Exhibition Callout: Under the Tree — Annual Christmas Exhibition at MAKE Southwest

We are looking for makers from across the UK working in a variety of craft disciplines to share their work in our annual Christmas exhibition

Closing

Sculpture

Exhibition Launch Party: Nour Jaouda and Dan Lie

You are invited to celebrate the opening of our autumn exhibitions, Nour Jaouda: Matters of time and Dan Lie: Sleeping Methodologies.

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

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

Affordable Exhibtion Opportunity in Bristol This Summer

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

Curating

Explore the museum guided tour

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

Dates

09/02/23 – 14/03/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Expressions of Interest: Artist’s Neon Signs

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

Multidisciplinary

EXTENDED DIPLOMA | GRADUATE SHOWS 2024

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

Dates

03/06/24 – 06/06/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

EXTENDED DIPLOMA | GRADUATE SHOWS 2025

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

Dates

03/06/25 – 05/06/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Fabricating Nature…

Fabricating Nature… Wearable Art and More featurijg works of Rose Elliott

Textiles

Fabulous Felt Pots: A Workshop with Liz Clay

Join MAKE Southwest maker member and textile artist Liz Clay for a one-day wet felt workshop where you will make a 3D felt pot.

Multidisciplinary

Family Saturday: June

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

Date

05/06/21

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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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.

Disability arts

Feedback Session

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

Textiles

Festive Fabric Decorations

Learn how to design, cut and sew your own festive fabric decorations.

Date

24/11/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Textiles

Fibreshed

Who grew your clothes?

Multidisciplinary

Fifty Bees 5

The Interconnectedness of All Things.

Film project — Bristol Creatives

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

Closing

23:59 04/11/21

Fee

£500 (for one day's filming)

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

Flag Commission Open Call

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

Multidisciplinary

Flag making workshop- Led by Artist Huhtamaki Wab

For the workshop he will lead a flag making exercise using recycled textiles

Installation

Flagged Up

A new work by Helen K Grant commissioned for Test Space Field Trip

Installation

Flags of the Forest

An immersive installation of recycled and found materials by Fiona Campbell, considering the beauty and resilience of nature. Plus free workshop.

Flamm, in partnership with Art Night

Creative Kernow is seeking proposals from Cornwall-based artists and collectives for four commissions as part of an exciting new event, Flamm

Closing

23:30 07/06/23

Fee

£6000 (+ £2000 presentation budget)

Flamm x Auction House: The Manchester Contemporary Showcase Open Call

An opportunity to show work at The Manchester Contemporary

Textiles

Flock Together

Community Sewing Project exhibition

Multidisciplinary

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

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

Installation

Forest: Wake this Ground

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

Multidisciplinary

Found Cities, Lost Objects: Women in the City

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

Multidisciplinary

FOUNDATION DIPLOMA | GRADUATE SHOWS 2024

Join us to see Foundation Diploma students showcasing the work

Dates

28/05/24 – 30/05/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

FOUNDATION DIPLOMA | GRADUATE SHOWS 2025

Join us to see Foundation Diploma students showcasing the work they have created over the last eight months.

Dates

21/05/25 – 22/05/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

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

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

Textiles

Freaks & Faeries

Enter the unusual world of artists Michelle Dash & Penelope O’Gara

Free Community Gallery Open Call

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

Free Exhibition Opportunity

Community gallery seeking Bristol-based artists

Textiles

Freehand Machine Embroidery

Learn how to use a Domestic Bernina sewing machine and explore a contemporary way of translating your designs onto fabric.

Date

15/07/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Freelance Under 18s Craft Tutors

New Brewery Arts is seeking enthusiastic, creative Craft Tutors to deliver engaging craft sessions for children and young people under the age of 18.

Multidisciplinary

Fringe Arts Bath Festival 2025

Free festival of exhibitions, interventions and events, bringing contemporary visual art to unexpected spaces across the City of Bath.

Multidisciplinary

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

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

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

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

Multidisciplinary

From Rags to Riches — With Beverley Roach & Guests

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

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.

Multidisciplinary

Future Present 2023

Bridport Arts Centre’s Christmas selling exhibition

Future Present: Designer Maker Call Out

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

Gallery hire opportunity

Applications are invited for 2022 exhibitions

Performance

Gardez L’Eau by Enam Gbewonyo

We’re pleased to be welcoming a unique new artwork by acclaimed British-Ghanaian textile and performance artist Enam Gbewonyo.

Performance

Gardez L’Eau Exhibition Launch Event

‘a space’ arts is delighted to invite you to join us for a very special performance and exhibition at God’s House Tower (GHT) on Saturday 16 July

Multidisciplinary

GASS Collective Showcase

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

Multidisciplinary

GASS Collective Showcase

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

Multidisciplinary

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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Multidisciplinary

Get Creative Outdoors

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

Digital

‘Get Going’ Marketing Workshops for Artists

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

GHA Open Exhibition 2024

Exhibiting Opportunity

Painting

GOLD

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

Painting

Gossamer Threads

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

Multidisciplinary

Grad Race

Bridport Arts Centre presents work by graduates from two of the South West’s leading universities, Arts University Bournemouth and Solent University.

Multidisciplinary

Grad Race

Bridport Arts Centre presents work by graduates from two of the South West’s leading universities, Arts University Bournemouth and Solent University.

Graduate Studio Residency

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

Multidisciplinary

Ground Works

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

Disability arts

Group Crit Session

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

Group Mentoring for young makers (under 25yrs)

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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Textiles

Hanging by a Thread

An exhibition of new work by textile artists Angela Knapp and Kara Chambers.

Printmaking

Hapa-Zome Tote Bags with Ellie Baddick

Join Ellie Baddick and learn the art of the Japanese printmaking process Hapa-Zome

Installation

Harm Joy

Harm Joy features a cast of perpetually wretched skeletons, all made out of felt fabric and created by Thompson over the last year.

Hatch Farm Public Art: Lead Artist

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

Head of Creative

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

Closing

09:00 15/04/24

Fee

£49,334 (£39,467.20 pro rata)

Region

Bristol

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Sculpture

Helen Barff | I Wrap My Fear Around Me Like A Blanket

Helen Barff, a London based sculptor, has explored ‘safe spaces’ from World War 2 pillboxes to imagined places of refuge.

Textiles

Hooked Rug Making with Rebecca Holley

Produce a unique hooked textile panel using reclaimed fabrics to your own design.

Textiles

Hope Emerging

Textile Sculpture by Tara Kennedy

Textiles

Hope Emerging

Tara Kennedy — Exhibition extended

Public art

Hotwalls Christmas Market

Celebrate Christmas at the Hotwalls Studios!

