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I would be here if I could
Making the invisible visible for the purpose of social reconnection.
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Chapel Arts Studios
Chapel Arts Studios (
CAS
) is a socially engaged contemporary visual arts charity and Arts Council
NPO
based in Andover, Hampshire.
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
The George Gallery, Newnham on Severn,
GL
14
1
BS
The Gallery is available to host exhibitions. It is a beautiful space in an iconic building in Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire
Region
Gloucestershire
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Printmaking
No Place Art
Contemporary Art Exhibitions
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Frome Open Art Trail
Frome Open Art Trail takes place daily
5
—
13
July
2025
at venues in and around Frome during the Frome Festival.
Region
Somerset
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Disability arts
Neurodiverse Art In Motion
Neurodiverse Art In Motion is a creative network for South-west based neurodivergent artists.
Region
Bristol
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Public art
University Hospitals Dorset
NHS
Charity
Our charity fundraises for resources that go above and beyond what the
NHS
provides.
Region
Bournemouth
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Education
West of England Music and Arts
West of England Music and Arts brings together young people, educators and creative professionals to inspire through music, arts and culture
Region
Bristol
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Digital
The Studio in Bath
The Studio in Bath is Bath Spa University’s home for innovation, research, and enterprise. Its purpose is to help creative and tech ideas flourish.
Region
Somerset
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Disability arts
Poolnet
Poolnet is an online, accessible art collective for disabled and chronically-ill artists.
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Wells Art Contemporary
Wells Art Contemporary (
WAC
) is a volunteer-led, international art competition
Region
Somerset
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Public art
Bath Society of Artists
Bath Society of Artists was founded in
1904
and we have held an Open Exhibition every year since, at the Victoria Art Gallery, Bath.
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Bath Open Art Prize
2024
— now open to submissions
Truly open; this is a global call-out welcoming you wherever you live, whatever you make, whatever your level of experience…
Closing
23:59 08/09/24
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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
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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Multidisciplinary
Call-Out to Curators for FaB Festival
2025
Do you have an idea for an exhibition, performance, intervention or event? Tell us about it. If you’re selected, we’ll help you make it happen for FaB
Closing
23:59 01/11/24
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
CLASSifications
CLASSifications is a new group show including Jasleen Kaur, Dinu Li, Jamila Prowse and Joshua Raffell.
Dates
19/07/24 – 14/10/24
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Research
Eastleigh Town Centre Artist in Residence
Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists or an Artist Collective to undertake a residency in Eastleigh town centre.
Closing
12:00 10/06/24
Fee
£15,000
Region
Hampshire
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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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Multidisciplinary
GATHER
at The Hide for International Women’s Day. An art networking event with guest speaker — Jo Harrison
We invite you to
GATHER
with us for International Women’s Day,
8
th
March. Come and enjoy a relaxed art networking event with speaker Jo Harrison.
Date
08/03/25
Organiser
Alice Sheppard Fidler
Region
Gloucestershire
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Disability arts
Group Crit Session
Thoughtful group crit focusing on (up to)
4
individuals practices.
Date
24/02/25
Organisation
Poolnet
Region
Bristol
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WEVAA
Disability arts
In Practice, disability representation in the visual arts
Amanda Lynch reflects on In Practice, an online programme of events and training that prioritised access and disability representation.
Posted
30/07/24
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Disability arts
Launch Pad Session
Informal group meeting about whatever you are currently interested in or working on.
Date
07/12/24
Organisation
Poolnet
Region
Bristol
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Disability arts
Launch Pad Session
Informal group meeting about whatever you are currently interested in or working on.
Date
01/02/25
Organisation
Poolnet
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
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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Photography
Libraries Unlimited — Cultural Credit Scheme
We are looking for innovative artists to work with our libraries during our creative programme which will run from April
2025
– March
2026
.
Closing
23:00 25/10/24
Fee
£250, £500, £1000
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Makers Matter
Artist Development Day with Trevor Pitt, Amy Twigger Holroyd and Steward Francis Easton
Closing
10:00 19/10/24
Fee
£5
Region
Somerset
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Disability arts
NAIM
Focus Group
A Creative Network for South-West based neurodivergent artists
Closing
00:00 26/09/24
Region
Bristol
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Disability arts
Open Call: Access Commission
2025
‘
a space’ arts are looking to commission a d/Deaf, blind/visually impaired, disabled* and/or neurodivergent artist to make new work.
