Drawing

Multidisciplinary

DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION: EXPLORATORY CHARCOAL MAKING & DRAWING WITH LOTTE SCOTT

A two-day workshop, exploring Charcoal Making & Drawing with Lotte Scott.

Painting

Devon Artists’ Collective — Autumn exhibition

Six artists present a mixed exhibition of painting and drawing

Printmaking

Devon Open Studios — Ian Cox Launch Evening

A great chance to meet the artists, experience our exhibitions and enjoy a relaxed social evening in our venues.

Painting

Dianne Kaufman: Headstrong

Andelli Art are thrilled to present an extraordinary exhibition of carefully selected work by Dianne Kaufman

Multidisciplinary

Diaspora Island

A group show, exploring the ways cultural identity and heritage influence artistic expression- Art , film and drop in workshops. Part of the Diaspora!

Digital

Digital Collage with Duncan Poulton

Learn to mine and misuse the web for creative reuse…

Multidisciplinary

Dinos on the move! — LEGO® activity

Come and build your very own moving dinosaur out of LEGO® bricks – then send it off on the prowl.

Dates

10/08/22 – 24/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Director

Bridport Arts Centre, an ACE NPO, is looking for a new Director

Painting

Dirk-Jan Van Dijk

A retrospective straight from the underground

Date

24/02/24

Organisation

Roseberry Road Studios

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Drawing

Dog Drawing — Zoom class

Join artist Sally Muir, and her graceful whippet Lily, for an opportunity to capture character and movement

Donate for Generate Fundraiser

You’re invited to join us for an evening of art and community, as we host our biggest fundraising event of the year for the Generate project

Multidisciplinary

DOOZY002:Lore

A Doozy: exhibition + zine launch + new mural unveiling + live AV gig + clubnight on the theme of lore.

Drawing

Draw Large Exhibition at The George

14 artists accepted an invitation to participate in a mini-residency in our gallery and took on the challenge of drawing on a 1.5‑metre square

Dates

25/02/25 – 01/03/25

Organisation

The George Gallery, Newnham on Severn, GL14 1BS

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Drawing and Painting Direct from Nature with Frances Gynn RWA

Join Frances Gynn RWA as she leads you through the Braunton Burrows, one of the largest dune networks in the UK, at the heart of the North Devon AONB.

Drawing

Drawing Class

Learn to draw with confidence, study the foundations and fundamentals of drawing, form, lighting, perspective, proportion and a little art history.

Drawing

Drawing Class

Learn to draw with confidence, study the foundations and fundamentals of drawing, form, lighting, perspective, proportion and a little art history.

Multidisciplinary

Connecting

Drawing for Reflection and Resilience by Migrants in Culture

A drawing exercise by Migrants in Culture, shared during their workshop What are we designing to replace borders?

Posted

24/11/23

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Drawing

Drawing in conversation

A drop in session for group drawing, wellbeing and chat with artist Jess Egan.

Drawing

Drawing in the Gallery

Drawing workshop with artist Sarah John

Date

09/07/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Drawing

Drawing machines — LEGO® activity

Come and construct a LEGO® drawing machine

Date

11/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Drawing

Drawing on Dorset

An exhibition of drawings made in Dorset, of Dorset and about Dorset.

Drawing

Drawing on the Outside

Drawing on the Outside is a programme of making sessions for men, a space for socialising and drawing together.

Drawing

Drawing on the Outside Workshop

An afternoon of drawing and conversation inspired by the outdoors. An invitation to come and draw with us & find out more about the project!

Multidisciplinary

Drawing on Water

An exhibition of artwork by James Aldridge from the Queer River research project.

Painting

Drawing The Night In

Six artists engage with the Young Gallery’s permanent collection and offer their own individual interpretations of the dark hours.

Drawing

DRAWING TO RELAX with Kitty Hillier

Have a go at a range of mark making techniques in relaxed guided sessions with Kitty Hillier.

Drawing

Drawing with Ink in the Blackdowns: Liz Gregory

Draw the landscape with oak gall ink

Date

16/05/23

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Region

Devon

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Printmaking

Drawing Worldlines — Storytelling Workshop

Drawing Worldlines is a lively day-long workshop about making and telling stories together, open to everyone as part of Print in Action.

Date

13/08/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Drawing

Drawn From The Well

A new body of work by artist Lucy Willow including charcoal drawings and ceramic and textile forms.

Dream Mythology and Fairytale Creative Conversation Group

Join us on 12 January for the first of 7 creative conversations to take place on the 2^nd Wednesday of each month.

Textiles

Dress Code — Fashion Stories from The Box

From lace to latex, and the 1700s to the present day, learn about Plymouth’s fashion past and future.

Painting

Dreysa | The Unsteady Now

Join us for the opening night on Thursday 2^nd March 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Drawing

Drink and Draw: Connecting With Your Body

Join illustrator Yoli Ward-Streeter for an online drawing workshop that invites you to explore the relationship you have with your body.

Drawing

Drop In and Draw

An enjoyable online drawing workshop exploring different approaches to the medium in an encouraging space. Come and drop in and draw!

Drawing

Drop In and Draw

An enjoyable online drawing workshop suitable for all.

Multidisciplinary

EARTH | GROUND

Two artists whose work has been deeply influenced by the Dorset landscape, prehistory and deep time.

Multidisciplinary

EARTH | GROUND: In Conversation and Q&A

Amanda Wallwork will be in conversation with Alexa de Ferranti to discuss the curation of a very personal exhibition and her late father’s work.

Multidisciplinary

Earth Spells: Witches of the Anthropocene

Through the work of eight contemporary artists, this specially curated new exhibition for RAMM explores otherworldly connections to nature.

Dates

11/02/23 – 07/05/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Painting

EARTHBOUND

Paintings by Sue Ifould and bookworks by Gaynor Williams

Multidisciplinary

East Quay Artist Open Studios

The East Quay artists and friends have been thinking about BLUE, so we’re inviting you to come along and think about BLUE too.

East Quay Open 2024: OPEN ABOUT IDENTITY

We are inviting artists from Somerset and further afield to submit works which explore and reflect on the theme of identity.

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.

EBC Night School 2023 (Term IX)

Night School is an alternative evening class. Participants take part in a 6 week course. Each session is led by a different guest artist.

Sculpture

Eco-motor madness — LEGO® activity

Design and build an eco-friendly LEGO® motor vehicle worthy of Exeter’s dream of a greener future, as seen in the Brick by Brick exhibition.

Dates

03/08/22 – 18/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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

Sculpture

Eduardo Chillida

Eduardo Chillida’s exhibition features a significant body of sculptural works and drawings, on view throughout the galleries and garden.

Dates

26/06/21 – 03/01/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Efrat Merin: Atomic Relations, Darbyshire Award Winner 2022

Efrat Merin is an artist offering a queer retelling of mythical narratives.

Dates

03/11/23 – 18/11/23

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Efrat Merin: Atomic Relations Talk and Discussion

Efrat Merin will be talking about some of the themes and working processes in her work.

Date

16/11/23

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Efrat Merin art exhibition St Ives Anima Mundi

Painting

Efrat Merin, ‘The Other Side of Paradise’

Efrat Merin’s ‘The Other Side of Paradise’ presents retellings of mythical narratives through sgraffito and cold wax painting techniques.

Sculpture

Elemental

Fiona Campbell, Ally Matthews & Jan Alison Edwards respond to ideas around the elements, materiality, & the invisible thread binding all life on earth

Performance

Elg Post 57 Ep 2 ‘Dawn’ by Rebecca Birch

For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post 57, a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway.

Performance

Elg Post 57 Ep 3 ‘Quarry’ by Rebecca Birch

For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post 57,a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway

Emerging Artist Commission: Mangotsfield Folly

Artists/artist collectives sought to develop a funded site-specific project at Mangotsfield Station on the Bristol-Bath Railway Path

Closing

17:00 11/07/22

Fee

3 commissions available @ £1,500 each

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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Drawing

Emily Cross- Artist in Residence Exhibition

An exhibition of work by artist in residence Emily Cross

Dates

07/07/22 – 16/07/22

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Region

Cornwall

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Watercolour painting by Emma Stibbon RA showing broken sea ice in Svalbard

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

Engagement Fellowship for South West-based Curators

Opportunity for independent curators based in the South West of England to plan, create and deliver a programme of engagement with Spike Island

Painting

English Riviera Summer Exhibition Launch

Join us for the launch of our Annual Summer Exhibition.

English Riviera Summer Open

South Devon’s Answer to the RA Summer Open…

Painting

English Riviera Summer Open 2021

With the South West now in a considerably better position than it was at this time last year, our Summer Open promises to be a big event for the regio

English Riviera Summer Open 2023

Artizan Collective’s seasonal summer showcase gathers a rich tapestry of UK visual arts talent to showcase on the English Riviera.

Closing

12:00 29/06/23

Fee

£30.00 if accepted to exhibit

Region

Torbay

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Painting

English Riviera Summer Open — Closing View

Final chance to view works and meet the artists.

Painting

English Riviera Summer Open Exhibition

Artists from across the South-West of England are joined by global exhibitors for the English Riviera’s annual juried Summer Exhibition.

Painting

English Riviera Summer Open — Exhibition Launch

Join us and our artists for a summery drink and the launch of our English Riviera Summer Open Exhibition

Painting

English Riviera Summer Open Exhibition

Celebrating 10 Years of Art on the English Riviera — Planning for the Next!

Painting

English Riviera Summer Open — Launcn

Celebrating 10 years of art on the English Riviera

English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark Artist Residency Programme — Applications

Artizan Gallery is pleased to offer four new artist residencies to create new collections responding to the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark

Painting

English Riviera Winter Exhibition — Launch

Wrapping up another year of Art on the English Riviera

Painting

English Riviera Winter Exhibition

A Visual Extravaganza

Painting

English Riviera Winter Open – A Port in a Storm for Devon’s Visual Artists

Our Annual Christmas Show, More Important Than Ever…

English Riviera Winter Open 2021

Our annual English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition returns for another year.hosted at our Fleet Street venue

Painting

English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition

The English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition is back once again for the festive season.

English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition

English Riviera Winter Open — Submissions Now Live

Painting

English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition

Wrapping Up Another Year of Art on the English Riviera!

Painting

English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition Launch

Wrapping Up Another Year of Art on the English Riviera!

Painting

English Riviera Winter Open — Launch

Join us for the launch of our annual English Riviera Winter Open exhibition.

Printmaking

‘EROSION’ Dorrie King & Susan Thomas

A joint exhibtion of printmaking, painting and sculpture

Multidisciplinary

Evie & Jimmy: A Jornada

Evie & Jimmy explore Lisbon’s gothic creatures and microworlds during their residency, A Jornada.

Dates

19/11/24 – 24/11/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Exeter Contemporary Open 2022

A significant annual showcase of emerging and established contemporary visual artists working in any media from across the UK.

Multidisciplinary

Exeter Contemporary Open 2022

Exeter Contemporary Open presents work by some of the best emerging and established contemporary artists from across the UK.

Multidisciplinary

Exeter Contemporary Open 2023

Exeter Contemporary Open is an annual exhibition, selected from hundreds of entries, submitted by artists from across the UK.

Exeter Contemporary Open 2025: CALL FOR ENTRIES

Open submission contemporary art exhibition

Exeter Contemporary Open — Call for Entries

Submissions are now open to UK based artists working in any medium for Exeter Contemporary open 2023.

Painting

Exeter’s Fine Art Collection: Funded with Thanks

Shining a light on the often overlooked topic of museum funding, this exhibition showcases the quality and diversity of Exeter’s Fine Art Collection.

Dates

08/02/22 – 17/07/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Clare Pumfrey untitled drawing in acrylic and ink low res

Painting

Exhibition

Kath Pelforth, Clare Pumfrey and Frank Wotton explore diverse approaches to forming the visual image in a range of media.

Exhibition opportunity — Young Makers and Craftspeople (Under 25yrs)

New Brewery Arts and Heritage Crafts are seeking makers and craftspeople aged 25 and under to take part in an exhibition at New Brewery Arts in Cirenc

Painting

Exhibition Preview night: Ofelia Rodríguez/Anna Haydock-Wilson

Join us for the opening night of a new solo exhibition from Ofelia Rodríguez and a new engagement commission led by Anna Haydock-Wilson.