House of Prints 2020 Graduate Bursaries

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

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

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

Textiles

Hugger! Textile workshop

Be part of the workshop creating a human-size soft sculpture in fabric and silk screen printing with artists Clarissa Ready and Grazyna Wikierska.

Painting

Huhtamaki Wab: Artist’s Talk

Huhtamaki Wab will talk about his current exhibition and wider practice.

Painting

Human Experience II — Exhibition Launch

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

Textiles

I Am Making Art: Rosa Martyn, Soft Construction

Join maker Rosa Martyn to explore using crochet as a sculptural technique.

Multidisciplinary

i AM PIFFY

“I AM PIFFY” showcases the primary body of work produced by artist Kim Piffy over the last five years.

Ilminster Arts Centre Open Exhibition 2024

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

Textiles

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

Tapestry by Myrtle Glanville

Dates

19/01/22 – 12/02/22

Organisation

The Plough Arts Centre

Region

Devon

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Spike Island Flo Brooks Asmaa Jama Dan Weill Photography 34 scaled

Moving Image

In Conversation: Asmaa Jama and Gouled Ahmed

Exhibiting artists Asmaa Jama and Gouled Ahmed join in conversation to discuss their new film collaboration.

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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Multidisciplinary

In Conversation with Margo Neale, Senior Indigenous Curator at the National Museum of Australia

Get a unique insight into the ‘Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters’ exhibition with Adj Professor Margo Neale from the National Museum of Australia.

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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Textiles

In Stitches

Community textiles project exhibition.

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.

Installation

In Touch, In Ruin, Hannah Buckingham, Harry Payne, James Wylie

In Touch, In Ruin presents an immersive exhibition merging technology and experimental art to explore themes of memory, placemaking & 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

Textiles

Indigo Scarf Dyeing Workshop with Jane Deane

Join natural dyeing expert Jane Deane for this indigo scarf dyeing workshop.

Textiles

Interactive Weaves

Contribute to a free woven installation through creative workshops run by the Hotwalls Studio Artists and weaver Alice Hume.

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.

Printmaking

Cushion Creations: Fabric Printing and Machine Sewing Workshop

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

Dates

19/06/25 – 21/06/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Textiles

Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving with Jessica Cutler

Learn the fun ancient craft of weaving using a wooden frame loom.

Textiles

Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving with Jessica Cutler

Make your own woven fabric with Jessica Cutler

Textiles

Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving with Jessica Cutler

Learn the fun ancient craft of weaving using a wooden frame loom.

Textiles

Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving with Jessica Cutler

Learn the fun ancient craft of weaving using a wooden frame loom.

Textiles

Introduction to Leatherwork with Jane Watts

Learn how to mark, cut, stitch and burnish leather, and make your own leather pin cushion, coin purse and card pouch or passport holder.

Sculpture

Jalsaghar

Debjani Banerjee’s exhibition Jalsaghar is an intricate exploration of identity, culture, and heritage.

Painting

Jamaica Street Studios — Open Studios ’22

Jamaica Street Studios Open Studios is back!

Dates

08/07/22 – 10/07/22

Organisation

KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios

Region

Bristol

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Installation

Jezreel’s Tower

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

Textiles

Jilly Edwards – Woven Tapestries: Follow the Thread

British tapestry artist Jilly Edwards weaves abstract canvases that are a celebration of colour and tone.

Multidisciplinary

Jo Faulkner Exhibition

An exhibition of work by Jo Faulkner including a selection of paintings, Giclee limited edition prints & cushions.

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

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

John Walter: Jezreel’s Tower

A new 360° video presented alongside digital wallpapers, costumes, replica publications and drawings.

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,

Painting

Join Us for the Launch of the Geopark Artist Residencies Exhibition

Four artists immerse themselves in Torbay’s UNESCO Global Geopark, responding to its landscapes, heritage, and ecosystems.

Textiles

Joy Gregory: The Sweetest Thing

Acclaimed artist Joy Gregory has created new work in response to themes and ideas explored in RAMM’s In Plain Sight exhibition.

Dates

29/01/22 – 05/06/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Jussara Nazaré

Jussara Nazaré is a multidisciplinary Gloucester based artist with a focus on afro-queer surrealist art & performance.

Dates

07/02/25 – 15/02/25

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Kaleidoscope Network | Financial Recording, Tax & Self-Assessment

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

Multidisciplinary

Karo Plovers Ptaszkowska: Energy Flows Where Attention Goes

Karo Plovers Ptaszkowska’s solo show features a selection of paintings and textiles from her new series.

Dates

09/11/24 – 16/11/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Call for Entries: KINETIC

A large-scale exhibition at MAKE Southwest showing the possibilities of movement and making.

Textiles

Knit in with Enam Workshops

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

Textiles

knit the walls

‘knit the walls’ is an ongoing knitted public art co-creation project, making a soft woolly version of southampton’s old town walls. come and join in

Multidisciplinary

knit the walls

knit the walls is a space to come and play, knit, to be creative or just to chat, laugh and be surrounded by community.

Textiles

knit the walls — Exhibition Launch

Join us at the knit the walls exhibition launch as we celebrate the lasting legacy of this well ‑loved community project before it comes to an end.

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’.

Textiles

knit the walls — the finale by sarah filmer

This Winter, sarah filmer’s well-loved community project ‘knit the walls’ comes to God’s House Tower for its spectacular finale exhibition.

Multidisciplinary

Koestler Arts: Standing on the Edge

Alongside Koestler Arts, we are proud to present Standing on the Edge, an exhibition showcasing artwork from the criminal justice system.

KRATE

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

Closing

11:00 15/02/26

Fee

£500+ (dependent on funding).

Region

Region-wide

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A4 Poster Krowji Open Studios Christmas 2021

Multidisciplinary

Krowji Christmas Open Studios

Shop for unique and handcrafted festive gifts

Painting

Kurt Jackson’s ‘Clay Country’ Exhibition

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

Dates

17/05/21 – 06/09/21

Organisation

Wheal Martyn Clay Works

Region

Cornwall

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Painting

Landscape Portrait: Now and Then

Showing works by Andy Warhol, Derek Jarman, Claudette Johnson, Susan Derges, Leon Kossoff, Patrick Caulfield, Gilbert and George and Balraj Khanna

Last Week Available in Centrespace Gallery 2023

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

Multidisciplinary

Launch & meet the artists event: North Devon Arts

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

Date

31/05/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

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

Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

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

Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

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

Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

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

Disability arts

Launch Pad Session

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

Multidisciplinary

Laura Eldret: From and To

An evolving exhibition about creativity and freedom by artist Laura Eldret created in collaboration with the communities of Bridport and West Dorset.

