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Shaw House, Church Road, Newbury RG14 2DR is hosting this exhibition that will transform its stunning site into a sculpture park, with artworks by acclaimed sculptors from all over the UK. This exhibition will provide the visitor with the chance to see and purchase a creative mixture of traditional, modern and cutting-edge contemporary work. The exhibition runs from 1st August to the 27th September and will be open from 11am – 4pm 7 days a week. Entry is free.

This exhibition was started way back in 2018 by Arts Society member Jim Crockatt who says: ​"As a sculptor myself, I understood that many artists need to have the public see their works and there are many more gifted artists out there than there are venues to show their work.

I approached the majestic manor that is Shaw House, set in magnificent lawned grounds, and enquired as to whether such a show could be realised and their response was absolutely yes. The shared enthusiasm of both parties have propelled this adventure forward and ever upwards.

The Altered States Open Air Sculpture Exhibition opens every Summer for 2 months and welcomes all people possible by having free entrance and a walk round this most magnificent of houses - refreshments are also available at the cafe on-site.

Each year, I aim to display up to 90 sculptures crafted by about 30 sculptors, all to be viewed in these most luxuriant of rural landscapes. It is open 7 days a week from 11am-4pm and very often there are other activities - some theatrical, some musical - happening within the grounds. Photographs are encouraged, as are children, and dogs on a lead.

I travel extensively round England, hunting and gathering pieces for the show and seeking out sculptors who are suitable for display. I am most discriminate about my requirements which is that pieces are to be over 600mm high, robust for outside location, exhibiting a high level of craft, a vision of imagination and above all else a visual delight.

I probably turn away more potential works than I accept, but if I like the work, then it gets in the show. We have had a number of members of the Royal Society of Sculptors in the show, as well as many other spectacularly well-qualified artists. 

Evidently 13,260 people share my aesthetic as that was the footfall last year in 2025. We have had 100 sculptors exhibited thus far.

I hope you will be able to join me in my passion for this most magnificent of shows."