HATCH
An exciting and unusual art venue in central Somerset
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Hatch is an artists collective that evolved during lockdown in collaboration with the wonderful Ian and his huge disused battery egg farm. The enormity of the space meant we could put on our first drive thru exhibition, which allowed us to show our work safely during the pandemic.
Although people can now walk through our shows, we've continued bringing new life to the building through a whole host of exhibitions, events and escapades. Offering people the opportunity to experience art in a new way and challenge their perceptions of the world. From site specific installations, painting, sculpture, film, sound and kinetic works at Hatch we tap into the wealth of artistic talent we have here in Somerset… providing opportunities for artists to work on a grand scale.
Although people can now walk through our shows, we've continued bringing new life to the building through a whole host of exhibitions, events and escapades. Offering people the opportunity to experience art in a new way and challenge their perceptions of the world. From site specific installations, painting, sculpture, film, sound and kinetic works at Hatch we tap into the wealth of artistic talent we have here in Somerset… providing opportunities for artists to work on a grand scale.
Future Plans
We are always busy hatching plans for our next event so watch this space or better still sign up to our mailing list above so you can be the first to hear about what comes next!
Journeys
8th to 23rd November 2025
Open Saturdays and Sundays 11am to 4pm
We’re excited to present JOURNEYS, the next immersive exhibition from the Hatch artists.
In this new show, our artists explore themes around movement, memory, time, and transformation. Reflecting on the journeys that shape our lives, from the monumental to the everyday.
Featuring large-scale sculpture and installation, immersive sound works, and experimental painting, JOURNEYS brings together our diverse voices in a unique and atmospheric setting.
8th to 23rd November 2025
Open Saturdays and Sundays 11am to 4pm
We’re excited to present JOURNEYS, the next immersive exhibition from the Hatch artists.
In this new show, our artists explore themes around movement, memory, time, and transformation. Reflecting on the journeys that shape our lives, from the monumental to the everyday.
Featuring large-scale sculpture and installation, immersive sound works, and experimental painting, JOURNEYS brings together our diverse voices in a unique and atmospheric setting.
PREVIOUS EVENTS AT HATCH:
Thinking Inside the Box
15th to 30th March 2025
Open Saturdays and Sundays 11am to 4pm
Our first Open Call exhibition at Hatch. We have challenged the artists with this concept and they are coming up with some intriguing responses. Book here to join us and see what they have created....
LIST OF WORKS
ALISON JACOBS ROLYPOLY Mixed Media
AMANDA SHEARS THE WIRED BRAIN Chicken Wire
AMANDA HALL ALCHEMY Mixed media: metal and beads
AMY THORNLEY-HEARD CONSTITUENT PARTS Paint, tin, plastic baby bottles, silicone teats, shopping receipts, bird's nest, wing mirror, plastic toothbrush, paper, fairy lights, dried flowers, seashells, fishing wire, galvanised steel chain, steel fixings
ANNA BAKER SMALL BESIDE YOU, SMALLER BESIDE ME Reclaimed cloth, thread, paint, pins, recycled aluminium
CHARLIE MCFARLEY THE EVOLUTION OF MAN Acrylic on wooden doll
DEBBI SUTTON I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE Airbed, cardboard box and sound
ELAOISE BENSON IT'S ALWAYS FOGGY TILL YOU APPEAR Acrylic on canvas, netting, twine, scrap fabric, embroidery
EMILY DIAMOND LIVE Collage/sculpture
FRANCES ALLERTON WINTER LEVELS Wood, Found materials, Oil paint on canvas
GEORGINA TOWLER YOU'RE TYING ME UP IN KNOTS Acrylic on canvas
JAN MARTIN DROP Audio visual installation
JANE MOWAT WATERFALL Fabric, thread, tree branch, lights
JAZZ POTTER SPACE BETWEEN Paint mobile
JENNA MYLES THE LOST SKYLARK Audio
JENNI DUTTON TWICE SUSPENDED Tissue paper, PVA glue, acrylic box, mirror
JENNY BARRON THREE PLANES Mostly watercolour mounted on card
JOHN HAILSTONE EXO EARTH Illuminated giclée canvas prints
JULIET DUCKWORTH LISTEN TO THEM FALLING Apples, clay, fishing line, matchsticks, metal grid
KIRSTEN MADEIRA-REVELL CHOICE Sculpture - repurposed wire, plastic bottles, plaster, ready-mades
LINDA WICKS MISFIRED? Ceramic
MADELEINE ROCK WOODMAN’S FOLLOWER Collagraph print on paper, wire frame
MELANIE DEEGAN CONTAINING CREATIVITY Mixed Media
JENNY BARRON THREE PLANES Mostly watercolour mounted on card
JOHN HAILSTONE EXO EARTH Illuminated giclée canvas print
JULIET DUCKWORTH LISTEN TO THEM FALLING Apples, clay, fishing line, matchsticks, metal grid
KIRSTEN MADEIRA-REVELL CHOICE Sculpture - repurposed steel & aluminium wire, repurposed plastic bottles, plaster, ready-mades
LINDA WICKS MISFIRED? Ceramic
MADELEINE ROCK WOODMAN’S FOLLOWER Collagraph print on paper, wire frame
MELANIE DEEGAN CONTAINING CREATIVITY Mixed Media
MELLONY TAPER A TROJAN HORSE Mixed media and found objects: inside out dress; entomology pins.