Affordable Exhibtion Opportunity in Bristol This Summer

Are you looking to put on an Exhibition in Bristol? Centrespace Gallery is offering Discounted Gallery Hire this Summer!

Drawing

Experimental Drawing from Nature

A one-day workshop at New Brewery Arts exploring and capturing the form, colour, textures and shapes of plants and flowers.

Drawing

Experimental Drawing in the City

Drawing is a wonderful way of engaging with the world. Spend time drawing at outdoor and covered locations in the city and enjoy meeting other student

Drawing

Experimental Drawing with Carysella Wilson

Join Carysella Wilson for a masterclass in experimental drawing.

Drawing

EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING with KITTY HILLIER

An enjoyable and engaging course to help you find inspiration in nature and develop experimental drawing techniques.

Drawing

Experimentation and Technique

Discover a range of drawing techniques in structured sessions that are both fun and challenging.

Curating

Explore the museum guided tour

Join one of our experienced guides for a revealing one hour tour of RAMM’s permanent collections.

Dates

09/02/23 – 14/03/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Expressions of Interest: Artist’s Neon Signs

4x opportunities for SW-based visual artists to have a new artwork fabricated as a neon sign.

Drawing

Exquisite Corpse

Exquisite Corpse was developed in response to the isolation and mental wellbeing challenges experienced by participants during Covid- 19 lockdown.

Multidisciplinary

EXTENDED DIPLOMA | GRADUATE SHOWS 2024

Join us to see our Extended Diploma students showcasing their work.

Dates

03/06/24 – 06/06/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

EXTENDED DIPLOMA | GRADUATE SHOWS 2025

Join us to see our Extended Diploma students showcasing their work.

Dates

03/06/25 – 05/06/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Face Value: Portraits from the Arts Council Collection

Portraits by celebrated twentieth-century & contemporary artists including David Hockney, Barbara Hepworth, Lucian Freud, LS Lowry, Chris Ofili.

Multidisciplinary

Faces – Spaces, Rose Pettit & Kelvin Jenkins

Hand built clay heads alongside graphic mosaic collages.

Multidisciplinary

Faces/Spaces #3

Exhibition of new ceramics and collages by Rose Pettit and Kelvin Jenkins.

Multidisciplinary

Facing It

‘Facing It’ is the The House of Smalls’ inaugural exhibition, featuring 28 artists addressing the theme of the physical, emotional, and mental effects

Multidisciplinary

Family Saturday: June

These free sessions offer families a unique experience of art, design and nature.

Date

05/06/21

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Printmaking

February Half Term: Family Creative Activities

Get creative and stamp, paint and draw your finishing touches to make a unique printed picture, at our free drop-ins this half term.

Multidisciplinary

Festive Family Fun Day

Get into the festive spirit at Aspex Portsmouth’s Festive Family Fun Day!

Printmaking

Festive printmaking workshop with Double Elephant

Join Double Elephant for a festive printmaking workshop with the opportunity to create and print your own festive decoration inspired by local plants.

Date

21/12/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Drawing

Festive Wildlife Decorations

RAMM’s animals are getting ready for the festivities. Decorate your own wooden bauble featuring one of our animals in a seasonal setting.

Dates

17/12/22 – 18/12/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Film project — Bristol Creatives

Bristol Museums Learning is commissioning films exploring the work of creative practitioners from diverse backgrounds.

Closing

23:59 04/11/21

Fee

£500 (for one day's filming)

Flag Commission Open Call

We are looking to commission an artist who lives or works in Dorset, to create a bold and colourful artwork for our Boscombe Flags Project.

Flamm Pop-Up Flash Open Call

Flamm, a new festival happening in October in Redruth, invites submissions from visual artists based in Cornwall to be part of its Pop-Up Shop.

Flamm x Auction House: The Manchester Contemporary Showcase Open Call

An opportunity to show work at The Manchester Contemporary

Drawing

FLIGHTPATH.

Community project by Louisa Crispin.

Painting

Flo Brooks: Harmonycrumb

Paintings on canvas, vinyl flooring and collaged textiles interweave fragments of the lives of transmasculine figures.

Multidisciplinary

Folk for Folk — Art inspired by the past and rooted in the present

#FolkforFolk is a project at the National Waterways Museum Gloucester which engages with young people and community groups.

Installation

For the grown-ups! Brick by Brick: A LEGO® brick history of Exeter

Special late night opening of the Brick by Brick: A Lego brick history of Exeter exhibition for Adult Fans of LEGO®.

Date

21/07/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Zakiya Mc Keznie Khady Gueye Soil Unsoiled03 credit David Broadbent

Installation

Forest: Wake this Ground

Explore the many interconnected layers existing above and below the forest floor with Forest: Wake this Ground.

Multidisciplinary

Form Art Festival

Form is a new annual visual arts festival in Falmouth, Cornwall, which celebrates the visual arts heritage and vibrant creative culture of the area.

Multidisciplinary

Found Cities, Lost Objects: Women in the City

A multidisciplinary exhibition, exploring experiences of city life from a female perspective. Curated by Turner Prize winner, Lubaina Himid CBE.

Multidisciplinary

FOUNDATION DIPLOMA | GRADUATE SHOWS 2024

Join us to see Foundation Diploma students showcasing the work

Dates

28/05/24 – 30/05/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Four month residency at Back Lane West project space in Redruth, Cornwall

For the first time, Back Lane West is offering a longer artist residency period from Wednesday 5^th January — Sunday 1^st May 2022.

Multidisciplinary

Freddie Wise And Alice Kasahara Macrae: The Knot Age

An installation of collaboratively made sculptures and drawings exploring their shared interest in the language of knots.

Dates

09/02/24 – 18/02/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Free Community Gallery Open Call

New gallery space is seeking artists to exhibit their work for free

Public art

FREE Community Mural Painting

Public and Artists invited to paint a mural

Dates

22/08/23 – 29/08/23

Organisation

Bristol Community Arts

Free Exhibition Opportunity

Community gallery seeking Bristol-based artists

Drawing

Free Family Workshop — Animal Paper Plates

Celebrate St Pauls Carnival with your very own animal paper plate.

Drawing

Free Family Workshop — Live Hedgehog Drawing

Multidisciplinary

Free Recycled Art Workshops

Free family art workshops suitable for all abilities and ages.

Textiles

Freehand Machine Embroidery

Learn how to use a sewing machine and explore a contemporary way of creating art on fabric.

Date

17/06/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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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.

Multidisciplinary

Fringe Arts Bath Festival 26 May to 11 June — free and family friendly

FaB Festival 2023 presents free exhibitions and events over 17 days, transforming unexpected spaces with a wide selection of artworks.

Fringe Arts Bath Festival 26 May to 11 June — free and family friendly

FaB Festival 2023 presents free exhibitions and events over 17 days, transforming unexpected spaces with a wide selection of artworks.

Multidisciplinary

From Rags to Riches — With Beverley Roach & Guests

This drop-in event includes working with artists to create, play and explore practices of painting, charcoal drawing, printing, dyeing and weaving

Painting

From Trawlers to Twilight

New work by Trevor Thorne, looking at the working lives of trawlers, and the temporal nature of their condition as a metaphor for our own existence.

Multidisciplinary

Funding Workshop: Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice

VASW advises artists and independent art workers on applying for Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice fund.

Painting

FURTHER

featuring: Kay Bainbridge, Andrew Carr, Martin Cox, Ava Haggas, Kirsty Lackie, Max Middlewood, Rosanna Morris, Kai Ohlsen & Jim Pilston

Multidisciplinary

Future Present 2023

Bridport Arts Centre’s Christmas selling exhibition

Future Present: Designer Maker Call Out

Bridport Arts Centre invites designer makers from the South West and beyond to feature in Future Present – our annual Christmas selling exhibition.

Gallery hire opportunity

Applications are invited for 2022 exhibitions

Painting

Gareth Lloyd: ‘Nurturing Shades and Leading Pieces’

Solo Exhibit by featured artist Gareth Lloyd for FEIN Collections, international contemporary art gallery located in Bruton, Somerset.

Dates

07/09/24 – 07/11/24

Organisation

FEIN Collections [made in new york city]

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

GASS Collective Showcase

A multi-venue art exhibition in Redruth, showcasing the work of thirteen recent graduates across Back Lane West, CMR and Auction House.

Multidisciplinary

GASS Collective Showcase

A multi-venue art exhibition in Redruth, showcasing the work of thirteen recent graduates across Back Lane West, CMR and Auction House.

Multidisciplinary

Gates Wide Open

This exhibition at Salisbury Arts Centre is the result of an open call out for work by UK based graduates of the creative disciplines who have been af

Multidisciplinary

GATHER at THE HIDE

Join GATHER for a morning of networking focused on the theme ‘Care’ in creative careers.

Date

11/03/24

Organisation

The Hide Artist Retreat

Region

Gloucestershire

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People grouped together in an interior for a talk with a speaker

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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Painting

Generate: Come Together

Generate: Come Together is a new exhibition of artworks created by participants of Aspex Portsmouth’s Generate programme

Painting

Genius Loci

Ten artists explore sensations of landscape

Multidisciplinary

Get Creative Outdoors

Get Creative Outdoors is a campaign/festival that invites people to try something creative in the open air.

Digital

‘Get Going’ Marketing Workshops for Artists

A series of bespoke workshops led by Gillian Taylor, PR and marketing consultant, cover writing, produce images, create your website and video.

Painting

GET REAL fine art exhibition showing work by Caroline Le Vine & Gail Reid

Exhibition of paintings, drawings and prints by 2 contrasting artists.

GHA Open Exhibition 2024

Exhibiting Opportunity

Drawing

Gnash Comics and Field System Host a ‘Behind theScenes’ Exhibition for Devon Based Comic Artists

Painting

‘Go Wild!’ – Wildlife Painting

Learn techniques to help you strike a balance between expressive freedom and sensitivity… bringing your works to life!

Dates

23/08/23 – 24/08/23

Organisation

School of Art & Wellbeing

Region

Devon

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Toni Davey FAN 2016 horizontalcrop webres

Painting

GOLD

Featuring artworks by Toni Davey, Jane Harris, Carali McCall, Anna Mossman, Katherine Perrins, Alice Temperley and Denise Webber

Painting

‘Goodbye Summer’ Katie Trick

New Drawings & Paintings by Katie Trick

Painting

Gossamer Threads

Gossamer Threads is the culmination of a year of reflective practice and mentoring at the Newlyn School of Art in Cornwall

Painting

Grace Armshaw: Can You See Me?

Grace will engage with ideas of mood and space through colourful multi-media works.

Dates

27/02/24 – 07/03/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Elemental Drift

An exhibition of work by Grace Crabtree, featuring her investigations into the traditional techniques of fresco and English medieval wall painting.

Graduate Studio Residency

An opportunity for a recent graduate from a crafts related undergraduate or masters degree to have a studio space at New Brewery Arts for 24 months.

Painting

Grant Foster: Human Made

Human Made is an installation of free-standing, double-sided paintings, that suggest the permeability between memory and dream.

Multidisciplinary

Ground Works

Ground Works will be welcoming artists and writers whose inspiration and concern is for our landscape and environment.

Multidisciplinary

Group 7 – Connections

Work by Group 7 artists: Brian Bishop, Martin Brewster, Bonnie Brown, Michelle Griffiths, Ursula Leach, Stephen Powell and Peter Symons.

Disability arts

Group Crit Session

Thoughtful group crit focusing on (up to) 4 individuals practices.

Painting

Group Show

Aspex Portsmouth are pleased to present Group Show, a new exhibition exploring community and connection.

Painting

Group Show, Preview

All are welcome to join a preview evening of our new exhibition Group show, and enjoy an exclusive first look ahead of its official opening.

Multidisciplinary

Guided tour of Earth Spells — International Women’s Festival

Join our Contemporary Art Curator Lara Goodband for a guided tour around RAMM’s newly opened exhibition EARTH SPELLS: Witches of the Anthropocene.

Date

11/03/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Installation

Gustav Metzger

The exhibition of Gustav Metzger’s work will explore the intersection between human intervention, nature and man-made environments.

Dates

26/06/21 – 12/09/21

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Drawing

Half day course: John Minton: His Art and Life – with Dr. Jan D. Cox

Join Dr Jan D. Cox for this fascinating look into the life and work of John Minton.

