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Photography
Netti Habel: I Cling to the Sky
Netti Habel’s work goes on display at
RAMM
Dates
24/09/24 – 23/03/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Anna Farley: Your Space
An experimental environment for rest and learning created by artist Anna Farley.
Dates
01/10/24 – 01/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
25
SECONDTATE
Create Club invite you on a
25
second art journey.
Dates
01/10/24 – 01/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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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
Céline Condorelli, Bulk: Everlasting Colour
Céline Condorelli’s latest work goes on display at
RAMM
Dates
24/10/24 – 30/05/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
TAAG
Winter Exhibitions
Winter Programme of Exhibitions from November
2024
Dates
09/11/24 – 28/03/25
Organisation
TAAG - Art Gallery & Community Centre
Region
Devon
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Textiles
SOCIAL
FABRIC
An exhibition of textile-based art, presenting the work of contemporary female artists
Dates
22/11/24 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Printmaking
Artizan Printmakers and Sculpture Open Season – Winter
Introducing our new venture as we transition to a dedicated Printmaking and Sculpture Gallery.
Dates
28/11/24 – 29/03/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
Embodied Activism, Sivan Rubinstein
Embodied Activism is the debut visual arts exhibition by Sivan Rubinstein, exploring themes of migration and climate change through movement.
Dates
31/12/24 – 13/04/25
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary
Creative Methodologies
Unlock your creative potential and embark on a transformative artistic journey with acclaimed painter and printmaker Adam Grose.
Dates
10/01/25 – 04/04/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Moving Image
Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Jussi Parikka:
LUMI
John Hansard Gallery is delighted to present
LUMI
, a new video essay by Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Jussi Parikka.
Dates
14/01/25 – 19/04/25
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Painting
MARK
SURRIDGE
:
FLIGHT
AND
STONE
Surridge creates still-life paintings that explore the relationships between colour, form, and composition.
Dates
17/01/25 – 29/03/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Edgar Barclay’s Stonehenge
Discover Edgar Barclay’s unique oil painting of Stonehenge from the early
1890
s.
Dates
24/01/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Young Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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Drawing
Mirror of Mirth: Rowlandson
&
Nixon Satirise Bath
This exhibition features the finest satirical works in the Victoria Art Gallery collection.
Dates
24/01/25 – 22/04/25
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Installation
Louisa Fairclough: Mental Falls
Mental Falls is a show encompassing new works including Feel Stupid which has been commissioned by and made with the support of
MIRROR
Gallery.
Dates
24/01/25 – 29/03/25
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
‘
Recollection’ and
‘
Ship of Fools / The Dockers’ Museum’
Two exhibitions exploring the motivations, connections and narratives formed during the process of collecting art.
Dates
25/01/25 – 07/05/25
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Painting
Paule Vézelay: Living Lines
Discover the internationally important work of Paule Vézelay, a key figure of
20
th
-century British abstract art.
Dates
25/01/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Paper Works
Selected from an open submission the works celebrate paper as a surface for drawing, printmaking and as a sculptural material.
Dates
25/01/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Living Materials, Louise Francis Smith
Living Materials by Louise Frances Smith highlights the fragile, dynamic Thanet coastline, exploring sustainability, climate change, and human impact
Dates
29/01/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary
In and Out of Time
Featuring the evocative works of three talented artists: Alan Bourne, Lar Cann, and Michael Carter.
Dates
30/01/25 – 22/03/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Painting
Members Show
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
31
st
January
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
31/01/25 – 07/04/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds
Delve into realms of myth, magic and the divine feminine in the first major exhibition of visionary artist Ithell Colquhoun
Dates
01/02/25 – 06/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Bharti Kher
Enter a realm where everyday life meets the mystical in an exhibition of sculptures, paintings and drawings by Bharti Kher
Dates
01/02/25 – 05/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Landscape: An Artists Perspective
The exhibition aims explore the intricate connections between landscape and artistic creation, offering a captivating display of drawings
&
paintings.
Dates
05/02/25 – 29/03/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Creating Communities:
25
Years of North Devon Homes and the History of Barnstaple Housing
Celebrating
25
years since the creation of North Devon Homes as a housing association, and exploring the story of social housing in Barnstaple.
