● Old Fore Street · Sidmouth · East Devon 01395 515999 · azuresidmouth@me.com

A representation house on the East Devon Jurassic Coast

Devon's gallery, two hundred metres from the red Triassic cliffs.

Azure trades from Old Fore Street, the original high street of Sidmouth running parallel to the Esplanade. Originals, prints, hand painted glass, ceramics and jewellery from a working list of Devon and national artists. Open seven days a week.

Old Fore StTwo minutes from the Esplanade

10 yrs+Continuous representation, 2016 onwards

7 daysOpen every day of the week

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Interior of Azure Gallery, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth, paintings hung on white walls

OLD FORE STREET · SIDMOUTH · EX10 8LP Originals, prints, glass, ceramics, jewellery. Open every day.

EX10Old Fore Street, Sidmouth

10+Years on the same street

UNESCOJurassic Coast frontage

5+Named represented artists

REPRESENTED ARTISTS · A WORKING LIST

The people whose work hangs here.

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Azure is a representation house. The same artists exhibit here year after year, rather than rotating in for a single show. The current list, in alphabetical order:

Paintings

Nick John Rees

Devon landscapes, oils on board

Paintings

Kirsten Jones

Sidmouth seafront originals

Glass

Alex Gillo

Hand painted fused glass

Mixed media

Louise Brown

Coastal abstracts

Prints

Caroline Tucker

Sidmouth print editions

And on the list

plus the rotating shelf

Devon ceramicists and South West jewellers, rotated through the cabinets every six weeks.

COLLECTIONS · ORIGINALS, PRINTS, GLASS, CERAMICS, JEWELLERY

Three rooms. One curated list.

Paintings hung on the white walls of Azure Gallery, Old Fore Street, Sidmouth

On the wall

Paintings and prints

Originals from Devon and national painters, mounted floor to ceiling in the front room. Limited edition prints of the same artists sit alongside, so a forty pound visitor and a four thousand pound visitor can leave with work by the same hand.

Original Art · Prints

Ceramics on shelves and paintings on the wall, Azure Gallery interior

On the shelves

Glass and ceramics

Hand painted fused glass by Alex Gillo, plus thrown ceramics from a curated list of Devon and West Country makers. Each piece is one off. The shelves rotate roughly every six weeks as artists deliver new firings.

Glass · Ceramics

In the cabinets

Jewellery and small sculpture

Independent jewellers from across the South West, displayed in lit cabinets next to small sculpture on plinths. Wedding gift, retirement gift, anniversary piece. We keep contemporary and traditional makers on the same shelf so a single customer can choose between both.

Jewellery · Sculpture

SCENES FROM THE GALLERY · ROTATED EVERY SIX WEEKS

What walking in looks like.

Sculpture plinth and paintings, Azure Gallery interior — Front room · rotating display · new hangs every six weeks

Close-up of small sculpture display at Azure Gallery — Plinth detail · small sculpture · West Country makers

Jewellery cabinet and wall of paintings, Azure Gallery — Cabinet wall · jewellery and ceramics · under lit display

ON OLD FORE STREET · SIDMOUTH

One street back from the Esplanade. Ten years and more on the same shopfront.

Sidmouth is a Regency seaside town that took its modern shape in the 1810s and 1820s, under royal patronage from the Duchess of Kent and the infant Princess Victoria. Old Fore Street is the original high street, set one block back from the Esplanade and the painted Georgian facades that face the sea.

Two hundred metres west of the gallery, the Triassic cliffs of the Otter Sandstone mark the western edge of the Jurassic Coast UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors who walk in off the seafront in summer often bring the colour of those cliffs in with them. A working list of Devon and national artists has hung here continuously since at least 2016.

2016: Earliest documented exhibition year. Nick John Rees lists Azure Gallery, Sidmouth on his artist CV.
2017: Year-on-year representation continues. Azure is a representation house, not a vanity-rental space.
2019: Caroline Tucker, Devon printmaker, brings Sidmouth print editions to the gallery.
2020: Through the pandemic year Azure keeps the doors open and the represented list intact.
2023: Hand painted glass becomes a signature. Alex Gillo joins the named makers on the shelf.
Today: Continuous trading on Old Fore Street, two hundred metres from the Triassic cliffs of the Jurassic Coast.