Date

17/09/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Drawing

Half Term: Greetings from Chippenham

Download family activities and follow online how-to videos to design your own postcard to send to a loved one.

Drawing

Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings: Portraits

See a new presentation of drawings, etchings and films by artist duo Hannah Quinlan and Rosie Hastings.

Painting

HANNAH WOODMAN / SOLO SHOW

An exhibition of new and recent work by contemporary landscape painter Hannah Woodman.

Multidisciplinary

Happenings: Creative Weekender by Together We Make, Pri’s Art Salon & Marma Sessions.

A weekend celebrating creativity; multi-sensory installations, workshops, artist-led showcases, exhibition space, play and immersion.

Hatch Farm Public Art: Lead Artist

A Public Art Commission within the residential development known as Hatch Farm.

Head of Creative

The Head of Creative leads on delivery & development of our artistic & creative programmes, events exhibitions & productions for 10 – 25 year olds.

Closing

09:00 15/04/24

Fee

£49,334 (£39,467.20 pro rata)

Region

Bristol

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Digital

HEAD : Recent Digital Works by John Levers

An online ‘virtual’ exhibition and limited edition giclee print release of recent digital works by John Levers

Multidisciplinary

Head to Head

Head to Head is a joyful celebration of the multiplicity of approaches artists have long revealed in depicting the human head.

Multidisciplinary

Heavy Plant Crossing

Join us in the Project Space after artists from University of Plymouth have turned it into a living laboratory — testing ideas and creating new work.

Drawing

HELPING HAND FOR UKRAINE

A display of drawings & paintings by Ukrainian children

Dates

24/02/23 – 03/06/23

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Sculpture

Henry Moore. Sharing Form

A major exhibition of works by Henry Moore at Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Dates

28/05/22 – 04/09/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

‘Holding Space’ by Anna Bunting-Branch

Holding Space is a new contemporary exhibition by artist Anna Bunting-Branch commissioned by ‘a space’ arts.

Multidisciplinary

Holding Space by Anna Bunting-Branch: Exhibition Launch Event

Come and join us on Saturday 29^th June to celebrate the launch of our latest exhibition Holding Space by Anna Bunting-Branch.

Public art

Hotwalls Christmas Market

Celebrate Christmas at the Hotwalls Studios!

House of Prints 2020 Graduate Bursaries

Three bursaries for art graduates of 2019 and 2020 – which include an award of £350 and a package of access/courses from one of our partner studios.

Drawing

How to be a Successful Woman in the Workplace by Jojo Lewis

Visit our new RIPE exhibition ‘How to Be a Successful Woman in the Workplace’ by Jojo Lewis

How to Have a Sustainable Creative Career with Ceri Hand, 24 April

An online workshop with creative coach and mentor Ceri Hand, supporting artists to make an impact and create sustainability.

Drawing

How to Make a Shadow Box with Linda Toigo

Artist Linda Toigo shows us how to create a world out of paper and card!

Painting

Human Experience II

From the Edinburgh Fringe to the English Riviera: “The Artists’ Pool” Come to Take a Dip with Artizan Collective

Painting

Human Experience II — Exhibition Launch

From the Edinburgh Fringe to the English Riviera: “The Artists’ Pool” Come to Take a Dip with Artizan Collective

Drawing

Humans in the Landscape – life drawing workshops

Details Join artist Alice Simpson for a sequence of drawing from life workshops, at the gallery and at different locations.

Dates

17/03/22 – 31/03/22

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Region

Devon

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Spike Island Open Studios 30 04 22 Dan Weill Photography 20 scaled

Multidisciplinary

I Am Making Art: Drawing, Collage and Mark Making

Join artist Cliff Andrade to explore materiality and texture using techniques inspired by Tanoa Sasraku’s exhibition, Terratypes.

Drawing

I Am Making Art Online: Cai Burton

Join artist Cai Burton to explore your surroundings using pen, paper and whatever materials you can get your hands on.

Writing

I Am Making Art: Poetic Archives of the Everyday

A dynamic and fun workshop of art-making, writing, collage, and collective narrative-building.

Drawing

I saw you in blue…, Laxmi Hussain

Aspex Portsmouth is pleased to present I Saw You In Blue…, a new exhibition from London-based artist Laxmi Hussain

Printmaking

Ian Cox SWAc — Devon Open Studios

Printmaking and Drawings — An Eye for Detail

Drawing

Illustration for Picture Books

Explore different ways to create children’s books.

Drawing

Illustration for Picture Books — Zoom course

Explore different ways to create children’s books.

Illustrator/Animator, University of Exeter

Call for proposals: understanding ‘decolonisation’ through illustration

Closing

17:00 22/04/22

Fee

£30k-£40k (pro rate) Part time

Ilminster Arts Centre Open Exhibition 2024

The Ilminster Arts Centre is inviting all artists to submit work for our annual judged Open Exhibition 2024.

Textiles

I’m the king of the castle, and you’re the dirty rascal

Tapestry by Myrtle Glanville

Dates

19/01/22 – 12/02/22

Organisation

The Plough Arts Centre

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Imagine: illustrating stories

A celebration of contemporary book illustration.

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.

Drawing

‘IN THIS PLACE’ — Workshop with artist Janie M McDonald

In this workshop we will look at ‘place’ and explore ideas about landscape.

Incomers and Insiders: Enounters with Combe Martin and North Devon

Collaboration between North Devon Artist Residency, Bay View Gallery and Studio Kind

Dates

21/08/22 – 04/09/22

Organisation

North Devon Artist Residency

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Independence is a myth: Exploring care in collaboration

Kyla Harris and Lou Macnamara, the creators of ‘It’s Personal’, will lead this workshop on reframing interdependence and collective care

Photography

Ingrid Pollard: Three Drops of Blood

Exhibition of new work by 2022 Turner Prize nominated artist Ingrid Pollard, a leading artist and photographer working in Britain today.

Dates

06/08/22 – 29/10/22

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Region

Devon

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Printmaking

INK_PRINT

An exhibition showcases the work of three contemporary Gemma Trickey, Jo Norman and Carl Middleton.

Multidisciplinary

Inspirational Women Artists

Visit Inspirational Women Artists, an exhibition and silent auction marking International Women’s Day 2023 in partnership with Yellow Door

Multidisciplinary

Inspirational Women Artists Closing Celebration

This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating our latest exhibition ‘Inspirational Women Artists’ and the brilliant community of artists involved.

Multidisciplinary

Inspirational Women Artists Exhibition & Silent Auction

Visit ‘Inspirational Women Artists’, an exhibition and fundraising silent auction in celebration of International Women’s Day 2022.

Drawing

Inspired by Nature: Drawing for Pattern Design

You will learn essential techniques in illustration and pattern design that are inspired-by-nature.

Drawing

Intermediate Drawing Afternoon

Develop drawing skills across a range of subjects

Drawing

Intermediate Drawing Morning

Develop drawing skills across a range of subjects

Multidisciplinary

Into another intensity

How art can open up new encounters with, and ways of thinking about rural places in the context of an ever more interconnected world.

Drawing

Introduction to Etching with Annabel Hill

Come and create a delicate etching plate using dried plants as inspiration.

Printmaking

Introduction to Fabric Printing — Heat Press

Learn how to use heat press fabric printing technique and create bespoke fabric goods with the help of the sewing studio.

Date

19/06/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Printmaking

Introduction to Screenprinting — Cut it like Matisse

Learn how to use the silkscreen process to create big, bold and colourful works using stencils and hand-drawn imagery, inspired by Henri Matisse.

Date

18/06/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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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.

Multidisciplinary

Invasion Ecology

INVASION ECOLOGY: A SEASON OF CONTEMPORARY LAND ART ON DARTMOOR

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.

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

Painting

Jamaica Street Studios — Open Studios ’22

Jamaica Street Studios Open Studios is back!

Dates

08/07/22 – 10/07/22

Organisation

KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

Janie George: Shapeshifting

Shapeshifting looks at our relationship with nature with an imaginative slant.

Dates

12/10/24 – 23/10/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Installation

Jezreel’s Tower

John Walter’s new work blends realities with 360º video, costumed mannequins, digital wallpapers, replica publications and framed production drawings

Jigsaw Linocut Workshop

Learn the art of Jigsaw linocut, a technique explored by Edvard Munch whereby an image is carved into a piece of soft cut lino.

Multidisciplinary

JO LATHWOOD — ARTIST IN CONVERSATION

Join us to hear artist Jo Lathwood discuss her new exhibition, The Belief in Things Disappearing at MIRROR

Job Opportunity: Arts and Culture Programme Manager (Cornwall) — Maternity Cover

An experienced creative programme manager to further the University of Exeter Arts and Culture Strategy 2022 – 27 in Cornwall.

Closing

23:59 10/12/23

Fee

From £41,732 (pro rata) per annum

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,

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.

Painting

Joy Wolfenden Brown ‘Feather’

Anima Mundi are proud to present ‘Feather’, a solo exhibition of emotive, intimate paintings and works on paper by Joy Wolfenden Brown.

Painting

Joy Wolfenden Brown, ‘Poem’

Anima Mundi is delighted to present ‘Poem’, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Joy Wolfenden Brown taking place on two floors of the gallery.

Photography

Judith Nagala Crispin, ‘Ascending Beings’

Judith Nangala Crispin’s ‘Ascending Beings’ is a genuine collaboration with the landscape, utilising camera-less ‘Lumochrome’ photographic techniques.

Printmaking

July Exhibitions Launch

Join us for the launch of three new shows at Artizan which will run throughout July.

Drawing

Junior Drawing School — Butterflies

Drawing A Butterfly with Soft pastel.

Drawing

Junior Drawing School — Drawing with Soft Pastels

Learn to draw fruit using soft pastels with artist Abigail Reed.

Drawing

Junior Drawing School — Map your World

Enjoy printmaker Victoria Wilmott’s wonderful workshop this half term that will really engage your senses.

Drawing

Junior Drawing School — The Art of Taking Away

This workshop, delivered by artist Jessica Bartlett, will explore ‘negative space’, the term given to describe the spaces between things.

Drawing

Junior Drawing School — Trees

Drawing Trees with soft pastel and charcoal.

Kaleidoscope Network | Financial Recording, Tax & Self-Assessment

An artist development focused session on financial recording, tax, and self-assessment by bookkeeper Neisa Reid.

Painting

Kate Walters | The Beauty Way | Workshop

Mystic paths (in nature and in our bodies): how are we carried by them, how they create maps in our being-ness…

Dates

08/08/22 – 12/08/22

Organisation

School of Art & Wellbeing

Region

Devon

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Performance

Katrina Brown — Em[bed]ding circle

What traces do we leave behind? Join a live-streamed performance and an installation of the residues…

Sculpture

Ken Hughes: A Retrospective

A retrospective exhibition showcasing the work of influential artist and tutor Ken Hughes.

Digital

KINETIC JAM

Live event featuring Angus Macdonald, James Bragg and MontenegroFisher, all improvising in response to Exhibition: Everything Put Together Falls Apart

Multidisciplinary

Krowji Christmas Open Studios

Shop for unique and handcrafted festive gifts

Painting

Kurt Jackson’s ‘Clay Country’ Exhibition

An exhibition by contemporary artist Kurt Jackson, inspired by his time at Littlejohns China Clay Works.

Dates

17/05/21 – 06/09/21

Organisation

Wheal Martyn Clay Works

Region

Cornwall

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Painting

Land to Sea

Helena Clews and Linda Tudor present a new body of expressive paintings exploring local land and seascapes.

Multidisciplinary

Landscape: An Artists Perspective

The exhibition aims explore the intricate connections between landscape and artistic creation, offering a captivating display of drawings & paintings.

Multidisciplinary

Landscapes of Progress?

New exhibition exploring human progress, landscape and the environment.

Dates

11/11/23 – 03/03/24

Organisation

Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited

Region

Somerset

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Painting

Landscapes, Seascapes, Hedgerows: Dot Wood

Working with acrylic paint and pastel, Dot developed a series of paintings inspired by 78 days’ worth of hedgerow and flower studies.

