The Arborealists and invited artists, curated by Philippa Beale. Free private view at the Schwartzman Gallery, The Margate School.

The private view of All Trees Are Political: Particularly at Christmas, the Arborealists and invited artists, curated by Philippa Beale.

Every December we fell a young conifer, carry it into the house and hang lights on it, and most of us never ask why. This exhibition asks that question. Twenty-eight artists on what trees mean to us in the month we bring them indoors, opening in National Tree Week.

The exhibition is at the Schwartzman Gallery, The Margate School, from Tuesday 24 November to Saturday 5 December 2026. Admission is free and every work is for sale, with prices from under £300.

Philippa Beale gives a talk, Being with Trees: 45 exhibitions in 13 years, at 3pm on Saturday 28 November.

Two books and a catalogue are on sale: Forests, Woods and Groves: Art from the Arborealists by Philippa Beale (Batsford, 2024); Art Meets Ecology: Arborealists in Lady Park Wood by George Peterken with Tim Craven and Christiana Payne (Sansom and Company, 2020); and The Arborealists at Staverton Park, Tim Craven’s catalogue.

The show then moves to The Batsford Gallery, 266 Hackney Road, London E2 7SJ, from Friday 11 to Sunday 20 December.

The artists: Georgina Allen, Robert Amesbury Brooks, Rosalind Archer, Suzanne Baker, Philippa Beale, John Blandy, Day Bowman, Frank Creber, Margy Creber, Louisa Crispin, Annabel Cullen, Alex Egan, Ferha Farooqui, Laura Gompertz, Julie Held, Joanna Hyslop, Charlie Kirkham, Claire Leach, Natasha Lien, Dawn Limbert, Anna Maconochie, Seema Manchanda, Sarah Medway, Hilary Rosen, Angela Rumble, Tom Shipman, Maria Storey, Sandra Wroe.

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Image: works from the exhibition. Courtesy the artists.

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