'The Gleaning' is an inclusive arts project inviting people from all walks of life and heritages around the Shepton Mallet area to participate in creating a co-operative exhibition. The project addresses Somerset Art Works' theme 'Sanctuary', with its key strands of the Spiritual, Sustainable and Social. It is centred in St Peter & St Paul's Church, a spiritual venue which, like other sacred spaces is welcoming and safe. The oldest building in town, it offered sanctuary throughout history, including to workers in the town's famous textiles industry.