About the Riverslade
The Riverslade Gallery was established by the Saffron Walden Arts Trust (SWAT) in its current home off Hill Street in December 2007. Staffed voluntarily by artists and art-lovers, the Gallery features a wide range of works in a variety of media produced by local and regional professional artists.The Gallery stocks original paintings & drawings, etchings & prints, ceramics, sculpture, textiles, glass, jewellery, mosaics and woodwork. The more expensive items may be purchased by instalment.
Handmade cards featuring work by our exhibiting artists are on sale all year round, as well as for special occasions such as Christmas and Valentine's Day.
The Riverslade Gallery also serves as the offices of SWAT. SWAT is a registered charity (no. 271365) organisation which coordinates, encourages, and promotes artistic enterprises of all kinds in the Saffron Walden area. It set up the Riverslade Gallery to showcase the work of local artists, is involved in the Saffron Screen community cinema, organises arts events in the area including the Saffron Walden Arts Festival and the Arts in Walden website which is a calender of arts events in the area. SWAT also is campaigning for a dedicated and sustainable Arts centre for the Saffron Walden Community.