Dates

15/08/22 – 29/08/22

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

Last Week Available in Centrespace Gallery 2023

Discounted week: 3^rd — 10^th August 2023

Multidisciplinary

Launch & meet the artists event: North Devon Arts

North Devon Arts members invite you to a ‘meet the artists’ afternoon in celebration of the opening of the exhibition, Spring into Summer.

Date

31/05/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

Informal group meeting about whatever you are currently interested in or working on.

Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

Informal group meeting about whatever you are currently interested in or working on.

Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

Informal group meeting about whatever you are currently interested in or working on.

Lead Artist for Community Engagement & Public Art Vision

A creative community engagement programme developing a Public Art Vision for Hedge End, West End and Botley.

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.

Learning Coordinator

We are looking for a Learning Coordinator to provide support to the development and delivery of learning initiatives at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Closing

00:00 31/01/23

Fee

£33,000 - £35,000 per annum

Region

Somerset

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Painting

Leave no Trace

An exhibition of paintings, drawings and text by Karen Pearson.

Painting

Left Hand Shuffle by Bruce Ingram

Ingram exhibition acknowledges the element of chance and spontaneity that Bruce Ingram embraces whilst working on multiple collages.

Dates

09/04/22 – 19/06/22

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

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.

Drawing

Life Drawing

A weekly life-drawing class, to instil confidence and provide the groundwork for artists to develop their own voice.

Dates

24/04/24 – 27/06/24

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Life Drawing Session

Join our supportive untutored sessions.

Drawing

Life Drawing Sunday Sessions — untutored

untutored life drawing sessions, Sundays, 10am-12.30pm £12.50, 1.30pm-4pm £12.40

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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Painting

Light At The End

That Art Gallery present a group exhibition.

Painting

Lily Mixe : Symbiosis — (continued)

Lily Mixe SYMBIOSIS was forced to close due to the 2^nd lockdown… That Art Gallery has now reopened and the show goes on!

Painting

Liminal Spaces at Birdwood House

Liminal Spaces brings together the work of artists Belinda Ireland, Mhairi Treharne and Emma Roberts

Multidisciplinary

Line of Least Resistance

An exhibition by six Bristol artists — drawing, installation, video, sculpture and performance

Drawing

LINES OF EMPATHY

A group show bringing together hand-drawn work on paper by 17 artists working in Britain today

Printmaking

Woodcut Workshop at CICCIC

Explore print techniques and processes and develop an innovative portfolio of prints.

Printmaking

Linocut Printmaking

Learn how to cut your own lino-block and produce a series of prints, following in the footsteps of other notable relief printmakers.

Date

17/06/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Little Forest Open Art Competition

Display your work at Art in the Garden, an ‘Open Studio’ type event in a beautiful natural setting, featuring 20+ invited artists & makers

Closing

17:00 10/02/25

Fee

Winner £150 / People's Choice £50

Little Forest Open Competition

Display your work at Art in the Garden 2024, an open studio style event in late spring, featuring the work of 20+ artists and makers

Closing

17:00 12/02/24

Fee

£150 winner / £50 peoples choice

Region

Hampshire

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Multidisciplinary

Little Forest Open Day

Open Day to view the Little Forest site to help inform your Little Forest Open Art Competition submission

Date

12/01/25

Organisation

Little Forest Land Art

Region

Hampshire

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Performance

Live Drawn Stages

Camille Aubry, recipient of a WEVAA R&D Bursary, reflects on a project and collaboration with performer Tom Marshman & photographer Khali Ackford.

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

Textiles

Living Landscapes

10 large-scale, multi-layered new artworks exploring the Cornwall Coast Path, made using materials the artist has grown herself.

Drawing

Living with art: Picasso to Celmins

A British Museum Touring Exhibition Generously supported by the Dorset Foundation in memory of Harry M Weinrebe

Multidisciplinary

Liza Sylvestre: asweetsea

John Hansard Gallery presents asweetsea by artist Liza Sylvestre.

Printmaking

Local Art Show 2020: Double Elephant Print Workshop

The Local Art Show 2020 was impacted by the closure of RAMM due to Covid-19, so the 2020 show has been rescheduled for 2021.

Dates

30/11/21 – 30/01/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Local Heros

Local Heroes is an exhibition of illustrations created by Emma van Zeller in 2021 for Country Life Magazine.

Drawing

Local Heros

Local Heroes is an exhibition of illustrations created by Emma van Zeller in 2021 for Country Life Magazine.

Painting

LODE | Sue Davis Lesley Harry Jane Smith

Join us for the opening night on Friday 12^th May 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Printmaking

Look Mom I’m An Artist

Edie and Sophia are back with the ‘Look Mom I’m An Artist’ show.

Painting

Lorna Goldfinch (2021)

An exhibition by Lorna Goldfinch

Dates

15/07/21 – 19/07/21

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Region

Cornwall

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Installation

Lucinda Burgess – On Repetition

Sculptural works in steel, paper and glass exploring the nature of materiality.

Multidisciplinary

Lucky Dip

Lucky Dip is a new exhibition showcasing multi-disciplinary work by local artists and recipients of the Lucky Dip Bursary.

Multidisciplinary

Lucky Dip Exhibition Launch Event

Join us for the launch of our latest exhibition, Lucky Dip.

Installation

Lucy Stein, Wet Room

The first major UK solo show and a new commission by artist Lucy Stein.

Painting

Luke Hannam | The Compass & The Rosary

Experience Luke Hannam’s debut exhibition at Anima Mundi Gallery.

Multidisciplinary

MA GRADUATE SHOW 2025

You are invited to our MA Graduate Show Private View — 24 July 2025

Dates

21/07/25 – 31/07/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

MA Online Masterclass

Are you interested in studying a Masters Degree at Arts University Plymouth? Join us on our free MA Online Masterclass.

Date

12/06/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Sculpture

MAKE A BOAT THAT FLOATS

Think and Make workshop for children and families.

Drawing

Make a Wiggling Fish

Let your imagination swim wild with our ‘Wiggling Fish’ craft activity.

Date

15/04/25

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Make yourself at home

Hweg Gallery – Open Call for group exhibition.

Makers Matter

Artist Development Day with Trevor Pitt, Amy Twigger Holroyd and Steward Francis Easton

Drawing

Making a Mark: Dazzling Drawings from the Cottonian Collection

Over 40 rare and important drawings dating from the 1600s-1700s from The Box’s historically important Cottonian Collection.

Making A Start

Making A Start’ – a Maker Progression initiative to provide mentoring and business planning for those looking to start a creative career

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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Education

Making Change — Free Course — Arts University Plymouth

Join Arts University Plymouth for their free three-week Making Change July 2024 course.

Dates

15/07/24 – 31/07/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Painting

Making Faces: Educational Project Residency Exhibition

CAS is delighted to present this exhibition of work by Jet Treacy and the children of Anton School.

Multidisciplinary

Man In The Woods: Artefacts from My Friday Walk

Artefacts from My Friday Walk is Man In The Wood’s first gallery show, bringing together a body of work which reflects his Friday Walk encounters.

Digital

‘Managing Your Creative Career’ Workshop

A bespoke online workshop supporting visual artists to develop their sustainable careers.

Public art

Mangotsfield Folly

Mangotsfield Folly is a 12-month creative programme of site specific commissions in the inner garden on a disused railway station platform.

Drawing

Mapping the Undercliffs Nature Reserve

The Dorset and Devon coastal paths hand-drawn in maps and images that capture the amazing wildlife and landmarks of these trails.

Painting

Mark Jessett, Paranatural and Supernormal

New works by Mark Jessett.

Multidisciplinary

Marvellous and Michievous: Literature’s Young Rebels

A family friendly exhibition showcasing the British Library’s vast collection of children’s literature.

Drawing

Masks, Monsters and Metamorphosis Workshop

All ages are invited to join one of our exciting workshops with exhibiting artist Marianne Walker.

Date

05/08/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Masters Summer Show 2022 | Matters Arising

At the Masters Summer Show 2022, postgraduate students from Arts University Plymouth will showcase a variety of exciting and dynamic research projects

Dates

02/09/22 – 08/09/22

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Materiality

Somerset Reacquainted Touring

Multidisciplinary

MEET ME IN THE GARDEN | RENDEZ-VOUS DANS LE JARDIN

A collaborative exhibition with two of the most exciting young contemporary artists working in the UK: David Shillinglaw and Lily Mixe

Drawing

Meetings with Birds

Walk, talk and draw with artist Feral Practice and ornithologist Aurora Gonzalo Tarodo at the former Mangotsfield Station.

Painting

Members Autumn Exhibition

Painting

Members Autumn Exhibition 2023

Join us for the opening night on Friday 25^th August 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Autumn Show

Join us for the opening night on Friday 26^th August 17:30 onwards!

Painting

Members Autumn Show

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 30^th August 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Exhibition

Private View: Friday 4^th February 17:30 — 19:30, all welcome!

Painting

Members Exhibition

Join us for the opening night on Friday 27^th January 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Exhibition

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 2^nd February 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Show

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 31^st January 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Spring Exhibition

The Penwith Society of Arts, St Ives, Cornwall

Painting

Members Spring Exhibition

Private View: Friday 8^th April 17:30 — 19:30, all welcome!

Painting

Members Spring Exhibition

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 12^th April 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Spring Show

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 11^th April 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Spring Show 2023

Join us for the opening night on Friday 7^th April 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Summer Exhibition

2^nd July — 4^th September 2021

Painting

Members Summer Exhibition

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 20^th June 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Summer Exhibition 2023

Join us for the opening night on Friday 16^th June 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Summer Show

Join us for the opening night on Friday 17^th June 17:30 onwards!

Painting

Members Summer Show

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 21^st June 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Winter Exhibition

Private View: Friday 19^th November. Winter Show 2021

Painting

Members Winter Exhibition

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 3^rd November 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Painting

Members Winter Exhibition 2020

Members of the Penwith Society of Arts Winter Show 2020

Painting

Members Winter Show

Join us for the opening night on Friday 4^th November 17:30 onwards!

Painting

Members Winter Show

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 8^th November 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

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.

Sculpture

Mick Peter: Old Ghosts

A new sculpture commission for work in the Holburne Gallery and grounds

Painting

Miles Cleveland Goodwin | In The Belly of the Beast (Searching for a Heart)

‘In The Belly of the Beast (Searching for a Heart)’ is a three floor, solo exhibition from Miles Cleveland Goodwin, his first in the UK.

Miles Cleveland Goodwin | In The Belly of the Beast (Searching for a Heart)

‘In The Belly of the Beast (Searching for a Heart)’ is a three floor, solo exhibition from Miles Cleveland Goodwin, his first in the UK.

Painting

Mimei Thompson: The Drowned Forest

A solo show by Mimei Thompson at th Field System gallery, The Drowned Forest is a gathering of spirits; a search for threads, origins and beginnings.

Multidisciplinary

Mini Makers

Every Saturday (plus additional Half Term dates!) What to expect? Bring your family and little ones along for a creative session with oodles of fun!

Dates

13/05/22 – 29/10/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Painting

Miriam Sheppard: Head in the Clouds

An exhibition of oil paintings and graphite works responding to sky, light and atmosphere.

Drawing

Mirror of Mirth: Rowlandson & Nixon Satirise Bath

This exhibition features the finest satirical works in the Victoria Art Gallery collection.

Multidisciplinary

Mirrors Fog Over When I Breathe

CLOSE proudly presents Mirrors Fog Over when I Breathe, an exhibition featuring new works by Helen Barff, Katherine Perrins and Denise Webber.

Installation

Artificial Ruin — Molly Erin McCarthy

Molly Erin McCarthy’s sharing event for the end of her Residency at Rame Projects, Maker Heights, Cornwall

Printmaking

Monotype Printmaking

This session will explore using the acrylic surface and printing inks to form and transfer images onto a surface via the printing press.

Mural Commission

Mural Commission for artist or illustrator

Sculpture

Musical geese – make a clay ocarina

Ocarina is Italian for ‘little goose’ and is a small wind instrument thought to date back 1,200 years.

Dates

09/08/22 – 30/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

MY SPACE MY SANCTUARY

Joanna Briar & Jill Davies visual dialogue of experimental imagery

My Story — LGBT+ Micro-Commissions

The Box has announced four £500 micro-commissions aimed at those who identify as part of Plymouth’s LGBT+ community.

Disability arts

NAIM Neurodivergent Network Meet Up: June

Neurodiverse Art In Motion (NAIM) are holding a monthly network meet up to nurture and support neurodivergent artists and their work.

