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====The New Ashgate Gallery====
The New Ashgate Gallery is a non-profit, educational charity based in Farnham. It specialises in [[contemporary art]] and [[craft]], organising a programme of exhibitions and projects with artists and makers. Established in 1959, the gallery is the longest running craft space in South of England and <ref name="newashgate">http://www.newashgate.org.uk {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126172830/https://www.newashgate.org.uk/ |date=26 November 2020 }} New Ashgate Gallery</ref> was the first provincial gallery to showcase both local and international artists.<ref>Mornement, C. Craft Galleries Guide: Applied Arts Galleries Throughout the UK with Guest Galleries from Australia, 2011, {{ISBN|0-9550026-8-0}}</ref> Architect Paul Archer designed a quarter-million pound redevelopment for the Gallery that was finished in 2004.<ref>http://www.paularcherdesign.co.uk/noscript/project.cfm?id=30{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The gallery organises established platforms to present new work through exhibitions projects such as the ''Surrey Artist of the Year'' competition, organised with the Surrey Open Studios, the Hothouse, an early career maker support programme with the Crafts Council, and the annual, open call ''Rising Stars'' touring exhibition that provides information, guidance, networking and exhibition opportunities to emerging and graduating artists from the UK and internationally.<ref>Ely, P, Cambell, F. ''Higher Education, Stimulating Creative Enterprise'', University for the Creative Arts, 2011, {{ISBN|0-9564160-5-5}}</ref>