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Painting
Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy
Celebrate the life, work and legacy of one of Britain’s most distinctive artists in the most extensive display of Beryl Cook’s work to date.
Dates
24/01/26 – 02/06/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Drawing
Charmaine Watkiss: From the ones who came before…
A new artist commission
Dates
10/02/26 – 16/08/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting
Journeys with Mai
Take a journey of discovery across four gallery spaces exploring the complex histories between Europe and the South Pacific.
Dates
14/02/26 – 14/06/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Moving Image
FVU
New Takes
Film and Video Umbrella presents
FVU
New Takes, a new programme of monthly moving-image commissions showcasing bold work by emerging UK-based artists.
Dates
28/02/26 – 04/10/26
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Mounira Al Solh: A land as big as her skin
Arnolfini presents A land as big as her skin, a major exhibition by Mounira Al Solh featuring the
UK
debut of A Dance with her Myth (
2024
), originally
Dates
28/02/26 – 24/05/26
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Photography
A Roof and A Sky
The Burton at Bideford launches a new exhibition, in partnership with The Pickwell Foundation.
Dates
05/03/26 – 17/05/26
Organisation
The Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Lady Chatterley’s Cover: The Book Designs of Stephen Russ
The post-war book designs of artist and teacher, Stephen Russ, are coming to life at Chippenham Museum.
Dates
07/03/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
Toddle Tate
Come and play at our monthly multi-sensory sessions for under
5
s
Dates
10/03/26 – 20/10/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Dialogue: Recent work by Sue Bryan and Magnus Petersson
Dialogue is the first in a series of occasional exhibitions to be held in the gallery.
Dates
14/03/26 – 23/05/26
Organisation
GBS Fine Art
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Newlyn Society of Artists – St Clare Medical Centre Project
The fourth art collaboration between the Newlyn Society of Artists and the St Clare Medical Centre, Penzance
Dates
15/03/26 – 14/03/27
Organiser
Patrick Shanahan
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
RAFTS
by Alistair Debling
An exhibition exploring climate change through the lens of access and care.
Dates
20/03/26 – 25/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Photography
Kelly O’Brien: No Rest For The Wicked
Kelly O’Brien’s
‘
No Rest For The Wicked’ positions working-class women’s lives as both sacred and political.
Dates
20/03/26 – 18/05/26
Organisation
GASP! (Gloucestershire Arts and Social Projects)
Region
Gloucestershire
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Painting
The South West Academy Spring Exhibition
The
SWAC
Spring Exhibition is showcasing a collection work by a small group of Academicians.
Dates
20/03/26 – 16/05/26
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Halima Cassell
Explore sculptural forms carved with intricate geometric patterns that play with light and shadow
Dates
21/03/26 – 27/09/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Bruce Oliver: A Grand Old Man of Barnstaple
An exhibition co-curated with North Devon Athenaeum focusing on the life and work of local man, Bruce Oliver (
1883
−
1976
).
Dates
21/03/26 – 16/05/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Painting
Exeter’s Fine Art gallery: Highlights from the Collection
Discover some of the key works and renowned artists featured in Exeter’s fine art collection, in this free exhibition.
Dates
28/03/26 – 09/08/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting
A Life in Art: Roger Fry
Discover the life, work and lasting influence of Roger Fry, one of the most important figures in
20
th
century British art at the Museum of Somerset.
Dates
28/03/26 – 04/07/26
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Textiles
RAMM
&
Arts University Plymouth
A collaborative exhibition between
RAMM
,
AUP
, and
MAKE
Southwest.
Dates
28/03/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Photography
Garry Fabian Miller:
‘
Our Garden. Growing. Making. Living.’
Working without a camera, Fabian Miller places plants and translucent materials directly onto light-sensitive photographic paper.