Lead Artist for Community Engagement & Public Art Vision

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

Lead Artists for Creativity Walks

Eastleigh Borough Council is inviting submissions from Artists or an Artist Collective to lead Creativity Walks across Bursledon, Hamble and Hound.

Learning Coordinator

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

Closing

00:00 31/01/23

Fee

£33,000 - £35,000 per annum

Lecturer in Fashion and Textiles, Bristol School of Art

https://www.sgscol.ac.uk/jobs/req000929

Libraries Unlimited — Cultural Credit Scheme

We are looking for innovative artists to work with our libraries during our creative programme which will run from April 2025 – March 2026.

Painting

Light At The End

That Art Gallery present a group exhibition.

Multidisciplinary

Line of Least Resistance

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

Multidisciplinary

LINGER

Linger is a group exhibition of works by eight artists from Iceland and the UK

Little Forest Open Art Competition

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

Closing

17:00 10/02/25

Fee

Winner £150 / People's Choice £50

Little Forest Open Competition

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

Closing

17:00 12/02/24

Fee

£150 winner / £50 peoples choice

Little Forest Open Competition 2023

At least 5 artists/makers will be selected to display their work at Art in the Garden 2023. One overall winner will receive £150.

Closing

17:00 23/01/23

Fee

£150 to overall winner

Region

Hampshire

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Multidisciplinary

Little Forest Open Day

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

Date

12/01/25

Organisation

Little Forest Land Art

Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi — Commission Opportunity

Open call for artists to apply to make new work for the exhibition Living Labyrinths: Art and Fungi

Textiles

Living Landscapes

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

Textiles

Loose Threads: The Don Little Collection X Bath Textile Artists

A celebration of the heritage of Chippenham, Loose Threads is a collaborative online exhibition between Chippenham Museum and Bath Textile Artists.

Multidisciplinary

Lorraine Robbins, Nadine James And Jessie James: Seen

Seen… Lorraine Robbins (Ceramics), Nadine James (Paintings) and Jessie James (Rugs) bring together a curated selection of work in Stroud town centre

Dates

17/11/23 – 03/12/23

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

MA GRADUATE SHOW 2025

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

Dates

21/07/25 – 31/07/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

MA Online Masterclass

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

Date

12/06/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Printmaking

Made in Paris

Hidden Gallery to unite the most significant artists of the 20^th century under one roof.

Textiles

Make a Lampshade with Emma Purdie

Using your own fabric you will learn how to make your very own 30cm Drum lampshade. Book an AM or PM session: 10:30 – 12:30 13:30 – 15:30

Textiles

Make a Needle Felted Hare: A Workshop with Kate Toms

Join MAKE Southwest Maker Member Kate Toms for this one day needle felting workshop and create your very own hare!

MAKE Southwest Craft & Making Saturday Club

We are eager to hear from motivated and passionate young people aged 13 – 16 years old who have an interest in making and would benefit from support.

Make yourself at home

Hweg Gallery – Open Call for group exhibition.

Maker Residency 2026 Open Call

Exciting new opportunity for a local craft-based maker to undertake a residency in Studio 10 Project Space at East Quay, Watchet.

Closing

17:00 14/12/25

Fee

£1200 (+ additional contributions)

Makers Matter

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

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

Multidisciplinary

Making Change Course — April 25

Ready to take your first steps to study art at university level?

Dates

15/04/25 – 24/04/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Education

Making Change — Free Course — Arts University Plymouth

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

Dates

15/07/24 – 31/07/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Making It 2025

Making It is MAKE Southwest’s biennial showcase for emerging artists, makers, and designers in the Southwest.

Textiles

Making Paper Garments with Jennifer Collier

A practical three day course showing a range of experimental techniques using found and recycled materials with Jennifer Collier.

Textiles

Małgorzata Mirga-Tas

Discover the vibrant textile works of Romani artist Małgorzata Mirga-Tas.

Digital

‘Managing Your Creative Career’ Workshop

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

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

Sculpture

Materiality

4 women artists: Fiona Campbell, Kelly O’Brien, Kate McDonnell and Nicola Turner are showcasing large-scale objects and interventions in the Chapel.

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.

Multidisciplinary

Maurizio Anzeri: On The Move

View a varied series of works by Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri presented in four different locations over the next six months.

Painting

May Exhibitions Launch

Join us to celebrate our May Showcases featuring Chloë Morter and Kerry Johnstone on Saturday 29^th April 6 – 8 pm.

Textiles

Meet artist MH Sarkis – VOTIVΞ FOR THE NΞXT ΞΛRTH and other projects

Artist MH Sarkis will be discussing her RAMM commission,VOTIVΞ FOR THE NΞXT ΞΛRTH and other projects in this afternoon talk.

Date

17/06/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Mending For Everyone: Core Mending Skills

This workshop teaches you how to repair your clothes with several basic sewing skills.

Textiles

Mindful Macramé workshop with Lorna from Maud and Green

Creating macramé can be your way to meditate, and balance. You will combine the art of knotting and weaving as mindful practices.

Multidisciplinary

Mini Makers

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

Dates

13/05/22 – 29/10/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Moina Moin: Mittens Got Talent

Moina Moin brings her audio-visual exhibition ‘Mittens got Talent’ to SVA.

Dates

13/01/24 – 03/02/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Molly Rooke; ‘This was Bound to Happen Sooner or Later’ at Studio KIND.

Studio KIND. presents an exhibition of new work by Molly Rooke; multi-disciplinary artist and educator, living and working between Somerset

Multidisciplinary

Month of Makers

SW Gallery Shop shines a light on selected work handmade by local artists and designer makers.

Dates

28/01/23 – 26/02/23

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

Region

Dorset

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Drawing

Mulch

Group exhibition curated by Peach Doble and Nettle Grellier

Textiles

Myrtle Glanville

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

Dates

22/01/22 – 12/02/22

Organisation

The Plough Arts Centre

Region

Devon

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Digital

Naomi Frears: In Other Words

‘In Other Words’ is a new commission by Naomi Frears, exploring the expressive and communicative qualities of sleeves and arms.

Dates

14/09/21 – 07/11/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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

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

Closing

23:30 12/08/23

Fee

£25 per hour; total £4,400 p.a.

Region

Hampshire

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Multidisciplinary

Natural Colour Workshop

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

Date

25/06/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Natural Colour Workshop Taster

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

Date

11/06/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Neurodivergent Rhapsody

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

New Artists Mentoring Programme

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

Public art

New Year Creativity

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

Multidisciplinary

Nina Royle: And so, the magpies multiply

An exhibition of paintings, bronze mirrors, ceramics and works on fabric filled with symbols steeped in mythology and cultural associations

Sculpture

No Notion of Loving by Halves by Jocelyn McGregor

No Notion of Loving by Halves is an exhibition by Jocelyn McGregor, taking a deep dive into Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey & the ‘Female Gothic’.