Azure Gallery interior, paintings and sculpture plinth

SIDMOUTH · OLD FORE STREET

“The very fabulous Azure Gallery in Devon. An inspirational venue for a day trip near an unspoilt and atmospheric beach.”
Kirsten Jones, Devon painter

Ceramics shelf and paintings, Azure Gallery interior

A REPRESENTATION HOUSE · NOT A VANITY RENTAL

What makes a representation house different.

Many small galleries rent their walls. An artist pays a weekly fee, hangs their own work, and leaves a fortnight later with whatever did not sell. Azure does not work that way.

Three details that follow from that. First, the artists you see here are people we have chosen to back, and who have chosen to back us. Nick John Rees has shown here every year since at least 2016. Second, the shelves are curated rather than rented, which is why hand painted glass sits next to fused glass and traditional ceramics next to contemporary. Third, the same artist sells as original and as print under the same roof, so a forty pound visit and a four thousand pound visit yield work by the same hand.

Continuity. Year after year representation, not rotating fortnights.
Mixed tier. Originals and prints of the same artist, under the same roof.
Hand painted glass. Alex Gillo's technique is unusual outside London.

ENQUIRE · ABOUT A PIECE, AN ARTIST, A COMMISSION

Tell us what you are looking for.

Use the form for any piece you have seen here or on Instagram, for a commission, or for a question about an artist on the list. We answer between counter shifts, usually within two working days. For an urgent answer about a specific piece, phone the gallery on 01395 515999 during opening hours.

Address: Old Fore Street, Sidmouth EX10 8LP
Phone: 01395 515999
Mobile: 07870 565610
Email: azuresidmouth@me.com

VISIT · OLD FORE STREET · SIDMOUTH EX10 8LP

Come in. Take your time.

Old Fore Street runs parallel to the Esplanade, one block back from the sea. Two minutes on foot from the seafront. Four minutes from the Mill Street car park. The Sidmouth bus 9A from Exeter St Davids stops at Triangle, three minutes from the gallery door.

Mon: 10:00 to 17:00
Tue: 10:00 to 17:00
Wed: 10:00 to 17:00
Thu: 10:00 to 17:00
Fri: 10:00 to 17:00
Sat: 10:00 to 17:00
Sun: 11:00 to 16:00

Sunday hours shorten in line with the Regency town tradition. Bank holiday hours follow Sunday.

Old Fore Street is one block north of the Esplanade. The red Triassic cliffs lie west.

FAQ · THE FIVE WE ARE ASKED MOST

Five questions, answered.

Are pieces priced from a few pounds up, or is everything fine art priced?

Both. Original paintings sit between five hundred and four thousand pounds depending on artist and size. Limited edition prints of the same artists start at around forty pounds. Jewellery and small ceramics open at twenty five pounds. The point of carrying both originals and prints is so a single visit works for any budget.

Do you ship, and do you ship overseas?

Yes. Originals are packed in custom crates by our framer and shipped insured by parcel courier within the UK, or by specialist art shippers for international addresses. Email us with the piece and the postcode and we will price it before you commit. Prints ship flat in tubes within two working days.

Do you commission new work from your represented artists?

Sometimes. For represented artists who accept commissions (about half the list) we introduce the buyer and the artist, then step back. The gallery handles the contract and the deposit, the artist handles the work. Pricing is comparable to a stocked piece of the same size.

Can I bring my own piece in for framing or valuation?

For framing, we recommend a Sidmouth framer down the street whose work we trust. For valuations we are not a registered valuer, but if you have a piece by one of our represented artists we are happy to give an opinion. Email a photo first.

Where do I park?

The Mill Street car park is a four minute walk and signposted from the Esplanade. Old Fore Street itself is pedestrian priority. Disabled bays are at the Manor Road end of the Esplanade.