1 2 3 YOUR BASKETOrder total£0.00“Slaving,” Enslavement and the Black presence in Devon — Dr Todd Gray MBE

Devon’s history of involvement with Africa initially centred on the trade of human cargoes but the lack of research has lead to divergent assumptions.

Date

04/05/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Installation

150 years of Exeter Rugby Club: From Local Heroes to European Champions

This exhibition has been curated in partnership with Exeter Rugby Club to celebrate their 150^th anniversary this year.

Dates

29/07/22 – 28/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Photography

16mm Film Night Classes — 16mm Photograms & Caffenol Developer

Introducing you to the magical world of 16mm film — WARNING — you will be hooked! Designed for beginners, make 16mm photograms, developed with coffee.

2 spaces available on ebc Day School

we have had 2 spaces come up at Day School and the opportunity to join the current group of participants until august 2022.

87a CRITS

87a CRITS is a new peer-led critique space for contemporary artists exploring risk, research, and material enquiry. Now open for applications.

Moving Image

A Cake of Painted Tin by Katy Richardson

A Cake of Painted Tin presents a body of new work exploring the experiences of writer Antonia White.

Digital

A Cake of Painted Tin: Virtual panel discussion

A virtual panel discussion with Katy Richardson and collaborators to discuss the making of ‘A Cake of Painted Tin’ at Studio KIND.

Research

A Closer Look: Through Our Eyes

The first in a new series of programmes in partnership with Black Voices Cornwall

Writing

A greener future? — Exeter Literary Festival

A lively afternoon of insight, discussion and debate, and a chance to have your say among the UK’s leading green writers and thinkers.

Date

09/10/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

A New Artist Commission for public libraries in Torbay

Libraries Unlimited, the charity that runs the public library service in Devon and Torbay, is seeking to commission an experienced artist.

Writing

A Paper Maker’s Field Trip, Maria Amidu

Maria Amidu’s short residency A Paper Maker’s Field Trip explores writing, paper, and the artist-artwork-viewer relationship.

Multidisciplinary

A Picture of Health: Exeter’s Medical History

New acquisitions form part of an exhibition examining health and wellbeing in Exeter from the 18^th century to present day.

Dates

01/10/22 – 22/01/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

A Picturesque Tour

An online talk where Professor Malcolm Andrews will discuss the continued relevance and the history of the idea of the ‘picturesque’.

Curating

Professional development

A reading list by Amal Khalaf

An invitation to discover lines of enquiry into how we relate, and new frameworks for caring action at the intersection of art and social justice.

Posted

23/05/23

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Research

A Tale of Two Libraries : the legacy of Exeter’s bibliophile bishops

Join Emma Laws, Librarian at Exeter Cathedral, to hear the extraordinary story of the medieval manuscripts from the Library at Exeter Cathedral

Date

01/06/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

A War of Words: Political Language and Political Identities in the Civil War

A Historical Association and University of Plymouth History Department talk.

Date

28/03/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Public art

A‑Z of Care

Gentle evening of reflection using KWMC’s new A‑Z of Care cards. Explore how we express and receive care and our own unique care langauges 💌

Date

03/11/22

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Access BEAF Residents Programme

BEAF are now inviting applications to join our first cohort of the Access BEAF Residents Programme.

Multidisciplinary

Access-ing Hybrid Events

This workshop will explore how access, as a creative, community-building tool, can drive the artistic response to hybrid events.

Multidisciplinary

ACE Funding Workshop

‘a space’ arts are pleased to be kicking off 2022 with a new ACE Funding Workshop.

Multidisciplinary

ACT — creative commoning with PaP

You are invited to join PaP to walk, talk, share and dine together in an act of creative commoning in the New Forest.

Administration Intern and Communications Intern

We’re seeking an Administration Intern and Communications Intern to join our small and ambitious team.

Closing

09:00 21/09/23

Fee

£20,319 pro rata (Real Living Wage)

Advisory Panel Members

We are looking to recruit two advisory panel members who will help us to lead on researching Southampton’s hidden histories.

Multidisciplinary

Against Apartheid

Curated by Ashish Ghadiali, Against Apartheid is a group exhibition exploring the origins of climate apartheid.

Moving Image

AN OCCULT AVANTGARDE: MAYA DEREN AND KENNETH ANGER – MAGIC, SEXUALITY, GENDER AND TRANSCENDENCE

Professor Judith Noble will discuss the occult philosophies that were a central element of the work of Maya Deren and Kenneth Anger.

Date

30/11/23

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Research

An Ode to the Sea

A celebration of creative and artistic inspiration architects, writers, researchers, and artists have drawn from the sea, specifically Firestone Bay.

Date

27/09/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Water Light and Flickering photographic series Linda ward

Research

An Ode to the Sea: an exhibition of photographic work

An exhibition put together to explore different and yet shared interests with the use and study of the sea and Firestone Bay in Plymouth.

Date

25/09/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

An unhappy finale: colonial rule in British Central Africa, 1938 – 1960s

A Historical Association talk on political power and economic development in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland in the final years of colonial rule.

Date

17/10/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Ancestral Voices – Past and Present

Join us for an evening of global and cultural exploration as three experts discuss their unique perspectives on Indigenous people’s experiences.

Date

20/10/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

And then, there were my icebergs — Artist Talk from Camilla Stacey

Artist Camilla Stacey shares images, sounds and text from her recent trip to the Arctic

Date

31/07/22

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Region

Cornwall

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Research

Andrew Brewerton Professorial Lecture ‘On Making: Learning as Artefact’

Arts University Plymouth’s inaugural professorial lecture, held in recognition of Andrew Brewerton’s appointment as Professor Emeritus.

Date

17/11/22

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Andy Webster 8 par can lights dimmer packs and mister driven by every chord from every song in DBs the little black songbook from Absolute to Ziggy 2021

Multidisciplinary

Andy Webster — ‘Chimes’

An evolving array of works and performances throughout the duration of the exhibition.

Sound

Angela McArthur — Spatial Sound with the IKO Speaker

The Studio inBath welcome artist and researcher Dr. Angela McArthur,to give a talksharing their work with the IKO 3D Audio Speaker

Multidisciplinary

Anna Gormley: ‘Re Framing Migration’

During her residency Anna will develop visual responses to on-going research looking at photography & migration at the border in Calais, France.

Dates

25/06/24 – 01/07/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Apply for the Making Room Residency

‘a space’ arts are pleased to announce the Making Room Residency, which will offer a fully funded studio residency for local artists

Archaeological Feasibility Study Specialist

Freelance contract to undertake an archaeological storage feasibility study for Gloucestershire’s archaeological repository museums.

Performance

Art as Education and Education as Art

Symposium and performance by artist & PhD candidate, Laurence Dubé-Rushby with guest speakers from the fields of Performance & Education

ART COMMISSION

Focal Point Gallery and Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange are looking to appoint an artist to create a new commission for a simultaneous exhibition

Closing

12:00 03/03/23

Fee

£2,000 fee & £3,000 production budget

Region

Cornwall

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An open public space in front of a building, where a number of people are lying on the ground together.

Multidisciplinary

Art in and with Public/s Conversation

A conversation between Can Altay, Luminara Florescu, Anna Haydock-Wilson, Young In Hong, Susie Olczak and Ellie Shipman

Research

Art of the Maker: Monica Sjöö

Discover Monica Sjöö’s overlooked art in a major Moderna Museet and Modern Art Oxford show.

Sculpture

Art on the menu

Visit our new exhibition that tells the story of the shifting market for ceramics in 1930s Britain.

Dates

04/07/22 – 03/09/22

Organisation

Wheal Martyn Clay Works

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

Art Talkin’

Art Talkin’ is a series of open discussions looking at different approaches to making and viewing art, led by local artist Howard Porter

Research

Art Unpacked with Tony Weaver

A reflective workshop exploring themes from our current exhibition.

Art Weeks Event Manager

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated person to join our team as an Art Weeks Event Manager.

Artist Commission

Double Elephant Print Workshop is seeking an artist or collective to creatively responds to the history of Exeter’s papermills.

Artist Commission: heritage trail

We are looking for a contemporary artist to develop a co-designed heritage trail around Godolphin Cross, alongside digital & print interpretation

Closing

23:59 19/07/26

Fee

£1500 materials budget agreed separately

Artist Commission to Creatively Interpret Data from ‘Slow the Smoke’

Creatively work with data collected from air quality sensors and stories / ideas collected from the community to share a clear message.

Artist Commission: Trinity Road, Bristol

An arrtist commission within a new residential development on Trinity Road, located in the Old Market area of Bristol

Closing

17:00 18/03/25

Fee

£44,200 (ex.VAT) inc. fees, materials...

Artist Development Bursaries

The Box welcomes applications for five £1,000 bursaries from SW artists, to support and share their practice through its digital platforms.

Artist Development Officer

We are recruiting for an Artist Development Officer to join the ‘a space’ arts team.

Research

Artist-In-Residence, Anna Marris

Anna Marris is taking over the artist studio until December, as the recipient for the Platform Alumni Residency Award 2024.

Artist/Maker Residency — Real Art Make Print — Creative Intersections

Apply for a free Residency. Real Art Make Print (RAMP) invites seven local artists, makers, or printmakers to join our Programme at Ocean Studios.

Artist Open Call

Artist Open Call for artists experienced in community engagement, co-creation and socially engaged practice

Artist Open Call

Artist Open Call — This Land (The Last Landscape)

Artist Open Call — GHT Climate Action Community Projects

‘a space’ arts are looking for artists to apply to our new open call as part of our ongoing work to raise awareness of the current climate emergency.

Closing

17:00 20/11/22

Fee

£4,000 (£2,000 per project)

Artist Opportunity

Devon based, global majority artist sought to engage young people through workshop activities and create an art piece for exhibition

Artist Opportunity — Black History Month 2022 Commission

‘a space’ arts are pleased to welcome Expressions of Interest for a new commission at God’s House Tower, to mark Black History Month 2022

Artist Opportunity — Public Art Commission

‘a space’ arts are seeking expressions of interest from visual artists for a new public art commission in Langton Park, Swindon

Artist-producer callout

Cornwall-based lead artist to lead a collective of interdisciplinary creative practitioners to work alongside our University community in Penryn.

Closing

12:00 10/01/24

Fee

Commission Budget £43,000 inc VAT

Artist Residencies

Artist Residencies in 2024

Research

Artist Residencies, 2126: What If?

Explore works in progress and ideas of artists exhibiting in Aspex’s summer exhibition, 2126: What If?