Dates
28/03/26 – 14/06/26
Organisation
Kestle Barton
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Investigating the impacts of socially engaged art on cultural organisations and contemporary art practice
Tate St Ives and
UWE
Bristol are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from October
2026
Dates
01/04/26 – 02/10/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
TAAG
Spring
&
Summer Exhibitions
Programme from April
2026
Dates
01/04/26 – 06/07/26
Organisation
TAAG Gallery & Arts Centre
Region
Devon
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Painting
Tom Kaniok: Mud Makes the Revivalists
Tom Kaniok Reimagines Kingsbridge at Harbour House in Mud Made the Revivalists Exhibition
Dates
03/04/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Painting
Members Spring Exhibition
The Penwith Society of Arts
Dates
03/04/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
What the Ground Remembers
Devon-based artists Steve Thorpe, Kate Lyons Miller and Paul Devon Young in an exhibition centered on process, material and the earth beneath our feet
Dates
03/04/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Siticulosa | Maeve Brennan
Looped screenings of Siticulosa by Maeve Brennan
Dates
03/04/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Andrew Litten,
‘
Unknown Futures : Hope, Longing, Grief
&
Other Distortions’
Anima Mundi are delighted to present
‘
Unknown Futures : Hope, Longing, Grief
&
Other Distortions’ by contemporary British artist Andrew Litten.
Dates
03/04/26 – 16/05/26
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Til All Is Correct
Louise Fago-Ruskin presents Til All Is Correct, a multidisciplinary exhibition which explores exile, displacement and persecution.
Dates
07/04/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Frances Hatch: Sensing Place
An exhibition of
‘
place palettes’, sketchbooks and paintings made along the Jurassic coastline over the last
20
years.
Dates
18/04/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Bridport Arts Centre
Region
Dorset
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Painting
The Coldstream Method
Oil Painting Still Life — The Coldstream Method — Ten classes Summer Term at the School of Art
&
Wellbeing Devon
Dates
23/04/26 – 03/07/26
Organiser
Matthew Davison
Region
Devon
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Photography
Documentary Photography Open
2026
The Documentary Photography Open
2026
is an exhibition of photographs sent in by the public in response to the theme, This Is Me.
Dates
25/04/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Bruce Asbestos: Bootleg Shreg
2
Paintings, inflatable sculpture and digital artworks that explore the evolving world of Shreg — a mutating green cartoon character.
Dates
25/04/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
25
th
Community Art Exhibition
Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists from Bristol and beyond.
Dates
30/04/26 – 23/05/26
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Altered Images: Jonathan Price and Janet Sainsbury
Textile artist Jonathan Price and painter Janet Sainsbury use the exhibition to reflect on crossovers and links between their individual practices.
Dates
01/05/26 – 19/06/26
Organisation
Traction Project Space
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Super Severn
SuperSevern is an exhibition of
5
x artists’ responses to the river Severn, an exceptional super-river.
Dates
01/05/26 – 21/05/26
Organiser
Marko Dutka
Region
South Gloucestershire
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Installation
Aleksandra Kasuba: Shelters For The Senses
Explore the work of visionary Lithuanian American artist, Aleksandra Kasuba
Dates
02/05/26 – 05/10/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Photography
Konkursas by Francesca Allen at
SERCHIA
Konkursas a solo exhibition by Francesca Allen at Serchia Gallery
Dates
02/05/26 – 06/07/26
Organisation
SERCHIA
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Becoming Visible group exhibition with WayMakers
An exhibition capturing the work of of neurodivergent young people aged
14
–
23
from across North Devon.
Dates
02/05/26 – 24/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
37
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
A new vibrant celebration of creativity is online in our Virtual Reality MetArtSpace, offering an engaging way to experience contemporary art.
