Amphitrite by Lisi Ashbridge

Our country wide tour of ‘The Nereids’ continues, and appropriately, this time they will be exhibited swimming in a unique location: Mosely Road Baths, 497 Moseley Road, Balsall Heath, Birmingham. B12 9BX

The Nereids, attendants of Poseidon, were revered by the citizens of Ancient Greece and Rome as the benign goddesses of the sea’s rich bounty and protectors of sailors and fishermen.  Numbering around 50, each Nereid represented a personification of a particular attribute of the sea.  They were renowned for their beauty and were commonly found frolicking amongst the waves of the Mediterranean, and the Aegean Sea. 

This free exhibition, at The Mosely Road Baths, presents our artists’ interpretations of Nereids in carved stone, wood, etching, and letter press print.

Private View from 6pm to 8pm on Monday 20th February. Please let us know if you would like to attend by emailing info@letteringartstrust.org.uk

All works will be for sale from the venue or via our website.

As part of the exhibition programme the Lettering Arts Trust has organised a family workshop during half-term (on Friday 24 February) in which lettering artist Chrissie Nichols will encourage participants to interpret and create their own Nereids, with a focus on lettering.  For more details please see our workshop page.

Pictured in thumbnail: Leagore by Zoe Singleton

Thetis in Myrtle by Rachel Butler