Artist residency & public realm commission, North Road Primary School

North Road Primary School is seeking to engage an artist or artist collective to undertake a residency & create a new external artwork for the grounds

Closing

12:00 01/03/22

Fee

Budget of £10k + VAT inc all costs

Region

South Gloucestershire

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Printmaking

Artist Talk : Carl Middleton

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist talk: Chris Alton at Studio KIND.

Join Chris Alton as he discusses his solo exhibition at Studio KIND. and his anti-fascist pro-disco group, English Disco Lovers.

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : Eleanor Matthews @postart_uk

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : Gordon Coldwell

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Textiles

Artist Talk : Jennifer Collier

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : Michael Leigh

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Sculpture

Artist Talk: Phillip Lai

Join artist Phillip Lai as he discusses the themes and thoughts behind his exhibition ‘RAIN / RUIN’.

Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk : The Bruton Correspondence School

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, this is the first in a series of Artist Talks, exploring the lives and practice of art

Writing

Artist Talk : The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Multidisciplinary

Artist Voices In-Conversation: Hollie Douglas, Kialy Tihngang & Ebun Sodipo

Join us for our online Artist Voices In Conversation event with curator Hollie Douglas and artists Kialy Tihngang and Ebun Sodipo.

Arts and Culture Programme Manager

We are looking for an experienced creative programme manager to further the University of Exeter Arts and Culture Strategy 2022 – 27 in Cornwall.

Closing

00:00 28/09/22

Fee

£22,485 (£37,474 pro rata)

Region

Cornwall

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Arts & Ecology residency programme open for applications

We are inviting applications for a three-week residency at Dartington. These three weeks start on 6^th September and lead up to Cyfest 14: Ferment

Arts Engagement Officer

Come work at the University of Bristol as the Arts Engagement Officer

Arts & Tech Producer

Looking for an Arts & Tech Producer to deliver ambitious socially engaged arts and tech programmes and artwork.

Multidisciplinary

Arts University Plymouth Graduate Shows 2024

Arts University Plymouth’s 2024 cohort of Undergraduate students showcase their work in our annual Graduate Shows

Dates

21/06/24 – 27/06/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Arts University Plymouth Summer Shows 2023

You’re invited to see our graduates showcase their creative perspectives for a changing world.

Dates

23/06/23 – 29/06/23

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Arts Workshops 2022

Dates

08/05/22 – 16/10/22

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Region

Gloucestershire

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Image shows a mask with dark eyes with a face made of cowrie shells and surrounded raffia grass, between it's eyes is a symbol of a spell. The mask has a powerful gaze.

Installation

Ashanti Hare TWENTY THREE NINETEEN

Exhibition by Ashanti Hare

Aspex Portsmouth Community Panel

Aspex Portsmouth are looking for local people to join our Community Panel, and have a say on local arts and culture.

Aspire Bursary

Aspex Portsmouth is offering 3 fully funded bursaries for the Aspire professional development course.

Aspire Short Course

Aspire is a dynamic six-month professional development course for artists, curators and arts professionals.

Assistant Bar Manager

Assistant Producer: Communities

Proactive, practical role which works to share the We The Curious experience with the widest possible audience, both inside and outside our building.

Closing

00:00 05/12/22

Fee

£24,000 - £26,000 Full time, 37.5 hours

Associate Programme Producer

Research

Audio Described Tours | Elias Sime: Eregata

Arnolfini’s audio-described tours, organized with Bristol Sight Loss Council and Sight Support, West of England, introducing Elias Sime’s Eregata.

Multidisciplinary

Autumn Fête at St Anne’s House

Come along for an autumnal housewarming in St Anne’s this October.

Multidisciplinary

Autumn Online Programme Announcement

We are delighted to announce that our autumn online professional development programme will be curated by dhaqan collective.

Back To The Market Artist Commissions

Studio KIND is commissioning three artist/researchers to investigate areas of heritage around its venue, The Corn Store, in Barnstaple Pannier Market.

Multidisciplinary

Bampfylde Lecture 2023: The Houses and Gardens of Sir Edwin Lutyens

Join us for our annual Bampfylde winter lecture, with guest speaker Charles Hind MA, FSA, Chief Curator at the Royal Institute of British Architects

Date

03/03/23

Organisation

Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited

BAN Seminar: Quality Dis/Abled

Watch the Quality Disabled seminar, organised by Amanda Lynch and facilitated by Disability Arts Online.

Posted

08/12/23

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Public art

Bath Artists Studios 25^th Anniversary — OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND

Bath Artists Studios 23 – 25 September 2022. Visit the largest studio community in Bath. Meet the artists, painters, potters, photographers and more. Fr

Textiles

Bathing Beauties: Vintage Swimwear

Join Jill Salen for this online session on the history of English swimwear focusing on the individual garments of both men and women.

Date

12/05/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

BEAF FESTIVAL — COMMISSIONS OPPORTUNITY 2023 – UNHEARD VOICES

BEAF Commissions Programme provides opportunities for artists and groups to create new, temporary events performances, exhibitions and community works

Become an RWA Academician

Apply to join the RWA as an Academician

Artist Residency: ‘A River’s Path’ at Bedminster Green Metal Works

Ginkgo Projects is seeking a Bristol or South West-based creative practitioner for an 8‑month-long artist residency called “A River’s Path”

Closing

17:00 28/02/25

Fee

£30k ex VAT incl artist fees +materials

Artist Residency: ‘Common Threads’ at Bedminster Green Metal Works

Ginkgo Projects is seeking a Bristol or South West-based creative practitioner for an 8‑month-long artist residency called “Common Threads”

Closing

17:00 28/02/25

Fee

£20k ex VAT incl artist fees +materials

Region

Bristol

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Photography

Behind the Scenes Artist Studio Visits: Amak Mahmoodian

Join us for a behind the scenes studio visit at Spike Island.

Multidisciplinary

Behind the Scenes: Building Tour and Studio Artist Visits

Join us for a behind the scenes tour of Spike Island where two artists will open their studio doors to the public.

Moving Image

Behind the Scenes Studio Visits: Vicky Smith Online

An online behind-the-scenes studio visit at Spike Island with academic, artist and filmmaker Vicky Smith, followed by an audience Q&A

Multidisciplinary

Being Othered In A Region That Has Been Historically Othered — Elsa James online talk

Online talk with Elsa James: Thursday 5 August 2021, 6pm‑7.30pm on Zoom. Free for CAMP members / £3 non-members

Performance

Between the Pearl and Berry Laden : Performance

A performance and installation in response to our unique setting here in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Part of RESIDENT at UNIT3 SPACE

Multidisciplinary

Between the Pearl and Berry Laden : Sound and Plant Gathering Walk

You are invited to help create this work by joining a plant and sound gathering walk that will feed into an installation and performance

Curating

BEYOND THE FRAME: CURATOR WORKSHOP

A workshop for aspiring Curators with Abi Hutchinson, Arts & Culture Lead of Black Voices Cornwall and Cat Bagg, Director of Field Notes

Date

22/10/22

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Performance

Bibliotherapy for the Anthropocene with Bram Thomas Arnold

Join a performance in the guise of a reading group…

Research

Bitesize: An Ocean City — A Historical Perspective

Dr Elaine Murphy speaks about Plymouth’s maritime and naval history focusing on the Plymouth Sound and some well-known and less well-known stories.

Date

11/10/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Research

Bitesize: From Plymouth to Antarctica, 25 years as a Scientist Diver

Dr Keiron Fraser will discuss how his career in scientific diving started and introduce you to some of the amazing places in the world he has dived.

Date

01/11/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Research

Bitesize: Living Sea Wall

Dr Louise Firth shares her interest in the relationship between humans and coastal ecosystems and how this relationship has changed over time.

Date

29/11/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Research

Black British Histories: Race and Racism in the City: Notting Hill in the 1950s

This talk explores how Notting Hill riots remapped histories of race and racism in modern Britain.

Date

09/05/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Black History Month at GHT

This October is Black History Month UK, and we’re marking the occasion at our flagship venue God’s House Tower with a programme of exhibitions & more

Research

BLEACHED by the Vulgar Earth Collective & the Coral Reef Laboratory

BLEACHED is a new collaborative exhibition by the Vulgar Earth Collective and the Coral Reef Laboratory of the University of Southampton.

Care, Arts Organising, Connecting

Updated: BLM Resources Compiled by VASW

An ongoing list of resources to help us learn and relearn all we can about racism within the arts and within wider society.

Posted

24/06/20

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Research

Bonhams Gallery Conversations: Chinese Art and Porcelain

We are delighted that Colin Sheaf has been able to reschedule his visit to Exeter to give us two talks.

Date

03/11/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Moving Image

Boris Karloff: The Many Faces of a Film Icon Online Symposium

Taking place online on Friday 1 April 2022, Plymouth College of Art presents Boris Karloff: The Many Faces of a Film Icon, an online symposium dedicat

Date

01/04/22

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

brb

brb… is a remote mentoring opportunity aimed at early-career artists based in the Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

Sound

Bricks Podcast — Ep.2 — Olivia Jones — Lundy

Olivia Jones’ podcast is centred around a recent journey to Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel.

Brigstow Research Commission

An opportunity for one research team offered by Bristol Photo Festival and the Brigstow Institute.

Research

Bristol Palestine Film Festival — Boycott

Boycott film and Panel Discussion

Multidisciplinary

Bristol School of Art Degree Show

Bristol School of Art students and staff are pleased to invite you to our Degree and Foundation Shows 2022!

Dates

08/06/22 – 13/06/22

Organisation

Bristol School of Art

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

Bristol School of Art Foundation Show

Bristol School of Art students and staff are pleased to invite you to our Degree and Foundation Shows 2022!

Dates

24/05/22 – 29/05/22

Organisation

Bristol School of Art

Region

Bristol

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Drawing

Bristol Studio Social

The RWA is delighted to present a social evening for all artists working in studios across Bristol.

Call out for Artist-Educator

Seeking an Artist-Educator to run a series of 10 art workshops exploring the history of young people’s phone use

Call out for Visual Arts Tour Booker

Roaring Girl Productions are looking to connect with an experienced Visual Arts Tour Booker and/or experienced curator

Closing

12:00 05/01/26

Fee

15 days at £250 - £350 funding dependant

Call-Out to Artists for FaB : Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2023

FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators, Artists & those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene

Call-Out to Artists for FaB : Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2025

FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators, Artists & those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene.

