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Painting
Cansu Çakar: New Rarities
Journey from the Mediterranean to Cornwall through this miniaturist-inspired painting.
Dates
19/10/24 – 01/10/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Emerging Artists Bursary
We are looking to enable
19
–
25
year old Emerging Artists, living in Cornwall to access studio courses at School of Painting with an
80
% bursary.
Dates
10/02/25 – 24/12/25
Organisation
St. Ives School of Painting
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Circular ArtSpace Members Exhibition
2025
The Members Exhibition is Now Online in our MetArtSpace in Virtual Reality!
Dates
12/02/25 – 31/12/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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Painting
“
Seriously…”
We take art
“
Seriously…” in Swindon. As chosen by the Friends.
Dates
25/02/25 – 13/09/25
Organisation
Museum & Art Swindon
Region
Wiltshire
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Sculpture
Sonya Dyer: hybrida composita
What will the waters of Plymouth Sound look like in the future? Which creatures will survive and how will they adapt?
Dates
04/03/25 – 29/06/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Photography
Strength and Resilience: Somerset Women in the Second World War
Discover the lives of four women who played their part during the Second World War conflict and subsequent peace process.
Dates
08/03/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture
Beneath the Surface
Beneath the Surface: History, creativity and the rise of the female potter. An exhibition at Museum
&
Art Swindon.
Dates
11/03/25 – 05/07/25
Organisation
Museum & Art Swindon
Region
Wiltshire
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Painting
The botanical world of Mary Delany and Georgie Hopton – a domestic arrangement
A unique collaborative project focused on the work of Mary Delany (
1700
–
1788
) and Georgie Hopton (
1967
– ). A British Museum Touring Exhibition.
Dates
15/03/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
No.1 Royal Crescent
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
FOOD
: beyond the plate
Dive into the story of food, in Devon and across the globe, with this new exhibition from
RAMM
.
Dates
22/03/25 – 29/06/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Sound and Silence
Sound and Silence takes the bell out of the church into the gallery, celebrating it as a tactile, visual and acoustic sculpture.
Dates
22/03/25 – 14/06/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Simon Lee Dicker: Landslip
‘
a love letter to a small stretch of Dorset coastline’
Dates
25/03/25 – 27/07/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Installation
Anything You Can Think Of, Everything You Can Imagine
Yeovil Art Space presents this new public artwork from artists
LOW
PROFILE
as part of an exciting commission to the art charity from Somerset Council.
Dates
29/03/25 – 31/08/25
Organisation
Yeovil Art Space
Region
Somerset
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Painting
After Sedgemoor: Remembering the Monmouth Rebellion
An exhibition marking the
340
th
anniversary of the Monmouth Rebellion that will explore its tragic consequences.
Dates
29/03/25 – 08/07/25
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
TAAG
Summer Exhibitions
Programme: April — September
2025
Dates
01/04/25 – 03/10/25
Organisation
TAAG - Art Gallery & Community Centre
Region
Devon
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Installation
Hidden In Stone
Hidden in Stone is an exhibition about shifting continents, changing climates, and evolutionary radiation.
Dates
04/04/25 – 01/06/25
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Hidden In Stone: Associated Events
Hidden In Stone: Associated Events
Dates
04/04/25 – 01/06/25
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Painting
Exeter’s fine art collection: a feast for the eyes
A selection of over
30
prints, paintings, photographs and sketches from the Fine Art collections at
RAMM
, themed around food.
Dates
05/04/25 – 22/03/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Jyll Bradley: Running and Returning
A major exhibition that examines the
30
-year career of pioneering British artist Jyll Bradley.
Dates
05/04/25 – 02/11/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Sculpture
Spring Season Sculpture Exhibition
Offering a refined exploration of contemporary sculpture, through our quarterly exhibitions that showcase the diverse practices within
3
D
art.
Dates
05/04/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting
JANET
SAINSBURY
Janet Sainsbury paints portraits of
20
th
-century writers and artists she admires.