Dates
03/05/26 – 26/05/26
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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Painting
All Creatures Great and Small
The English Artist are proud to present the new collection from Devon-based artist Jo Faulkner in her solo exhibition,
‘
All Creatures Great and Small’
Dates
06/05/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
The English Artist
Region
Devon
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Painting
PLUM
Exhibition of paintings by Harri Newt and Thaïs Lenkiewicz
Dates
07/05/26 – 17/05/26
Organiser
Thaïs Lenkiewicz
Region
Devon
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Disability arts
The Everyday
Art in Motion’s new collective exhibition at Pound Arts Centre
‘
The Everyday’ explores the beauty, humour, and meaning in daily life.
Dates
08/05/26 – 07/06/26
Organisation
Art In Motion
Region
Bristol
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Painting
DAVID
MOORE
SOLO
SHOW
Dates
08/05/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Belerion: The Shining Land
Angela Annesley | Sara Bevan | Graham Black | Graham Davey | Debbie Prosser | Amanda Richardson
Dates
08/05/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Ceramics
Simon Bayliss — It’s just a feeling
Simon Bayliss — It’s just a feeling
Dates
08/05/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
Auction House
Region
Cornwall
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Ceramics
IT’S
JUST
A
FEELING
by Simon Bayliss
IT
’S
JUST
A
FEELING
Simon Bayliss
Dates
08/05/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
Auction House
Region
Cornwall
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Ceramics
Beneath the Surface: A Century of Studio Ceramics in Britain
Beneath the Surface looks at the history of studio ceramics in Britain, from the early
1900
s until today.
Dates
09/05/26 – 27/02/27
Organisation
Museum & Art Swindon
Region
Swindon
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Photography
Urban Photography by Mick Maslen
This exhibition showcases urban scenes Maslen captured both in the
UK
and abroad, showing his interest in texture, form, and composition.
Dates
09/05/26 – 29/08/26
Organisation
Young Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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Painting
Dance Out
Dance Out is an exhibition of paintings, drawings and film that celebrates dance as an everyday human activity, both solitary and social.
Dates
09/05/26 – 09/08/26
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
What We Keep: The Art of Collecting
This summer we celebrate the act of collecting in our new exhibition.
Dates
09/05/26 – 19/07/26
Organisation
The Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
KIN
exhibition
An exhibition of multi-media works by emerging rural artists.
Dates
09/05/26 – 23/05/26
Organisation
CAMP
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Tree Exhibition
TREE
is a group exhibition featuring
8
selected artists, local, national and international.
Dates
14/05/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Photography
BoomSatsuma’s Student Photography Showcase
Boomsatsuma’s Exhibition Showcase is a group exhibition displaying the works of thirteen budding photographers accross a variety genres.
Dates
14/05/26 – 20/05/26
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery Ltd
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Life Drawing with Ralph Nel
Join artist Ralph Nel for a life drawing class that covers a range of life drawing techniques, tips, and tricks.
Dates
15/05/26 – 29/05/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
FORM
Art Festival
Festival and art-buying event celebrating the visual arts heritage and vibrant creative culture of Cornwall.
Dates
15/05/26 – 18/05/26
Organisation
FORM Art Festival
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
North Somerset Arts Contemporary Art and Craft Members’ Exhibition
Join us for artist demos, children’s activities and inspiring local artwork!
Dates
15/05/26 – 17/05/26
Organisation
North Somerset Arts
Region
North Somerset
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Sculpture
Inside
UFO
A sculpture show by four
KARST
studio holders
Dates
15/05/26 – 16/05/26
Organiser
Laura Robertson
Region
Devon
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Installation
Mellony Taper: All This Useless Beauty
New solo exhibition of work by Mellony Taper, winner of the
THG
Open
2025
.
Dates
16/05/26 – 27/06/26
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Anchorhold
A two person exhibition by Rachael Coward and Melanie Stidolph
Dates
16/05/26 – 16/06/26
Organisation
ALMA Artspace
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Pet Portraits Beryl-Style
Create your own Beryl-style pet portrait using acrylic paints and collage.