MIKE BRADSHAW AXON Mixed Media
NICKY SAUNTER FREEDOM TREE Mixed - wood, paper, textile
OSCAR BURNS DAWN Steel, Plaster, Motor, Sensors
PATRICK BREMER LULLABY Graphite and acrylic gel medium on paper
PHIL NICHOLAS 1. "INTO THE BOX; 2. "CUBISM" Sound, plastic tubing, cotton, steel, wood
R.M. SÁNCHEZ-CAMUS ECHOES OF THE LIVED Sound Installation
ROD HIGGINSON NOT NORMAL Mixed Media
SAM COPSEY HOMAGE TO BARBARA Sculpture, mixed media: found objects, metal, wood, electric motor
SARAH MEIKLE THE CREATIVE ROAD
SIMONE EINFALT MAPPING THE RURAL - EMERGENCE I Ceramic, Video, Audio
SUZANNE PARTRIDGE NORTH STAR Life Jacket. Inflatable Boat material. Red tape. Cable ties.
TINA SALVIDGE I DREAMED OF YOU Mixed media (including 3D printed, organic & non organic materials)
ZAC GREENING THINKING ABOUT REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE Repurposed plastic bottles
ZOE SNAPE MOTHER Plastic ball-pool-balls on aluminium
ALISON JACOBS ROLYPOLY Mixed Media
AMANDA SHEARS THE WIRED BRAIN Chicken Wire
AMANDA HALL ALCHEMY Mixed media: metal and beads
AMY THORNLEY-HEARD CONSTITUENT PARTS Paint, tin, plastic baby bottles, silicone teats, shopping receipts, bird's nest, wing mirror, plastic toothbrush, paper, fairy lights, dried flowers, seashells, fishing wire, galvanised steel chain, steel fixings
ANNA BAKER SMALL BESIDE YOU, SMALLER BESIDE ME Reclaimed cloth, thread, paint, pins, recycled aluminium
CHARLIE MCFARLEY THE EVOLUTION OF MAN Acrylic on wooden doll
DEBBI SUTTON I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE COMFORTABLE Airbed, cardboard box and sound
ELAOISE BENSON IT'S ALWAYS FOGGY TILL YOU APPEAR Acrylic on canvas, netting, twine, scrap fabric, embroidery
EMILY DIAMOND LIVE Collage/sculpture
FRANCES ALLERTON WINTER LEVELS Wood, Found materials, Oil paint on canvas
GEORGINA TOWLER YOU'RE TYING ME UP IN KNOTS Acrylic on canvas
JAN MARTIN DROP Audio visual installation
JANE MOWAT WATERFALL Fabric, thread, tree branch, lights
JAZZ POTTER SPACE BETWEEN Paint mobile
JENNA MYLES THE LOST SKYLARK Audio
JENNI DUTTON TWICE SUSPENDED Tissue paper, PVA glue, acrylic box, mirror
JENNY BARRON THREE PLANES Mostly watercolour mounted on card
JOHN HAILSTONE EXO EARTH Illuminated giclée canvas prints
JULIET DUCKWORTH LISTEN TO THEM FALLING Apples, clay, fishing line, matchsticks, metal grid
KIRSTEN MADEIRA-REVELL CHOICE Sculpture - repurposed wire, plastic bottles, plaster, ready-mades
LINDA WICKS MISFIRED? Ceramic
MADELEINE ROCK WOODMAN’S FOLLOWER Collagraph print on paper, wire frame
MELANIE DEEGAN CONTAINING CREATIVITY Mixed Media
JENNY BARRON THREE PLANES Mostly watercolour mounted on card
JOHN HAILSTONE EXO EARTH Illuminated giclée canvas print
JULIET DUCKWORTH LISTEN TO THEM FALLING Apples, clay, fishing line, matchsticks, metal grid
KIRSTEN MADEIRA-REVELL CHOICE Sculpture - repurposed steel & aluminium wire, repurposed plastic bottles, plaster, ready-mades
LINDA WICKS MISFIRED? Ceramic
MADELEINE ROCK WOODMAN’S FOLLOWER Collagraph print on paper, wire frame
MELANIE DEEGAN CONTAINING CREATIVITY Mixed Media
MELLONY TAPER A TROJAN HORSE Mixed media and found objects: inside out dress; entomology pins.