Dates
05/04/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
DANCE
OF
THE
MERRY
MAIDENS
A new series of paintings, corresponding to the
19
granite megaliths that form the Merry Maidens Neolithic stone circle in Lamorna, nr Penzance
Dates
05/04/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Members Spring Show
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
11
th
April
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
11/04/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Georgia Gendall — Heat Between
Heat Between eavesdrops on the dairy farm — its rhythms and the entangled relationships between humans, animals, and the land we share.
Dates
12/04/25 – 15/06/25
Organisation
Kestle Barton
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Richard Kenton Webb: A Manifesto Of Painting
A Manifesto of Painting is a show which explores the timeless language of colour in painting, highlighting its materiality and emotional power.
Dates
12/04/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Photography
‘
Nostalgia/Commitments’: A solo Exhibit by John Klukas
With new works, renowned artist
&
photographer John Klukas explores time, memory and the discrete states we inhabit from one moment to the next.
Dates
12/04/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
FEIN Collections [made in new york city]
Region
Somerset
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Painting
Jai Chuhan: Dancer
Jai Chuhan: Dancer brings together new and existing works by Indian born, British artist Jai Chuhan for her first solo exhibition in the South West.
Dates
18/04/25 – 02/08/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Far Horizons
Works of Ian Brooks
Dates
19/04/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Printmaking
Printmaking evening course (
6
weeks)
Multi layered screen-printing Learn the art of screen-printing using drawing fluid and block technique to form a layered images
Dates
23/04/25 – 05/06/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Printmaking
Printmaking Classes at
CICCIC
, Taunton
Over the period of ten weeks (
2
x
5
weeks) we will explore Lithography through the techniques of Paper Lithography, Foil Lithography and Lithino.
Dates
24/04/25 – 03/07/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Painting
Still Life — Touchstone of the painter
Ten still life painting classes on Thursday afternoons. We will be working on small
6
inch square boards, painting in oil or if you prefer, acrylics.
Dates
24/04/25 – 03/07/25
Organiser
Matthew Davison
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Creative Methodologies: Etching
Arts Hub: Zinc Etching Printmaking
Dates
25/04/25 – 04/07/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture
Tabatha Andrews: The Slightest Gesture
New sculpture and moving image works developed through a collaborative project, with learning-disabled and neurodiverse young adults.
Dates
26/04/25 – 21/06/25
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Textiles
Freaks
&
Faeries
Enter the unusual world of artists Michelle Dash
&
Penelope O’Gara
Dates
01/05/25 – 24/06/25
Organisation
Heart of The Tribe
Region
Somerset
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Painting
‘
Our Time on Earth’ Andy Rollo
Celebrating the arrival of spring after a long winter, Yeovil Art Space is delighted to present a solo exhibition of new work by artist Andy Rollo
Dates
01/05/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Yeovil Art Space
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
The Old Workshop at Delamore Arts
Delamore Arts
2025
introduces a full workshop programme, an exciting new addition hosted in The Land Rover Shed and curated by Artizan Collective.
Dates
01/05/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Traces of the Non-Existent, Ebun Sodipo
Aspex Portsmouth presents Traces of the Non-Existent, a new commission by London-based multidisciplinary artist Ebun Sodipo.
Dates
02/05/25 – 14/07/25
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Painting
Even In The Dark
This exhibition invites visitors to experience Rose-Marie’s exploration of grief.
Dates
02/05/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Bluebells
&
Woodland
A fabulous exhibition celebrating Spring featuring work by Kirsten Elswood
Dates
06/05/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
The English Artist
Region
Devon
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Painting
Aperture of Dreams
Four artists with very individual and expressive styles of paintings are showing some fabulous and very colourful work at the Brownston Gallery.
Dates
09/05/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Emma Stibbon
RA
: Melting Ice | Rising Tides
Emma Stibbon considers how the warming environment of the polar regions is impacting on the changing
UK
coastline
Dates
10/05/25 – 05/07/25
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
15
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
10/05/25 – 01/06/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Photography
James Ravilious: An English Eye
New exhibition featuring the work of James Ravilious, photographer of rural life.