Call-Out to Artists for FaB : Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026

FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators, Artists & those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene.

Call-Out to Curators for FaB Festival 2025

Do you have an idea for an exhibition, performance, intervention or event? Tell us about it. If you’re selected, we’ll help you make it happen for FaB

Call-out to Curators for Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2024

Have an idea for an exhibition? Tell us about it. Fringe Arts Bath (FaB) is a test-bed for the new, wonderful and sometimes odd. We invite fresh and

Call to Curators : Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026

FaB is a test-bed for new ideas, a platform for early-career Curators, Artists & those who prefer to operate outside the gallery-based scene.

Performance

Calling Calling: a gathering of voices

Watch the commissioned film of Calling Calling, an expanded vocal project by the Brunswick Club.

Caraboo Loops

We are offering two artists the opportunity to each co-produce a podcast episode with the Caraboo team and a multimedia composer.

CATALYST | Mentorship Program

CATALYST | Mentorship Program. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. Deadline 13 September 2020

Chandler’s Ford Public Art Lead Artist

A Public Art Commission celebrating diversity and memorialising the Polish Dependants’ Hostel Camp in Hiltingbury.

Research

Channel 4 at 40: The TV Revolution in Bristol

A celebration of Channel 4’s 40^th birthday and its connections to Bristol

Moving Image

Chantal Akerman: From the East

Following the demolition of the Berlin Wall, Chantal Akerman captures the reality and mutation of former Soviet territories, shot from summer through

Disability arts

Chill & Chat Session

A gentle way to connect and find community with other disabled creatives.

Multidisciplinary

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Liza Dickson, Rame Projects Emerging Cornish Artist End of Residency Sharing Event & Performances

Research

CKA Cove Park Residency: Melanie Stidolph in conversation with Dr D Ferrett

An in-conversation event with artist Melanie Stidolph and cultural theorist Dr D Ferrett

Date

17/05/25

Organisation

Creative Kernow Associates

Region

Cornwall

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Research

Clearing Drop-In Day

Join us at our Clearing Drop-In event aimed at anyone who is interested in applying, or who has applied, to Arts University Plymouth for this Septembe

Date

15/08/26

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Research

Climate Walk with James Aldridge

You are invited to CAS Climate Walk, with Artist James Aldridge.

Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees

Aspex Portsmouth is seeking a new Co-Chair to bring fresh energy and ideas to the organisation.

Multidisciplinary

Common Ground, Artist Talk: Ben Edge, Adelaide Damoah and Billy Dosanjh

An in conversation event with artists Adelaide Damoah, Billy Dosanjh and Ben Edge, exploring themes in The Wilson’s new exhibition, ‘Common Ground’.

Date

24/05/25

Organisation

The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum

Communications Producer

Shapes how Radical Ecology speaks to the world across platforms, print, and publications.

Closing

10:00 16/06/25

Fee

£27,160 pro rata (0.2 FTE)

Community Facilitator (Arts and Heritage)

We are looking for creative dynamic individual committed to participatory practice to engage Cheltenham’s communities as a Community Facilitator

Closing

12:00 06/01/25

Fee

£15,689.40 pa (FTE £26,149 pa)

Consultant tender for new East Devon culture strategy

Consultants invited to tender for new East Devon culture strategy

Multidisciplinary

Professional development

Contract of Self Care

Luminara Florescu’s Contract of Self Care, avoid burnout and explore sustainable working for artists with physical and mental health disabilities.

Posted

23/05/23

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Detail of Impossible Landscape 15-05-25, Michael Porter RWA.

Multidisciplinary

Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space

Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space is a major art and science exhibition at the RWA Art Gallery celebrating our enduring fascination with space.

Multidisciplinary

Professional development

Creating Kind Spaces by Gaylene Gould

How do you care for those you are working with, how do we care for ourselves? Restorative Care Practice is way to hold space for yourself and Others

Posted

26/05/23

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Research

Creative Accelerator

Cultural Community Consultation

Creative Consultant

‘a space’ arts are looking for creative consultants to work with us and help develop the next chapter of our story.

Closing

09:00 25/07/22

Fee

A maximum fee of up to £24k is available

Creative Engagement Coordinator

Aspex Portsmouth is looking for two highly motivated and dynamic individuals to join the team as Creative Engagement Coordinators.

Creative Futures — Paid commission and Free studio space

A 3‑month paid commission for multidisciplinary artists as part of the Creative Futures programme at Creative Youth Network

Multidisciplinary

Creative Repair Café

Free! In the day use our space as you need. In the evening come together to develop practice through skill sharing, exploring ideas, peer support.

Date

28/07/25

Organisation

KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios

Creative Youth Worker — South Glos (Part-Time)

Are you a creative professional with a youth work background or experience of working with young people aged 11 – 19? We want to hear from you!

Closing

09:00 09/03/22

Fee

£23,866 per annum FTE (£11,933 pro rata)

Region

South Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Crit Club

Join the Crit Club, every third Thursday of the month as part of Ocean Studios late opening 6 – 8pm

Date

19/05/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Research

Cryptocurrencies and the Future of Money

Festival of Economics: Cryptocurrencies and the Future of Money. What is it, why should I care, and how can it help?

Cultural Research and Amphitheatre Design Residency

Artists or artist-led teams are invited to apply for a cultural research and design residency for the cultural activation of Soapworks, Bristol

Closing

17:00 18/09/23

Fee

£10,000 ex VAT incl. fee + materials

Curator/Programme Manager

Aspex is looking for a driven and critically-engaged person with a passion for contemporary visual art to be their Curator/Programme Manager.

Moving Image

Dan Guthrie: ‘Empty Alcove / Rotting Figure’

This new commission continues Guthrie’s ongoing exploration of the Blackboy Clock; an object of contested heritage publicly displayed in Stroud.

Multidisciplinary

Dappled Light

Dappled Light is an exhibition that brings together diverse contemporary artists within the context of Woodgreen Village Hall Murals of the New Forest

Day School Open Call ²⁴⁄₂₅

Day School is a year-long programme, offering artists a shared studio space alongside monthly education days with guest artists.

Multidisciplinary

Deitritus: A Solo Exhibition by Rose Hatcher

Fish Factory founder and director Rose Hatcher explores the idea of the materiality of the image in a solo exhibition.

Dates

09/09/21 – 20/09/21

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Desk spaces available at The Fish Factory, Penryn

Desk spaces available at Fish Factory Arts CIC

Multidisciplinary

Dhaqan Collective: Archiving Glitches

An exhibition of Dhaqan Collective’s new and recent work across sound, film and image making.

Multidisciplinary

Digging Deeper: Celebrating the work of volunteers in North Devon’s archaeology

Co-curated with North Devon Archaeological Society (NDAS) supported by volunteers and staff from other organisations.

Dates

26/07/25 – 04/10/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Digital Content & Social Media Officer

Arts University Plymouth is seeking to appoint a full-time Digital Content & Social Media Officer to join a dynamic, fast-paced and creative team.

Moving Image

Dirigo – 8^th International Student Film Festival

Dirigo is an International Student Film Festival directed and produced by FdA Film & Media Arts Production students from University Centre Weston.

Discounted Memberships for Clay Based Graduates

UK Clay based Graduates 2025! Begin your next chapter with £25 off any studio membership for your first 3 months, plus £30 kiln firing credit.

Multidisciplinary

Dissolution to Evolution

Dissolution to Evolution is a contemporary art programme that explores support systems, social experiments and religious beliefs.

Research

“Do the dead gossip? ” Participatory reading group and conversation

Join artists Paloma Proudfoot and Jordan Baseman and Rame Projects in this participatory reading and discussion group

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?

Drawing School and Outreach Lead

The role of Drawing School and Outreach Lead will combine the educational delivery of 2D art with the development of our community outreach.

Closing

23:59 01/11/25

Fee

28K-32K pro rata - experience dependent

Region

Wiltshire

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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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Dream, Mythology and Fairytale Creative Conversation Circle

Are you interested in the imagination, the archetypal, or folklore motifs? Please join me in forming a Creative Conversation group for this topic.

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.

Duty Managers

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

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.

Multidisciplinary

Ecotones Programme Launch

A creative and participatory evening to mark the launch of Ecotones, in partnership with Hauser & Wirth.

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

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

Multidisciplinary

Embodied Learning and Unlearning

An interactive Workshop and Discussion led by artist Florence Peake

Multidisciplinary

Embracing the Unknown in Collaboration

Silvia Carderelli-Gronau, a Movement Artist, traces their journey of making Sonic Dancer with computer scientist Swen E. Gaudl

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

Region

Bristol

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A vertical TV screen, flanked by speakers, showing the top of a building against a blue sky stands in front a row of five black chairs in a white walled gallery

Moving Image

Empty Alcove

SVA presents one of the works from Dan Guthrie’s Spike Island and Chisenhale Gallery co-commission Empty Alcove / Rotting Figure in its Stroud debut.

Research

ENGAGE SOUTH WEST MEET-UP

This is a peer-learning event, sharing exciting and interesting practice in the SW region.

Date

20/02/23

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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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

Multidisciplinary

‘Englishness is a Moving Target’ by Chris Alton at Studio KIND.

Including ‘English Disco Lovers’ and other key works, ‘Englishness is a Moving Target’ brings together a selection of artworks from the last 9 years.

Evaluator — Gods House Tower, Southampton

An evaluator is required to help us to measure and assess the impact and progress we are making against a NLHF project at Gods House Tower, Southampt

Closing

09:00 02/12/24

Fee

£6000 (plus VAT and materials)

Region

Hampshire

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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

External Evaluator

We are looking for an experienced evaluator to help us evidence the impact of our National Lottery Heritage Funded Cheltenham’s BIG Museum Project.

Closing

12:00 10/03/25

Fee

Max £10,000 (inc. VAT, travel and exp.)

Region

Gloucestershire

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Research

Faith vs Culture

Have you ever had the opportunity to vocalise your thoughts on limiting and taboo topics in South Asian culture?

Painting

Farthing Breakfasts and Penny Dinners: images and realities of poverty in 1920s Exeter

Julia Neville explores what pictures convey about poverty and hunger in Exeter in the 1920s.

Date

17/11/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

Feathers, Fashion and Feminism: How the RSPB was founded

This is the story of a campaign which started at a Victorian tea party and ended with the founding of Britain’s largest nature conservation charity.

Date

21/10/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Disability arts

Feedback Session

Thoughtful group crit focusing on (up to) 3 individuals practices.