Dates
07/02/25 – 22/03/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Danielle Dean:
‘
This could all be yours!’
An exhibition at Spike Island by Danielle Dean, centring around her film
2024
‘
Hemel’.
Dates
08/02/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image
Dan Guthrie:
‘
Empty Alcove / Rotting Figure’
This new commission continues Guthrie’s ongoing exploration of the Blackboy Clock; an object of contested heritage publicly displayed in Stroud.
Dates
08/02/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Painting
John Lyons: Carnivalesque
Come and see the first major retrospective exhibition of Caribbean British artist and poet John Lyons and discover his contribution to British art.
Dates
08/02/25 – 07/05/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Kathy Prendergast: Stasis Field
John Hansard Gallery is delighted to announce Stasis Field, a new exhibition by artist Kathy Prendergast.
Dates
08/02/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Emma Critchley: Soundings
John Hansard Gallery is excited to announce Soundings, a new exhibition by artist Emma Critchley.
Dates
08/02/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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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
Andrew Hardwick,
‘
Uncultivated Land’
Anima Mundi are proud to present
‘
Uncultivated Land’ a solo exhibition of contemporary landscape painting by Andrew Hardwick.
Dates
14/02/25 – 29/03/25
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image
Roger Thorp,
‘
A Beautiful Morning’
Anima Mundi are proud to present
‘
A Beautiful Morning’; a moving, immersive video triptych presentation by Roger Thorp.
Dates
14/02/25 – 29/03/25
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
Melanie Jackson: Hot Flash
A solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture, animation and drawing, that present us with an assembly of conceptual nomads.
Dates
15/02/25 – 12/04/25
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Animalium Miscellaneum – Works of Anna Walsh
Artizan welcomes London based artist Anna Walsh as we continue our series of solo shows at our dedicated printmaking and sculpture gallery.
Dates
19/02/25 – 29/03/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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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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Photography
Experimental Darkroom —
8
week course
Come join us on Wednesday evenings for our wonderful exploration of darkroom creativity — The Experimental Darkroom
Dates
26/02/25 – 16/04/25
Organisation
Negative Thinking CIC
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Hurt Feelings
This spring, artist Ellie Thompson will exhibit an ensemble of colourful creatures at Bath’s esteemed theatre
‘
The Egg’, Theatre Royal.
Dates
26/02/25 – 31/03/25
Organiser
Ellie Thompson
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Printmaking
Woodcut Workshop at
CICCIC
Explore print techniques and processes and develop an innovative portfolio of prints.
Dates
27/02/25 – 04/04/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture
Jalsaghar
Debjani Banerjee’s exhibition Jalsaghar is an intricate exploration of identity, culture, and heritage.
Dates
01/03/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
KARST
Region
Plymouth
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Printmaking
Dreams, Whimsy, Poetry: A Celebration of Marc Chagall
40
years ago, Marc Chagall passed away at the age of
97
. To celebrate his legacy, Hidden are exhibiting a new collection of rare, original prints.
Dates
01/03/25 – 31/03/25
Organisation
Hidden Gallery Bristol
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
13
th
Community Art Exhibition
Explore diverse artworks in a unique double-decker bus gallery featuring talented artists from Bristol and beyond. A celebration of creativity!
Dates
01/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Painting
It’s All Going To Be
OK
!
A visual journey through life’s ups and downs, exploring chaos vs. calm, light vs. dark, self-doubt vs. self-acceptance
Dates
01/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organiser
Zuleika Fray
Region
Plymouth
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Textiles
Portraits in Fabric with Elizabeth Loveday
Spend four blissful mornings creating a one-of-a-kind textile portrait while learning new skills in a calm and welcoming environment.
Dates
01/03/25 – 22/03/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
The Return
The Return presents a new series of paintings by Ineke Van der Wal after five years spend in The Wasteland
Dates
01/03/25 – 22/03/25
Organiser
Ineke Van der Wal
Region
Devon
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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 – 03/06/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
Sanctuary Exhibition
Step into Sanctuary, an exhibition inspired by the calming essence of nature, personal sanctuaries we all cherish
&
what the word sanctuary invokes.