Dates
10/05/25 – 28/05/25
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Being John Smith
Looped screenings
Dates
14/05/25 – 21/06/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
CHANTAL
JOFFE
:
THE
PRINCE
THE
PRINCE
–
NEW
PAINTINGS
BY
CHANTAL
JOFFE
Dates
15/05/25 – 01/11/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
HEW
LOCKE
:
ARMADA
Armada is an evocative and multi-layered installation, made up of around
35
boats of varying sizes.
Dates
15/05/25 – 01/11/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
IDENTITY
AN
EXHIBITION
BY
OUR
TEAM
OF
VOLUNTEERS
Dates
15/05/25 – 29/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Karen McEndoo
&
Aidan Hicks
Mayn Halow (Stone Moors) after the granite landscape of west Cornwall, out of which Aidan’s stones come, and Karen’s paintings vividly evoke.
Dates
16/05/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Tom Leaper, Jason Lilley, Sutton Taylor, Philip Wakeham, Sophie Fraser, El Matador Del Muerte, Kleiner Shames
Join us for the preview on Friday
16
th
May
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
16/05/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Mood States
Featuring a dozen head sculptures, each representing different mood states the collection offers a physical manifestation of the mind’s inner workings
Dates
17/05/25 – 10/09/25
Organisation
Glenside Hospital Museuum
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Drawings by Denis Reed
Drawings by Denis Reed:
7
artworks fresh to our collection
Dates
17/05/25 – 10/09/25
Organisation
Glenside Hospital Museuum
Region
Bristol
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Textiles
Soft Power: Lives told through textile art
This exhibition explores how cloth can play a unique role in telling our stories and is used to communicate life’s journey.
Dates
17/05/25 – 10/08/25
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
John Eaves: Off Beat
An exhibition of paintings, drawings and collages by John Eaves
RWA
.
Dates
17/05/25 – 12/07/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
27
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
We present a celebration of creativity unfolding online from
21
–
05
to
22
–
06
. This immersive showcase brings together a wide range of artistic voices.
Dates
21/05/25 – 23/06/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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Printmaking
INTERCHANGE
Free vibrant screen print exhibition showing artwork by Julia Atkinson
Dates
23/05/25 – 06/09/25
Organisation
Young Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
In Our Nature
Dorset Visual Arts’ first-ever
DVA
Member Open Call,
‘
In Our Nature,’ is a major new exhibition.
Dates
23/05/25 – 11/06/25
Organisation
Dorset Visual Arts
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Fringe Arts Bath Festival
2025
Free festival of exhibitions, interventions and events, bringing contemporary visual art to unexpected spaces across the City of Bath.
Dates
23/05/25 – 07/06/25
Organisation
Fringe Arts Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Od Arts Festival — Thinking in Circles
Od Arts Festival
2025
– Thinking in Circles. The three day festival creates conversations through art, film and performance in rural Somerset.
Dates
23/05/25 – 30/05/25
Organisation
OSR Projects
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Liliane Lijn: Arise Alive
Discover art that sees the world in terms of light and energy
Dates
24/05/25 – 02/11/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image
Emma Critchley: Soundings
Explore the politics of the deep sea through this immersive video installation
Dates
24/05/25 – 21/09/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Forbidden Territories:
100
Years of Surreal Landscapes
Surrealism was one of the most influential movements of the
20
th
century, and this major exhibition marks
100
years since its origins in
1924
.
Dates
24/05/25 – 07/09/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Installation
LIFESCAPE
by Alice Ladenburg
A solo exhibition exploring human perception, navigation, and our interconnectedness with the natural world, highlighting key landscapes in Somerset.
Dates
24/05/25 – 31/08/25
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
The Valley: Art on the border — a cultural history of Marsland
An exhibition curated by the artist Peter Stiles exploring the Marsland Valley, its heritage and the people who have been inspired by its charms.