Multidisciplinary

Naomi Frears: Night After Night

New paintings and works on paper made specifically for Kestle Barton alongside a small selection of Frears’ films.

Installation

Natasha MacVoy: Eye Witness

A solo exhibition of installation, sculpture, film, performance, and text, that explores ideas around invisible labour, care, and neurodiversity.

National Saturday Club Tutor, CAS (based at Andover College)

The Saturday Club Tutor will run innovative, creative and educational workshops for 15 weeks offering young disadvantaged people a space to thrive.

Closing

23:30 12/08/23

Fee

£25 per hour; total £4,400 p.a.

Region

Hampshire

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Multidisciplinary

Natural Colour Workshop

25^th June 2022 – day workshop 9.30 – 4.30 ( 5 – 6 hours – with break) During this workshop you will delve into the world of natural colour and how we c

Date

25/06/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Natural Colour Workshop Taster

11^th June 2022 – 10am – 12.30pm taster session This workshop will introduce you into the world of natural colour and where we can find it within our

Date

11/06/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Drawing

Nature Journaling Autumn Term with Alex Boon

Come and try a day of nature journaling with artist and nature journaling educator, Alex Boon.

Dates

21/09/23 – 19/10/23

Organisation

School of Art & Wellbeing

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Nature Naturally

Network Coordinator — Devon Artist Network

Devon Artist Network is seeking a Network Coordinator to support the board and facilitate the continued success of the network.

Multidisciplinary

Neurodivergent Rhapsody

An eclectic collection of work by neurodivergent artists from Bristol and beyond.

New Artists Mentoring Programme

A year-long programme of mentoring and support for young visual artists.

Drawing

NEW! Experimental Drawing in the City — course

Drawing is a wonderful way of engaging with the world. Spend time drawing at locations in the city and meeting other students in real life!

Drawing

NEW! Introduction to Perspective

The aim of the workshop is to show how an artist can make a 3D world make sense in a 2D image

Public art

New Year Creativity

A fresh selection of exhibiting multi disciplined artists arriving to exhibit their amazing talents in our “not for profit” gallery

Painting

Nick Goss, Mud Angels

Imagined floods and submerged landscapes form the catalyst for this new series of paintings and works on paper by Nick Goss.

Dates

19/03/22 – 14/05/22

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

No Woman is an Island

A group exhibition featuring seven award-swimming women artists

Installation

Nocturne by Kate McDonnell

Installation exhibition by contemporary artist Kate McDonnell. Experience an immersive exploration of our relationship to sleep and insomnia.

Multidisciplinary

North Devon Arts: Spring into Summer Exhibition

Featuring new work from North Devon Arts members including a wide range of paintings, watercolours, original prints, textiles, photographs & ceramics.

Dates

31/05/25 – 12/07/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Not the Same Poet but always an Artist

Exhibition by artist Hazel Hammond from her challenges with Aphasia and to raise awareness of the vital role that arts can play in recovery.

Multidisciplinary

Nothing Grows In A Straight Line

“Nothing Grows In A Straight Line,” the upcoming art exhibition and debut album from AK-One.

Drawing

“objects in mirrors are closer than they appear“

This exhibition of 2^nd and 3^rd year BA (Hons) Drawing and Print students at UWE Bristol takes stock of a special moment in the young artists’ careers.

Multidisciplinary

Od Arts Festival 2021 — Alone with Everybody

Od Arts Festival returns this May, bringing exhibitions, performances, film and workshops by local and international artists to not-so-sleepy Somerset

Public art

Od Arts Festival — Still and still moving

Od Arts Festival returns, from May 26 to 28, with a packed programme of art and community activity!

Painting

Of Land, Sea and Spirit

Colin Caffell, Mike Praed, John Piper, Jill Eisele & Paula Downing

Drawing

Of Line and Form

A collaborative exhibition featuring works of Kirsten Lavers and Sarah Strachan

Painting

Ofelia Rodríguez: Talking in Dreams

The first major survey exhibition by Ofelia Rodríguez, bringing together paintings, prints and sculptures made over the last five decades.

Multidisciplinary

Off Beat

An exhibition of paintings, drawings and collages by John Eaves RWA, curated by Nick Moore

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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Drawing

Online: A Line Art & Pound Arts Florist for Mother’s Day

Treat a special someone to the mother of all Mother’s Days at home this Mothering Sunday.

Multidisciplinary

Online Art Auction: The RWA Secret Postcard Auction 2022

Don’t miss your chance to purchase works of art by leading figures from the art and cultural world, while supporting the RWA as a registered charity

Digital

CREATING STORIES: GAME DESIGN FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS

Are you curious about the idea of interactivity and storytelling? Have you considered learning about game design? Game Design for beginners, run by

Multidisciplinary

Online Learning Taster Course — Arts University Plymouth

An introduction to our January-start degrees.

Date

16/10/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Online Learning Taster Course — November 2024

Are you interested in enrolling on an Online Learning, January Start Degree at Arts University Plymouth?

Date

19/11/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

ONLINE: Tea, Cake & Art

Tea, Cake & Art is a creative social group for older people, particularly those living alone, who would like to meet and spend time with others.

Dates

05/01/21 – 29/06/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Zine Editorial Design Risograph Printing

Multidisciplinary

Online Zine Making Workshop with Dizzy Ink

An online zine making workshop which revolves around the idea of junk mail.

Open Call: Digital Commission for South West-Based Artists 2024

Spike Island is pleased to invite applications from artists based in the South West of England to develop a new digital commission.

Open Call: Dreamtime Fellowship 2023 – 24

Spike Island is pleased to announce the fourth edition of the Dreamtime Fellowship, made possible thanks to the support of artist Luke Jerram.

Open Call Exhibition for Young Artists of Colour in Bristol

To celebrate Black History Month, Creative Youth Network are inviting young Black people aged 11 – 25 to submit their artwork for an exhibition.

Open call for creatives, University of Bristol

University of Bristol is looking for an artist, writer, filmmaker, illustrator, performer or animator to work on a project with our students.

Open Call for Happenings: Exhibition Space

Exhibition Opportunity with Together We Make for 23^rd and 24^th of October as apart of ‘Happenings’ @ Strange Brew!

Open call for miniature pieces of artwork inspired by ‘Restriction’

Work is sought for an exhibition of miniature pieces of artwork inspired by ‘Restriction’

OPEN CALL for RWA 172 Annual Open Exhibition

Showcase Your Work in One of the UK’s Leading Open Exhibitions

Open Call for UK-based Artists: Spike Island & Creative Youth Network Engagement Fellowship 2023

Spike Island and Creative Youth Network are inviting applications from UK-based artists for the second Engagement Fellowship for Artists.

Closing

23:59 05/09/22

Fee

£5,000 fee & £8,000 production budget

Open Call For Visual Arts Commission

Open call for artists aged 18 — 25 in Bristol with Creative Youth Network.

Open Call — Hosts for Futures Forum

‘a space’ arts is now recruiting hosts from all creative disciplines to join Futures Forum as guest hosts.

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

Open Call — International Women’s Day 2023: Inspirational Women Artists

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2023, ‘a space’ arts are inviting contributions of artworks by female identifying and non-binary artists

Open Call: Somerset Artist Residency 2024

East Quay is offering a 5‑week residency slot in our sought-after Studio 10 Project Space to a Somerset-based artist.

Open Call: Spike Island Commission for South West-based Artists

Spike Island is pleased to invite applications from artists based in the South West to develop a major new commission to be presented in the galleries

Open Call: Engagement Fellowship for UK-based Artists

UK-based artists are invited to apply for a new Engagement Fellowship, working with Spike Island and Creative Youth Network

Open Call to Artists for Glow Wild 2022

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are looking for artists to design and create installations for our Annual Glow Wild Winter Festival at Wakehurst.

Closing

23:59 31/10/21

Fee

Total value of contract: up to £400,000

OPEN CALL TO DORSET ARTISTS AND MAKERS — THE INSTINCT OF HOPE

Dorset Art Weeks (DAW) is organising a new exhibition as part of this year’s event in the stunning clifftop setting of the Fine Foundation Gallery.

Open Call: Works In Progress Exhibition at Centrespace Gallery

A space for creatives to share works they are developing, an opportunity to take these works out of the making environment and into a fresh space.

Multidisciplinary

Open Day – Little Forest Land Art project / competition

Open Day on Sunday 14^th January 2024, 10.30am – 3pm. Explore the site if you are thinking of entering our Little Forest Open Competition 2024 to displ

Date

14/01/24

Organisation

Little Forest Land Art

Region

Hampshire

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Multidisciplinary

Open Day — Arts University Plymouth

Join us on Saturday 26 October to explore our campus, visit nearby affordable student accommodation and speak with our academics and course leaders.

Date

26/10/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Open Day — Arts University Plymouth

Saturday 30 November — Pre-Degree, Undergraduate, Postgraduate Open Day 10AM — 2PM

Date

30/11/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — POSTGRADUATE

Join us on Saturday 26 July to explore our campus and speak with our Postgraduate academics.

Date

26/07/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — PRE-DEGREE & FOUNDATION DIPLOMA

Our Pre-Degree Open Day provides you with the chance to explore alternative options to Post-16 Study at Arts University Plymouth.

Date

31/05/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE

Find out what it’s like to study at the South West’s University of the Year (WUSCAS 2024).

Dates

21/06/25 – 22/06/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE

Find out what it’s like to study at Arts University Plymouth – University of the Year Winner for South West England (Whatuni Awards 2024)

Date

28/09/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Public art

Open Studios

Open Studios is back on Sunday 18^th July, 11am-4pm.

Multidisciplinary

Open Studios 2023

Open Studios is a once-a-year chance to go behind the scenes at Spike Island.

Curating

Open Studios 2024 + Sue Lewry’s Mobile Printmaking Machine

Meet the artists of Grow Studios and what goes on behind studio doors! Plus, experience new mobile printmaking machine ‘Colossal’ by artist Sue Lewry.

Multidisciplinary

Open Studios

Join us for a special Open Studios event as part of CAST’s Golden October weekend, celebrating the renewal of our historic building.

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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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.

Sculpture

Opening Reception: ‘Henry Moore. Sharing Form’

Join us to celebrate the opening of ‘Henry Moore. Sharing Form’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Date

27/05/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Opening Reception: ‘Ida Applebroog. Right Up To Now 1969 – 2021’

Join us to celebrate the opening of ‘Ida Applebroog. Right Up To Now 1969 – 2021’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Date

28/01/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Painting

Opposite Banks

An exhibition of contemporary landscapes

Painting

Our Art

“A room filled with pictures is a room filled with thoughts.” Sir Joshua Reynolds

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

Installation

Our World: Travel Without Travel

An illustrated travel experience celebrating planet earth

Dates

14/05/21 – 11/06/21

Organisation

Pen Gallery Community Interest Company

Region

Dorset

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Multidisciplinary

☰pa●○pa☴, Rae-Yen Song

Aspex Portsmouth is pleased to present ☰pa●○pa☴, a major new exhibition by Rae-Yen Song

Paid Artist Opportunity

Opportunity for artists to work with children and young people, and RAMM’s insect collections on Project Buzz.

Closing

23:59 19/09/22

Fee

£1500 + £50 per workshop for materials

Region

Devon

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Sovay Berriman sculptural sketching with found objects workshop pics

Digital

Palace of Culture — Sculptural Sketches of the Natural World

In collaboration with V21 Artspace and Arts Council Collection we have created a virtual Palace using the latest computer-generated imagery.

Dates

14/06/21 – 30/07/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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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.

Drawing

Paper Works

Selected from an open submission the works celebrate paper as a surface for drawing, printmaking and as a sculptural material.

Painting

Paradise Found: New Visions of the Blackdown Hills

Exhibition exploring the Blackdown Hills through the artist’s lens past and present.

Dates

18/03/23 – 03/06/23

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Region

Devon

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Drawing

Parallels

Drawing and sculpture by Somerset-based sculptor Simon Hitchens.

Dates

16/09/23 – 02/12/23

Organisation

South West Heritage Trust

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Parallels / Encounters: Art, Words and their Meetings

Two part symposium on the parallel of art and words in contemporary visual art practices and how they come together in forms of publication.

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.