Dates
06/03/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Heart of The Tribe
Region
Somerset
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Painting
In the Mind’s Eye
Robin Sewell, Jenny Morse, Susanna Lisle, and Catherine Richardson
‘
In the Mind’s Eye’ a group exhibition of four abstract painters.
Dates
06/03/25 – 28/03/25
Organisation
Sandra Higgins Art
Region
Somerset
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Painting
John Brokenshire
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
7
th
March
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
07/03/25 – 07/04/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Of Land, Sea and Spirit
Colin Caffell, Mike Praed, John Piper, Jill Eisele
&
Paula Downing
Dates
07/03/25 – 07/04/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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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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Painting
It All Began In Yeovil, The Amazing Career of Artist Brian Rice
An exhibition of one of the UK’s most respected abstract painters, Brian Rice whose
70
year career began with his days at Yeovil School of Art.
Dates
08/03/25 – 12/04/25
Organisation
Yeovil Art Space
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture
Sankofa: An Exploration Informed By Africanfuturism by Georgina Grant
Ideas surrounding Africanfuturism as a platform to play with ideas of what a future could look like in the year
2225
.
Dates
08/03/25 – 29/03/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Painting
Artizan Women’s Open Exhibition
2025
The Artizan Women’s Open returns, continuing its mission to celebrate, amplify, and champion women artists in a diverse and inclusive showcase
Dates
09/03/25 – 13/04/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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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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Photography
Toufic Beyhum
Toufic Beyhum Photography Exhibition
Dates
13/03/25 – 31/03/25
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Jonathan Michael Ray: Field Work
Field Work is an exhibition of new works by Cornwall-based artist Jonathan Michael Ray made in response to a residency in Orkney.
Dates
14/03/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Bo Lee and Workman
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
25
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
This exhibition brings together talented artists and offers audiences worldwide the opportunity to engage with contemporary art innovatively.
Dates
14/03/25 – 12/04/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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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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Sculpture
Language of the Physical: Katherine Gili Sculpture
This exhibition brings together a range of sculptures by Katherine Gili, spanning four decades from
1980
to
2022
.
Dates
15/03/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
SUNNY
SIDE
UP
SUNNY
SIDE
UP
embraces yellow as a metaphor for optimism and positivity and brings together a fusion of new voices for this exciting new show
Dates
15/03/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
CLOSE Ltd
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Petra Börner, Solo Exhibition
Petra Börner is an award-winning artist based in London, translating ideas into series, paired or mirrored artworks.
Dates
18/03/25 – 05/04/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
‘
As It Was, So It Is’ by Yulia Mahr
Join us in celebration of
‘
As It Was, So It Is’ a solo exhibition by Yulia Mahr at
SERCHIA
. Opening
20
March
6
–
9
for Bristol Gallery Weekend.
Dates
20/03/25 – 20/04/25
Organisation
SERCHIA
Region
Bristol
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Installation
Speak Still Strange Land
A group show by Jessie Blindell, Mary Flower and Rebecca Goddard
Dates
20/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Bristol Gallery weekend
Bristol galleries and art spaces come together to offer a special programme of exhibitions, activities and events.
Dates
20/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organisation
Bristol Gallery Weekend
Region
Bristol
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Painting
The South West Academy Spring Exhibition
The South West Academy Spring Exhibition showcases work by some of the most accomplished artists in the region.
Dates
21/03/25 – 30/04/25
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
EDGELANDS
EDGELANDS
showcases the
2024
/
2025
Day School Cohort, exploring connection through art.
Dates
21/03/25 – 25/03/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Disability arts
Boats, Bedminster, Biscuits and Butchers: Exhibition
An Art Installation showcasing artwork made as part of the Futures Past project, as part of Bristol Gallery Weekend.
Dates
21/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organisation
Art In Motion
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
A
WEEKEND
OF
SPRING
THINGS
Free workshops, walks and Helston
‘
Quest’
Dates
21/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Printmaking
Create Cloudscapes with Reduction Lino Printmaking with Steve Manning
Join
MAKE
Southwest member and printmaker Steve Manning for a one day reduction linocut course with a focus on clouds and skyscapes.
Date
21/03/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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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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Multidisciplinary
Vernon C. Boyle: Uncovering an Archive
An exhibition of work by the artist Vernon Carr Boyle from his extensive archive documenting the workings of a creative mind.