Dates
24/05/25 – 06/07/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Invisible Foundations
Exhibition: Invisible Foundations
Dates
24/05/25 – 07/06/25
Organisation
FORM-ica
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Painting
Artizan Collective Geopark Artists Residency Exhibition
Artistic Journeys Through Torbay’s Heritage
Dates
25/05/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
‘
Blooming’ Art Exhibition
Embrace the arrival of spring with
‘
Blooming’, an artisan craft exhibition based on the theme of flora and fauna.
Dates
27/05/25 – 29/06/25
Organisation
Cockington Court
Region
Torbay
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Photography
HABITAT
Habitat seeks to challenge our approach towards building by exploring the connections between us, the natural, and the built environment.
Dates
27/05/25 – 03/06/25
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Public art
Craftival
2025
Craftival returns to New Brewery Arts for another year to celebrate all things craft with our community of makers.
Dates
29/05/25 – 12/07/25
Organisation
New Brewery Arts
Region
Gloucestershire
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Painting
British Museum Curator talk: Mary Delany’s
‘
Paper Mosaiks’
This talk will explore how Mary Delany’s impressive works were made and connect them to wider histories of botanical illustration.
Date
29/05/25
Organisation
No.1 Royal Crescent
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Sculpture
Queer as Clay with Lauren McNicoll
A workshop for the
FLINTA
community, exploring the queer nature of clay through squishing, moulding, folding, connecting, and layering.
Date
29/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Ashburton Artists
&
Artisans Walking Trail
An Annual Open Studios event with nearly
30
artists in Ashburton
Dates
30/05/25 – 01/06/25
Organiser
Geoff Sellick
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibition launch: The Valley: Art on the border
A celebration the launch the opening of The Valley: Art on the border – a cultural history of Marsland exhibition with Peter Stiles.
Date
30/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
North Devon Arts: Spring into Summer Exhibition
Featuring new work from North Devon Arts members including a wide range of paintings, watercolours, original prints, textiles, photographs
&
ceramics.
Dates
31/05/25 – 12/07/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Our Place group exhibition curated by Lauren McNicoll
This exhibition is built upon the idea of the domestic setting as a trope for a woman’s place in the world
Dates
31/05/25 – 28/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Launch
&
meet the artists event: North Devon Arts
North Devon Arts members invite you to a
‘
meet the artists’ afternoon in celebration of the opening of the exhibition, Spring into Summer.
Date
31/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Photography
Dartmoor Photographic Walk in the footsteps of Ravilious
Photographer Nicky Thompson will revisit Dartmoor paths trodden by James Ravilious, taking photographs in these locations.
Date
31/05/25
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Yard Party
Join us for the second Lymore Gardens Yard Party! 💥 Pop-up bar by @electricbearbrewing, street food, and music in the yard
Date
31/05/25
Organisation
FORM-ica
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
OPEN
DAY
—
PRE-DEGREE
&
FOUNDATION
DIPLOMA
Our Pre-Degree Open Day provides you with the chance to explore alternative options to Post-
16
Study at Arts University Plymouth.
Date
31/05/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Introduction to Stencil-Based Screen-Printing with Tushka Illustrates
Create vibrant stencil-based screen prints with Tushka, exploring color blends, gradients, and monoprinting.
Date
01/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Painting
Ruth Gillbanks Focus Exhibition
A focus exhibition featuring a collection of vibrant paintings by abstract expressionist landscape artist, Ruth Gillbanks.
Dates
03/06/25 – 21/06/25
Organisation
The English Artist
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Abstract Stories
A journey through creativity and connection,
‘
Abstract Stories’ traces the evolution of artistic expression across disciplines and friendships.
Dates
03/06/25 – 09/06/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
EXTENDED
DIPLOMA
|
GRADUATE
SHOWS
2025
Join us to see our Extended Diploma students showcasing their work.
Dates
03/06/25 – 05/06/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Disability arts
NAIM
Neurodivergent Network Meet Up: June
Neurodiverse Art In Motion (
NAIM
) are holding a monthly network meet up to nurture and support neurodivergent artists and their work.