Drawing

Passive Creatives

Introducing the Passive Creatives, part time creatives with a full time passion.

Multidisciplinary

Patternicity

Patternicity is an exhibition of painting, textile, film and sculpture by a diverse group of contemporary artists.

Printmaking

Paula Rego : Subversive Stories

Arnolfini welcome you to venture into the extraordinary imagination of Dame Paula Rego RA

Painting

Paule Vézelay: Living Lines

Discover the internationally important work of Paule Vézelay, a key figure of 20^th-century British abstract art.

Painting

Pavel Isupov

An exhibition of paintings by Pavel Isupov

Dates

02/10/21 – 30/10/21

Organisation

The Plough Arts Centre

Peer Network Champions: Open Call for Proposals

‘a space’ arts are looking for 2 new peer networks to support through our programme.

Sculpture

Phoebe Cummings, ‘Thought Barefoot’

Anima Mundi is delighted to present ‘Thought Barefoot’, a solo exhibition of new works by Phoebe Cummings taking place on one floor of the gallery.

Phoenix Archive Project Commissions

2x £4,250 Commissions to creatively respond to recently digitised archive film footage.

Printmaking

Photographic Screen Print

In this workshop you will be introduced to textile screen printing using the photographic transfer process and water-based textile inks.

Date

03/07/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Painting

pissing in the wind

Recent paintings and works on paper by the artist David Foord (b. 1991).

Digital

PIXELS FOR PENCILS: AN INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE CODING FOR ARTISTS WITH DAVE WEBB

In this two-day introductory course, creative technologist and digital media artist Dave Webb will teach you some basic coding techniques.

Painting

Places of Joy

A joint exhibition of artwork by Sky Siouki and Harriet Popham. Preview Evening Saturday, 15^th October, 5 – 8pm. All welcome.

Drawing

Plant People Plant: Artist-led Workshop and Social Gathering

Come discover life in a hidden corner of Bath, plants, and people through this workshop and social gathering.

Painting

Plein Air Painting Competition at Bowood House & Gardens

A chance to take part in an exclusive plein air painting competition in the grounds of Bowood House & Gardens.

Painting

Plymouth Society of Artists

Private View: Friday 26^th August 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Curating

Pocket Precious

Drawing inspiration from the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, you’ll embark on a quest to navigate your own identity!

Date

22/02/25

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Pod 5 Immersive Art Residency

East quay are looking for an energetic, hands-on artist to create a new immersive installation in Pod 5, for the duration of 2024.

Closing

17:00 03/11/23

Fee

£1500 (including production budget)

Region

Somerset

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Writing

Poetry and wine, with David Briggs, Sally Flint, Andy Brown and Corinna Wagner

Join us for an evening of free wine and poetry readings from established poets and creative writers at Studio KIND. to celebrate ‘Unstable Ground’

Drawing

Pop-up Gallery: Inspired by Coate Water

Celebrate the 200-year anniversary of Coate Water, by joining Art on Tour for a day of creative fun!

Multidisciplinary

PORTAL

Jupiter Showcase gallery presents PORTAL, a brief and exciting exhibition of contemporary paintings by Charlotte Turner and Angove.

Porthmeor Art Collective-Calling all young creatives for exhibition!

Free 5‑week project, 13 – 16, painting from scratch to be publicly exhibited.

Porthmeor Art Collective-Calling all young creatives for exhibition!

Free online 5‑week project, painting from scratch to publicaly exhibiting your artwork. 13 – 16’s

Painting

Porthmeor Art Collective for 11 to 16 year olds

Art workshops for 11 to 16 year olds, taught by artists and held in professional art studios overlooking the beach on monthly Sundays.

Dates

14/05/23 – 09/07/23

Organisation

St. Ives School of Painting

Region

Cornwall

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Drawing

Portrait and Figure Drawing — Zoom class

The course provides practical guidance covering a range of exercises aimed at improving composition, accuracy and observation.

Drawing

Portrait Clinic with Mark Fielding

We welcome you to join Real Ideas Member Mark Fielding for a weekly Portrait Clinic!

Dates

18/05/22 – 29/06/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

MA GRADUATE SHOW 2024

Join us for our MA Graduate Show 29 August — 5 September 2024

Dates

29/08/24 – 09/09/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Practice — Group Exhibition

An exhibition of work including drawing, print, photography, sculpture, mixed media.

Dates

07/04/22 – 11/04/22

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

Practice Group Exhibition

An exhibition of work including drawing, print, photography, sculpture, mixed media.

Dates

07/04/22 – 11/04/22

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

Present Makers 2022

Christmas selling exhibition of contemporary craft

Dates

12/11/22 – 24/12/22

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Region

Devon

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Drawing

‘Present Tense’ Drawing Workshops with Vanessa Garwood

Drawing movement workshops with ‘Present Tense’ artist Vanessa Garwood at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

Date

26/04/24

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Sculpture

Present Tense Exhibition Launch

Join us as we celebrate the launch of our latest exhibition: Present Tense by Suna Imre, Carrie Mason, Joshua Raffell and Alec Stevens

Printmaking

Pressed and Pulled Printmaking Exhibition

This exhibition showcases original hand-made prints by members and tutors at The Yard Print Studio.

Dates

21/11/24 – 30/11/24

Organisation

The George Gallery, Newnham on Severn, GL14 1BS

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Preview night: Flo Brooks & Asmaa Jama

An early chance to view the exhibitions.

Multidisciplinary

Preview Night: Spike Island Open Studios 2024

Book your free place for the evening preview of Open Studios 2024.

Multidisciplinary

Preview: Open Studios 2023

Join Spike Island for the Preview evening for our Open Studios weekend

Pricing and Selling Your Artwork with Ceri Hand

Part of our series Income Generation for Young and Emerging Artists: Learn how to value and sell your work with Artist Mentor Ceri Hand

Printmaking

Print and Zine Fair

Art Prints Books & Zines Fair

Date

05/12/20

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Print in Action : Call for Artists, Exhibition Submissions

Exhibition Submissions now open for Print in Action Festival 2022

Multidisciplinary

Print in Action — Creative Intersections

Join Print in Action at Ocean Studios on Saturday, 24^th Feb, a day of creative discovery, discussions, demos, artist’ open studios & exhibitions.

Date

24/02/24

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Printmaking

Print in Action Festival

Print in Action – Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd October, Ocean Studios, Royal William Yard, Plymouth

Dates

22/10/22 – 23/10/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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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

Print in Action Festival :Browser Submissions — Pop-up Print Shop

Browser Submissions — Call for Artists for the Ocean Studios Pop-up Print Shop

Print in Action Festival: Stall

Apply for a stall at Print in Action Festival! We are on the hunt for Printmakers and suppliers supporting printmaking to join us on ²²⁄₂₃ October 22.

Printmaking

Print Tutoring with Beth Munro

Taught session with Beth Munro in the Print and Press room at Ocean Studios. 6^th Aug/3rd Sept/1st Oct

Date

06/08/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Printmaking

Printing in symmetry

Design and make your own printed artwork inspired by ceramicist William de Morgan’s use of symmetry.

Date

30/05/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Printmaking

Printmaking Classes

A regular weekly tutored printmaking class summer term with Josephine Birch covering a range of printmaking techniques.

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.

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

Printmaking Workshops at CICCIC, Taunton.

Explore print techniques and processes and develop an innovative portfolio of prints.

Printmaking

Printmaking Workshops at CICCIC, Taunton.

Join us at Creative Innovation Centre CIC for our new ten week workshops looking at ‘Printmaking and Presentation’

Public Art Producer

Bricks are recruiting for a Public Art Producer to join our team.

Painting

RAISE THE ROOF – PENWITH GALLERY FUNDRAISER

Join us for the opening evening on Friday 4^th October 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Multidisciplinary

RAMM Lates

An after-hours night of entertainment exploring medicine, the body and well-being.

Date

11/11/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

RAMM Lates: Online

Our second online RAMM Lates will celebrate the beauty that surrounds us and the wonder we see in the everyday.

Date

22/04/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

RAMM Lates with the Youth Panel

Join us for another RAMM Lates event! May Lates will be an after-hours night of entertainment exploring the human face, expression and portraits.

Date

13/05/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Rasheed Araeen: Conscious Forms

An exhibition celebrating work by pioneering artist, curator and activist Rasheed Araeen.

Painting

Ray Balkwill: The River’s Voice

The Exe estuary has been the mainspring of Ray Balkwill’s art for over four decades.

Dates

07/12/21 – 27/06/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

RE-ASSEMBLY

Quickfire presentation night for anyone interested in art, education & community.

Reaching Resilience — Artist Cohort — Open Application to artists in Bristol, Bath, BANES, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Bricks invites applications from visual artists in Bristol and West of England to join its new artist programme Reaching Resilience.

Multidisciplinary

Rebellion, Regeneration and Community

‘Rebellion, Regeneration and Community’ is an exhibition hosted and devised by the second year Fine Art students at The Bristol School of Art.

Dates

10/03/23 – 11/03/23

Organisation

Bristol School of Art

Region

Bristol

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Painting

Recent Work

An exhibition by Mike Nuth

Multidisciplinary

Recipes for Making

Join us for an evening delving into the processes of three graduating artists, on the occasion of the Undergraduate Degree Show!

Dates

14/06/23 – 16/06/23

Organisation

School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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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

Reclaiming Disability in Co-creation

Kelsie Acton and Harsha Balasubramanian will explore co-creative strategies for reclaiming knowledge contributed by disability communities.

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)

Recruiting: Artist Programme Producer

Recruiting Artist Programme Producer to support Reaching Resilience. Starts as a six month, part time contract which we hope will build.

Multidisciplinary

Reflected Patterns: Make your own teleidoscope

Come and view RAMM’s collection in a totally different way by making your own teleidoscope.

Date

27/10/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Photography

Regain’d

An exhibition of drawing, painting and analogue photography by Emma Hambly

Installation

Reignite

Reignite. A 4‑day creative arts festival celebrating creativity, art and everything in between.

Dates

15/12/21 – 18/12/21

Organisation

Creative Youth Network

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

Relaxed sessions — Brick by Brick: A LEGO® brick history of Exeter

A Relaxed Session is a good way to enjoy this exhibition at a quieter pace.

Dates

26/07/22 – 06/09/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

REPETITION, RECONSTRUCTION & RHYTHM Amy Bonsor

A collection of tactile pieces exploring repetition, transition and changing surfaces.

RESIDENT

4 – 6 week paid residency for Cornwall based creatives Studio and project spaces for experimentation, install, performance and exhibition possibilities.

Multidisciplinary

Resilient

Join us for a collective exhibition of new work by emerging artists on the theme of resilience — of humans and nature

Dates

25/05/21 – 30/05/21

Organisation

Creative Youth Network

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

Restriction : Online Exhibition by The Correspondence Collection

An online exhibition based around the theme of restriction, showcasing new work from artists involved in The Correspondence Collective

Multidisciplinary

Self-Employment, Collectives, Care, Arts Organising, Research, Mentoring, Professional development

Rethinking Governance by Dr Cara Courage

What does fit-for-purpose governance for you, your way of working, and your organisation look like?

Revolve:R, edition four (Arrow Bookworks, 2023) / Artwork Gifting

Artwork Gifting. Plus an Open-Call for future edition.

Riddle 57 — call for artwork

Double Elephant Print Workshop are animating a 1000 year old riddle and we want YOU to get involved!

Printmaking

Rights of Way

An exhibition of recent prints by Carole Anne Tonge and Nichola Goff inspired by walking.

Multidisciplinary

RIPE Live: Peach Melba RIPE x HA HA

Join us for RIPE Live: Peach Melba/RIPE x HA HA, and enjoy a showcase of new works by local and emerging artists, live music and more.

Multidisciplinary

RIPE Live: Pear Drops/Ben Topping

RIPE Live is back! Join us as we launch Pear Drops at the Alfred Arcade and a solo show by Ben Topping at the Hidden Wardrobe.

Installation

RIPE Live: RIPE Pears #01 / Anna Marris

RIPE Live is back! Join us as we launch RIPE Pears #01 at the Alfred Arcade and a solo show by Anna Marris at the Hidden Wardrobe.

Multidisciplinary

RIPE Live: Ripe Plums #01 / BY THE SKIN OF YOUR TEETH

Join us for RIPE Live as we celebrate RIPE artists past and present, and launch the first of our two-part graduate showcase.