Multidisciplinary

Fetissoes by Kialy Tihngang

‘a space’ arts presents Fetissoes; a major new commission by Glasgow-based artist Kialy Tihngang in partnership with Black History Month South

Research

Fiction Machines IV

For this iteration of Fiction Machines we are interested in methods of fiction and personification within art practice.

Moving Image

Film as Paint: Disarticulating Authorship

Artist and filmmaker Vicky Smith, recipient of a WEVAA R&D Bursary, reflects on 30 years of experimental film practice.

Finance and Office Manager

Closing

09:00 27/09/21

Fee

£22,153 to £24,526 based on 22.5hr pw

Region

Bristol

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Research

Finding the Thread: Exeter’s Georgian Carpet & Cloth Industries

Join Historian Todd Gray for an illustrated lecture revealing the economic vitality of an industry on which the city’s economy was built.

Date

15/04/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Flamm Pop-up Shop: Flash Call-Out

Flamm 2026, taking place in Bodmin, invites submissions to be part of its Pop-Up shop for artist publications, editions and products.

Research

Footmarks — ancient travels and prehistoric footprints — with author Jim Leary

Inspired by RAMM’s ‘Are we nearly there yet?’ exhibition, delve into an exploration of humankind’s earliest form of transport — our own two feet!

Dates

11/07/24 – 12/07/24

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

For My Only Love, Yours in Body and Soul Exhibition

For My Only Love, Yours in Body and Soul is a new solo exhibition by London-based multidisciplinary artist Ebun Sodipo.

Installation

FORECAST: Artists in Conversation

Join us for a panel discussion with exhibiting artists Rachal Bradley, Carlo Hornilla, Lauren Jeffery and Calum McCutcheon.

Installation

Forest: Wake this Ground

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

Forkbeard Fantasy Award!

The University of Bristol Theatre Collection is delighted to welcome applications for the inaugural Forkbeard Fantasy Award!

Public art

Foundations for the Future: KWMC Past and Present

Join us to celebrate the opening of a special new exhibition charting 28 years of Knowle West Media Centre.

Date

28/11/24

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Region

Bristol

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Tiny hand made books approx 3cm x 2cm containing art by Niki Hill b1mo94

Painting

Four Candles

Jo Beer, Stephen Beer, Niki Hill and Ian Shalliker present an eclectic body of work ranging from oil and acrylic paintings to tiny handmade books.

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.

FREELANCE ARTIST’S ASSISTANT

Freelance assistant/rep for 22.5 hr/wk 6 month internship. Suit recent graduate or someone experienced in art management/admin/sales, marketing/PR

Closing

23:59 09/12/21

Fee

£5118.08 for 6 months internship

Region

Cornwall

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Freelance Community Curator

Freelance community curator required to lead on collecting and interpreting stories from local communities of South Asian heritage.

Freelance Consultant/Researcher

Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust seeks a freelance researcher to work with them to build a strong and compelling case for a new programme of work.

Freeland External Evaluator

b‑side are seeking an external evaluator to measure the social, economic, and creative impact of our work.

Closing

17:00 18/02/22

Fee

£5000 (inc VAT) + £1000 expenses

Region

Dorset

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Performance

Friday Late: Traces of Light

Late night-social exploring how new worlds can be co-created through art, movement , community and performance.

Multidisciplinary

Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2026

FaB is a free visual art festival, bringing exhibitions, events & surprises to empty shops & unexpected spaces in Bath. All welcome.

Research

From script to print to hypertext: two millennia of Exeter’s written heritage with Ian Maxted

Ian tracks literacy in Exeter across the centuries, revealing the changing forms in which the written word reached people here.

Date

21/07/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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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.

Research

Futures Forum #1: Where is my happiness with guest host Negar Ebrahimi

Join us for the first Futures Forum session of 2022 as architect Negar Ebrahimi discusses the concept of happiness.

Research

Futures Forum #5: Longing and Belonging

Global majority artists, art workers & creatives, you’re invited to join the discussion at Futures Forum #5: Longing and Belonging with Rakhee Jasani

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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Research

Generous Food Futures

Explore food systems, hear from local food producers and activists, as well as imagine how we can creatively use technology to build generous cities.

Painting

Genius Loci

Ten artists explore sensations of landscape

Moving Image

‘Gentle, Angry Women’ Film Screening

Documentary film screening at Newlyn Filmhouse

Moving Image

‘Gentle, Angry Women’ Film Screening and Q&A

Documentary film screening, featuring an introduction from the film’s director

Moving Image

‘Gentle, Angry Women’ Film Screening Followed by Q&A

Documentary film screening, followed by Q&A with the film’s director

Moving Image

‘Gentle, Angry Women’ Film Screening Followed by Q&A

Documentary film screening, followed by Q&A with the film’s director

Moving Image

‘Gentle, Angry Women’ Film Screening Followed by Q&A

Documentary film screening, followed by Q&A with a special guest

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.

Writing

GHT Creative Writing Group #1

Join us for this new series of Creative Writing workshops in the beautiful surroundings of God’s House Tower hosted by Susmita Bhattacharya

Writing

GHT Creative Writing Group #4 — Black History Month

Join us for this new Creative Writing workshop, as we explore the theme of Black History Month with host Susmita Bhattacharya

Elemental Drift

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

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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Textiles

Half-day course: Blueprints: the history of the sewing pattern

Find out more about the history of the paper pattern industry and the companies that produced patterns in this afternoon workshop.

Date

15/10/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Half day Course: Couture Allure – 20^th Century Designer Dress

What is meant by couture clothing? What is ‘designer’ dress?

Date

21/01/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

Half-day course: Recent archaeological acquisitions and discoveries

Explore RAMM’s recent archaeological acquisitions in this half day course.

Date

19/11/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

Half Term Workshop: Seafloor Mapping

Get hands-on learning how experts map and measure seafloor features like submarine volcanoes, canyons, seamounts and landslides.

Date

26/10/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Hamble Peninsula Sounds

Commissioning a Sound Archive capturing field recordings and creative commissions, and engaging residents in its creation.

Head of Development

We are looking for an enthusiastic, Head of Development to join our busy and fabulous team on a Permanent basis.

Closing

09:00 17/01/23

Fee

Salary £32,000 – £38,000 pro rata

Region

Bristol

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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.

Help Shape Torpoint’s Creative Future!

Torpoint Artists Collective CIC (TAC) is commissioning a Creative Strategy Specialist

Hidden Histories Tour Guide Course

Hidden Histories is returning this Spring and God’s House Tower is looking for engaging individuals to become our next team of volunteer tour guides

Research

Hidden Histories Trail

Join us for the Hidden Histories Trail, our brand new walking tour around the Old Town, where you can learn about the early Black History of the city.

Research

Hidden Histories Trail

Join us for the Hidden Histories Trail, as our tour guides take you on a journey of discovery, sharing the diverse history of Southampton’s Old Town.

Installation

Hidden In Stone

Hidden in Stone is an exhibition about shifting continents, changing climates, and evolutionary radiation.

Multidisciplinary

Hidden In Stone: Associated Events

Multidisciplinary

High Street of the Future – what could it look like?

Join us for two engaging and insightful evenings exploring what our community will need in the High Street of the future.

Dates

26/05/22 – 09/06/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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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.

Photography

Holding the Baby, A Conversation

Join us for a conversation about parenthood, photography, and sharing stories.

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.

Hypericum: A Code of Practice

Obsidian Coast is looking for UK based arts workers to form a small working group for the first year of a collective research project.

Research

Identity Politics and Memory Wars after 1989: Ukraine, Russia and Belarus

A Historical Association and University of Plymouth History Department talk

Date

14/03/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Sculpture

Imaginary Order

A Collaboration Exploring Waste, Value and Abjection in Relation to Materiality and Aesthetics.

Immersive Innovation Programme Call-Out

An incubator programme for CreaTech and Immersive projects

Moving Image

In Conversation: Ayo Akingbade and Anthea Hamilton

Artist Anthea Hamilton joins exhibiting artist Ayo Akingbade in conversation to discuss Akingbade’s two new film commissions in her solo exhibition.

Moving Image

In Conversation: Dan Guthrie & Layla Gatens

Dan Guthrie will be in-conversation with Layla Gatens (The Wilson Gallery, Cheltenham) to discuss his new body of work Empty Alcove / Rotting Figure.

Moving Image

In Conversation: Eric Baudelaire and Dan Kidner

Join us for an in-conversation event in the Spike Island gallery space.

Painting

In Conversation: Flo Brooks and Brooke Palmieri

Artist Flo Brooks discusses the themes of his solo exhibition ‘Harmonycrumb’ with artist Brooke Palmieri.

Moving Image

In Conversation: James Paddock and Lisa Slominski

Join artist James Paddock in-conversation with curator Lisa Slominski to discuss his solo exhibition Life Could Be Done So Much Better

Moving Image

In Conversation: Mykola Ridnyi and Emanuel Almborg

Join artist Mykola Ridnyi in conversation online with filmmaker Emanuel Almborg alongside Ridnyi’s current solo exhibition, Mazepa’s Ride.

Moving Image

In Conversation: Peggy Ahwesh and Erika Balsom Online Event

An online conversation with London-based scholar Erika Balsom and exhibiting artist Peggy Ahwesh discussing her exhibition ‘Vision Machines’

Multidisciplinary

In Conversation: Richard Waring and Atsuhide Ito

Can artists save the world and can art schools help them do it?

Research

In Conversation: Tanoa Sasraku and Rosalind Nashashibi

An in-conversation event in the Spike Island gallery space.

Moving Image

In conversation with artist Michelle Williams Gamaker

Join moving image and performance artist Michelle Williams Gamaker in conversation with RAMM’s Curator of Ethnography and Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen.

Date

23/11/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

In Plain Sight: Transatlantic slavery and Devon

A major exhibition exploring the museum’s and Devon’s links with centuries of trading enslaved African people across the Atlantic.

Dates

29/01/22 – 05/06/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Digital

In Touch, In Ruin

In Touch, In Ruin is a new exhibition that merges cutting-edge technology and experimental art to explore themes of memory, placemaking & heritage.

Digital

In Touch, In Ruin

In Touch, In Ruin merges cutting-edge technology and experimental art to explore themes of memory, placemaking and local heritage.

Digital

In Touch, In Ruin

In Touch, In Ruin presents an immersive new exhibition that merges technology and art to explore themes of memory, placemaking, and local heritage.