Date
04/06/25
Organisation
Art In Motion
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Promenade Weekender
A weekend of local art commissions, activities, and events in Weston-super-Mare.
Dates
05/06/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Super Culture
Region
North Somerset
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Moving Image
Sea Like a Mirror
Sea Like a Mirror, a major touring programme commissioned to mark the
200
th
anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (
RNLI
).
Dates
05/06/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Super Culture
Region
North Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Menopause Information and Support in-person Event
Join us for a warm and welcoming evening at the Menopause Information and Support event
Date
05/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Ecotones Programme Launch
A creative and participatory evening to mark the launch of Ecotones, in partnership with Hauser
&
Wirth.
Date
05/06/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
LISSETTE
JIMÉNEZ
DÍAZ
|
ARTIST
IN
RESIDENCE
Continuing the studio exchange between
CAST
and CaSa (Centro de las Artes de San Agustín) in Oaxaca, we are delighted to welcome Lissette Jiménez Diaz
Dates
07/06/25 – 27/06/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Photography
Ravilious Talk with Chris Chapman
Illustrated talk by photographer, Chris Chapman, discussing his friendship with James Ravilious and their working practices.
Date
07/06/25
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Behind the Scenes: Building Tour and Studio Artist Visits
Join us for a behind the scenes tour of Spike Island where two artists will open their studio doors to the public.
Date
07/06/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Darcy Whent: The House We Built
Darcy Whent’s The House We Built transforms the crypt of The Mount Without into a dreamlike home shaped by memory, myth, and emotion
Dates
08/06/25 – 11/06/25
Organiser
Darcy Whent
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Romanticizing the Landscape with Luna North
Create joyful, colourful landscapes in this workshop exploring folk styles, vibrant color mixing, and imaginative painting techniques!
Date
08/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Installation
Being, in touch
Erika Cann, Millie Laing-Tate and Laura Robertson meld their art practices together through a process-led and playful collaboration.
Dates
09/06/25 – 06/07/25
Organisation
Traction Project Space
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Art Week Exeter: Jacob van der Beugel, Data Shadows
Screening Jacob van der Beugel’s
‘
Data Shadows’ for Art Week Exeter
2025
Dates
10/06/25 – 15/06/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Between Dreams and Tomorrow
A visual art exhibition and fundraiser for Palestine, offering alternative narratives to an increasingly divided world.
Dates
10/06/25 – 15/06/25
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image
John Smith | Artist’s Talk
Renowned artist filmmaker John Smith will visit
CAST
to speak about his work.
Date
12/06/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
St Anne’s Open House
Three day celebration to explore all things
SAH
and get stuck in from exhibitions, workshops, food, drink, music, open studios!
Dates
13/06/25 – 15/06/25
Organisation
Bricks
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image
Jacob van der Beugel: In conversation
Join artist Jacob van der Beugel and Prof Adrian Currie from the University of Exeter to explore the importance of demystifying data.
Date
13/06/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Site Festival
2025
: Open Studios
Site Festival in Stroud (est.
1997
) brings a range of exciting artist-led events this June
2025
, and they’re inviting artists to take part.
Dates
14/06/25 – 28/06/25
Organisation
Stroud Valleys Artspace
Region
Gloucestershire
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Sculpture
THISS
2025
The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase (
THISS
)
2025
, an outdoor group sculpture exhibition featuring ten artists from the south west and London.
Dates
14/06/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
The Hide Artist Retreat
Region
Gloucestershire
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Sculpture
Ceramic Record Workshop with Copper Sounds
Join Sound and Silence exhibitors Copper Sounds for a workshop where you will make a
12
″ record out of clay.
Date
14/06/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Keyring Monkey Fist Knot Workshop with Edward Crumpton
Join local artist Edward Crumpton and learn to tie a Monkey Fist Knot this father’s day!
Date
15/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Make a Leather Card Wallet with Red
This Father’s Day, learn the process of making your own card wallet from leather.