MIKE BRADSHAW AXON Mixed Media
NICKY SAUNTER FREEDOM TREE Mixed - wood, paper, textile
OSCAR BURNS DAWN Steel, Plaster, Motor, Sensors
PATRICK BREMER LULLABY Graphite and acrylic gel medium on paper
PHIL NICHOLAS 1. "INTO THE BOX; 2. "CUBISM" Sound, plastic tubing, cotton, steel, wood
R.M. SÁNCHEZ-CAMUS ECHOES OF THE LIVED Sound Installation
ROD HIGGINSON NOT NORMAL Mixed Media
SAM COPSEY HOMAGE TO BARBARA Sculpture, mixed media: found objects, metal, wood, electric motor
SARAH MEIKLE THE CREATIVE ROAD
SIMONE EINFALT MAPPING THE RURAL - EMERGENCE I Ceramic, Video, Audio
SUZANNE PARTRIDGE NORTH STAR Life Jacket. Inflatable Boat material. Red tape. Cable ties.
TINA SALVIDGE I DREAMED OF YOU Mixed media (including 3D printed, organic & non organic materials)
ZAC GREENING THINKING ABOUT REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE Repurposed plastic bottles
ZOE SNAPE MOTHER Plastic ball-pool-balls on aluminium
House of Hatch Fashion Show 2025
Future Folklore
It’s the year 3025, Somerset’s society of the future are reflecting on stories of the 21st century… for the third year running House of Hatch return adorning their new fantastical creations. Join us for a evening of spectacle, sparkle and surreality as future folklores are revealed through stories of love, loss and longing.
Performance at Hatch Saturday 5th April 5pm
Performance at East Quay, Watchet - Saturday 12th April 8pm
Performance at Hatch Saturday 5th April 5pm
Performance at East Quay, Watchet - Saturday 12th April 8pm
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Autumn 2024:
Silver Linings
November 2nd to 17th
Join us for Silver Lining, an inspiring collection of works exploring the beauty and hope found in life's most challenging moments. Each artist reflects on personal journeys through darkness, revealing the resilience of the human spirit and the light that can always be found at the end of the tunnel. This exhibition offers a powerful reminder that even in difficult times, a silver lining is always waiting to be discovered.
SILVER LININGS - EVENING EVENT
On Saturday 16th November we will be staying open for a series of short artist talks with an opportunity to look around the exhibition and join us for tea & cake beforehand. Click below for further information and to book a place.
Spring 2024:
VOID
May 18th to June 2nd
Referencing the theme from the Fashion Show Hatch artists will be creating dwelling places for their other worldly beings using recycled and found materials.
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm. For full details and booking information -
Open Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm. For full details and booking information -
Hatch Fashion Presents
Into The Void
After the end of the human era, the eternal beings stepped back into the space we had vacated. Delighted by the discarded products of human creativity, they used them to create fashion fit for the gods. The runway will once again be filled with otherworldly creations.
Sunday 7th April:
An exclusive Fashion Show performance for newsletter subscribers. Sign up to our mailing list above for your invitation.
Saturday 13th April
Fashion Show performance at East Quay, Watchet. 8.30pm
Pre-show meal available
For details visit the East Quay website
Sunday 7th April:
An exclusive Fashion Show performance for newsletter subscribers. Sign up to our mailing list above for your invitation.
