Where: Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester

When: Sunday, June 11 to Sunday, July 2, 2017

One of the UK's leading outdoor contemporary sculpture shows opens in a stunning setting in the Cotswolds this weekend.

Over the past 25 years, FRESH AIR has evolved from representing traditional outdoor sculpture to reflect a much more contemporary and vibrant genre.

The exhibition, run by The Quenington Sculpture Trust and directed by David and Lucy Abel Smith, is laid out in the glorious setting of the Grade II listed Quenington Old Rectory, near Cirencester, with the River Coln running through it.

For the 13th Biennial Quenington Sculpture Exhibition, 88 artists are showing their latest work of which over 30 are new to FRESH AIR.

Simon Hempsell A Swathe of Cow Parsley, steel, sizes ranging from 1-2 m in height, small £38.50; medium £76; large £110

Making their debut are Enclosure by artist and garden designer Jeni Cairns, Belle, a dreamlike figure from mixed media by Beth Forrester and A Swathe of Cow Parsley by Simon Hempsell, a sculptural interpretation of a range of seedheads.

This year sees a return to the mix of media, styles and scale from stone to textiles, ceramic to glass, sound to video, mosaic to metals and rubber to resin.

Monumental pieces sit alongside smaller works to accommodate every size of garden and outdoor space. Prices range from £50 to £50,000.

The Seven Sleepers is a site-specific installation by Lucy Gray situated in the summer house and inspired by the legend of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus.

Stone is a popular medium with Shark Moon carved from Kilkenny limestone by Kim Francis; Banksia by Alison Munby from Guiting limestone and Flautist by Jitka Palmer from Bath stone.

Conceptualism is represented by Karen Tang showing The Paradise Syndrome based on science fiction.

Inspired by the River Coln flowing through the garden, Alison Berman has spent the last year planning her piece and the result is a working fountain from three bronze resin standing figures.

Alison Crowther The Charred Pod I & II, unseasoned acacia from a felled acacia tree at The Old Rectory, £2,300 and £2,800

Derek Elliott, who designs and makes contemporary furniture is showing Chair of the Unknowing and Alison Crowther has created The Charred Pod I & II from an acacia tree in the gardens which fell down in a storm.

Following the success of 2015, the swimming pool house will home a pop-up gallery during the exhibition exploring the theme, Emerging from the Landscape.

FRESH AIR 2017 is open from 10am to 5pm including weekends. Admission is £5 for adults, children 18 and under free. Catalogues are £5.

For more details, visit www.freshairsculpture.com 

Main image:  Karen Tang, The Paradise Syndrome, 230 x 90 x 70 cm, mixed media, £4,950

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