Multidisciplinary

Ripe Plums #01

Visit Ripe Plums #01, the first of our two-part showcase exhibition featuring recent graduates from Solent University and Winchester School of Art.

Multidisciplinary

Ripe Plums #02

Visit Ripe Plums #02, the second in our two-part summer graduate showcase.

Printmaking

RISO Christmas Card Workshop

Spend a day with Roots Press to design and Riso print your own set of eco-friendly Christmas Cards.

Roadmap

Art Exhibition and Community Activities celebrating the work of ZEST and ZING artists, and community collaborations

Printmaking

Romancing the Line: A celebration of figurative art on paper

Hidden Gallery to exhibit ‘Romancing the Line,’ an exclusive collection of figurative artworks that span over 100 years.

Dates

15/08/24 – 15/09/24

Organisation

Hidden Gallery Bristol

Region

Bristol

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Painting

Rosa

An exhibition of paintings exploring the unique grief of baby loss. By Laura Calvert.

Multidisciplinary

Rosemary Mayer: Ways of Attaching

Covering thirty years of Mayer’s artistic practice from 1970s to 1990s, this exhibition is the first time Mayer’s work has ever been shown in the UK

Drawing

Roy Eastland ‘Displaced Portraits’

Anima Mundi are delighted to present Roy Eastland’s ‘Displaced Portraits’

Multidisciplinary

RWA 171 Annual Open Exhibition

Now in its 171^st year, the RWA brings you the Annual Open Exhibition, showcasing some of the most exciting artists from across the country and beyond.

RWA 171^st Annual Open Exhibition

Calling all artists working in any discipline

Multidisciplinary

RWA Secret Postcard Auction 2024

Bid on original artworks by renowned and soon-to-be famous artists, all in support of the RWA

Multidisciplinary

RWA x Bonhams Fundraising Auction

An exhibition of works by 20^th Century and present day artists as part of a spectacular one-off fundraising auction in partnership with Bonhams.

Ryde Carnival Poster Commission

Ryde Carnival is excited to announce its 2024 Carnival poster commission.

Painting

S.A.W. Open Studios at Heart of The Tribe

For this years Somerset Art Weeks Festival, our entire Gallery will be transformed into a dynamic and exciting open studio space.

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.

Multidisciplinary

SANTIAGO ROJO | OPEN STUDIO

An informal open studio

Drawing

Sarah Woods

A new series of work by Sarah Woods, who works from her studio in Newlyn.

Dates

08/09/21 – 30/10/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Painting

Sax Impey ‘Atlantic’

Anima Mundi are delighted to present Atlantic, the latest solo exhibition by environmental artist and mariner Sax Impey.

Painting

Sax Impey ‘To The Water’

Anima Mundi are delighted to present ’To The Water’, the latest solo exhibition from environmental artist and mariner Sax Impey.

Multidisciplinary

SAY SOMETHING

A conversation discussing Ida Applebroog’s life and timely work, alongside her pioneering contribution to the feminist movement since the 1970s.

Date

08/03/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

SCAR

~ A mark on the skin which is left after a wound has healed ~ A physical or emotional experience which has left a permanent effect on the mind

Installation

Scratch the Surface: Toni & Andrew Davey

Close Ltd are delighted to present the work of Toni & Andrew Davey for Somerset Open Studios this year

Printmaking

Screenprinting Basics on Paper

Join printmaker Thomas Compton for a 6 hour session exploring screenprinting.

Dates

14/05/22 – 15/05/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Sean Heather: Walk a mile in my pleasers

Artist Sean Heather aka Heather Snack will be exploring the ideas of identity, consumerism, and extremes through the queer gaze.

Dates

25/03/24 – 30/03/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Seaside: Photographed | Call for an Artist & Arts Educator at John Hansard Gallery

John Hansard Gallery is seeking an Artist and Arts Educator to develop an outreach programme to accompany the touring exhibition, Seaside Photographed

Painting

Seasons

Painting exhibition by Roger Conlon and Ian Welch inspired by the seasons and the changes they create across the year.

Seeking an Artist Facilitator

The West of England Visual Arts Alliance, hosted at Bath Spa University, are seeking an experienced Artist Facilitator to lead a series of workshops.

Painting

Sees and Seas

Solo exhibition by Dilyana Imandieva

Senior Lecturer & Course Leader, BA (Hons) Graphic Communication

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer with expertise in graphic design to lead the development and teaching of our BA (Hons) Graphic Communication degree.

Closing

09:00 20/02/23

Fee

£39,740 - £53,348 per annum

SENIOR LECTURER [COURSE LEADER REMIT] BA (Hons) Graphic Communication 1.0

We are seeking a Senior Lecturer with expertise in graphic design to lead the development & teaching of BA (Hons) Graphic Communication at AUP.

Multidisciplinary

Sennen Summer Fayre

Open house art show at Faraway, curated by Hweg and The Fayre with a private view on Thursday evening.

Multidisciplinary

Shallal presents Underworld art exhibition as an interactive ebook

Inclusive arts organisation Shallal publishes creative, interactive ebooks to share exhibition and project artwork

Multidisciplinary

Shaping the Visual Arts Nationally

Creative coach and entrepreneur Ceri Hand interviews CVAN’s national director, artist and curator Paula Orrell about making the arts more equitable.

Drawing

SHARED MOMENTS

Drawing and paintings by Kay Lewis-Bell

Painting

Shared Spaces Art Exhibition

Artists Belinda Ireland, Mhairi Treharne and Emma Roberts present Shared Spaces, an exhibition that will be held at The Gallery at Birdwood House

SHARED STUDIO SPACE AVAILABLE

An opportunity has become available to join CAST’s shared attic studio space.

Drawing

Shivers | Shifts | Overlays, An Exhibition of Recent Work by Anna Mossman

Mossman’s new body of work explores optical & perceptual space through geometry, line & colour, & continues an ongoing fascination with repetition.

Multidisciplinary

Show of Hands

Group exhibition of local artists and makers

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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VASW1200 Taster exhibition 2021 by Hatty Frances Bell 1 1

Multidisciplinary

Site Festival Taster Exhibition

The Open Studios Taster Exhibition presents artwork from each Open Studios artist, as a ‘taster’ for routes and studios to visit.

Dates

03/06/24 – 16/06/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Drawing

Sitting Still

10 Years of Life Drawing at The Greenbank

Multidisciplinary

Small Frames

An exhibition of small artworks framed in workshop remnants

Small Works Exhibition — Call for artists

This showcase of art will be entirely made up of smaller works with an upper price limit of £300, as we welcome back artists to our venue

Painting

So You Think You Are Safe In The Woods?

An Exhibition of Painting & Drawing. Woodland can be seen as a metaphor for psychic space. It can provide a refuge from, or a route into danger.

Curating

SOLO Art Exhibition ‘Silent Narratives’ by Aga Kubish ARE

Dates

25/05/24 – 17/06/24

Organisation

ART GALLERY & STUDIO by Aga Kubish

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Somerset Art Weeks

Somerset Art Weeks returns for 2022 with the theme Sanctuary.

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024

This year is the Somerset Art Weeks Festival, where collaborative exhibitions and group shows spring up across the region.

Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024 Micro-commissions

We’re looking to commission 5 – 7 artists/artist collectives in Somerset to make new work responding to the Festival theme “Landscape – Flux and Flow”

Somerset Art Works Creative Pathways Bursaries 2023

Creative Pathways Bursary is a professional development programme that aims to provide tailor-made support for Somerset Art Works Members.

Closing

17:00 06/03/23

Fee

£500 plus additional benefits.

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.

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Arts Weeks Opening Celebration

East Quay Artist’s Somerset Arts Weeks Opening Event 2022

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Open Studio at Yeovil Art Space

Part of the Somerset Art Works Open Studios event, Grażyna Wikierska, Clarissa Ready, Stéphanie Max, Dawn Handy & Jess Egan

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Open Studios 2021

Over 200 artists’ studios and spaces across Somerset open their doors this autumn!

Public art

Somerset Reacquainted Exhibition

A collective reflection by 63 Somerset artists during lockdown

Multidisciplinary

SOPHIELONGART — SOLO EXHIBITION

Centrespace welcomes Sophie back into the Gallery following here scucessful show in June.

Multidisciplinary

Sore

How can women’s pain be represented in a way that provokes action in the viewer and not just sympathy?

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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Painting

South West Masters – Lenkiewicz, Homeshaw & Slater

A showcase of work from names that have defined the South West art landscape: Robert Lenkiewicz, Arthur Homeshaw and Richard Slater.

Spike Island 2024 – 25 Dreamtime Fellowship with Luke Jerram

Spike Island announces the fifth edition of the Dreamtime Fellowship, a programme initiated and fully funded by Bristol-based artist Luke Jerram.

Multidisciplinary

Spike Island Open Studios

This year, Spike Island Open Studios is taking place online so you can enjoy it from wherever you are in the world.

Multidisciplinary

Spike Island Open Studios

After a two-year hiatus, Spike Island will once again throw open its doors to the public.

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.

Multidisciplinary

Spotlight 3: Modern & Contemporary Art from the Collection of Chippenham Museum

This exhibition is the third in Chippenham Museum’s Spotlight series dedicated to its growing Modern and Contemporary Art Collection.

Multidisciplinary

Spring term courses are now booking

10-week creative courses for spring 2022

St Annes Micro Commission

3 x Micro Commission opportunities to develop/test new work in St Annes Bristol as part of Creative Community Mapping project.

Start Something Print — Residency

Real Ideas are here to help with your next steps in your print making journey. This summer, we are looking to support six print focused short-term res

State of Emergency — Contemporary Art Micro-Commissions

The Box is inviting applications from artists based in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall, to consider how Covid-19 has impacted on our notion of freedom.

Multidisciplinary

Stay Late, Late Drive

A fresh duo exhibition by upcoming artists Eve Aspland and Jessie Buers

Painting

Steve Stott

Stalbridge artist and musician, Steve Stott, will be offering us a selection of his latest paintings.

Painting

Still Life Oil Painting with Aster Guinness

This workshop is suitable for all abilities and for anyone who would like to paint with oils using traditional techniques.

Date

18/05/24

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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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.

Stone City

This open call is for art to be exhibited in the Fringe Arts Bath (FaB) Festival from 26^th May to 11^th June 2023, surrounding the theme of Bath Stone.

Painting

Student Exhibition 2025: Launch Event Invitation

Nurturing Creative Minds: A Celebration of Young Artists in Torbay

Studio 10 Exhibition Open Call

East Quay would like to show your work in 2023 & 2024!

Studio 10 Project Space: Exhibition Opportunity 2024 – 2025

We are looking for emerging artists to submit exhibition or installation proposals for exhibition in Studio 10 Project Space at East Quay.

Studio 10 Project Space: Exhibition Opportunity 2024 – 2025

We are looking for emerging artists to submit exhibition proposals within the theme of Climate and Change — for exhibition in Studio 10 at East Quay.

Painting

Studio KIND. presents: ‘Cathedral II’ by Peter Stiles

Peter Stiles will be returning to Studio KIND. with ‘Cathedral II’ in the form of a pop-up exhibition

Multidisciplinary

Entwined by Mike Snudden and Nicolette McGuire

Entwined is a collaboration of shared space between Mike Snudden and Nicolette Mcguire who met on the MA in Fine Art in Bristol in 2013.

Drawing

Studio KIND. presents: Ian Andrews artist talk

Join Ian Andrews to discuss his solo exhibition at Studio KIND. and the value of trans-disciplinary collaborative work.

Drawing

Studio KIND. presents: ‘Media, Matter and Energy’ by Ian Andrews

Media, Matter and Energy is part of Ian’s The Sketchbook and the Collider series, developed in collaboration with Professor Nikolopoulos.

Painting

Studio KIND. presents: Micro-Monumental by Mark Jessett

Micro-Monumental is an exhibition of large and small works on paper by Devon-based painter, Mark Jessett.

Textiles

Studio KIND. presents: Remembering Histories by Louise Hall

‘Remembering Histories’ focuses on discussing the racial identity and history through imagery and personal experiences, as a mixed-race person.

Studio KIND. Summer Open 2023

We are inviting Devon-based artists to take part in the first Studio KIND. Summer Open, open to the public from 22^nd July to the 12^th August

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.