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

Multidisciplinary

Conversation with Katy Connor

Katy Connor, recipient of a WEVAA R&D Bursary, reflects on the development of her project HydroPoetics, in conversation with Lucy Badrocke from VASW

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.

Multidisciplinary

Isn’t Bite Also Touch? An event on Contagion and Desire

Join us at Spike Island for a dynamic hybrid session including films, small group conversations and live readings from artists and writers.

Ceramics

IT’S JUST A FEELING by Simon Bayliss

IT’S JUST A FEELING Simon Bayliss

Research

Jago Cooper: Re-thinking world museums in times of global change

Join BBC documentary presenter Jago Cooper as he explores the changing role of museums in the 21^st Century.

Date

28/09/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Jewelwithy

A story of plants and people told through jewellery, by Anna Pope.

Multidisciplinary

Jitish Kallat: Tangled Hierarchy

Tangled Hierarchy explores the relationships between silence/speech, visibility/invisibility, action/inaction, bodies/phantom pain.

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

Job Opportunity — Communications Manager

‘a space’ arts is recruiting for a new Communications Manager.

Closing

09:00 09/01/23

Fee

26k – 28k (dependent upon experience)

Job Opportunity — Communications Officer

‘a space’ arts is hiring for a Communications Officer.

Closing

09:00 09/01/23

Fee

22k - 24k (dependent upon experience)

Job Opportunity — Creative Programme Assistant

‘a space’ arts are now recruiting for a Creative Programme Assistant to join the team.

Closing

09:00 10/01/22

Fee

£9.90 per hour (Real Living Wage)

Region

Region-wide

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Research

John Swete’s paintings, transatlantic slavery and RAMM collections

Join Lucy MacKeith to explore how RAMM’s collections contribute to today’s discussions about transatlantic slavery.

Date

06/04/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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,

Sculpture

Jubilee Crowns and Shields

It’s the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee so join in the celebrations by making a noble crown or shield.

Dates

31/05/22 – 01/06/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Kaleidoscope Network | Financial Recording, Tax & Self-Assessment

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

Karama: Expressions of Resistance from Gaza

Karama is a collaborative exhibition by Dr Tasnim Rezeq, Martin Ruddock, and Ala’ Mustafa that responds to our preceding exhibition, New World Order.

Moving Image

Kekee Manzil: House of Art

A feature documentary exploring the story behind Mumbai’s first contemporary art gallery.

Photography

Khadija Saye: in this space we breathe

Darbyshire are proud to present Khadija Saye: in this space we breathe. British-Gambian artist, Khadija Saye tragically died in the Grenfell fire.

Dates

15/03/23 – 08/04/23

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

KIT FORM STUDIO

“KIT FORM STUDIO opens its doors every last Monday of the month. Free space to meet, test ideas, document, install or make work — with free Wi-Fi.”

Multidisciplinary

KIT FORM STUDIO

KIT FORM STUDIO opens its doors every last Monday of the month. Free space to meet, test ideas, document, install or make work — with free Wi-Fi

Textiles

Knit in with Enam Workshops

Come join the ‘Knit in with Enam’ workshop series.

Multidisciplinary

knit the walls — past, present, future

Join us for an evening of discussion, celebration and creativity as we celebrate our most recent exhibition ‘knit the walls’.

KRATE

Public facing residency initiative exploring creative tactics in response to The-Climate-Change-Emergency.

Fee

£500+ (dependent on funding).

KWMC Co-Director — Business Development and Operations

This is a wonderful opportunity to take up a joint Executive leadership role at an exciting moment of change for Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC).

Performance

Kyra Norman Tonks — CAMP Artist Residency final event

Kyra Norman Tonks will be holding an informal event to conclude her CAMP Artist Residency.

Installation

Landscape Resonances

Focusing on the content of the current exhibition (Expanding Landscapes: Painting After Land Art), curated by Rebecca Partridge and Joy Sleeman.

Date

11/02/23

Organisation

Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited

Region

Somerset

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Marie Louise Jones Untitled r PLA and organic matter 2023

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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Moving Image

Larry Achiampong: Reliquary 2

We are delighted to première a brand new film by artist Larry Achiampong especially commissioned in response to COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown.

Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

Informal group meeting about what you are currently interested in or working on, creatively.

LB x a‑n Artist Bursaries

Liverpool Biennial, a‑n The Artists Information Company and Open Culture offer five successful applicants a research and support bursary of £1500.

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.

Painting

LEARNING TO LISTEN // LYNETTE EVANS

SOLO EXHIBITON BY BRISTOL BASED LYNETTE EVANS

Installation

leave / stay / arrive

Art exhibition and programme of public events by artists Alice Sheppard Fidler and Rebecca Stapleford set in a historic building in Nailsworth.

Dates

10/09/21 – 26/09/21

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Region

Gloucestershire

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Performance

LEGENDARY ANIMAL ROLEPLAY

CASSIE IRELAND PRESENTS: ANTHROPOMORPHIC DRAWING & ROLEPLAY WORKSHOP

Painting

Let’s Paint Together

Let’s Paint Together is a collaborative project produced by refugee and asylum seekers, families and young people and LGBTQIA+ communities who reside

Research

LIBRARY AT ⁴¹⁄₄₂, GULVAL

The L.I.E collection will be viewable in its entirety for the first time in Cornwall. Visitors can come and browse the collection.

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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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.

Sculpture

Living Materials, Louise Francis Smith

Living Materials by Louise Frances Smith highlights the fragile, dynamic Thanet coastline, exploring sustainability, climate change, and human impact

Performance

LOOKING AT REALITIES PHILOSOPHICALLY

SCHOOL OF CIRCE PRESENTS: A CLAY AND PHILOSOPSHY WORKSHOP

Looking for new Trustees

Are you Trustee material?

Multidisciplinary

Lucky Dip

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

LUX South West Critical Forum

Call for Members: LUX South West Critical Forum

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

Make yourself at home

Hweg Gallery – Open Call for group exhibition.

Curating

Makers’ Tale

Makers’ Tale exhibition is a collaboration between Wiltshire Creative and UCA Farnham in association with Salisbury Cathedral.

Making A Start

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

Digital

‘Managing Your Creative Career’ Workshop

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

Photography

Mandy Barker: An Unnatural Journey

A talk by photographer Mandy Barker with Q&A

Multidisciplinary

Mark Samsworth — Showdown

In Test Space’s final show at Spike Island Mark Samsworth makes transparent the hidden machinations of the art institution.

Performance

Martin O’Brien — Online Talk

Welcome to the Last Breath Society: Mortality, Care and Solidarity in Zombie Time — online talk by Martin O’Brien

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

Maureen Attrill Bursary

Applications are now open for a bursary of up to £1,250 to support a research project linked to The Box’s permanent art collections.

Drawing

Meetings with Birds

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

Multidisciplinary

MEGAN BROADMEADOW // MICROCOSM

Small works and live events

Research

Melissa Chemam with Dr Anne Harbin – Here, There… Evenwhere

Discussing Melissa Chemam’s writing created at Arnolfini, in particular ‘Here, There… Evenwhere’, on African/African diaspora artists at Arnolfini.

Multidisciplinary

Melting Ice | Rising Tides: Art and Environment Symposium

A day of expert insights and collaborative conversations for everyone with an interest in art and the environment.

Date

27/06/25

Organisation

The Burton at Bideford

Member of East Quay Learn + Reflect panel

An invitation to be part of a new kind of group, here at East Quay

Curating

Mentor Mondays: Kinnari Saraiya

SO Artists, sign up for our first Mentor Monday with Kinnari Saraiya

Curating

Mentor Mondays: Rahila Haque

Mentor Mondays is back this October and we’re delighted to be joined by guest mentor, curator and researcher Rahila Haque.

Curating

Mentor Mondays: Rose Lejeune

‘a space’ arts is pleased to announce a new Mentor Mondays session with curator and researcher Rose Lejeune.

Sculpture

MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh

MESKLA | Brewyon Drudh (Mussel Gathering | Precious Fragments) is an expanded sculpture project, by Sovay Berriman

Micro Commissions 2026

Somerset Artist Opportunity

Multidisciplinary

Migrating Rocks: q and a with poet and curator

There will be a conversation between the poet/artist and curator and a chance to explore the exhibition.

Installation

Artificial Ruin — Molly Erin McCarthy

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

Writing

My Words poetry writing workshops

Would you like to learn new writing skills and develop your poetic voice? Join writer and poet Louisa Adjoa Parker in this poetry writing workshop.

Date

22/01/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

NAIM Focus Group

A Creative Network for South-West based neurodivergent artists

Disability arts

NAIM: July Meet Up

We are hosting our July network meet up, this month focusing on how we talk and write about our practice and our work.

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.

Disability arts

NAIM Neurodivergent Network Meet Up: Workshop

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

Writing

North Devon’s Home Front Writers, 1937 – 45

A reflection on the lives of people visiting and living in North Devon during WWII as captured in the nation’s Mass Observation Diaries.

Dates

25/07/26 – 17/10/26

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Sculpture

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Nothing‘is’ Immediate, a series of multi-sensory exhibitions in Hampshire, exploring 3D geometry, five elements & therapeutic sounds

Sculpture

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate, a series of multi-sensory exhibitions in Hampshire, exploring 3D geometry, five elements and therapeutic sounds.

Office and Operational Coordinator

Ilminster Arts centre is looking for an Office and Operational Coordinator to support the delivery of it’s services.

Closing

23:55 05/05/26

Fee

£14469 per year (part time)

Region

Somerset

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Photography

Oliver Raymond Barker | Trinity

Oliver Raymond Barker’s ‘Trinity’ explores the complex layers of narrative embedded in landscape and time.

Sculpture

Olu Ogunnaike: Solo exhibition

A site-specific commission by Olu Ogunnaike transforms Spike Island’s eight-metre-high gallery space.

Multidisciplinary

On Care with The Walking Reading Group

A series of intimate exchanges over an hour solo walk through the landscape.

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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Sculpture

One Island — Many Visions

Collaboration with Royal Society of Sculptors members & PSQT. Artists’ research leading to exhibition symposium & community events.

Multidisciplinary

Online Artist Retreat with Emma Smith

We are thrilled to announce an online residency with internationally renowned artist, Emma Smith.

Multidisciplinary

Online Course: British Sign Language (BSL) Level 3

Multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed theatre company, Ad Infinitum have a few places left on their online British Sign Language (BSL) Level3

Multidisciplinary

Online Event: Louise K Wilson In Conversation with Rona Lee and Jean Boyd

Join us for this online conversation and Q&A exploring commonalities that focus on geology, photography and travel at a distance/remote viewing.