Date
15/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Introduction to Screenprinting — Cut it like Matisse
Learn how to use the silkscreen process to create big, bold and colourful works using stencils and hand-drawn imagery, inspired by Henri Matisse.
Dates
17/06/25 – 18/06/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Printmaking
Linocut Printmaking
Learn how to cut your own lino-block and produce a series of prints, following in the footsteps of other notable relief printmakers.
Date
17/06/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Sculpture
Handbuilding Ceramics
Learn about the key handbuilding techniques and how to decorate your ceramic pieces with coloured decorative slips and underglaze colours.
Dates
18/06/25 – 19/06/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Bitesize: The Fantastical Worlds of
‘
Forbidden Territories’
‘
Forbidden Territories’ celebrates
100
years of Surrealism and features some of the world’s most famous artists including Salvador Dali and Max Ernst.
Dates
18/06/25 – 19/06/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Printmaking
Introduction to Fabric Printing and Machine Sewing
Learn how to use heat press fabric printing technique and create bespoke fabric goods with the help of the sewing studio.
Dates
19/06/25 – 20/06/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Textiles
Tuft Your Own Rug
Learn how to use an electric tufting gun and create your own custom rug.
Date
19/06/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Widdershins
Green Hill Arts presents Widdershins
3
, an extraordinary gathering of renowned mythical and fantasy artists whose works evoke the mystery of Dartmoor.
Dates
20/06/25 – 30/08/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Painting
Members Summer Exhibition
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
20
th
June
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
20/06/25 – 18/08/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Lydia Corbett (née Sylvette David) | The Muse and The Loving Minotaur
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
20
th
June
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
20/06/25 – 14/07/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Rod Walker
&
David Kemp | Still Life
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
20
th
June
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
20/06/25 – 14/07/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
UNDERGRADUATE
|
GRADUATE
SHOWS
2025
You’re invited to see our graduates showcase their creative perspectives for a changing world in this year’s Graduate Show
2025
Dates
20/06/25 – 26/06/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Photo Etching
Learn about the history of Photogravure and transform your digital photographs into Polymer Gravure prints.
Dates
20/06/25 – 21/06/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Sculpture
Quietly Alongside (Clay and Wellbeing)
Explore and play with making with clay, focusing on enjoying hand building processes rather than an end result.
Dates
20/06/25 – 21/06/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Crossed Structure Binding and the Everlasting Fold Book: A Workshop with Celandine Books
Make two beautiful contemporary book structures using handmade and pattern papers.
Date
20/06/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Painting
Chantal Joffe: In Conversation
A special in-conversation event with artist Chantal Joffe
Dates
21/06/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
OPEN
DAY
—
UNDERGRADUATE
&
POSTGRADUATE
Find out what it’s like to study at the South West’s University of the Year (
WUSCAS
2024
).
Dates
21/06/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Photography
Dip into the Dark Room Workshop
Experiment with darkroom techniques eg drawing with light and the photogram processes as well as creating photographic prints from negatives
Date
21/06/25
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Collection Conversations — Nigel Goldsmith
&
Chloe Yandell
In June’s Collection Conversation, we will be joined by Nigel Goldsmith and Chloe Yandell.
Date
21/06/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Drawing
Introduction to Etching with Annabel Hill
Come and create a delicate etching plate using dried plants as inspiration.
Date
22/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Self-Care Symbols in Print Workshop with Josie Grant
Combine printmaking with self care with artist Josie Grant
Date
26/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
You’re Not Alone: Women in Art
2025
(British Council Poland/UK Festival
2025
)
You’re Not Alone: Women in Art
2025
brings together ten visual artists; their experiences as women outside mainstream art and education.
Dates
28/06/25 – 31/08/25
Organisation
BEAF Arts Co
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Community Artists’ Fair — Summer Edition
Join us for a vibrant day celebrating local creativity!
Dates
28/06/25 – 29/06/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Writing
‘
The Most Tiresome Place in the World’: Jane Austen
&
Bath
In
2025
No.