Multidisciplinary

North Devon Arts: Spring into Summer Exhibition

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

Dates

31/05/25 – 12/07/25

Organisation

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

North Somerset Arts Week

NSAW is back with over 200 local artists showcasing their work across the county.

Multidisciplinary

Od Arts Festival 2021 — Alone with Everybody

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

Public art

Od Arts Festival — Still and still moving

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

Multidisciplinary

On the Green Edge

Painting, prints, glass and textiles from Laura Dutton, Sylvia Wadsley and Emma Yorke

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 Art Auction: The RWA Secret Postcard Auction 2022

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

Multidisciplinary

Online Learning Taster Course — November 2024

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

Date

19/11/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Zine Editorial Design Risograph Printing

Multidisciplinary

Online Zine Making Workshop with Dizzy Ink

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

Open Call: Climate Action Commission

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

Open Call: Dreamtime Fellowship 2023 – 24

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

Open Call Exhibition for Young Artists of Colour in Bristol

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

Open call for artists to work on Changing Stories: Connecting and Collecting with Exeter’s Communities

RAMM are looking to commission a Devon or Cornwall-based textile artist to run a series of 7 workshops with a selection of community groups.

Closing

17:00 22/04/25

Fee

Freelance Fee: £5000 inc travel expenses

Region

Devon

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Open Call for Happenings: Exhibition Space

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

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

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

OPEN CALL for RWA 172 Annual Open Exhibition

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

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

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

Closing

23:59 05/09/22

Fee

£5,000 fee & £8,000 production budget

Open Call For Visual Arts Commission

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

Open Call — Hosts for Futures Forum

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

Open Call — Ilminster Arts Centre Open Exhibition 2025

This annual judged exhibition invites artists from across the region to submit their work for the chance to be showcased in one of Somerset’s leading

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

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

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

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

Open Call: Engagement Fellowship for UK-based Artists

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

Open Call to Artists for Glow Wild 2022

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

Closing

23:59 31/10/21

Fee

Total value of contract: up to £400,000

Region

Region-wide

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Open call to artists for summer 2023 at Wakehurst

Summer 2023 at Wakehurst – Celebrate the power of trees

Multidisciplinary

Open Day – Little Forest Land Art project / competition

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

Date

14/01/24

Organisation

Little Forest Land Art

Region

Hampshire

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Multidisciplinary

Open Day — Arts University Plymouth

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

Date

26/10/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Open Day — Arts University Plymouth

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

Date

30/11/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Open Day — Little Forest Land Art project

Explore the LFLA site to help you inform your Competition entry. Find out about joining the LFLA team

Date

20/11/22

Organisation

Little Forest Land Art

Region

Hampshire

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — POSTGRADUATE

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

Date

26/07/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — PRE-DEGREE & FOUNDATION DIPLOMA

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

Date

31/05/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE

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

Dates

21/06/25 – 22/06/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

OPEN DAY — UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE

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

Date

28/09/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Public art

Open Studios

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

Multidisciplinary

Open Studios 2023

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

Curating

Open Studios 2024 + Sue Lewry’s Mobile Printmaking Machine

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

Multidisciplinary

Open Studios

The first Open Studios event at Art Centre Penryn

Multidisciplinary

Open Studios: Weekend 1

Open Studios is part of the wider programme of Site Festival, allowing artists to explore, develop projects and open their work up to the public.

Dates

08/06/24 – 09/06/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Open Studios: Weekend 2

Open Studios is part of the wider programme of Site Festival, allowing artists to explore, develop projects and open their work up to the public.

Dates

15/06/24 – 16/06/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Stack Philippa Lawrence Open Up Hestercombe Gallery

Installation

Open-Up: Outdoor Exhibition

Open-Up is a brand new series of outdoor artworks commissioned in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Multidisciplinary

Opening night: Spike Island Open Studios 2025

Spike Island launches its popular annual Open Studios with an evening of cutting-edge art and performance.

Multidisciplinary

Opening Night: ‘Unseen’ Community Art Exhibition

Discover diverse works by local artists in this community art exhibition responding to the theme ‘Unseen’, at TOSH Boscombe.

Date

30/10/25

Organisation

TOSH (The Old School House)

Region

Bournemouth

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Multidisciplinary

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

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

Date

28/01/22

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Region

Somerset

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Delaine Le Bas A Stranger in Silver Walking on Air image by Alexander Christie 27

Multidisciplinary

OSC: Artist Talk with Delaine Le Bas

Join acclaimed artist Delaine Le Bas as she reflects on her work currently exhibited in Boscombe, and offers insight to her wider practice.

Painting

‘Ostara’ ~ Ali Bassett & Elizabeth Loveday

Opening Preview: 6 – 9pm Thurs 14^th March continues until 30^th March

Painting

Our Art

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

Textiles

OUT OF THIS EARTH: WORKING WITH EARTH PIGMENTS, SOYA MILK & TEXTILES WITH CLAIRE BENN

A three-day course designed to introduce you to an ecological method of binding earth (or mineral) pigments to textiles using soya milk.

Multidisciplinary

Pamela Colman Smith: Resonances of Being

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

Textiles

Paper Samplers and Experimental Bookbinding with Jennifer Collier

A practical two day course showing a range of experimental techniques using found and recycled materials with Jennifer Collier.

Multidisciplinary

Parallels / Encounters: Art, Words and their Meetings

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

Textiles

Pattern Cutting & Sewing a Bespoke Utility Jacket: Three Day Workshop with SarahB

Learn pattern cutting principles and garment making techniques to craft a made to measure utility jacket.

Multidisciplinary

Patternicity

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

Painting

Paule Vézelay: Living Lines

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

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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People’s Art Fair @ PRSC, 21-30 November 2025

Multidisciplinary

People’s Art Fair: Winter 2025

Ten days of all things creative, including an open group exhibition of local artists, workshops, events and much more

Dates

21/11/25 – 30/11/25

Organisation

People's Republic of Stokes Croft

Phoenix Archive Project Commissions

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

Printmaking

Photographic Screen Print

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

Date

03/07/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Painting

Place Portrait

A new Engagement commission by Anna Haydock-Wilson, developed over the past year in collaboration with Creative Youth Network alumni.

Pod 5 Immersive Art Residency

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

Closing

17:00 03/11/23

Fee

£1500 (including production budget)

Region

Somerset

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Writing

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

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

Textiles

Portraits in Fabric with Elizabeth Loveday

Spend four blissful mornings creating a one-of-a-kind textile portrait while learning new skills in a calm and welcoming environment.