Date
16/05/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Artist Talk: Louise Fago-Ruskin
Join us to hear artist Louise Fago-Ruskin discuss her new exhibition, Til All Is Correct at
MIRROR
.
Date
18/05/26
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Printmaking
Beneath the Surface: Join us for the Strata Stories Launch.
Be the first to step into the deep time of the English Riviera.
Date
18/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Printmaking
Strata Stories
Unearth the Narrative of the Rocks: Strata Stories at Artizan Gallery.
Dates
19/05/26 – 01/06/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting
“
Like” — connected online. exhibited irl
A group exhibition exploring connection, community and contemporary female voices
Dates
19/05/26 – 24/05/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Ceramics
Create a Ceramic Geopark Scene: A Strata Stories Workshop
From the gallery walls to your own hands: Create your own
‘
Strata Story’ in clay this Geopark Festival.
Dates
20/05/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting
Painting the Weather in West Bay – workshop led by Frances Hatch
Participants will create small scale paintings of the light, atmosphere and weather in West Bay with an option to include found materials.
Date
20/05/26
Organisation
Bridport Arts Centre
Region
Dorset
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Painting
Dream Bodies: a solo exhibition by Flora Wallace
Dream Bodies explores the unconscious through five years of dream research, brought to life through painting, textiles, film and sound.
Dates
21/05/26 – 25/05/26
Organisation
Sacred Thing
Region
Gloucestershire
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Painting
Eye Painting Workshop with Katie Jones
Learn how to draw out and paint a detailed eye using water mixable oil paints with artist Katie Jones.
Date
21/05/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Strata Stories: Behind the Work | Exhibition Talk with Grace Clifford
Reading the rocks: A journey through deep time and fine art.
Date
21/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Printmaking
Norman Ackroyd: The Transience of Light
An exhibition celebrating the master printmaker Norman Ackroyd.
Dates
22/05/26 – 06/09/26
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Painting
Arthur Lanyon,
‘
Sandbox’
Anima Mundi are delighted to present
‘
Sandbox’, the latest solo exhibition of energetic paintings by British artist, Arthur Lanyon.
Dates
22/05/26 – 11/07/26
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Fringe Arts Bath Festival
2026
FaB is a free visual art festival, bringing exhibitions, events
&
surprises to empty shops
&
unexpected spaces in Bath. All welcome.
Dates
22/05/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Fringe Arts Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
MUD
METAL
OIL
MUD
METAL
OIL
is a group exhibition showing the works of a dynamic collective of local artists across a range of contemporary fine art practices.
Dates
22/05/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery Ltd
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Art in the Garden — Artist Preview
&
Networking Evening
Join us for the preview of Art in the Garden to hear our six Competition finalists talk about their work before we announce the winner.
Date
22/05/26
Organisation
Little Forest Land Art
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Colour
Explore a spectacular world of colour through more than
150
objects spanning art, science, nature and cultural histories.
Dates
23/05/26 – 06/09/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
‘
Always Coming Home’ by Poulomi Basu
East Quay is pleased to present
‘
Always Coming Home’, a new solo exhibition by Indian artist and activist, Poulomi Basu.
Dates
23/05/26 – 02/09/26
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
The Art of Resurgence: Celebrating
60
Years of Resurgence
A Community Gallery exhibition co-curated with The Resurgence Trust celebrating
60
years of Resurgence.
Dates
23/05/26 – 18/07/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Cartographies of Care: Women/Land/Art
This exhibition explores gender and ecology through the everyday and peripheral encounters of artist-women with land and landscape.
Dates
23/05/26 – 08/06/26
Organisation
Southcombe Barn
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
DORSET
ART
WEEKS
The largest visual arts event of its kind in Dorset —
16
days of open studios
&
exhibitions.