1
Royal Crescent will celebrate the
250
th
anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth with a new temporary exhibition,
‘
The Most Tiresome Place in t
Dates
05/07/25 – 02/11/25
Organisation
No.1 Royal Crescent
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Strange Magic
Strange Magic exhibition curated by Leslie Glenn Damhus. Opening preview: Saturday
5
July |
2
–
4
pm (all welcome)
Dates
05/07/25 – 25/07/25
Organisation
Andelli Art
Region
North Somerset
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Sound
one thousand birds symphony —
GRICE
(drop-in event)
An opportunity to drop-in and experience GRICE’s
‘
one thousand birds symphony’ at
RAMM
Dates
05/07/25 – 06/07/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Sound
one thousand birds symphony —
GRICE
‘
a harmonic and sometimes dissonant conversation between humans and the natural world’
Date
05/07/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
SELECTED
15
Selected
15
is a touring showcase of new short films by early career artists.
Date
05/07/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Strangers at Court: Depictions of Europeans in Chinese Imperial Art
A Bonhams Gallery Conversation with the Friends of
RAMM
Date
10/07/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting
Associate Members Summer Show
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
18
th
July
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
18/07/25 – 18/08/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Esme Lansdowne | Young Penwith Artist
2025
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
18
th
July
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
18/07/25 – 18/08/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Kathak Dance Workshops with Sonia Sabri Company
Join Sonia Sabri Company the leading contemporary South Asian dance and music company in the
UK
for workshops
Date
19/07/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Mughal Miniatures: The Awakening
As part of Kingsbridge Fair Week there will be a special performance of Mughal Miniatures: The Awakening
Date
19/07/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
MA
GRADUATE
SHOW
2025
You are invited to our
MA
Graduate Show Private View —
24
July
2025
Dates
21/07/25 – 31/07/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Wild
An exhibition exploring our relationship with the natural world
Dates
26/07/25 – 04/01/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
CAST-OFF
Our summer holiday programme of free artist-led creative activities will return to the walled garden at National Trust Penrose on Saturday
26
July.
Dates
26/07/25 – 23/08/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
OPEN
DAY
—
POSTGRADUATE
Join us on Saturday
26
July to explore our campus and speak with our Postgraduate academics.
Date
26/07/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
British Sign Language Exhibition Tour Donald Locke: Resistant Forms
Martin Glover, architect and art facilitator, leads a British Sign Language tour of the current exhibition, Donald Locke: Resistant Forms.
Date
26/07/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Introduction to Ceramics
From preparing clay to applying glazes, learn about the process of making clay into finished ceramic pieces.
Dates
17/09/25 – 18/09/25
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Active Opportunities
Research
Space
Discounted Memberships for Clay Based Graduates
UK
Clay based Graduates
2025
! Begin your next chapter with £
25
off any studio membership for your first
3
months, plus £
30
kiln firing credit.
Closing
23:59 30/11/25
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Volunteering
Lawyer Trustee
We are looking for a Trustee with legal skills to join our Trustee board.
Closing
10:00 24/06/25
Region
Bristol
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Research
Job
Communications Producer
Shapes how Radical Ecology speaks to the world across platforms, print, and publications.
Closing
10:00 16/06/25
Fee
£27,160 pro rata (0.2 FTE)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Studio
&
Operations Manager
Contract: Fixed term,
2
years Salary: £
32
,
980
pro rata (
0
.
5
FTE
) Location: Studio-based (Webbers Yard, Dartington) Closing Date:
16
June
2025
,
10
am
Closing
10:00 16/06/25
Fee
£32,980 pro rata (0.5 FTE)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Space
SHARED
STUDIO
SPACE
A space in CAST’s shared studio is available. This recently refurbished space is a large light-filled attic, shared by four artists.
Closing
00:00 30/06/25
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Open Call for Artists for the
16
th
Community Art Exhibition
Are you an artist looking to showcase your work?