Dates

01/03/25 – 22/03/25

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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ARTS UNIVERSITY PLYMOUTH MA GRADUATE SHOWS 2024

Multidisciplinary

MA GRADUATE SHOW 2024

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

Dates

29/08/24 – 09/09/24

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Practice — Group Exhibition

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

Dates

07/04/22 – 11/04/22

Organisation

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

Present Maker

A Christmas exhibition by nine artists and makers from the South Hams Arts Forum (SHAF)

Sculpture

Present Maker

9 artists and makers from the South Hams Arts Forum present an exhibition of unique handmade crafts and gift ideas in the run up to Christmas

Printmaking

Pressed and Pulled Printmaking Exhibition

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

Dates

21/11/24 – 30/11/24

Organisation

The George Gallery, Newnham on Severn, GL14 1BS

Region

Gloucestershire

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A procession of people, watched by a line of people. Performers holding instruments lead the procession through the hallways of Spike Island. The walls are white, with grey floors.

Multidisciplinary

Preview Night: Spike Island Open Studios 2024

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

Multidisciplinary

Preview: Open Studios 2023

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

Pricing and Selling Your Artwork with Ceri Hand

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

Print in Action : Call for Artists, Exhibition Submissions

Exhibition Submissions now open for Print in Action Festival 2022

Multidisciplinary

Print in Action — Creative Intersections

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

Date

24/02/24

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Printmaking

Print in Action Festival

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

Dates

22/10/22 – 23/10/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Printmaking

Print In Action Festival 2025

Celebrate Printmaking at our next Print in Action Festival April 26^th — 27^th. Highlighting print from all corners of the Southwest and beyond.

Dates

26/04/25 – 28/04/25

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

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

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

Print in Action Festival: Stall

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

Printmaking

Print Tutoring with Beth Munro

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

Date

06/08/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Printmakers Residencies — Funded opportunity for INKED Print Festival

One-week paid time at The Yard Print Studio with tutoring and technical support.

Printmaking

Printmaking evening course (6 weeks)

Multi layered screen-printing Learn the art of screen-printing using drawing fluid and block technique to form a layered images

Multidisciplinary

Promenade Weekender

A weekend of local art commissions, activities, and events in Weston-super-Mare.

Public Art Producer

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

Textiles

Queen of Hats: Exclusive viewing of Dame Barbara Cartland’s hat collection

Join us for an enchanting evening as we present an exclusive viewing of Dame Barbara Cartland’s stunning hat collection! This is a rare chance to see

Textiles

Rachel Griffin and Rob Manners, As we find it

Rachel Griffin and Rob Manners collaborate for the first time to bring new paintings, drawings and mixed media works to the gallery.

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

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

Multidisciplinary

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

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Reconstructing Axminster Carpets

Join the Design and Innovation Director at Axminster Carpets for a fascinating presentation on the challenges faced manufacturing historic carpets.

Date

02/03/23

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.

Multidisciplinary

Remember Respond Resist

This dynamic programme of exhibitions, part of the UK/Poland Season 2025, explores memory, conflict and activism and features 23 different artists.

Multidisciplinary

Remember Respond Resist

This dynamic programme of exhibitions, part of the UK/Poland Season 2025, explores memory, conflict and activism and features 23 different artists.

Textiles

Repair to Reimagine: Workshop by Weaving Change

Repair to Reimagine is a creative workshop inviting participants to rediscover the hidden stories stitched into their wardrobes.

Textiles

Responding to the Collection: A discussion with Bath Textile Artists

Join members of Bath Textile Artists as they discuss their work currently on display in Chippenham Museum’s latest online exhibition Loose Threads.

Multidisciplinary

Restriction : Online Exhibition by The Correspondence Collection

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

Multidisciplinary

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

Rethinking Governance by Dr Cara Courage

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

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

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

Multidisciplinary

Ripe Plums #02

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

Roadmap

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

Multidisciplinary

Rosemary Mayer: Ways of Attaching

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

Multidisciplinary

RWA 171 Annual Open Exhibition

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

RWA 171^st Annual Open Exhibition

Calling all artists working in any discipline

Drawing

RWA 172 Annual Open Exhibition

The RWA Annual Open Exhibition is a vibrant celebration of contemporary creativity, inviting submissions from artists at any stage of their career and

Multidisciplinary

RWA Secret Postcard Auction 2024

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

Multidisciplinary

RWA Secret Postcard Auction 2025

The RWA Secret Postcard Auction is back with an incredible line up of artists.

Textiles

Sacred Dartmoor

As part of our 2022 Bursary Programme, we are delighted to be hosting a solo show in our Courtyard Gallery for Devon Based artist, Rebecca Holley.

Textiles

Same Sea, Different Boat

Starting 2022 a textile artwork Same Sea, Different Boat, a socially engaged project with an international outreach. The exhibition includes the works

Textiles

Saturday Exhibition Tour with Dr Lucy Gundry

Connect deeper with our summer exhibition, Soft Power, and allow Lucy to guide you through an interactive imaginative workshop exploring our textiles.

Printmaking

Screen Printing with Natural Dyes onto Paper with Lara Mantell

Join print designer Lara Mantell for a one-day screen printing workshop using natural dyes.

Printmaking

Screenprinting Basics on Paper

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

Dates

14/05/22 – 15/05/22

Organisation

Real Art Make Print at Ocean Studios

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

Something New

A slightly alternative exhibition by artists new-to-TAAG, artists working in new media, art students, & new or updated work by other art graduates.

Dates

11/09/21 – 24/09/21

Organisation

TAAG - Art Gallery & Community Centre

Region

Devon

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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

Textiles

Seeds, Flowers and Flowing Hair

Soulful textile work by Vivienne Beaumont

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.

Multidisciplinary

Sennen Summer Fayre

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

Textiles

Sewing Retreat: Make a Pair of Trousers

Create your own pair of trousers in the fabric of your choice.

Multidisciplinary

Shallal presents Underworld art exhibition as an interactive ebook

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

Multidisciplinary

Shaping the Visual Arts Nationally

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

Multidisciplinary

Shoes Have Names

New Brewery Arts is excited to announce a new exhibition. Shoes Have Names, a collaboration with conceptual fashion designer Jo Cope and Shelter.

Multidisciplinary

Show of Hands

Group exhibition of local artists and makers

Multidisciplinary

Site Festival 2024

Site Festival is an annual programme of artist-led projects; events, exhibitions, talks and directory of Open Studios in the Stroud district.