Studio KIND. Summer Open 2025

The Studio KIND. Summer Open is back for the third year!

Studio Space in Andover

Your own space in a shared studio.

Studio Vacancy

Studio Vacancy for early-career maker

Multidisciplinary

Sue Williamson: Between Memory and Forgetting

An extended overview of the work of Sue Williamson (b.1941), a British-born South African artist and activist.

Multidisciplinary

Summa 23

We close the year and start the next with an exhibition featuring all of the excellent artists who featured in our 2023 solo programme at Anima Mundi.

SUMMER ART CLASSES: SELF PORTRAITS WITH ALICE ELLIS-BRAY

You will be painting our own portraits and consider questions such as: can a picture be a portrait if there’s nobody in it?

Date

03/08/22

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Drawing

Summer Art Classes with Alice Ellis-Bray

Artist-led outdoor workshops for children aged 7 – 13 years, who like to make and imagine.

Dates

04/08/21 – 25/08/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Painting

SUMMER EXHIBITION ‘Reflection: Somerset Aspects’

Group Exhibition of 34 artist based in Somerset.

Dates

22/07/24 – 08/09/24

Organisation

ART GALLERY & STUDIO by Aga Kubish

Region

Somerset

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Painting

SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION

Celebrating all our artists with a selection of new works and introducing new core artist Leonard Green.

Multidisciplinary

Summer Invitation | 2023

A group show featuring 18 artists working locally to Salisbury and spanning painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture and photography.

Multidisciplinary

Summer Short Courses at Messums Studios

Summer Short Courses at Messums Studios offer an exciting and broad portfolio of creative learning opportunities.

Multidisciplinary

Summer Shows 2022

Explore the latest in creative talent at the Arts University Plymouth Class of 2022 Summer Shows.

Dates

13/05/22 – 16/07/22

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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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

Drawing

Susan Thomas ‘What Fun’ the best of times.

‘What Fun’ the best of times. Recent work depicting the life, landscape and architecture of Porthmeor Beach and the Downlong area of St Ives.

Swindon Artist Bursaries

2 x £2000 bursaries for artists based in or around Swindon

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.

Painting

Swipe Right 4 Art — Exhibition Launch

Join us on Thursday, April 17^th for the exclusive first look at Sienna Editions’ exceptional artist collection.

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

Painting

‘Tales from Ott’ by Laila Elmanfaa

Think of ‘Tales from Ott’ as a little bluebell-lined fairy path through a realm of gritty fantasy- a glance into somewhere deep, dark, and full of sec

Multidisciplinary

TALK — I Wrap My Fear Around Me Like A Blanket — Artist Cross Disciplinary Panel Discussion

A panel of artists including Helen Barff, Julie Brixey Williams, plus historian Andrew Powell-Thomas discuss their work and themes around safe refuge.

Painting

Talking Brushes, and Figures of Speech

Exhibition of new work by five Cornwall artists who work from life and from words, with an extra focus on people reading during Penzance Litfest.

Multidisciplinary

Talks with Artists and Makers from North Devon

Saturday lunch time talks with artists and makers from North Devon

Multidisciplinary

Tate St Ives 30^th Birthday Weekend

Celebrate 30 years of Tate St Ives

Multidisciplinary

Tele Vistas

T E L E V I S T A S New views on landscape and Gilpin’s picturesque from/for/about the New Forest.

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

Digital

Telling Your Story: How To Create Quality Video Content for Social Media

4 week online course delivered by filmmakers R&A Collaborations. Designed to give you the tools + confidence to create your own films for social media

Multidisciplinary

Tent Talk II — Creative practice, photography & the land

Discussions in response to Anthology of Rural Life — Farmers of The Lizard around the relationship between photographers and the land

Drawing

Text and Image: Creative Workshop with Artist and Activist, Rudy Loewe

Through mark making and collage, explore how text and image can work together to make art. With Rudy Loewe, artist and activist.

Drawing

THAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT!

An outdoor puppet making workshop for 7 – 13 year olds, inspired by seaside entertainment across the ages.

Date

02/06/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Painting

The 21 Group of Artist @ Artizan

Artizan Collective Gallery is excited to welcome the esteemed 21 Group of Artists to Torbay for a second year.

Painting

The 21 Group of Artists

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.

The Art Working Parents Alliance with Jo Harrison and Hettie Judah

Join The Art Working Parents Alliance (AWP) to discuss and share ideas on how to improve working conditions for parents in the artworld.

Multidisciplinary

The Bath Open Art Prize 2022 exhibition

Fringe Arts Bath is proud to bring you the 10^th Bath Open Art Prize exhibition, an eclectic show presenting work by 67 Artists.

Multidisciplinary

The Bath Open Art Prize 2023 exhibition

Fringe Arts Bath is proud to bring you the 11^th Bath Open Art Prize exhibition, an eclectic show presenting selected Artists & prize winners.

Painting

The Beasts Are Within Me and I Will Let Them Grow

The Beasts Are Within Me and I will Let Them Grow is a collection of new large-scale paintings and works on paper by Klaus is Koming

Drawing

The Big Draw | A Picture of Health and Jo Spence

A range of free creative activities inspired by exhibitions at Arnolfini.

Drawing

The Big Draw: British Art Show 9

Join us for a fun, free drawing activity as we celebrate The Big Draw Festival 2022.

The CAS Open_Open 2024 Seeing Red

CAS is hosting its second open exhibition, giving you the chance to have your work displayed in the unique CAS space.

Closing

23:30 22/03/24

Fee

£15.00 for 3 artworks

The Chocolate Factory — VERY Affordable Workshop and Event Space for Hire in Centrespace Studios

The Chocolate Factory is open for bookings! It is the perfect affordable space in the heart of Bristol for reoccurring events and workshops.

Multidisciplinary

The Chorus of Faff

Work by Samuel Bestwick, Olivia Brelsford-Massey, Kes Wilkie, Ross Sanders, Charlie Ash and Madeline Rolt

Dates

19/02/22 – 26/03/22

Organisation

The Plough Arts Centre

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

The Clayhill Creative Forum

A series of talks, training and online networking opportunities happening in the flexible platform Hopin.

Photography

The Colour of Light

Photographs and original artworks by Kim von Coels, exploring colour, shapes and light.

The Courts Visual Arts Commission 2024

Creative Youth Network is looking for emerging and early career artists aged 16 – 25 years old to create artwork for their new creative enterprise hub

Drawing

The Drawing Laboratory

EXPLORE, EVOLVE and EXPAND the practice of drawing with Gillian Cooper, artist and curator.

Dates

21/05/21 – 01/10/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

The Forest of Dean Original Print Fair – Apply Now!

We invite applications for the first ever Original Print Fair in the Forest of Dean

Textiles

The Gleaning

Collaborative community arts project; exhibition & events, Somerset Art Weeks Festival. Textiles installations in beautiful 12^th c. church, Somerset

Painting

The Great Big Art Exhibition #TheGreatBigArtExhibition2021

Bringing together contributions for the #GreatBigArtExhibition2021

The Gustav Metzger Foundation Scholarship

Fully funded scholarship for refugee on our Arts and Place MA course at Dartington Arts School

Multidisciplinary

The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase

THISS 2022 — The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase (Part of SITE Festival)

Dates

11/06/22 – 19/06/22

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Region

Gloucestershire

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Abstract image of figure with scissors, poster design fro The Island Open Studios

Public art

The Island Open Studios 2024

The Island is celebrating its sweet sixteenth this October, joining up with Centrespace studios to celebrate art in the city centre.

Multidisciplinary

The Island Open Weekend 2021

A mix of online and in-person activities and events to immerse yourself in.

Performance

The Late Tower Takeover

Join us for the Late Tower Takeover at God’s House Tower this September as we celebrate Southampton’s young and emerging creatives.

Research

The Long View:

Art, a sense of place, belonging and reciprocity in relation to landscape.

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.

Installation

THE ONLY THING MORE SLIPPERY THAN THE ELBOW

Participants from the 2019 Cornwall Workshop come back together after the pandemic for this group show

Drawing

Filter Drawing

Art Cir­cle

Bath Artists’ Studios

In Focus Edu­ca­tion & Devl­op­ment CiC

ART GALLERY & STU­DIO by Aga Kubish

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Art In Motion

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Muse­um of Barn­sta­ple & North Devon

The Muse­um of Gloucester

Uni­ver­si­ty of Plymouth

Exeter Phoenix

Chapel Arts Studios

Arts and Cul­ture, Uni­ver­si­ty of Exeter

Atkin­son Gallery

Back Lane West

Bath Art Depot

Bath Artists Studios

The George Gallery, Newn­ham on Sev­ern, GL14 1BS

Arts Uni­ver­si­ty Plymouth

Brick­works

Bris­tol Pop-Up Shop

BS5 Art Trail

Cam Val­ley Arts Trail Group

Rose­ber­ry Road Studios

The Chan­dos Soci­ety of Artists

Chase and Chalke

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

The Artist Project Space

The Hide Artist Retreat

Eden Project

Cul­ture Declares Emer­gency: Bris­tol and Beyond

FEIN Col­lec­tions [made in new york city]

Day School Bristol

GUG­GLE­TON FARM ARTS

Clay­hill Arts

Doozy Mag

Hol­burne Museum

east bris­tol contemporary

The Edge & Andrew Brownsword Gallery

Dou­ble Ele­phant Print Workshop

Emma Yorke

‘a space’ arts

MIR­ROR

Flock South West

Bo Lee and Workman

Fish Fac­to­ry Art Space CIC

Heart of The Tribe

BEAF Arts Co

Root Project

ACEarts

Bricks

Caerbladon CIC

Grow Bath­eas­t­on (Bath­eas­t­on Art Trail)

Nailsea Arts Centre

New Brew­ery Arts

No Place Art

North Som­er­set Arts

The Van­ner Gallery

Hot­walls Studios

School of Art & Wellbeing

ArtQuay

Art Space Portsmouth

Art Work Exeter

Bris­tol Com­mu­ni­ty Arts

CAST

CAMP

Cara­boo Projects

Fore­ground

Fringe Arts Bath

Frome Open Art Trail

Frome Open Art Trail

Gods House Tower

Har­bour House

Ilmin­ster Arts Centre

Open­Sto­ry­Tellers

Out­side In

Sandy Hill Arts

St. Ives School of Painting

Art Circle

In Focus Education & Devlopment CiC

ART GALLERY & STUDIO by Aga Kubish

Dartington Trust

Dartington Trust

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

The Museum of Gloucester

University of Plymouth

Arts and Culture, University of Exeter

Atkinson Gallery

The George Gallery, Newnham on Severn, GL14 1BS

Arts University Plymouth

Brickworks

Bristol Pop-Up Shop

Cam Valley Arts Trail Group

Roseberry Road Studios

The Chandos Society of Artists

Culture Declares Emergency: Bristol and Beyond

FEIN Collections [made in new york city]

GUGGLETON FARM ARTS

Clayhill Arts

Holburne Museum

east bristol contemporary

Double Elephant Print Workshop

MIRROR

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Grow Batheaston (Batheaston Art Trail)

New Brewery Arts

North Somerset Arts

The Vanner Gallery

Hotwalls Studios

Bristol Community Arts

Caraboo Projects

Foreground

Harbour House

Ilminster Arts Centre

OpenStoryTellers

Outside In

Somerset Art Works

Studio Response

TAAG — Art Gallery & Community Centre

Burton at Bideford

ZEST Collective

Bristol School of Art

University Of The West Of England

Ginkgo Projects

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

J.M.Smith Framing

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol School of Art

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Studio KIND.

Letter Luvvers

Anima Mundi

Penwith Gallery

Arnolfini

Maketank Cultural Lab CIC

Ryde Carnival Association

The Sherborne

ZELDA

The Mothership

West of England Music and Arts

ArtPort | Portishead Arts Festival

JupiterSHOWCASE

Bridport Arts Centre

Standpoint

Victoria Art Gallery

The Studio in Bath

Dorset Visual Arts

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Falmouth Art Gallery

Friendly Society of Artistic Labourers

Watershed

Creative Minds

The Brownston Gallery

People’s Republic of Stokes Croft

SERCHIA

Boscombe Radicle Arts Collective

Poole Museum

Penzance Life Group