Dates
22/03/25 – 12/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Ashish Ghadiali: Sensing The Planet
Debut solo exhibition by filmmaker and environmental artist, Ashish Ghadiali
Dates
22/03/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Installation
EDGELANDS
EDGELANDS
exhibition is put together by this years Day School
24
⁄
25
cohort for Bristol Art Weekender Private View, Friday
21
st
,
6
–
9
pm
Dates
22/03/25 – 25/03/25
Organisation
Day School Bristol
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Copper-plate Etching Weekend
Expand your printmaking practice with our copper-plate etching weekend
Dates
22/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organisation
Double Elephant Print Workshop
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
CMYK
Screenprint Weekend
Turn photographs into prints with this fantastic
4
colour screenprint process over the course of a weekend.
Dates
22/03/25 – 23/03/25
Organisation
Double Elephant Print Workshop
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Collection Conversations — Felicity Aylieff
Felicity Aylieff will be joining us for March’s Collection Conversation.
Date
22/03/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Painting
In Conversation with Brian Rice
A wonderful opportunity to hear Brian talk about his work and his time at Yeovil School of Art, and the fluence of his later work.
Date
22/03/25
Organisation
Yeovil Art Space
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
SHADOW
PLAY
WORKSHOP
Free workshop, just drop in
Date
22/03/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
MAKE
A
SPRING
THING
Free workshop, just drop in
Date
22/03/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Printmaking
Introduction to Etching with Annabel Hill
Come and create a delicate etching plate using dried plants as inspiration.
Date
23/03/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Meet the Artists
Bristol Gallery Weekend: A Celebration of Art Across the City
Date
23/03/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Sitting Still
10
Years of Life Drawing at The Greenbank
Dates
25/03/25 – 30/03/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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AR/VR
Prototyping
&
Design Cluster Lunch:
MOCAP
Prototypes Showcase
Our Intro to
MOCAP
course will share their learning after three weeks trying out various modes of capturing and using tracked human movements.
Date
25/03/25
Organisation
The Studio in Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Altered Realities
Green Hill Arts presents Altered Realities, a groundbreaking new exhibition that explores the convergence of sculpture, media, light, and space.
Dates
26/03/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
FPS
Filmmakers Plymouth Social
FPS
is a monthly social event held in cinemas around Plymouth, where filmmakers can workshop ideas, share work, and connect.
Date
27/03/25
Organisation
Fotonow CIC
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
TOTEMS
+
TALISMANS
AN
EXHIBITION
EXPLORING
PAIN
+
DESTRUCTION
,
BEAUTY
+
LOVE
.
BY
JONATHON
CAMPBELL
MILLS
+
SUFFIA
KHANAN
Dates
28/03/25 – 02/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Multiblock Linocut with Lisa Takahashi Two Day Course
Join us for two fantastic days of linocut printmaking with guest tutor Lisa Takahashi
Dates
28/03/25 – 29/03/25
Organisation
Double Elephant Print Workshop
Region
Devon
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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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Painting
Exploring Pathways
‘
Exploring Pathways’ is the second
2025
New Atlantic Wave exhibition at Art Upstairs featuring work by artists and makers from across north Devon.
Dates
29/03/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
ArtMakers
Region
Devon
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Installation
King’s Nympton: A North Devon Village
An exhibition co-curated with King’s Nympton History Society to bring to life the history of this important Devon village.
Dates
29/03/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
TWO
DAYS
TWO
DAYS
, an exhibition exploring unfinished work
Dates
29/03/25 – 30/03/25
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Public Art
Community Artists’ Fair
Celebrating Spring with Art
Date
29/03/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Writing
Language Consciousness Magick Romance, Thomas Sharp
The corridor gallery will will be transformed into a physical exploration and extension of Thomas Sharp’s book, Language Consciousness Magick Romance.
Dates
01/04/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Field System
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
02/04/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
SKY
NEAL
|
CARA
MAMMA
Screening and Q
&
A
Date
03/04/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Printmaking
Introduction to Wood Engraving with Robin Mackenzie
Join
MAKE
Southwest member and printmaker Robin Mackenzie for an Introduction to Wood Engraving.