Dates

01/06/24 – 30/06/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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VASW1200 Taster exhibition 2021 by Hatty Frances Bell 1 1

Multidisciplinary

Site Festival Taster Exhibition

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

Dates

03/06/24 – 16/06/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Printmaking

Skin: Exhibition Launch

Join us for our next artist preview featuring artists Rosie Burns and Red

Printmaking

Skin: Works of Rosie Burns and Red

Textiles

Slow Stitching with Jennifer Mills

Create your own slow stitch seascape with creative sewing expert, Jennifer Mills.

Multidisciplinary

Small Frames

An exhibition of small artworks framed in workshop remnants

Small Works Exhibition — Call for artists

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

Textiles

SOCIAL FABRIC

An exhibition of textile-based art, presenting the work of contemporary female artists

Dates

22/11/24 – 26/04/25

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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A close up of a vibrant and heavily patterned tapestry depicting two people against a pink background scattered with lemons, stars and moons.

Textiles

Soft Power: Lives told through textile art

This exhibition explores how cloth can play a unique role in telling our stories and is used to communicate life’s journey.

Textiles

Some Tapestries from ‘The Witchcraft Series’

The Plough Arts Centre

Region

Devon

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Multidisciplinary

Somerset Art Weeks

Somerset Art Weeks returns for 2022 with the theme Sanctuary.

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024

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

Somerset Art Weeks Festival 2024 Micro-commissions

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

Somerset Art Works Creative Pathways Bursaries 2023

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

Closing

17:00 06/03/23

Fee

£500 plus additional benefits.

Somerset Artist Residency

East Quay are pleased to offer a 5‑week residency to a Somerset-based artist, in our sought-after Studio 10 Project Space here at East Quay.

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Open Studio at Yeovil Art Space

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

Multidisciplinary

Somerset Open Studios 2021

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

Public art

Somerset Reacquainted Exhibition

A collective reflection by 63 Somerset artists during lockdown

Multidisciplinary

Sore

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

South West Artist Residency

We are pleased to offer a 6‑week residency to a South West based artist in Studio 10 Project Space at East Quay.

Closing

17:00 30/05/25

Fee

£1200 (+ additional contributions)

Region

Somerset

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Textiles

SPARED_CHANGE

SPARED_CHANGE explores the sense of community within Bristol, whether you have a traditional home or not.

Spike Island 2024 – 25 Dreamtime Fellowship with Luke Jerram

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

Multidisciplinary

Spike Island Open Studios

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

Multidisciplinary

Spike Island Open Studios

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

Multidisciplinary

Spike Island Open Studios 2025

Spike Island artistic community once again opens up its building to welcome Bristol to a weekend of art and inspiration.

Multidisciplinary

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

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

Multidisciplinary

Spring term courses are now booking

10-week creative courses for spring 2022

St Annes Micro Commission

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

Start Something Print — Residency

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

Textiles

Stitched: Textiles Open

Sou’-Sou’-West Arts’ first dedicated textiles exhibition, providing a platform for five specially selected independent designers from Devon and Dorset

Dates

04/07/22 – 17/07/22

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

Region

Dorset

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Textiles

Stitching Together – An Exhibition

Stitching Together – An Exhibition is created by Bridges for Communities and Arnolfini to celebrate and share our unique partnership.

Stone City

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

Painting

Student Exhibition 2025: Launch Event Invitation

Nurturing Creative Minds: A Celebration of Young Artists in Torbay

Studio 10 Exhibition Open Call

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

Studio 10 Project Space: Exhibition Opportunity 2024 – 2025

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

Studio 10 Project Space: Exhibition Opportunity 2024 – 2025

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

Textiles

Studio KIND. presents: Remembering Histories by Louise Hall

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

Studio KIND. Summer Open 2023

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

Studio KIND. Summer Open 2024

Studio KIND. is inviting artists in Devon to be part of our second Summer Open, as a celebration of the variety of work coming out of our region.

Studio KIND. Summer Open 2025

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

STUDIO RESIDENCY FOR AN EMERGING MAKER

An opportunity for an emerging maker to have a studio space at New Brewery Arts for 24 months to forge a sustainable craft career.

Studio Space in Andover

Your own space in a shared studio.

Studio spaces available — BS5

Two studio spaces, one in shared space, one private in BS5

Studio Vacancy

Studio Vacancy for early-career maker

Studio Vacancy

A vacancy has arisen in one of our purpose-built craft studios for a maker at the start or early years of their professional practice.

Textiles

Suminagashi Ink Marbling on Paper and Textiles with ROCWORX

Marbling is a mindful heritage craft, where we use simple tools and breathwork to create our patterns.

Summer Gatherings at Arnolfini

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

Painting

SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION

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

Multidisciplinary

Summer Short Courses at Messums Studios

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

Multidisciplinary

Summer Shows 2022

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

Dates

13/05/22 – 16/07/22

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Plymouth

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Multidisciplinary

SUNNY SIDE UP

SUNNY SIDE UP embraces yellow as a metaphor for optimism and positivity and brings together a fusion of new voices for this exciting new show

Textiles

SVA Textile Studio: Open For Christmas

The Textile Studio is open for Christmas and full of festive cheer!

Dates

22/11/23 – 02/12/23

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Textiles

SVA Textile Studio: Open for Christmas

The Textile Studio will again open in the Gallery for Christmas and be bursting with festive cheer!

Dates

27/11/24 – 07/12/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Swan Songs

Exhibtion by Lucia Sellars.

Swindon Artist Bursaries

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

Symbiosis: A showcase of creative culture in the South West

Participate in our multidisciplinary show at St Dunstans House in Bristol 12^th til 16^th September

Multidisciplinary

TAAG Summer Exhibitions

Programme: April — September 2025

Dates

01/04/25 – 03/10/25

Organisation

TAAG - Art Gallery & Community Centre

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Talk and tour of A Quiet Fire with Ben Roberts

Join curator and Director of Brighton CCA, Ben Roberts, as he gives a free tour of A Quiet Fire, by South African-based artist Billie Zangewa.

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.

Textiles

Talk Night @ Makers’ Yard

A talk series giving local creatives a platform to share their stories, ideas and methodologies in a relaxed and social way.

Multidisciplinary

Talks with Artists and Makers from North Devon

Saturday lunch time talks with artists and makers from North Devon

Dates

17/07/21 – 02/10/21

Organisation

The Burton at Bideford

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Digital

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

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

Textiles

Textile Talks

A one-day symposium discussing textiles, sustainability and collaboration.

Date

03/10/25

Organisation

seam textile collective

Region

Somerset

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Textiles

TEXTILE ART UNPICKED

An exclusive, day-long exploration of three unique exhibitions

Date

28/11/24

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

The Altered Festival

The Altered Festival is an inclusive multicultural arts platform that embraces diverse perspectives and challenges cultural stereotypes.

The Art of the Beacon — Artist Talk

Artist Talk with Rana Begum, Linda Brothwell and Giles Round

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.

