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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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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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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
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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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
“
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 – 03/06/25
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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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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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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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
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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Photography
George Rayner: Uneven Graining
Uneven Graining is a new body of work by George Rayner which reimagines the conventional darkroom photographic print through sculptural interventions.
Dates
27/03/25 – 26/05/25
Organisation
Traction Project Space
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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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
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
Sam Lock,
‘
Murmurations’
Sam Lock’s second solo exhibition at Anima Mundi, consisting of a monumental body of work encompassing painting, drawing, and sculpture.
Dates
04/04/25 – 17/05/25
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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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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Multidisciplinary
Branches at Dusk by Sarah Boulton
Sarah Boulton is interested in paying attention to things that are fleeting and unseen, and to finding poetic ways to engage in this sensibility.
Dates
05/04/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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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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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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Painting
Swipe Right
4
Art
Sienna Editions presents their first exhibition
‘
Swipe Right
4
Art’ at Artizan Gallery, opening April
17
th
for a special two-week showcase.
Dates
18/04/25 – 05/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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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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Multidisciplinary
On the Green Edge
Painting, prints, glass and textiles from Laura Dutton, Sylvia Wadsley and Emma Yorke
Dates
22/04/25 – 28/04/25
Organisation
Emma Yorke
Region
Gloucestershire
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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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Multidisciplinary
26
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Discover the latest
VR
Art Exhibition — an immersive, interactive showcase of global contemporary art, open to all, everywhere.
Dates
23/04/25 – 26/05/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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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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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
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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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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Painting
A Manifesto of Painting: An Interview With Dr Richard Davey
Join us to hear artist Richard Kenton Webb interviewed by Dr Richard Davey.
Dates
28/04/25 – 29/04/25
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Disability arts
Group Crit Session
Thoughtful group crit focusing on (up to)
3
individuals practices.
Date
28/04/25
Organisation
Poolnet
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Bitesize: Jeremy Deller and the Triumph of Art
Join ArtFund Assistant Curator Rhys Morgan as he shares insights into
‘
The Triumph of Art’.
Date
30/04/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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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
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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Installation
The Forgotten Garden of Shadows by Emma Thistlethwaite and Matthew Robert Hughes
A collaborative installation by artist Matthew Robert Hughes and floral designer Emma Thistlethwaite.
Dates
01/05/25 – 14/05/25
Organisation
Sacred Thing
Region
Gloucestershire
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Photography
Encompass Encompass
Photography Exhibition
Dates
01/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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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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
Six Week Watercolour Course with Rachel Stanton
n this six-week watercolour course you’ll learn the basics to build your confidence so you can continue with your watercolour journey.
Dates
02/05/25 – 13/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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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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Painting
Tell Tales
Tell Tales by Darcy Whent runs May
2
–
8
at Centrespace Gallery. A show exploring memory, identity, and storytelling through painting and drawing
Dates
02/05/25 – 08/05/25
Organiser
Darcy Whent
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Darcy Whent: Tell Tales
Tell Tales is a body of work exploring the blurred boundaries between memory, truth, and storytelling. Through painting, drawing, and mixed media, it
Dates
02/05/25 – 08/05/25
Organiser
Darcy Whent
Region
Bristol
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Writing
Tate St Ives Ithell Colquhoun Study Day — The spaces between: From the individual to the collective
A social evening and study day to gather and share reflections on the work of artist Ithell Colquhoun
Dates
02/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Opening night: Spike Island Open Studios
2025
Spike Island launches its popular annual Open Studios with an evening of cutting-edge art and performance.
Dates
02/05/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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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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Multidisciplinary
North Somerset Arts Week
NSAW
is back with over
200
local artists showcasing their work across the county.
Dates
03/05/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
North Somerset Arts
Region
North Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Spike Island Open Studios
2025
Spike Island artistic community once again opens up its building to welcome Bristol to a weekend of art and inspiration.
Dates
03/05/25 – 05/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
The Last Weekend of Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds
A special event for all ages to mark the closing weekend of Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds
Dates
03/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
KITE
MAKING
|
PORTHLEVEN
FOOD
FESTIVAL
Free drop-in workshop
Dates
03/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Farewell To Freedom Of Speech
Say goodbye to Hugo Farmers Freedom Of Speech sculptures which have been on loan to Arts Mansion since
2020
. Workshops, talks and afternoon tea.
Dates
03/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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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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Drawing
Walk and Draw workshop with Carysella Wilson
Explore Barnstaple’s architecture, textures
&
people in this guided sketchbook session
Date
03/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Artist-led Workshop: Mask Making with Ashanti Hare
As part of our
‘
Super Sunday’ on
4
May, we’re excited to be offering an artist-led workshop with Devon-based Ashanti Hare.
Date
04/05/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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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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Disability arts
NAIM
Neurodivergent Network Meet Up: Workshop
Neurodiverse Art In Motion (
NAIM
) are holding a network meet up to nurture and support neurodivergent artists and their work.