Date
04/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Sound
THE
FARM
performed by Marcus Vergette and his Band
Join Sound and Silence exhibitor Marcus Vergette and his band for a special live performance of
THE
FARM
in
MAKE
Southwest’s Jubilee Gallery.
Date
04/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
14
th
Community Art Exhibition
Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists. A true celebration of creativity!
Dates
05/04/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Arts University Plymouth — Open Day
Join us on Saturday
5
April to explore our campus, visit nearby affordable student accommodation and speak with our academics and course leaders. You’
Date
05/04/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Textiles
Mending For Everyone: Core Mending Skills
This workshop teaches you how to repair your clothes with several basic sewing skills.
Date
05/04/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Artist-led workshop: Gelliplate with Nicky Harwood
Join Nicky Harwood for a gelliplate printing workshop inspired by the ocean.
Date
05/04/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Drawing
Experimental Drawing with Carysella Wilson
Join Carysella Wilson for a masterclass in experimental drawing.
Date
06/04/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
doing together
25
: Practice Research Symposium
doing together is a yearly two-day making and sharing practice symposium at Locksbrook Campus.
Dates
07/04/25 – 08/04/25
Organisation
School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Artbar — with Jessa Fairbrother
&
Pia Pack
Artbar is back! Join us for an artist talk and social on Thursday
10
April,
7
—
10
pm at
KIT
FORM
.
Dates
10/04/25 – 11/04/25
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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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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Painting
Suzanne Bethell | Sensing Colour
What colour is joy – what marks and movements? How might music’s sounds and rhythms materialise on canvas?
Dates
11/04/25 – 12/05/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Tom Cross
1931
–
2009
| A Different Perspective
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
11
th
April
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
11/04/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Textiles
Rachel Griffin and Rob Manners, As we find it
Rachel Griffin and Rob Manners collaborate for the first time to bring new paintings, drawings and mixed media works to the gallery.
Dates
11/04/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
The Sight of Music
The Sight of Music is an exhibition celebrating the connection between visual art and music.
Dates
11/04/25 – 16/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Sound
Angela McArthur — Spatial Sound with the
IKO
Speaker
The Studio inBath welcome artist and researcher Dr. Angela McArthur,to give a talksharing their work with the
IKO
3
D
Audio Speaker
Dates
11/04/25 – 12/04/25
Organisation
The Studio in Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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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Writing
How to Structure, Develop
&
Build a Narrative
Join us at Puppet Place for this two-day workshop on Saturday
12
April and Sunday
13
April
2025
, from
10
am-
4
pm on both days.
Dates
12/04/25 – 14/04/25
Organisation
Puppet Place Trust Ltd
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
EASTER
THINK
AND
MAKE
Free workshop, just drop in
Date
12/04/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Painting with Earth Pigments with Pete Ward
Dive into nature’s colours with painting with earth pigments and let the Earth inspire your art!
Date
13/04/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Making Change Course — April
25
Ready to take your first steps to study art at university level?
Dates
15/04/25 – 24/04/25
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Devon
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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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Multidisciplinary
Borderlands
Borderlands investigates the human relationship to the land.
Dates
18/04/25 – 23/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Screen Printing with Natural Dyes onto Paper with Lara Mantell
Join print designer Lara Mantell for a one-day screen printing workshop using natural dyes.
Date
18/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Blind Embossing, Papercut, and Stitch Workshop
Join printmaker and
MAKE
Southwest member Sue Potter for an experimental workshop producing a three dimensional print.
Date
19/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Garden of Hope
This exhibition by Bristol Refugee Artists Collective (
BRAC
) and University of the West of England (
UWE
) architecture students.
Dates
25/04/25 – 30/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Hand Build a Pot Embedded with River Sourced Materials and Oxides with Donna White
Join ceramicist Donna White for a day workshop in which you will hand build a clay vessel embedded with natural materials from the River Dart.
Date
25/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Print In Action Festival
2025
Celebrate Printmaking at our next Print in Action Festival April
26
th
—
27
th
. Highlighting print from all corners of the Southwest and beyond.
Dates
26/04/25 – 28/04/25
Organisation
Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
State of Alarm
A sound, light and sculpture installation by Mark Anderson and Liam Walsh
Dates
26/04/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
b-side
Region
Dorset
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Sculpture
Collection Conversations — Katherine Gili
In April’s edition of a talk series, Collection Conversations, we will be joined by Katherine Gili.
