The Secret Library

Use your imagination to find The Secret Library during IW Story Festival, a magical place full of tales and wonder, where you can ignite the story inside you. 

Thu 20 February Sat 22 February

Thu 20th Feb – Sat 22nd Feb

Ever wondered where those little knick-knacks come from and what their real purpose is? Here’s your chance to write your own story about the teeny-tiny washing drying on a line, or the antique microscope or the man in the hot air balloon dangling from the ceiling. 

Allergy advice: natural materials used in this setting, including nut shells.

This exhibition is part of the IW Story Festival, which will have a workshop taking place in the exhibition on Friday 21st February. But the Secret Library exhibition will be free entry and open to all during the afternoons, where you might bump into a Story Festival author who is telling a story. You can use the space to sit and write or draw too. 

Clayden Gallery
Monday – Sunday

9am to 5pm

Galleries

Quay Arts is one of the largest dedicated exhibition spaces on the Island and one of the leading galleries on the South Coast.

Our rolling exhibitions programme is dedicated to supporting the work of emerging, established and internationally significant artists, alongside work by children and young people across a wide range of genres.

Our galleries, spread across two floors, are always FREE to enter to support our core aim to ‘foster and develop artistic knowledge and understanding for the education of the public’. 

The West Gallery is the largest space, at 165 sqm (72 linear m) and is situated on the first floor along with the Clayden Gallery. The café display space is on the ground floor. All exhibition spaces are wheelchair accessible with a lift to the first floor.

To see our current exhibition programme click here.

DONATE TO QUAY ARTS

Even a little money can make a big difference at Quay Arts

Did you realise that when you buy a cup of freshly ground barista coffee in our Café Bar, you are helping to support the cultural life of the Isle of Wight?

However, the generosity of our supporters goes beyond sales of food, drink and theatre tickets. Gifts of money, time, and even specific items make a huge difference to the amount of work we can do. Together, we can continue to enrich the lives of islanders and visitors with our fantastic programme of events.