a photographic story, expands on the theme of Terry Abraham's ‘Life of a Mountain, Scafell Pike,’ responding to the mountain as a landscape of personal pilgrimage. Booking is essential.

Sat 10 May • 4pm • Lecture £8 • Free entry to the Mountain Photography Exhibition • Please call Rheged on 01768 868000 to book tickets or email us on enquiries@rheged.com

Photography workshop on Ullswater Steamers – 10 May

Finally, As part of the Mountain Photography Exhibition at Rheged, Photographer Mark Littlejohn will be doing a workshop based at Ullswater Steamers. During the 4 hour workshop, photographers will get the chance to cruise around Ullswater on an iconic steamer, giving them the opportunity to capture breath-taking scenery from angles not accessible by land. Booking is essential

Sat 10 May • 10.30am - 14.30pm at Ullswater Steamers, The Pier House, Glenridding, CA11 0US • £38 per person • Please call Rheged on 01768 868000 to book tickets or email us on enquiries@rheged