Saturday 13th April
Fashion Show performance at East Quay, Watchet. 8.30pm
Pre-show meal available
For details visit the East Quay website
Previous 2023 Events:
Death & Microwaves
Oct 27th to Nov 12th 2023
Friday to Sunday - 11am to 4pm
Like the Dadaists, whose name came by stabbing a knife into a French-German dictionary pointing to word dada (“hobby-horse”), this exhibition title arose from the spontaneity of conversation around the dinner table. Death and Microwaves, could be seen as entirely separate subjects for art making, or could provide unexpected correlations between disparate ideas.
Death, an often avoided subject matter, is something which effects us all in our day to day lives. We see this as an opportunity to explore the nuances of death, dying and grief within a supportive environment. We hope it will insight conversation amongst the group as well as within our wider audience.
Microwaves can be seen as a similarly elusive force to the nature of life and death. Do we really understand what it is or what it looks like? They’ve drawn suspicion and distrust, conspiracy theories and fascination. A symbol of technology that we once feared and now use every day in communications, industry and our homes. Perhaps the microwave can be a conduit for our fears or fascinations for the future.
Death, an often avoided subject matter, is something which effects us all in our day to day lives. We see this as an opportunity to explore the nuances of death, dying and grief within a supportive environment. We hope it will insight conversation amongst the group as well as within our wider audience.
Microwaves can be seen as a similarly elusive force to the nature of life and death. Do we really understand what it is or what it looks like? They’ve drawn suspicion and distrust, conspiracy theories and fascination. A symbol of technology that we once feared and now use every day in communications, industry and our homes. Perhaps the microwave can be a conduit for our fears or fascinations for the future.
Exhibition Guide and Artists Statements
Hatch presents - Shed & Circuses
Wednesday 19th July 2023 at 5pm
Our next event at Hatch is the double-bill of Annie Farley’s film The Man Who Mends Things followed by Chris Dobrowolski’s Toy Stories talk with a tea and cake interval. Please use the booking link below, seats are limited. We would appreciate a donation towards our costs and the artists expenses.
Wednesday 19th July 2023 at 5pm
Our next event at Hatch is the double-bill of Annie Farley’s film The Man Who Mends Things followed by Chris Dobrowolski’s Toy Stories talk with a tea and cake interval. Please use the booking link below, seats are limited. We would appreciate a donation towards our costs and the artists expenses.
Kingsbury May Festival
Monday 1st May 2023
Hatch will be participating in this event with a collection of work from recent installations and other pieces focused on the theme of trees.
For details of the event visit the
Kingsbury Festival Website
or Kingsbury Facebook page
Hatch will also be running Clay Workshops throughout the day. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Drop-in sessions at £3 per person.
Monday 1st May 2023
Hatch will be participating in this event with a collection of work from recent installations and other pieces focused on the theme of trees.
For details of the event visit the
Kingsbury Festival Website
or Kingsbury Facebook page
Hatch will also be running Clay Workshops throughout the day. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Drop-in sessions at £3 per person.
Hatch Fashion Show
Saturday 15th April, 8.00pm, Free!
What would you wear to
THE LAST PARTY IN THE WORLD?
Hatch Artists reconfigure their creations into wearable artworks for theworld’s farewell party. Prepared to be dazzled as the East Quay runway isfilled with passion, sparkle and reflection!
Pre-show meal! Why not dress up in your own party best and come for dinnerbefore the show starts. 2 course special menu available, booking required.
VENUE:
East Quay
Watchet
TA23 0AQ
Visit Site
Saturday 15th April, 8.00pm, Free!
What would you wear to
THE LAST PARTY IN THE WORLD?
Hatch Artists reconfigure their creations into wearable artworks for theworld’s farewell party. Prepared to be dazzled as the East Quay runway isfilled with passion, sparkle and reflection!
Pre-show meal! Why not dress up in your own party best and come for dinnerbefore the show starts. 2 course special menu available, booking required.
VENUE:
East Quay
Watchet
TA23 0AQ
Visit Site
Reflections & Shadows
17th March to 2nd April 2023
Friday to Sunday - 11am to 4pm
Welcome to our latest exhibition. To book a visit please click the button below.
Entry to the exhibition is FREE
Please help us to continue exhibiting in this amazing space by making a donation towards our costs when you visit. Our events are financed entirely by the artists and we don't receive any funding.
Entry to the exhibition is FREE
Please help us to continue exhibiting in this amazing space by making a donation towards our costs when you visit. Our events are financed entirely by the artists and we don't receive any funding.