Closing
23:59 03/06/25
Fee
£25 or £35
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Centrespace Gallery Manager — Job Opportunity
We are seeking a motivated and well-organised Gallery Manager to manage the day-to-day operations of the gallery.
Closing
23:59 15/06/25
Fee
£12.70 / hr
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Call for Entries:
KINETIC
A large-scale exhibition at
MAKE
Southwest showing the possibilities of movement and making.
Closing
23:59 31/07/25
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Community and Engagement Producer
Join our team
&
brilliant local community as our Community and Engagement Producer at St Anne’s House, Bristol.
Closing
10:00 15/06/25
Fee
27,000 pro rata
Region
Bristol
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Public Art
Open call
Join Trigger’s Board of Trustees
Trigger are seeking two-three passionate and committed trustees to shape and guide the future of our organisation.
Closing
09:00 02/06/25
Fee
Unpaid
Region
Region-wide
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Education
Job
Join Our Board of Trustees
We currently have
2
voluntary roles to join our Board of Trustees: Trustee
&
Trustee — Treasuer
Closing
00:00 02/06/25
Region
Devon
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Education
Job
Trainee Early Years Creative Practitioner
If you want to work in the fascinating and thought-provoking world of creative arts practice with very young children then this opportunity is for you
Closing
09:00 02/06/25
Fee
£3,413 based on 23 days @ £150 per day.
Region
Somerset
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Printmaking
Call for artists
No Place Art | Edition One: Materiality
2025
— Juried Exhibition
No Place Art: Edition One | Materiality — a juried exhibition offering major awards, residencies, and representation for artists in painting and print
Closing
23:59 30/06/25
Fee
£24.00/ £10.00 - 24 < £16.00/ £10.00
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Studio
KIND
. Summer Open
2025
The Studio
KIND
. Summer Open is back for the third year!
Closing
00:00 01/06/25
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
South West Artist Residency
We are pleased to offer a
6
‑week residency to a South West based artist in Studio
10
Project Space at East Quay.
Closing
17:00 30/05/25
Fee
£1200 (+ additional contributions)
Region
Somerset
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Disability arts
Residency
Join Access
BEAF
: Supporting Neurodivergent and Disabled Artists
2025
We are inviting applications from neurodivergent and disabled creatives living or working in Dorset and Hampshire to be part of this year’s residency,
Closing
17:00 30/05/25
Fee
£500
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
OPEN
CALL
for
RWA
172
Annual Open Exhibition
Showcase Your Work in One of the
UK
’s Leading Open Exhibitions
Closing
00:00 16/06/25
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Callout for Submissions — Droves
&
Downs
The project will award four DVA-supported Bursaries to Dorset artists, enabling them to create new work inspired by and focused on Cranborne Chase.
Closing
17:00 30/05/25
Fee
£500
Region
Dorset
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Call for artists
Mentoring Opportunity: Curator Bank
A new initiative to support artists living in the South West through mentoring and one-to-one support
Closing
23:30 30/06/25
Region
Region-wide
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Research
Space
Kift Ceramics: Open-Access Studio Space Available
Spaces are currently available for open-access studio membership for ceramic artists and part-time potters at Kift Ceramics Studio in Frome.
Closing
00:30 04/01/26
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Exeter Contemporary Open
2025
:
CALL
FOR
ENTRIES
Open submission contemporary art exhibition
Closing
00:00 08/06/25
Region
Region-wide
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Research
Residency
Project Residency
Our project residency provides professional development opportunities for ceramicists, potters and artists looking to undertake a short term project.
Closing
23:30 31/08/26
Fee
£315
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Space
G
12
Krowji, Contemporary Arts Space for Hire
G
12
KROWJI
,
OUR
NEW
CONTEMPORARY
ARTS
SPACE
,
IS
A
RESIDENCY
,
EXHIBITION
AND
ARTS
EVENTS
SPACE
FOR
HIRE
BASED
AT
KROWJI
,
REDRUTH
,
CORNWALL
.
Closing
00:00 14/07/25
Region
Cornwall
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