Dates
23/05/26 – 08/06/26
Organisation
Dorset Art Weeks
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Fruits Of My Woman
Exhibition curated by Chantal Powell in conversation with Lower Hewood Farm Collection
Dates
23/05/26 – 07/06/26
Organiser
Chantal Powell
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Art in the Garden
2026
Explore our three acre wild meadow, woodland path and studio gallery all full of wonderful artworks from
20
+ artists
&
makers —
FREE
event
Dates
23/05/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Little Forest Land Art
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
STUDIO
DO
: Leach Pottery Takeover
Join us during the May half term holidays and have fun making with clay
Dates
23/05/26 – 31/05/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Eye Painting Workshop with Katie Jones
Learn how to draw out and paint a detailed eye using water mixable oil paints with Katie Jones.
Date
23/05/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Artist-Led Tour:
RAFTS
with Alistair Debling
This event is part of the exhibition
RAFTS
by Alistair Debling.
Date
23/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
How to Enter the Art World… with Hettie Judah
Join us at
KIT
FORM
with Hettie Judah to hear from
4
Bristol-based artists and a relaxed Q
&
A session exploring what it means to re-enter the art world
Date
23/05/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Paper Impressions Workshop with Environmental Artist, Emma Lamb
In the this workshop Emma will be helping you to create a unique and beautiful relief piece on handmade paper using recycled and natural materials.
Date
23/05/26
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
THINK
AND
MAKE
|
MAKE
A
BOAT
THAT
FLOATS
Think and Make Workshop, all welcome
Date
23/05/26
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Hester Berry Masterclass: Landscape Oil Painting
Students will be guided through the process of making an oil painting, with attention paid to tone, colour-mixing and mark-making.
Date
24/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Photography
Wild City Workshop with Alice Louisa
The Wild City is a participatory photography workshop led by artist Alice Louisa for Urban Wild.
Date
25/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Printmaking
Geology in Print: A Drypoint Workshop with Grace Clifford
Connect with the English Riviera’s ancient heritage through the tactile art of printmaking.
Date
25/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Moving Image
Geopark — Behind the Lens: Film Screening
&
Fireside Chat
Step behind the lens of the English Riviera
Date
25/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Research
Superplants
&
Microorganisms: Seagrass Stories
Unearthing the Secrets of the Deep: From Micro-fossils to Mega-meadows.
Date
27/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
Phylum Artist Talks Vol.
II
: Architecture For People and the Planet
From Bristol’s bathhouses to underground greenhouses – two artist-researchers reimagine what we build and why.
Dates
28/05/26 – 31/05/26
Organiser
Alison Powell
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
FREE
Half Term Children’s Workshop: Spring Crafts with Creative Crafting Devon
Part of our
FREE
2026
school holidays Children’s workshops, no booking required!
Dates
28/05/26 – 29/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Installation
Still Ane Mair
Still Ane Mair is the solo exhibition of Marly Merle, who uses found typography to construct a texturally and materially rich set of glyphs.
Dates
29/05/26 – 05/06/26
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery Ltd
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Devon Creative Social
Join our new
FREE
regular networking event at Studio
KIND
— a relaxed space for creatives to meet, share ideas, and build meaningful connections.
Date
29/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Education
Earth Stories: Tales from the Global Geoparks with Prof. Iain Stewart
MBE
Discover the pulse of our planet.
Date
29/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
KIND
x
KARST
: I Think This is Where I Live
Jess Scott is an artist and filmmaker whose work is centred around the audience, is rooted in storytelling tradition, in a modern, digital world.
Dates
30/05/26 – 04/07/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
LGBTQIA
+ Tours
Explore
LGBTQ
+ themes in the collection displays at Tate St Ives
Date
31/05/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Fused Glass Wishsticks Workshop with Gigha Klinkenborg
Learn to fuse glass into your own, unique, glass wishstick in this involved workshop with award-winning artist Gigha Klinkenborg.
Date
31/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Structures
Imaginary composite landscape Paintings by Ruth Piper
&
Liz Coxford’s coloured pencil drawings of unusual coastal buildings.