Closing
09:00 17/02/25
Fee
£7000 budget
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Open Studios: Weekend
1
Open Studios is part of the wider programme of Site Festival, allowing artists to explore, develop projects and open their work up to the public.
Dates
08/06/24 – 09/06/24
Organisation
Stroud Valleys Artspace
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
Open Studios: Weekend
2
Open Studios is part of the wider programme of Site Festival, allowing artists to explore, develop projects and open their work up to the public.
Dates
15/06/24 – 16/06/24
Organisation
Stroud Valleys Artspace
Region
Gloucestershire
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WEVAA
Multidisciplinary
Panel Discussion: Simeon Barclay, Keith Piper, Ian Sergeant, Marlene Smith
Join us to celebrate
‘
Visceral Canker’, with a panel discussion featuring Simeon Barclay, Keith Piper and Dr Ian Sergeant and Marlene Smith.
Date
17/07/24
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Disability arts
Part-Time Freelance Artist Facilitator
Art In Motion are seeking a practising artist and skilled facilitator with experience working with learning-disabled and Neurodiverse individuals.
Closing
18:00 31/01/25
Fee
£120 per session
Region
Bristol
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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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Disability arts
Project Manager / Producer
We are looking for an experienced project manager / producer who can take on the day to day running across the project
Closing
23:30 05/02/25
Fee
£250-£300 p/d
Region
Bristol
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Research
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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WEVAA
Multidisciplinary
Recipes for Making
Join us for an evening delving into the processes of three graduating artists, on the occasion of the
2024
Undergraduate Degree Show!
Dates
18/06/24 – 19/06/24
Organisation
School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Site Festival
2024
Site Festival is an annual programme of artist-led projects; events, exhibitions, talks and directory of Open Studios in the Stroud district.
Dates
01/06/24 – 30/06/24
Organisation
Stroud Valleys Artspace
Region
Gloucestershire
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Disability arts
Southampton
BSL
Fest
2025
Open Wave to deaf
BSL
artists and designers
An Open Wave to be part of
BSL
Fest
2025
!
Closing
17:00 20/01/25
Fee
£500
Region
Southampton
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Painting
Studio
KIND
. Summer Open
2024
Studio
KIND
. is inviting artists in Devon to be part of our second Summer Open, as a celebration of the variety of work coming out of our region.
Closing
00:00 24/07/24
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Symbiosis: A showcase of creative culture in the South West
Participate in our multidisciplinary show at St Dunstans House in Bristol
12
th
til
16
th
September
Closing
00:00 25/08/24
Region
Region-wide
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WEVAA
Multidisciplinary
Disability Arts
The Art of Access Adjustments with Jamila Prowse
In this recorded workshop, Jamila provides examples that demonstrate the importance of reframing the relationship between access and the arts.
Posted
23/04/24
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WEVAA
Multidisciplinary
Things Arrive Together as Suffused and Inseparable: Donald Rodney
Jareh Das, Carolyn Lazard and Robert Leckie consider Rodney’s work, and how his legacy reverberates among younger generations of artists.
Posted
13/06/24
Region
Region-wide
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Disability arts
Trustee for Art In Motion
Art in Motion, a dynamic and creative charity based in Bristol, are seeking a dedicated trustee to join our board.
Closing
23:59 05/08/24
Region
Bristol
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Digital
What Are You Looking At?
Screening of
WAYLA
? with opportunity to meet the artists on Friday
13
September,
7
pm to
8
:
30
pm.
Dates
13/09/24 – 17/09/24
Organisation
OSR Projects
Region
Bristol
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Research
What if…?
Seeds of Tomorrow Growing Today. Join us online or in-person in Bristol for a night of exploration into the world of community tech and art!
Date
17/10/24
Organisation
Knowle West Media Centre
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Why We Linger : Jennifer Lauren Gallery, Site Festival
2024
Passionately championing self-taught, disabled, neurodivergent and overlooked artists from around the world.
Dates
01/06/24 – 05/07/24
Organisation
Stroud Valleys Artspace
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
Work Party for Cheats
A playful communal space for creatives to get the stuff done that we just can’t get done. Each partygoer brings a task that has defeated them.
Date
01/10/24
Organisation
Knowle West Media Centre
Region
Bristol
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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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