Date
07/05/25
Organisation
Art In Motion
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Dreams and Schemes: Mondrian, Martin, Chagall
&
Matisse
This spring, Hidden Gallery is exhibiting a new collection of original artworks by Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and Agnes Martin.
Dates
08/05/25 – 21/05/25
Organisation
Hidden Gallery Bristol
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Richard Kenton Webb: Artist in Conversation with Dr Christopher Cook
Join us to hear artist Richard Kenton Webb discuss his new exhibition, A Manifesto of Painting at
MIRROR
.
Dates
08/05/25 – 09/05/25
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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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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Multidisciplinary
Sohrab Crews — Fragments Aligned — Selected Works
2003
‑
2025
Opening Night |
8
th
May —
6
pm —
10
pm
Dates
09/05/25 – 24/05/25
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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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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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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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Multidisciplinary
Silver Pendant Making Workshop
Join skilled jewellery maker and artist, Nicky Barton, for an exciting and hands-on Silver Pendant Making workshop.
Date
10/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
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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Marketing
OSC
: Building Creative Budgets, with Christina Poulton
Build your confidence in creating, applying for and managing art project budgets — and learn how to make them work for you with Christina Poulton.
Date
14/05/25
Organisation
BEAF Arts Co
Region
Dorset
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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
Abstract paintings and primitive sculpture echoing the Ancient Cornish land.
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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Photography
no place like home
A solo exhibition by Cliff Andrade
Dates
16/05/25 – 19/05/25
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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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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Performance
Rose-Marie Caldecott in Concert: Threads of Light
Rose-Marie will perform a selection of her evocative songs, showcasing the intersection of her musical practice and her visual artwork.
Date
17/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Collection Conversations — Mark Golder
In May’s edition of our free art talk series, educator and collector Mark Golder will discuss the influential but little-known artist Stephen Russ.
Date
17/05/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Research
CKA
Cove Park Residency: Melanie Stidolph in conversation with Dr D Ferrett
An in-conversation event with artist Melanie Stidolph and cultural theorist Dr D Ferrett
Date
17/05/25
Organisation
Creative Kernow Associates
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Artwork Description Workshop with Joseph Rizzo Naudi
Join blind writer and researcher Joseph Rizzo Naudi for a multi-sensory description workshop.
Date
19/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
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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Installation
Bitesize: Exploring
‘
Running and Returning’
Join our Public Art Officer to discover more about artist Jyll Bradley’s major exhibition at The Box and her rich and diverse practice.
Date
21/05/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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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
FaB Festival : Opening Night Arty Party
Join Artists, Curators and FaB team to celebrate the opening of FaB
2025
: performances, exhibitions
&
interventions in venues across the city of Bath
Date
23/05/25
Organisation
Fringe Arts Bath
Region
Bath & NE 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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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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Sculpture
Wood firing — weekend course
Come and experience a wood firing at Lyde Green Pottery firing your own work!
Dates
24/05/25 – 25/05/25
Organisation
Caraboo Projects
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Marsland Valley: An illustrated talk with Peter Stiles
A talk by the curator of an exhibition exploring the cultural heritage of the Marsland Valley, situated between Devon and North Cornwall.
Date
24/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Performance
Meditate, Visualise, Create — workshop with Annabel Pettigrew and Rame Projects
Astral Projection guided meditation workshop event in the Maker Heights landscape
Date
25/05/25
Organisation
Rame Projects
Region
Cornwall
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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
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
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
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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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
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
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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Active Opportunities
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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Public Art
Commission
Open Call:
OUR
TOWN
Artist commission
Yeovil Art Space (
YAS
) invites creative practitioners/artists (individuals or groups) to submit an
EOI
to create a new public artwork.
Closing
17:00 23/05/25
Fee
£10,000
Region
Somerset
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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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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Open call for artists for the
27
th
Community Art Exhibition in Virtual Reality
Be part of an immersive and accessible showcase. Get the opportunity to exhibit in the Metaverse and connect directly with a global audience.
Closing
23:59 12/05/25
Fee
£20 to £35
Region
Region-wide
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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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Multidisciplinary
Volunteering
Join our Board of Trustees
Spike Island is looking for people to join our Board of Trustees
Closing
12:00 07/05/25
Region
Bristol
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Research
Residency
One Horton Heath Artist Residency PhD Studentship
Eastleigh Borough Council
&
John Hansard Gallery at the University of Southampton are inviting EoIs for a fully funded PhD Studentship residency.
Closing
12:00 30/04/25
Fee
£19,237 starting stipend + £5k expenses
Region
Hampshire
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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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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Lead Artists for Creativity Walks
Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists or an Artist Collective to lead Creativity Walks across Bursledon, Hamble and Hound.
Closing
12:00 01/05/25
Fee
5 x £1000
Region
Hampshire
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Education
Job
Holiday Club Manager
Trigger are seeking a Holiday Club Manager to lead our team for a week of arts and nature activities from Monday
28
th
July — Friday
1
st
August.
Closing
09:00 28/04/25
Fee
£1,050.00
Region
North Somerset
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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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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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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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