Dates
01/06/26 – 07/06/26
Organiser
Ruth Piper
Region
Dorset
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Printmaking
Fun with Print — Make a Concertina Style Book to Celebrate — Torbay’s Geopark
Press, Fold, Flourish: Print Your Own Geopark Story
Dates
01/06/26 – 02/06/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Photography
Images of broken light which dance before me
A photography exhibition by artist Tommy Tetley
Dates
04/06/26 – 07/06/26
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Gravity
Nick Grellier’s
GRAVITY
features assemblage, drawing and moving image interrogating humanness via objects, body parts and levity.
Dates
05/06/26 – 28/06/26
Organiser
Nick Grellier
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
Launch Event: House of Revision / House of Repair by Uma Breakdown
Join us as we celebrate the launch of our latest exhibition, House of Revision / House of Repair by Uma Breakdown.
Date
05/06/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Simeon Barclay: Farewell Sweet Innocence
John Hansard Gallery presents Farewell Sweet Innocence, a major solo exhibition by Simeon Barclay.
Dates
06/06/26 – 29/08/26
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
House of Revision / House of Repair by Uma Breakdown
House of Revision / House of Repair by Uma Breakdown is a project about love, restraint, liberty, pain, growth and collapse.
Dates
06/06/26 – 27/07/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Painting
SAVE
THE
DATE
:
21
Journeys Launch Event
Explore
21
Journeys by the
21
Group of Artists
Date
06/06/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting
21
Journeys
Experience the enduring legacy of the
21
Group of Artists in their latest exhibition,
21
Journeys.
Dates
07/06/26 – 06/07/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Photography
Introduction to Cyanotypes with Elsie Garner
Celebrate this creative alternative photography process and use objects personal to yourself to create a series of your own unique prints.
Date
07/06/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Talk and Weave with Anna Pope — Session
1
Anna Pope will speak about building a resilient and sustainable practice
Date
09/06/26
Organisation
Creative Kernow Associates
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Members Summer Exhibition
The Penwith Society of Arts
Dates
12/06/26 – 15/08/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
Lucía Pizzani: Faunal Succession
Faunal Succession is the first institutional
UK
exhibition by Lucía Pizzani, a Venezuelan artist based in London.
Dates
12/06/26 – 01/08/26
Organisation
KARST
Region
Plymouth
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Sculpture
Glyn Walton
Solo show of sculpture
Dates
12/06/26 – 11/07/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Karen McEndoo, Aidan Hicks, Rod Walker, Kinsley Byrne
Sculpture
&
Paintings
Dates
12/06/26 – 11/07/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
St Anne’s Open House
Community-led open house featuring artists’ studios, exhibitions, workshops and creative activities across St Anne’s House.
Dates
12/06/26 – 14/06/26
Organisation
Bricks
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Tom Kaniok: Artist in Conversation
Join Tom Kaniok in conversation with the Curators at Harbour House, Beth Richards and Elaine Sinclair to discuss his exhibition Mud Makes the Revivali
Dates
13/06/26 – 14/06/26
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Collection Conversations — Natasha Michaels
&
Carole Pearson
In June’s installment of our free art talk series, we will be joined by Natasha Michaels and Carole Pearson.
Date
13/06/26
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Ceramics
Micro — Mosaic in a Tin with Athena Jane Churchill
Develop all the skills required to make beautiful mosaics, but in miniature! Recycle and upcycle in this fun workshop.
Date
14/06/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Performance
Moving Ecologies Summer School
Explore intersections between embodied practice and environment-based creative arts enquiry through movement workshops and reflexive writing.
Dates
15/06/26 – 16/06/26
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Income Generation Workshop
Explore methods of income generation for artists and small organisations in Cornwall
Dates
15/06/26 – 16/06/26
Organisation
Creative Kernow Associates
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Refugee Week Panel Talk with The Pickwell Foundation: Community‑Led Welcome
Join The Pickwell Foundation for a special Refugee Week event, as we explore what it truly means to create a community-led welcome.