Multidisciplinary

Online Zine Making Workshop with Dizzy Ink

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

Kift Ceramics: Open-Access Studio Space Available

Spaces are currently available for open-access studio membership for ceramic artists and part-time potters at Kift Ceramics Studio in Frome.

Open Call: Climate Action Commission

Visual artists, submit your Expressions of Interest for ‘a space’ arts Climate Action Commission.

Open Call — Creative Writing Group Facilitator

God’s House Tower is inviting applications from writers and creatives to facilitate a series of free creative writing workshops using our contemporary

Open Call: Digital Commission

Inviting proposals from South West based artists, content and digital creators and designers…

Closing

10:00 13/07/26

Fee

£2000 Inclusive of all associated costs.

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 — Emily Peasgood at GHT: Share your stories

Do you have any stories to tell about our coastline? Have you noticed it change in your lifetime? Share your stories for our upcoming exhibition.

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 UK-based Artists: Spike Island and Creative Youth Network Engagement Fellowship 2024

Spike Island and Creative Youth Network are pleased to invite applications from UK-based artists for the WEVAA Engagement Fellowship for Artists.

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: OUR TOWN Artist commission

Yeovil Art Space (YAS) invites creative practitioners/artists (individuals or groups) to submit an EOI to create a new public artwork.

OPEN CALL: Passing Through with East Quay and Studio KIND

Studio KIND and Studio 10 Project Space at East Quay are teaming up to host two exhibitions throughout 2025 – 2026

Closing

11:59 06/07/25

Fee

£100 contribution towards travel

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 — Somerset Artist Residency 2026

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.

Open Call: Sound Artist Residency for 40 – 46 Albert Road, Bristol

Ginkgo Projects invites a sound-based artist to take part in a residency as part of the redevelopment of 40 – 46 Albert Road

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 The Art of Experimentation

Seeking artists for an Alternative Photography Symposium at Bristol Folk House

Closing

00:00 15/06/26

Fee

Ticket sales to be shared with speakers

Open Call: Writer-in-Residence, Traces of the Non-Existent

Aspex Portsmouth is partnering with Photoworks to offer an exciting opportunity for a writer to be in residence.

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 — 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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Multidisciplinary

Open Studios 2023

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

Marketing

OSC: Building Creative Budgets, with Christina Poulton

Build your confidence in creating, applying for and managing art project budgets — and learn how to make them work for you with Christina Poulton.

Public art

Outback Ads

Outback Ads by Dean Knight

Multidisciplinary

Overlapping Processes with Kitty Hillier and Rachael Jones

A workshop exploring how to understand your practice better to facilitate collaboration

Date

26/06/25

Organisation

Creative Kernow Associates

Region

Cornwall

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Research

Palais De Danse Public Consultation

Don’t miss our public consultation days for the Palais De Danse, Barbara Hepworth’s former studio

Multidisciplinary

Pamela Colman Smith: Resonances of Being

Pamela Colman Smith: Resonances of Being Unfolding Archives as Spiritual Practice

Paper and Print: Exeter’s papermaking history

an exhibition exploring the history of papermaking in Exeter

Dates

08/02/25 – 15/02/25

Organisation

Double Elephant Print Workshop

Peer Network Champions: Open Call for Proposals

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

Multidisciplinary

People Came For Tea and Stayed Forever

An exhibition of new and existing work by Somerset-based artist Sam Francis, made in response to Nettlecombe estate in Exmoor National Park.

Dates

20/01/24 – 11/05/24

Organisation

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

People of the Industry

People of the Industry is an exhibition that celebrates the men and women who have worked in the china clay industry over the last 200 years.

Dates

01/03/22 – 26/05/22

Organisation

Wheal Martyn Clay Works

PhD Opportunity: A Digital Living Archive for Aspex Portsmouth: From Preservation to Cultural Value

Applications are invited for a fully-funded collaborative four year PhD delivered by University of Portsmouth in collaboration with Aspex Portsmouth.

Research

PHILIP MARSDEN | UNDER A METAL SKY

An evening exploring Philip Marsden’s new book, Under a Metal Sky, with readings, and introduction by artist Hadrian Pigott.

Multidisciplinary

Picked and pressed: the appeal of edible plants

RAMM’s Youth Panel have worked passionately to curate an exhibition that invites the audience to reconsider their relationship with the plant world.

Dates

28/06/22 – 09/01/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Piers Taylor Talk

Renowned architect and TV presenter Piers Taylor of Invisible Studio is coming to Frome in March to give a talk and Q&A at Makers’ Yard.

Pixel Mining — LIVE Event

Saltings, & Bit Miners performing in response to Stephen Cornford’s art installation

Research

Plant lore on the moor: Dartmoor walk

Join professional plant foraging guide Myrtle Cooper and RAMM’s archaeology expert Tom Cadbury as we explore the history of plant lore.

Date

26/03/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Plural Kinships

Plural Kinships explores the intergenerational and geographical interconnectedness of heritage, identity, and place.

Plural Kinships, Raisa Kabir & Fadhel Mourali

Plural Kinships explores the intergenerational and geographical interconnectedness of heritage, identity, and place.

Photography

Polly Braden: Against the Tide

An exhibition by documentary photographer Polly Braden in collaboration with young people in coastal towns across England and Wales.

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

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

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.

Print Studio Manager/Technician

We are seeking a Print Studio Manager and Technician to run the print studio at East Quay.

Closing

17:00 30/01/26

Fee

£21,000 to £22,500 for 32 hours per week

Ceramic Residency at Clay Shed

Our Ceramic Residency provides professional development opportunities for ceramicists, potters and artists looking to undertake a short term project.

AR/VR

Prototyping & Design Cluster Lunch: MOCAP Prototypes Showcase

Our Intro to MOCAP course will share their learning after three weeks trying out various modes of capturing and using tracked human movements.

Public Art Producer

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

Public Realm Producer

We are looking for a dynamic experienced producer to join our wonderful team!

Closing

17:00 11/01/23

Fee

£11,563 - £17,344pa (for 15-22 hours)

Public Realm Producer

We are looking for a dynamic experienced producer to join our wonderful team!

Closing

17:00 11/01/23

Fee

£11,563 - £17,344pa (for 15-22 hours)

Region

Bristol

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Performance

Indigenous Film+Zoom Screening followed by Q&A with Artist Dakota Camacho

In this live conversation Performance Artist Dakota will unfold the meanings and indigenous Micronesian knowledge embodied in their new film Etak.

Date

23/03/21

Organisation

The Conscious Sisters CIC

Region

Devon

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Research

RAMM’s Polynesian collection

Among the museum’s most remarkable features is the collection of Polynesian material, which includes beautiful and rare objects.

Date

16/02/23

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.

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.

Textiles

Reconstructing Axminster Carpets

The presentation will focus on why Axminster is renowned for replacing historic carpets around the world and especially in the UK.

Date

22/09/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk four: One Red River

The fourth in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk one: Noise and Silence

The first in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk three: Eloquent Sediments

The third in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River: Listening to a Polluted River | Walk two: Clarity and Opacity

The second in a series of walks exploring the complex impact of human activity on the ecology of the Red River.

Research

Red River Stannary

A day of poetry, talks, presentations and discussions about the Red River.

Painting

Reframing Reynolds

This one-day event brings together a panel of experts to deliver engaging talks on a variety of topics about the eighteenth century.

Date

07/10/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Moving Image

REMIX 2025: Race & Representation Symposium

REMIX 2025 is a one-day symposium supported by Screen Research at UWE Bristol, on the eve of the Cinema Rediscovered Festival at the Watershed.

Research Collective – Community and Programme Developer

Your role will focus on people who are not well represented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths research and find ways to include them.

Closing

00:00 24/01/23

Fee

£24,000 - £26,000 DOE

Research Programme Lead

We are looking for a dynamic collaborative research lead to work with our community and team to build community knowledge and social infrastructure.

Closing

10:00 30/09/22

Fee

£24,226 - £26,208 pa (for 30 hours)

Region

Bristol

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RESIDENT

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

Multidisciplinary

Self-Employment, Collectives, Care, Arts Organising, 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?

Posted

06/09/23

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Multidisciplinary

Retrain to Work in Immersive and Creative Technology

Have you ever considered changing professions? Get introduced and gain great insight into the Creative and Immersive technology sector.

Research

Returning the Eurasian beaver to Devon — Mark Elliot

Mark Elliot tells the story of the River Otter Beaver Trial

Date

16/06/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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

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

Multidisciplinary

RIPE: Pear Drops at The Alfred Arcade

Come check out the work of the RIPE: Pear Drops at the Alfred Arcade and a solo show by Ben Topping in the windows of The Hidden Wardrobe.

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.

Sculpture

Robin James Sullivan: ‘Barrows Ablaze’ End of Residency Sharing Event

Taking place at Rame Projects Studio & Pigshill Woods

Research

Russian Conquest: the Case of Central Asia

This talk will explore the motivations for the Russian conquest, and the parallels which can be drawn with European colonialism elsewhere.

Date

03/10/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Moving Image

Screening & Conversation: Film London Jarman Award 2023

Discover the incredible diversity within the world of artists’ filmmaking in the UK with this presentation of works from this year’s Film London Jarma

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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Performance

Let it Breathe by Svetlana Ochkovskaya

Let it Breathe is a new exhibition by performance artist Svetlana Ochkovskaya coming to Old Northam Road this January.

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

Research

SEAWEED PRESSING WORKSHOP

A Lottery funded project that aims to connect people, seaweed and the intertidal space.

Photography

Seeds to heal & create change — A conversation between artists Léonie Hampton and Sant Khalsa

Join artists Léonie Hampton and Sant Khalsa, as well as RAMM’s Contemporary Art Curator Lara Goodband, for this online event.

Date

22/07/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Seedscapes: Future-Proofing Nature

Seedscapes brings together five contemporary artists exploring global efforts to safeguard vital plant species from extinction.

Dates

06/02/21 – 03/05/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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.

Research

SEMINAR: Revisiting Modern British Art

Join us at Tate St Ives for this exciting seminar showcasing new perspectives on modern British art and artists.

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

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.

Multidisciplinary

Shiraz Bayjoo in conversation with Melissa Chemam

Join artist Shiraz Bayjoo, in conversation with writer, journalist and Arnolfini Writer in Residence, Melissa Chemam.

