Pensychnant conserves and celebrates nature within our cultural landscape – past, present and future. 150 acres of outstanding natural beauty at the top of Sychnant Pass, above Conwy, North Wales is managed as a nature reserve for the benefit of its wildlife and for the peaceful appreciation of nature. It is also a working sheep farm, aiming to show that nature and farming can go hand-in-hand, as they must, if we are to have a sustainable World. The quirky Victorian Arts & Crafts house, built in 1873 by the Stotts of Oldham, is used as a community venue for wildlife events, celebrating nature and promoting its conservation.
​
​
​
PENSYCHNANT’S OPEN ART EXHIBITION 2026
NATURE, ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
​
Saturday 4th July - Sunday 27th September 2026
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Since 1992 Pensychnant has hosted exhibitions of wildlife art. We are pleased to announce details of this year’s Open fundraising exhibition following the success of our 'Opens' of '24 & '25.
The theme for the Pensychnant Open 2026 will again be Nature, Environment and Conservation. We welcome 2 and 3 dimensional artworks, in any medium or style, which in some way showcase the beauty and diversity of the natural world and/or provoke contemplation of environmental issues such as biodiversity loss, the climate crisis, sustainability, and the importance of nature to the present and future well-being of humankind.
All proceeds from the exhibition will go to the upkeep and development of Pensychnant, and the conservation of its habitats and wildlife.
For more information and details of how to enter
click here ARTOPPS
​
​
​
‘Once There Were Natterjacks’
Lydia imagines a time when Natterjack Toads no longer exist and children can only learn about them through virtual reality spectacles. It conveys much of what is wrong with society and our fears for the future.
Weekends (+bank holidays)
4th April - 17th May, 11am-5pm
‘Reconnect’- An Exhibition by Lydia Fernandez-Arias
​Lydia was the deserved winner of last year’s ‘Open’ Wildlife Art Exhibition with her embroidery and patchwork Natterjack Toad. Over the course of just a few generations humanity has lost so much of the sacred knowledge of the natural world that has been gathered and passed down over millennia. We are lost. Is it too late to find our way home?
Weekends (+bank holidays)
4th April - 17th May, 11am-5pm
‘At The Still Point’- An Exhibition by Elfin Bow & Tracy Ann Green
​Drawing on their shared experience in art, music, therapy, and education, Tracey Anne Green and Elfin Bow explore the intimate connection between our embodied selves and the living natural world; what it means to live from a place of centredness in an increasingly fragmented and disconnected world. The exhibition is inspired by their forthcoming book, The Power of Centredness.
Artists in Residence: Elfin Bow and Tracey Anne Green will be at Pensychnant on Saturday 4th April & Saturday 9th May to talk about their work and the inspiration behind it.
Weekends (+bank holidays)
4th April - 10th May, 11am-5pm
‘Wild Eryri’- Paintings by Rob Cordingley
​As a qualified mountain leader and internationally renowned artist, Rob Cordingley divides his time between painting and mountaineering. His art is fuelled by his love of the outdoors and wildlife.