Date
18/06/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Bound to Us
Bound to Us explores the complex and inescapable relationships between humans and animals across cultures, belief systems, and environments.
Dates
19/06/26 – 29/08/26
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Sarah Gillespie:
‘
Birded and Eyed’
‘
Birded and Eyed’ at Kestle Barton: new mezzotints and drawings by Sarah Gillespie inspired by moths and the natural world.
Dates
20/06/26 – 06/09/26
Organisation
Kestle Barton
Region
Cornwall
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Drawing
Wicker Man Themed Drink
&
Draw with Live Music from Gabby Young
Bring a bottle, drawing materials, and your dancing shoes to celebrate the summer solstice in the style of the cult classic
Date
20/06/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Photography
Between Roots and New Ground: Photo Storytelling Workshop with Olga Vynnyk
Celebrate the migrant’s path for Refugee Week with Olga Vynnyk. Learn key photographic skills and explore the emotional impact of migration.
Date
21/06/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Public Art
Jonathan Baldock: Held
Arnolfini transforms into a colourful, immersive wilderness of nature and folklore this summer.
Dates
27/06/26 – 27/09/26
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Photography
Polly Braden: Against the Tide
An exhibition by documentary photographer Polly Braden in collaboration with young people in coastal towns across England and Wales.
Dates
27/06/26 – 27/09/26
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Summer Supper with Turner
Art historian Sam Smiles presents an engaging talk on the late paintings of J. M. W. Turner.
Date
27/06/26
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Painting
Colour and Contrast with Zoe Hyde
Join Zoe Hyde for this fun workshop where you will explore complimentary colours, mark making and different painting techniques
Date
28/06/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Talk and Weave with Anna Pope — Session
2
Anna Pope will talk about her experience working with museums, archives and community groups
Date
29/06/26
Organisation
Creative Kernow Associates
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Rainbow Magic
An art and fashion event exploring the heritage of
LGBTQ
+ community, especially its feminine values and alternative lifestyles.
Dates
03/07/26 – 05/07/26
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Studio
KIND
Summer Open
Back for it’s fourth year, an exhibition celebrating the diversity of contemporary artists in the region.
Dates
11/07/26 – 15/08/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Painting
Associate Members Summer Exhibition
The Penwith Society of Arts
Dates
17/07/26 – 15/08/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Printmaking
Flora Forshall | Young Penwith Artist
2026
Solo show of printmaking
Dates
17/07/26 – 15/08/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Colourful Woodcuts: A Two-Day Masterclass with Merlyn Chesterman
Join internationally renowned local print maker Merlyn Chesterman
RE
for a two-day masterclass this July
Dates
19/07/26 – 26/07/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Alter, solo exhibition by El(ena) Hoskyns-Abraham
London based artist El(ena) Hoskyns-Abraham explores gender through the lens of the trans-masculine experience in their debut solo show.
Dates
22/08/26 – 19/09/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Painting
Introduction to Oil Painting with Amy Jobes
This beginner’s workshop with Amy Jobes will help unleash your creativity in oil painting.
Date
30/08/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
The Secret Belgian Binding with Megan Stallworthy
The Secret Belgian Binding is a fascinating, contemporary book structure featuring a
3
‑piece cover and a distinct, woven-like sewing pattern.
Date
13/09/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Painting
Hester Berry Masterclass: Landscape Oil Painting
Students will be guided through the process of making an oil painting, with attention paid to tone, colour-mixing and mark-making.
Date
18/09/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Painting
Satch Hoyt: Afro-Sonic Mapping Chapter
4
Satch Hoyt’s solo exhibition, Afro-Sonic Mapping Chapter
4
, is an installation that integrates two major bodies of work.