Multidisciplinary

The Bath Open Art Prize 2022 exhibition

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

Multidisciplinary

The Bath Open Art Prize 2023 exhibition

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

Painting

The botanical world of Mary Delany and Georgie Hopton – a domestic arrangement

A unique collaborative project focused on the work of Mary Delany (1700 – 1788) and Georgie Hopton (1967 – ). A British Museum Touring Exhibition.

The CAS Open_Open 2024 Seeing Red

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

Closing

23:30 22/03/24

Fee

£15.00 for 3 artworks

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

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

Multidisciplinary

The Clayhill Creative Forum

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

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

The Courts Visual Arts Commission 2024

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

Textiles

The Covid Chronicle

A textile art installation capturing the international collective experience of the pandemic. Visiting Chippenham Museum on a tour the UK.

The Dorset Open

Dorset Visual Arts and Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Launch Exciting New Dorset Open Art Competition

Multidisciplinary

The Friends Annual Open Exhibition

This annual exhibition presents an exciting overview of artistic practices today, from painting and ceramics to printmaking, sculpture and textiles.

Dates

15/11/25 – 21/12/25

Organisation

The Burton at Bideford

Region

Devon

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Textiles

The Gleaning

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

Painting

The Great Big Art Exhibition #TheGreatBigArtExhibition2021

Bringing together contributions for the #GreatBigArtExhibition2021

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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Illustration of the front of a building with a large doorway. Figures are dancing and painting on the pavement, two circus performers are hanging from the roof.

Multidisciplinary

The Island Open Studios 2025

Artspace Lifespace invite you to The Island for a weekend of artist open studios, dance, circus, music and workshops.

Multidisciplinary

The Island Open Weekend 2021

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

Textiles

The Nature of Textiles

Somerset Creative Textiles present a themed exhibition which include new work as well as showcasing members’ huge range of creative skills

Dates

02/04/24 – 27/04/24

Organisation

Ilminster Arts Centre

Region

Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

The Platform Graduate Award 2022

The Platform Graduate Award returns to Aspex in 2022!

Textiles

The Red Dress

The Red Dress and its Somerset artisans. Over 250 artisans, 29 countries, 1 dress.

Textiles

THE RED DRESS

A 14-YEAR, AWARD WINNING GLOBAL, COLLABORATIVE EMBROIDERY PROJECT

Textiles

THE RED DRESS

A 14-YEAR, AWARD WINNING GLOBAL, COLLABORATIVE EMBROIDERY PROJECT

The Red Zenith Collective First Call Out: EQUALITY

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

The Somerset Art Works and Somerset Craft Guild Bursary Programme for Emerging Craftspeople and Makers

Somerset Art Works and The Somerset Craft Guild are joining together to support three Somerset based emerging craftspeople in 2025.

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

Region

Devon

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Painting

‘THE THREE FISHES’ — MAN IN THE WOODS

Paintings, drawings, sculpture and needlecraft by Man In The Woods

The Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists 2022

Applications are now open for the Turning Point Bursary for Visual Artists, previously known as the Talent Development Bursary.

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

THG Open 2023

The THG Open is a key part of THG’s exhibition programme showcasing the rich and varied talent of established and emerging contemporary visual artists

Closing

17:00 28/07/23

Fee

£6 - Free to under 25s

Region

Devon

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Painting

THG Open 2025

Exhibition showcasing the rich talent of both established and emerging contemporary visual artists living in the South West.

Dates

12/07/25 – 23/08/25

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Threads: Breathing Stories Into Materials

Arnolfini welcomes you to Threads, a major exhibition featuring 21 contemporary international artists and makers.

Multidisciplinary

Threads: Clothing Memory and Identity

Celebrate all things fashion in our summer exhibition.

Textiles

Threads, Walk & Talk in….Pashto, Dari, Arabic

A free relaxed tour of the Threads exhibition in Pashto, Dari and Arabic, guided by a Refualingua Language Tutor.

Textiles

Thriving and Declining on The Somerset Levels

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.

Multidisciplinary

Through Line

A contemporary exhibition with a variety of works and disciplines in a unique space.

Multidisciplinary

Tide: Experiments

Tide: Experiments is a series of three works in progress by Francesca Giuliano

Dates

22/02/25 – 16/03/25

Organisation

Traction Project Space

Region

Devon

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Painting

TIDES | Terra Mater Art

Join us for the opening night on Friday 29^th September 17:30 onwards, all welcome!

Multidisciplinary

Together We Make: Works In Progress

Interdisiplanary Exhibtion: Works In Progress

Torbay Students’ Exhibition 2024

Announcing the return of our Students’ Exhibition

Painting

Torbay Students Exhibition 2025

Nurturing Creative Minds: A Celebration of Young Artists in Torbay

Photography

Tractored by Beetles

An art exhibition that explores the landscapes, rurality and creativity of the West Country.

Dates

21/06/25 – 14/09/25

Organisation

South West Heritage Trust

Region

Somerset

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TRAIL 2022

Outdoor sculpture trail

Trainee Early Years Creative Practitioner

If you want to work in the fascinating and thought-provoking world of creative arts practice with very young children then this opportunity is for you

Closing

09:00 02/06/25

Fee

£3,413 based on 23 days @ £150 per day.

TRINITY by Hetain Patel

The largest solo exhibition to date by the highly acclaimed artist Hetain Patel.

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

Tuft Your Own Rug

Learn how to use an electric tufting gun and create your own custom rug.

Dates

19/06/25 – 20/06/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Umber

Inspired by Autumn, we celebrate the season’s beauty through various crafts, sharing our love for nature with the City.

Under the Tree: A Curated Christmas Craft Fair Exhibition at MAKE Southwest

We are looking for UK-based makers who create beautiful handmade, batch-produced or one-of-a-kind craft for a curated Christmas craft fair exhibition.

Multidisciplinary

UNDERGRADUATE | GRADUATE SHOWS 2025

You’re invited to see our graduates showcase their creative perspectives for a changing world in this year’s Graduate Show 2025

Dates

20/06/25 – 26/06/25

Organisation

Arts University Plymouth

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Underland, Hannah Bestley Burt

Underland is a new exhibition from artist Hannah Bestley Burt

Installation

UNKNOWING AND BECOMING. Yazmin Boyle

Unknowing and becoming, a solo exhibition by researcher, maker and everything in-between, Yazmin Boyle.

Textiles

Unravelling Threads: Stories from the Artists

Join us for a series of informal in-conversations between co-curators Alice Kettle and Gemma Brace and Threads exhibiting artists

Multidisciplinary

‘Unseen’ Community Art Exhibition

Discover diverse works by local artists in this community art exhibition responding to the theme ‘Unseen’, at TOSH Boscombe.