Date
26/04/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Printmaking
Printing with Found Materials with Annabel Hill
Join us for a fun day of experimental printmaking using everyday household materials with Annabel Hill
Date
27/04/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
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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Multidisciplinary
Libby Bove, Gemma Dunnell, Abigail Tinnion, Asha Uberoi and George Radford, Lore and Land
III
Lore and Land
III
creates a world concerned with effigy, belief in the otherworldly, the bestial, a connection to the land, and forgotten things.
Dates
01/05/25 – 25/05/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Education
Tea for two: Afternoon tea in the
1920
s
Dr Paul Cleave will explore some of the traditions and etiquette of afternoon tea in the
1920
s.
Date
01/05/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Textiles
Suminagashi Ink Marbling on Paper and Textiles with
ROCWORX
Marbling is a mindful heritage craft, where we use simple tools and breathwork to create our patterns.
Date
02/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Drawing
Walk and Draw workshop with Carysella Wilson
Explore the beautiful town of Barnstaple through drawing.
Date
03/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Performance
Summer is Ready! Field System’s Mayday Celebration, Saturday
3
rd
May.
A day long celebration of the arrival of summer, with dancing, dressing up, discourse and delight.
Date
03/05/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Bluebells
&
Woodland
A fabulous exhibition celebrating Spring featuring work by Kirsten Elswood
Dates
06/05/25 – 29/05/25
Organisation
The English Artist
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
The Art of Rewilding Workshop — Animal Tracks and Signs
Art and ecology workshop with artist James Aldridge using visual arts methods to explore the relationship between ecological and human well-being.
Date
08/05/25
Organisation
Found Outdoors
Region
Wiltshire
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Painting
Jai Chuhan in Conversation with Hannah Marsh and Amy Dickson
Join Jai Chuhan to discuss her first solo exhibition in the South West
‘
Dancer’ at Harbour House alongside Hannah Marsh and Amy Dickson.
Date
10/05/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Textiles
Art Lace for Absolute Beginners with Jane Atkinson
Join bobbin lace artist and
MAKE
Southwest Maker Member Jane Atkinson to learn simple lace techniques that can build to a lifetime of enjoyment.
Date
14/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Photography
no place like home
A solo exhibition by Cliff Andrade
Dates
15/05/25 – 18/05/25
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Metal Embossing with Jackie Bufton
Using metal embossing tools and techniques you will build up the skill to make a wood and metal coaster.
Date
16/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Bronze Lost Wax Casting Workshop with David Snoo Wilson
Join David Snoo-Wilson of Ore
&
Ingot for a three-day workshop, where you will learn an introduction to lost wax bronze casting.
Dates
21/05/25 – 23/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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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 – 29/05/25
Organisation
OSR Projects
Region
Somerset
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Sound
Mark Fell: Exploring spatial synthesis, listening and subjectivity
The Studio in Bath invites composer and artist Mark Fell to host a weekend-long workshop of collaborative spatial sound experiments and recordings.
Dates
31/05/25 – 02/06/25
Organisation
The Studio in Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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
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
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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Active Opportunities
Multidisciplinary
Open call
Open Call — Ilminster Arts Centre Open Exhibition
2025
This annual judged exhibition invites artists from across the region to submit their work for the chance to be showcased in one of Somerset’s leading
Closing
18:00 03/05/25
Fee
£15-£35
Region
Region-wide
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Marketing
Job
Content Creator
APPLY
HERE
: https://www.trinitybristol.org.uk/about/job-vacancies/vacancy-content-creator
Closing
00:00 06/04/25
Fee
£24,500-£26,500 per annum*
Region
Bristol
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Public Art
Call for artists
Exhibition Commission
Modern Painters, New Decorators are inviting proposals from artists from Africa or the African diaspora based in the
UK
for an exhibition opportunity.
Closing
09:00 27/03/25
Fee
£1500 (plus materials)
Region
Region-wide
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Marketing
Job
Head of Marketing and Comms
The Head of Marketing and Communications is at the heart of our work, reporting to, and working closely with the
RWA
Director.