Dates
04/10/26 – 29/10/26
Organisation
KARST
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
Enter the colourful world of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, one of Britain’s most significant
20
th
century artists
Dates
24/10/26 – 11/04/27
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Active Opportunities
Multidisciplinary
Workshop
Figuring Out… Developing Your Creative Practice workshop
Arts funding specialist, Mark Devereux will be leading an online talk for artists planning an application to Round
24
of ACE’s
DYCP
programme.
Closing
17:30 28/05/26
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Course
Day School Bristol, Alternative education programme
2026
/
2027
Day School is a year-long programme designed to support individual progression and professional development.
Closing
23:59 08/06/26
Region
Bristol
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Performance
Open call
Small Acts Artist Takeover at Falmouth Art Gallery
7
artists +
7
artworks x
7
minutes =
7
Small Acts
Closing
18:00 25/05/26
Fee
£175
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
Job
Senior Technician (Artistic Programme) (Maternity Contract)
This is an exciting opportunity to join Spike Island’s team as Senior Technician, Artistic Programme (Maternity Cover).
Closing
12:00 01/06/26
Fee
£28,500 p.a pro rata
Region
Bristol
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Photography
Call for artists
OPEN
CALL
The Art of Experimentation
Seeking artists for an Alternative Photography Symposium at Bristol Folk House
Closing
00:00 15/06/26
Fee
Ticket sales to be shared with speakers
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Open Call:
2126
– From Here to There
As part of Portsmouth’s
100
-year anniversary celebrations, Aspex Portsmouth invites proposals for its
COMMUNAL
programme in Summer
2026
.
Closing
12:00 14/06/26
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Open Call: Letters to Tomorrow
Aspex Portsmouth invites artists in Portsmouth
&
Hampshire to submit work for Letters to Tomorrow, imagining the city in
100
years time.
Closing
12:00 21/06/26
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Exhibition Call Out:
MAKING
IT
2027
MAKING
IT
is a biennial exhibition celebrating emerging artists, makers,
&
designers from across the Southwest.
Closing
23:00 29/06/26
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Open Call for Artists —
38
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Be part of the
38
th
VR
Show, a unique opportunity to exhibit in the Metaverse and connect directly with a global audience. Don’t miss it!
Closing
23:59 20/05/26
Fee
£20 to £40
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Studio
KIND
Summer Open — Call for Artists
Studio KIND’s Summer Open invites artists from across Devon to be part of this exciting celebration of creativity and contemporary artistic practice.
Closing
23:00 15/06/26
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Exeter Contemporary Open
2026
Submissions are now invited from contemporary visual artists working across the
UK
for up to three artworks for a £
10
entry fee. Deadline
7
June
Closing
23:59 07/06/26
Fee
£10 fee includes up to 3x artworks
Region
Region-wide
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Drawing
Call for artists
Open Call —
173
Annual Open Exhibition
The
RWA
is now welcoming submissions for the
173
Annual Open Exhibition until Monday
22
June
2026
.
Closing
23:59 22/06/26
Fee
£22 per entry
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Auto Amor x Traction Project Space Exhibition Open Call
Exhibit in a three-week group exhibition in Traction Project Space, in collaboration with Auto Amor.
Closing
23:00 23/05/26
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Joy: Open Exhibition — Applications Now Open
We are delighted to announce that East Quay will be hosting our second Open Exhibition in Watchet, in Autumn
2026
.
Closing
00:00 31/05/26
Region
Region-wide
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Painting
Course
Emerging Artists Bursary
LEARN
FROM
PROFESSIONAL
ARTISTS
. We are now offering
80
% off bursaries to Emerging Artists aged
19
to
35
, living in Cornwall.
Closing
00:00 01/01/27
Region
Cornwall
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Research
Residency
Ceramic Residency at Clay Shed
Our Ceramic Residency provides professional development opportunities for ceramicists, potters and artists looking to undertake a short term project.
Closing
23:30 31/12/26
Fee
£315
Region
Bristol
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