Ceramics

Simon Bayliss — It’s just a feeling

Multidisciplinary

Social [practice]: Creative Roaming #2

Join us for a social walk along a section of the Green Circle in Exeter and meet like-minded creative people in the process!

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Art Weeks

Somerset Art Weeks returns for 2022 with the theme Sanctuary.

Somerset Art Weeks Festival

Open Call for exhibitions, events, and festival activities

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

Sonia Boué and Ashokkumar D Mistry Las Gemelas: Arrival (a lexicon of unmaking)

John Hansard Gallery is pleased to present Las Gemelas: Arrival (a lexicon of unmaking), an exhibition by Sonia Boué and Ashokkumar D Mistry.

Multidisciplinary

Sorry I’m Not Sorry, Lauren Joy Kennett

Aspex Portsmouth in partnership with Photoworks present Lauren Joy Kennett’s first solo show, an exploration of living with undiagnosed autism.

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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Education

Sparks Of Change

How can we make Bristol thrive for members of the community amidst a cost-of-living crisis?

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.

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

Multidisciplinary

Stroud Scarlet: War and Empire: The Five Valleys and the World Exhibition

The interweaving of the local, the national and the international. An exploration through poems, prose, photographs, performance, a walk, and a talk.

Dates

11/11/22 – 19/11/22

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Studio 10 Exhibition Open Call

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

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.

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 & Operations Manager

Contract: Fixed term, 2 years Salary: £32,980 pro rata (0.5 FTE) Location: Studio-based (Webbers Yard, Dartington) Closing Date: 16 June 2025, 10am

Closing

10:00 16/06/25

Fee

£32,980 pro rata (0.5 FTE)

Region

Devon

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Research

Sublime Symmetry: The Mathematics behind De Morgan’s Ceramic Designs

Sublime Symmetry investigates the use of mathematical principles in De Morgan’s beautiful ceramic designs.

Dates

20/05/23 – 10/09/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Summer Gatherings at Arnolfini

Host a community gathering in Arnolfini’s gallery — creative, reflective, and open to all!

Painting

Summer Supper with Turner

Art historian Sam Smiles presents an engaging talk on the late paintings of J. M. W. Turner.

Multidisciplinary

SUPER DUPER ST. ANNE’S F.C.

Jonathan Kelham, recipient of a WEVAA R&D Bursary, reflects on Super Duper St. Anne’s F.C., a project created during a residency at Bricks.

Multidisciplinary

Super Duper St Anne’s F.C. by Jonathan Kelham

The rise of fictional football team, Super Duper St Anne’s F.C.

Research

Superplants & Microorganisms: Seagrass Stories

Unearthing the Secrets of the Deep: From Micro-fossils to Mega-meadows.

Swindon Artist Bursaries

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

Research

Talk: ACOUSTIC ECOLOGIES

Join us for a stimulating conversation between artists and scientists touching on issues around listening, soundscapes and ecology.

Multidisciplinary

Talk and Weave with Anna Pope — Session 1

Anna Pope will speak about building a resilient and sustainable practice

Date

09/06/26

Organisation

Creative Kernow Associates

Region

Cornwall

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Two people stood in an exhibition of lobster pots

Multidisciplinary

Talk and Weave with Anna Pope — Session 2

Anna Pope will talk about her experience working with museums, archives and community groups

Date

29/06/26

Organisation

Creative Kernow Associates

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

Talk: Civic Engagement

A talk from the BALTIC Centre’s Sarah Munro as part of the WEVAA launch weekend. Presented at the School of Art, Film & Media at Bath Spa University.

Date

06/10/22

Organisation

School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Talk — Dhaqan Collective: Archiving Glitches

Join Dhaqan Collective to hear about the patterns that connect Somali spirit possession, finger weaving & EDM.

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.

Research

Talk: Stephen Sparks

A talk from renowned volcanologist and geologist Stephen Sparks, focusing on fieldwork undertaken in Montserrat – the birthplace of Veronica Ryan

Sound

Talking a Walk on the Wild Side

Innovative forms of social, cultural & creative mapping are shared by 3 engaged in civic participation and urban democracy.

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.

Multidisciplinary

Tent Talk I: Food systems, farming and land use

Acknowledging the vital necessity of farming, and exploring the complexities and nuances around the relationship between farming and other land uses

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

Multidisciplinary

terra. / Falmouth University

This exhibition introduces the terra. group at Grays Wharf

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.

Textiles

The Arts & Culture Diversity Forum for Somerset with Alice Kettle and Susan Kamara

Join the Somerset arts community to meet artists Alice Kettle and Susan Kamara in conversation at the Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury.

Research

The Bampfyldes and their house

Last year the Friends of RAMM enabled the museum to acquire a stained-glass window believed to come from the Bampfylde’s magnificent Tudor townhouse.

Date

28/03/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

The Big Dig Celebration

A creative celebration of an archaeological dig: join in drop in workshops, demos, guided walks and talks

Date

26/07/26

Organisation

Godolphin Arts and Heritage (GCCA)

Region

Cornwall

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Research

The Blue Description Project

The Blue Description Project is a new, experimental iteration of Derek Jarman’s Blue on the 30^th anniversary of its release and the artist’s death.

Research

The Boat in the Writing Room

A new film retracing the origins of the poet Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Stonypath, Little Sparta.

The Burton at Bideford Ceramics Residency 2025 – 26

The Burton at Bideford is welcoming applications for our Ceramics Residency 2025 – 26, bringing contemporary art into conversation with our collections.

Closing

10:00 20/10/25

Fee

£3000 inclusive of all associated costs

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.

Multidisciplinary

The Come Together Weekender Day 1: Inclusion In Action

A day of sharing practice, workshops and two events centring expertise from disability cultures and activists.

Date

18/11/21

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Region

Bristol

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Public art

The Come Together Weekender Day 2: Making It Sensory

Four events, where you can join us to imagine our own sensory utopias and connect through smell, taste and conversation.

Date

19/11/21

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

The Come Together Weekender Day 3: Imagining for Real

Join us for a day of four events where we play, build and neighbourhood-imagine from where ever you are.

Date

20/11/21

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Region

Bristol

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Multidisciplinary

The Come Together Weekender Day 4: Claiming the Right to Rest

Relax at the end of the weekender. Take a pause and claim your right to rest.

Date

21/11/21

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Region

Bristol

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Performance

The Earth Turns

Cygnet Theatre brings to life climate stories from We Still Have a Chance anthology in English and Arabic.

Date

02/11/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

The Exeter Hip

The Exeter Hip is unique among medical implants in terms of excellence and longevity.

Date

06/12/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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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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Research

The House of Windsor: Past, Present and Future

Dr Ed Owens is a historian of the modern British monarchy, and commentator on the relationship between the media and the royal family.

Date

02/04/23

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Research

The Long View:

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

Research

The New Stone Age?

Join Amin Taha to take a close look at 15 Clerkenwell Close, a combined house & studio that won Taha + Groupwork studio a RIBA National Award (2018)

Multidisciplinary

The Platform Graduate Award 2022

The Platform Graduate Award returns to Aspex in 2022!

Multidisciplinary

The Power of Immersive: Changing Environmental Behaviours

Join the Immerse Fulldome UK 2022 festival and connect with nature — who says you can only get immersed in our environment outdoors?

The Power of Listening

Exhibition — Voices of the Bristol Crisis Service for Women and The Power of Listening as part of Self Injury Support oral history

The Red Zenith Collective First Call Out: EQUALITY

Open call for work, which responds to the theme EQUALITY.

Curating

COVID-19

The Reset Webinar: Support Networks for Curators

Watch The Reset, episode 2: Support Networks for Curators, with cultural consultant, curator and producer Mandy Fowler.

The Reset Webinar: What does social distancing mean to visual arts?

Watch our webinar with Andy Brydon (Curated Place) and Fiona Wotton (Cornwall 365) on the arts sector’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted

24/06/20

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Multidisciplinary

The Resilience Reading Circle with Caroline Vitzhum

The Resilience Reading Circle is a space to nurture creative strategies for radical resilience in the face of climate emergency.

Multidisciplinary

The Scale of Water

A group exhibition by MASER ( Material Art Science Environment Research Group) Bath Spa University.

Dates

19/04/24 – 13/05/24

Organisation

School of Art, Film and Media, Bath Spa University

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

The Slow Cancellation of Practice By Maryam Zahra Kazimi

Visit the latest RIPE exhibition from ‘a space’ arts

Painting

The South West Academy Spring Exhibition

This year’s collection of work is inspired by the hope of Spring with lots of beautiful landscapes hinting at the brighter & warmer days to come.

Dates

15/03/22 – 16/04/22

Organisation

The Brownston Gallery

Region

Devon

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Research

The story of the Dawlish Hoard

Join our Assistant Curator, Tom Cadbury for a fascinating illustrated talk about one of our latest acquisitions – the Dawlish Hoard.

Date

07/07/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Textiles

‘The Sweetest Thing’ with Joy Gregory

Joy Gregory describes ‘The Sweetest Thing’ as the story of sugar.

Date

06/07/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

The Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists 2023

Applications are now open for the second half of ‘a space’ arts biennial talent development programme, the Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists

Multidisciplinary

The Utopian Impulse

Touring exhibition by Ben Llwyd, challenges the notion of utopia as a distant dream, suggesting instead that paradise is accessible here and now.

Drawing

The Wild Escape – Nature Illustrations

Join artist Sarah John at this drop-in illustration workshop.

Date

14/04/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

‘The World In The Woodland’ Artist Commission

A commission to explore the multiple histories, expansive geographies and new imaginative possibilities within the Tortworth Tree collection.

Closing

17:00 03/02/23

Fee

£5000 Fee & £2000 production budget

Thriving Neighbourhoods Residencies: Future Green Spaces

Join a community of change makers, spend time in/with Knowle West & bring your unique practice to co-create artwork in response to Future Green Spaces

Closing

00:00 13/07/23

Fee

The Artist will receive a fee of: £3,000

Throes of Grief : Open Call

An open call for artists who have experienced or who may be experiencing Deep Grief.

Throes of Grief : Open Call for participants in the SO postcode area

An opportunity to join the Throes of Grief Artist Collective.

Trainee Archivist

Trigger are excited to announce a new training program for early career creatives.

Closing

09:00 21/05/25

Fee

£12.60 per hr/ 3 days per week

Trainee Production Coordinator

Trigger are excited to announce a new training program for early career creatives.

