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For two weeks West Monkton Church transformed its interior to display an eclectic variety of art ranging from paintings crested from oils, acrylics, watercolours and new digital technologies in a range of artistic styles. Sculptures, miniatures and stunning glass sat amongst the paintings and drawings, created by local artists and further a field. 

Whatever your preferred style, subject or colour there was something for everyone. Landscapes, portraits, abstract to name a few. Emotional, relaxing, though provoking and fun. We had it all.

'Entering the W Monkton venue has been an uplifting experience. I found your church quite inspiring and for a reasonably small village, an impressive one !

Art wise, also positive and encouraging'

'I am glad the SAW exhibition was a success. It looked great'

'I thought it was an exceptional exhibition, with varied and good quality art in an interesting venue. Great layout. Well done to you and everyone involved'

'I would like to thank you for the tremendous amount of hard work, time and effort that you have put into making St Augustine’s Church an excellent venue during this year’s Somerset Art Weeks.  A gentleman with whom I play short tennis initially said he was not going to see the exhibition as the church was in the back of beyond! However he did visit and said that he thought St Augustine’s was a beautiful church. Then when I asked him which was the best exhibition out of the numerous ones he had visited, he said his favourite was St Augustine’s. The exhibition together with the welcome and available refreshments all played their part in his decision'

'Looking forward already to 2028'!

So are we!

With a huge variety of choice, one of the many feedback comments was how hard it was to decide which artwork to vote for 'Best in Show" by our visitors.

But there has to be a winner... or maybe two this year.

With equal votes the winners were Chloe Cox 'Serenity' and 

Sue Kelly presented detailed interesting history of two historical families from West Monkton who are buried in the churchyard, with family trees, documentation and details of life back then as part of the Heritage Open days nationwide.

Thank you Sue for the detailed detective work and presentation.

Thank you to all the artists who showcased their works and everyone who came to view and support this years SAW event.

The event culminates in months of planning, securing artists, borrowing staging, curating along with volunteers serving refreshments and set up.

Tricia and her team did an amazing job in hosting SAW for a second time. 

We thank them for their hard work and will be encouraging and on hand ready to assist for SAW 2028

Take a look at some of  the works below.