About the Young Gallery
The Young Gallery is a free art museum in the centre of Salisbury. Housed on the first floor of Salisbury Library, The Young Gallery holds a collection of over 4000 objects, including paintings, prints, sculpture, books and photography. The collection began with over 300 watercolour paintings showing scenes of Salisbury and the surrounding area by Edwin Young (the namesake of the Gallery). To compliment this collection, a growing number of watercolours by artists of different periods have since been acquired. Additionally, 2,000 books in over 20 languages, as well as manuscripts, designs for book jackets, and ephemera relating to the crime and thriller writer John Creasey became part of the collection in the 1970s.
The collection has since grown to contain a diverse collection of artwork and prints. It contains many works by Robin Tanner, Edgar Barclay and William Goldsmith, as well as prints by J M W Turner, John Constable, David Hockney and Henry Moore. The Gallery actively collects artwork by local artists and works depicting Salisbury and the surrounding area.
A selection of works from the permanent collection is available to view in Gallery 1 and Gallery 2 all year round. Gallery 3 exhibits artwork by local community groups and projects. Gallery 1 occasionally features collaborations with artists and institutions who have enagaged with the collection.
If you are interested in learning more about the collection and any objects that are not currently on display, please email YoungGallery@wiltshire.gov.uk (opens new window).
The Young & Creasey Gallery Trust is an independent charitable Trust (charity number 1186571), whose sole trustee is Wiltshire Council.
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