Closing
00:00 23/03/25
Fee
£33,000
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Open Call for Artists for the
15
th
Community Art Exhibition
Are you an artist looking to showcase your work? We’re excited to invite applications for our
15
th
Community Art Exhibition.
Closing
23:59 13/04/25
Fee
£25 or £35
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Open call for artists for the
26
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Submissions are now open for the next exhibition in our MetArtSpace! Artists across all disciplines are invited to submit their works for inclusion.
Closing
23:59 14/04/25
Fee
£20 to £35
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Mentoring
OPEN
CALL
for KINections Creative Practice Support – a professional development project for Devon
&
Cornwall rurally based artists
A funded professional development project for rurally based emerging artists in Devon and Cornwall
Closing
23:59 24/03/25
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Grant
The Somerset Art Works and Somerset Craft Guild Bursary Programme for Emerging Craftspeople and Makers
Somerset Art Works and The Somerset Craft Guild are joining together to support three Somerset based emerging craftspeople in
2025
.
Closing
17:00 07/04/25
Fee
£1,500
Region
Somerset
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Education
Mentoring
OPEN
CALL
for KINections Creative Practice Support – a professional development project for Torbay based artists
This is a professional development opportunity for Torbay based artists to receive Creative Practice Support.
Closing
00:00 24/03/25
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
Space
Short Term Artist Studios Available
Short term artist studios available at Porthmeor Studios in St Ives and Anchor Studio in Newlyn
Closing
18:00 30/03/25
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Non-Executive Directors
We’re seeking new and enthusiastic Non-Executive Directors to help us to broaden our partnerships, develop new income streams and enhance our impact.
Closing
09:00 14/04/25
Fee
Honorarium payment of £500 a year
Region
Dorset
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Public Art
Job
DUTY
MANAGER
To ensure exceptional customer service is delivered by all staff and volunteers.
Closing
09:00 24/03/25
Fee
£12.44 per hour
Region
Cornwall
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Public Art
Job
OPERATIONS
MANAGER
–
EVENTS
&
HIRES
LEAD
A key role in ensuring the smooth operation of all front-of-house activities at Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange.
Closing
09:00 24/03/25
Fee
£12.44 per hour, £279.90 per week
Region
Cornwall
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Public Art
Residency
Artist Residency: Bonnington Walk, Bristol
Artist residency to connect new and existing communities at Bonnington Walk, Lockleaze, through creative engagement.
Closing
17:00 21/03/25
Fee
£34,000+VAT, incl artist fee/materials
Region
Bristol
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Public Art
Job
Museum Operations Manager / Duty Manager
Do you have a passion for providing excellent customer service, along with experience gained supervising or managing a team of people and volunteers?
Closing
23:30 24/03/25
Fee
£27,000pa full time/£13,500 pro rata 20h
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Somerset Open Studios
2025
Registration is now open for Somerset Open Studios
2025
Closing
17:00 31/03/25
Region
Somerset
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Moving Image
Commission
Exeter Phoenix Artists Moving Image Commission
£
1500
fee + access to skills support, equipment and mentoring
Closing
17:00 26/03/25
Fee
£1500
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Commission
Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi — Commission Opportunity
Open call for artists to apply to make new work for the exhibition Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi
Closing
12:00 28/04/25
Fee
£6000
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Space
Studio spaces available —
BS
5
Two studio spaces, one in shared space, one private in
BS
5
Closing
00:00 31/03/25
Region
Bristol
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Photography
Award
REBECCA
VASSIE
MEMORIAL
AWARD
2025
Submissions open for sixth Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award, for a £
2
,
000
narrative photography bursary
Closing
17:00 31/03/25
Fee
photographers discretion
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Somerset Artist Residency
East Quay are pleased to offer a
5
‑week residency to a Somerset-based artist, in our sought-after Studio
10
Project Space here at East Quay.
Closing
17:00 21/03/25
Fee
£1200
Region
Somerset
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Curating
Call for artists
Call-Out to Artists for FaB : Fringe Arts Bath Festival
2025
FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators, Artists
&
those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene.
Closing
23:59 11/04/25
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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
Krowji Phase
3
Container Studios Coming Soon
It’s official – our new studios are coming soon! We are thrilled to have been granted planning permission for our Phase
3
container studios.
Closing
00:00 31/03/25
Region
Cornwall
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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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