Closing

09:00 21/05/25

Fee

£12.60 per hr/ 3 days per week

Region

North Somerset

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Research

Transitional Waters: Art and Ecology on the Feeder Canal

Transitional Waters is a weekend event and exhibition that explores Bristol’s Feeder Canal as a cultural and ecological place in transition.

Treasurer

Redwing CIC is seeking an experienced Treasurer to ensure our financial sustainability and continued support to artists.

Trinity Community Arts are reaching out for new Trustees

Trinity is reaching out for new Trustees to join the existing Board on the next phase of our journey.

Textiles

Underland, Hannah Bestley Burt

Underland is a new exhibition from artist Hannah Bestley Burt

Photography

Unstable Ground at Studio KIND.

In partnership with Corinna Wagner (University of Exeter), Unstable Ground brings together nine artists based in the South West.

Performance

Vigil

Vigil is a unique, one-man telling, reframing our changing planet and exploring the ‘sixth mass extinction’ through live performance.

Research

Vivien Leigh: Hollywood via Devon

Join Victoria Haddock for this short course to explore Leigh’s legacy as a style icon and discover more about her connections to Devon.

Date

21/04/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Painting

WANDERLUST // RICHARD HIGGS

A solo exhibition of travel sketchbooks and finalised drawings made during family trips around Europe

Multidisciplinary

Water and Stone

Walks, talks and demonstrations, exploring the the relationship between geology and industry in Helston.

Sculpture

WATER AND STONE | DOWR HA MEN

A three-day celebration of granite, exploring the geological formation of the stone and its impact on landscape and built heritage, as well as the way

We are actively seeking tutors…

We are actively seeking tutors who teach, support and mentor students through sharing their own artists practice.

Weekend Visitor Assistant

New Art Centre gallery and sculpture park are looking for part-time Visitor Assistants to support the gallery on weekends.

Textiles

Well Heeled: Shoes and Boots

This course will explore RAMM’s collection of footwear and take a look at how boots and shoes were made, sold and advertised.

Date

17/06/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

West of England Visual Arts Alliance Delivery Report Y1

We are pleased to share the outcomes of the first-year programme by WEVAA, funded by the Arts Council England.

WEVAA Research and Development Fellowship and Bursary Information Session

An online meeting hosted by Lucy Badrocke, Sector Support Manager VASW. All welcome.

WEVAA Research & Development Fellowships

We seek three visual art projects that have considered how their work develops the broader visual arts community in the West of England region.

Research

What do you collect? Lace bobbins

This fascinating collection of decorated lace bobbins from all over the world numbers over two thousand in total.

Dates

10/01/23 – 09/07/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

What if…?

Seeds of Tomorrow Growing Today. Join us online or in-person in Bristol for a night of exploration into the world of community tech and art!

Date

17/10/24

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

What Is Beautiful Project

Bridport Arts Centre is looking for workshop facilitators for a community engagement project based in the Allsop Gallery

Multidisciplinary

What Stories Make Worlds Conversations Event

Join us for an afternoon of conversation

Date

18/10/24

Organisation

Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited

Region

Somerset

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Textiles

What’s in Store? A glimpse inside the 19^th century wardrobe

This morning webinar offers an opportunity to delve a little deeper into some of the 19^th c. clothing currently in collections across the South West.

Date

10/11/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Sound

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Ship

When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Ship is a new artwork and installation by sound artist and composer Emily Peasgood.

Photography

Whose gaze? Representation in photography, class, gender, race

This free online symposium will delve into the themes of class, representation, gender, voyeurism, and decolonising histories in photography.

Dates

06/10/21 – 10/10/21

Organisation

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Bristol

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Education

Wiltshire and the World: John Aubrey and the Quest for Knowledge

This exhibition celebrates the life and work of John Aubrey, born 400 years ago in Easton Piercy, near Kington St Michael.

Installation

Women & Football Exhibition

Women & Football is a new exhibition by artist Jilly Evans, which explores the major themes of womens football, community and creative collaboration

Textiles

Women & Football Exhibition Launch

Join us as we celebrate the launch of our new exhibition ‘Women & Football’ at the Hidden Wardrobe

Multidisciplinary

Women in Tech

As part of the Immerse Fulldome UK 2022 festival, hear from a panel of incredible women about their journeys in tech.

Multidisciplinary

Work Party for Cheats

A playful communal space for creatives to get the stuff done that we just can’t get done. Each partygoer brings a task that has defeated them.

Date

01/10/24

Organisation

Knowle West Media Centre

Workshop Coordinator — Materials Lab — Small Scale Metals/Jewellery — 1.0 (Job Share Considered)

We are seeking to appoint a Small Scale Metals specialist, who is able to instruct, guide and support the work of students at Arts University Plymouth

X2 SPACES AVAILABLE AT EBC DAY SCHOOL (ALT ED ART SCHOOL)

Day School offers artists a shared studio space alongside monthly education days with guest artists, support and advice for work and careers.

Textiles

YaYa Weave: The Hands Remember

The Yaya Weave exhibit presents the research of artists Viviane Vaux and Maria Christoforidou into haptic, visual and expanded notions of weaving.

Dates

07/10/21 – 01/11/21

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

ZELDA Free Artist Mentorship Programme: Call for Applications!

ZELDA’s first artist mentorship programme is now accepting applications. We’re looking for 8 mentees to pair with 8 expert mentors from Oct-Jan.

Performance

Zugunruhe

Zugunruhe (zoo-gun-rue): an ornithology term for ‘migratory restlessness in birds’. This show explores the incredible flight of a marsh warbler.

Performance

Zugunruhe by Mechanimal

A solo performance exploring the migratory patterns of birds, by Bristol theatre maker Tom Bailey. With post-show discussion with Phil Owen.

Research

Filter Research

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GASP! (Glouces­ter­shire Arts and Social Projects)

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Art In Motion

Dart­ing­ton Trust

The Muse­um of Gloucester

37 Looe Street

Her­itage Crafts Association

Uni­ver­si­ty of Plymouth

Arte­lier Art Consultancy

Arts and Cul­ture, Uni­ver­si­ty of Exeter

A Some­times Project

Auc­tion House

Back Lane West

awen pro­duc­tions

Bath Art Depot

Bath Artists Studios

Arts Uni­ver­si­ty Plymouth

Cre­ative Morn­ings Bristol

The Brunswick Club

Arts Uni­ver­si­ty Ply­mouth Char­i­ta­ble Trust

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Cine Sis­ters SW

The Hide Artist Retreat

Con­tact Darkroom

Corn­wall Com­mu­ni­ty Darkroom

Cre­ative Peninsula

Eden Project

CUBE Microplex Bristol

Cul­ture Declares Emer­gency: Bris­tol and Beyond

Day School Bristol

Uni­ver­si­ty of Bristol

Emma Yorke

Hes­ter­combe Gar­dens Trust Limited

Fish Fac­to­ry Art Space CIC

BEAF Arts Co

Babe Sta­tion

Grow, Ply­mouth

Real Ideas

Art Work Exeter

Clay Shed

Cre­ativ­i­ty Works

elec­tricback­room STUDIO

Field Notes

Fringe Arts Bath

Out­side In

Stu­dio Response

Trin­i­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Arts

UNIT3

CVAN LON­DON

Bris­tol School of Art

John Hansard Gallery

Uni­ver­si­ty Of The West Of England

Gink­go Projects

The Arts Devel­op­ment Company

ACE

Big­foot Arts Edu­ca­tion South

Telling Our Sto­ries, Find­ing Our Roots

K6 Gallery

Stu­dio KIND

More Than Ponies

Arnolfi­ni

Make­tank Cul­tur­al Lab CIC

The Sher­borne

Uni­ver­si­ty of Bristol

ZEL­DA

Dream​stu​dio​.io

The Moth­er­ship

West of Eng­land Music and Arts

Black South West Net­work (BSWN)

Wilt­shire Creative

The Stu­dio in Bath

Spike Island

House of Imagination

The Plough Arts Centre

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Uni­ver­si­ty of Bristol

Art Busi­ness Ltd

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GASP! (Gloucestershire Arts and Social Projects)

Dartington Trust

Dartington Trust

The Museum of Gloucester

Heritage Crafts Association

University of Plymouth

Artelier Art Consultancy

Arts and Culture, University of Exeter

A Sometimes Project

Auction House

awen productions

Arts University Plymouth

Creative Mornings Bristol

Arts University Plymouth Charitable Trust

Cine Sisters SW

Contact Darkroom

Cornwall Community Darkroom

Creative Peninsula

Culture Declares Emergency: Bristol and Beyond

University of Bristol

Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Babe Station

Grow, Plymouth

Creativity Works

electricbackroom STUDIO

Outside In

Studio Response

Trinity Community Arts

CVAN LONDON

Bristol School of Art

University Of The West Of England

Ginkgo Projects

The Arts Development Company

Bigfoot Arts Education South

Telling Our Stories, Finding Our Roots

Studio KIND

Arnolfini

Maketank Cultural Lab CIC

The Sherborne

University of Bristol

ZELDA

Dreamstudio.io

The Mothership

West of England Music and Arts

Black South West Network (BSWN)

Wiltshire Creative

The Studio in Bath

University of Bristol

Art Business Ltd

The Royal Photographic Society

Watershed

The Winchester Gallery

SERCHIA

Cheltenham Borough Council

Poole Museum

Visual Culture Research Group

Falmouth University

1 2 3 YOUR BASKETOrder total£0.00“Slaving,” Enslavement and the Black presence in Devon — Dr Todd Gray MBE

150 years of Exeter Rugby Club: From Local Heroes to European Champions

16mm Film Night Classes — 16mm Photograms & Caffenol Developer

2 spaces available on ebc Day School

A Cake of Painted Tin by Katy Richardson

A Cake of Painted Tin: Virtual panel discussion

A Closer Look: Through Our Eyes

A greener future? — Exeter Literary Festival

A New Artist Commission for public libraries in Torbay

A Picture of Health: Exeter’s Medical History

A Picturesque Tour

A reading list by Amal Khalaf

A Tale of Two Libraries : the legacy of Exeter’s bibliophile bishops

A War of Words: Political Language and Political Identities in the Civil War

Access BEAF Residents Programme

ACE Funding Workshop

ACT — creative commoning with PaP

Administration Intern and Communications Intern

Advisory Panel Members

AN OCCULT AVANTGARDE: MAYA DEREN AND KENNETH ANGER – MAGIC, SEXUALITY, GENDER AND TRANSCENDENCE

An Ode to the Sea: an exhibition of photographic work