Date

01/11/25

Organisation

TOSH (The Old School House)

Region

Bournemouth

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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.

Textiles

Upcycled Festive Scarf Making

Learn how to make your own scarf using a vintage 70s curtain in this relaxed, creative session.

Date

25/11/25

Organisation

Bath Spa University Short Courses

Region

Bath & NE Somerset

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Multidisciplinary

Vera Boele-Keimer: Crossing The Line

Merging structural ideas with intuition, materiality, imagination and movement, Vera produces work that draws attention to the processes and imperfect

Dates

23/08/24 – 07/09/24

Organisation

Stroud Valleys Artspace

Region

Gloucestershire

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Multidisciplinary

Views From The Boundary Layer

A presentation of work by Emma Yorke responding to multiple understandings of our experience of place.

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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Textiles

Votive for the Next Earth by MH Sarkis

Artist MH Sarkis was inspired by textiles in RAMM’s collections to create this new interactive, woven hanging.

Dates

02/05/23 – 19/11/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Textiles

Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America

Wampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America is an ambitious response to Mayflower 400 and the creative opportunities it offers.

Sculpture

Wander_Land

Exhibition by Royal Society of Sculptors members at Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens & Gallery, 1 July — 5 Aug. Work responds to landscape and wandering

Sculpture

Wäscheleine

Individual art works by UK artists displayed on a washing line in the Austrian Tyrol. UK viewing online only.

We are actively seeking tutors…

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

Textiles

Weaving with Colour: Table Looms

Learn how to set up a four-shaft tabletop loom and how to weave confidently with colour in this three-day practical and flexible “Weaving with Colour”

Textiles

WEAVING WITH COLOUR WITH ANGIE PARKER

Explore how to weave confidently with colour in this three day practical and flexible “Weaving with Colour” course alongside an award-winning weaver.

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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West Of England Creating Together 6 Week Artist Residency at The Art Cohort

OPEN CALL for Artists and Makers from the West of England for a funded 6 Week Residency at The Art Cohort.

WEVAA Research and Development Fellowship and Bursary Information Session

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

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

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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A contemporary art gallery with an exhibition of 2D and 3D objects

Multidisciplinary

When will we be good enough? Artist Tour

Enjoy a special tour of ‘Osman Yousefzada – When will we be good enough?’ by the artist and Habda Rashid from The Fitzwilliam Museum.

Textiles

Who I am: Exploring Identity and Cultural Heritage Through Textiles with Textile Artists Melinda Schwakhofer & Just Sewn Stories

What do you love? Where do you come from? Who do you belong with?

Date

24/06/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Sculpture

Will Cruickshank: Way Station

Way Station is a solo exhibition by Will Cruickshank, who creates tactile and often textile-based sculptures.

Multidisciplinary

Wiltshire Creative – SUMMER OPEN EXHIBITION 2021

Two-part Summer Open Exhibition 2021 providing a platform for artists at all stages of their creative careers.

Wiltshire Creative Summer Open Exhibition 2022

Wiltshire Creative Summer Open Exhibition This is an open call to artists of all ages and at any stage of their career who live and work in Southwest

Multidisciplinary

Wiltshire Creative Summer Open Exhibition 2022

Showcase of talent flourishing in the Southwest.

Painting

Wishlist festive show

Andelli Art’s annual festive exhibition ‘Wishlist’ opening preview is Saturday 26 November from 6.30 – 8.30pm.

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 Abstraction

Join us at the Atkinson Gallery for showcase of our new exhibition which celebrates the dynamic works of 10+ talented woman abstract artists.

Multidisciplinary

Women in Abstraction — Private View & Artists’ Talks

Join us at the Atkinson Gallery on Friday, 13^th September, for a private showcase of our current exhibition ‘Women in Abstraction’.

Multidisciplinary

Wonder Tales exhibition of work by Penelope O’Gara and Rowena J Draper

Folklore, Freaks & Floozies. A collection of otherworldly beings and paintings inspired by fantasy & imagination.

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

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

Region

Cornwall

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Multidisciplinary

YEAR 12 End of Term Show Show

RMRT Sixth Form Students End of Year Show

Young Artists at St Ives School of Painting

Locals sessions for young people aged 7 to 10 & 11 to 16 to experience working in professional art studios, taught by artists. Scholarships available.

Closing

10:00 24/11/24

Fee

£12 or free scholarship place

Young Craft Maker — studio residency

New Brewery Arts in Cirencester is supporting new creative talent with a 12-month studio residency for a young crafts maker (under 25 years old).

Performance

Young In Hong: Five Acts

‘Five Acts’ is a new commission by Spike Island studio holder Young In Hong.

YOUNG PENWITH ARTISTS EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY!

Funded Exhibition Opportunity for a month show at Penwith Gallery in St Ives for all Artists aged 35 years or younger based in Cornwall!

Painting

Zadie Xa: Long ago when tigers smoked

See textile paintings and sculptures by Canadian artist Zadie Xa, inspired by historic objects from The Box’s collections.

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.

Textiles

Zethu Maseko: End of Residency Sharing Event

Join us for an informal showing of work that Zethu and workshop participants have made during her three month residency at Rame Projects.

Textiles

Filter Textiles

AA2A

Art Cir­cle

Bath Artists’ Studios

Mak­ing Space

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Art In Motion

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Muse­um of Barn­sta­ple & North Devon

Uni­ver­si­ty of Plymouth

Arte­lier Art Consultancy

Exeter Phoenix

Chapel Arts Studios

Arts and Cul­ture, Uni­ver­si­ty of Exeter

A Some­times Project

Atkin­son Gallery

Bath Art Depot

Bath Artists Studios

Arts Uni­ver­si­ty Plymouth

Bris­tol Pop-Up Shop

BS5 Art Trail

Cre­ative South West

Dorset Arts and Crafts Association

Arts Uni­ver­si­ty Ply­mouth Char­i­ta­ble Trust

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

The Hide Artist Retreat

TOSH (The Old School House)

Cul­ture Declares Emer­gency: Bris­tol and Beyond

GUG­GLE­TON FARM ARTS

Clay­hill Arts

Doozy Mag

Emma Yorke

Glen­side Hos­pi­tal Museuum

MIR­ROR

Flux

Bo Lee and Workman

Fish Fac­to­ry Art Space CIC

Heart of The Tribe

Gallery Grounds CIC

BEAF Arts Co

Root Project

ACEarts

Bricks

Caerbladon CIC

MAKE South­west

Nailsea Arts Centre

New Brew­ery Arts

No Place Art

North Som­er­set Arts

Hot­walls Studios

Real Ideas

ArtQuay

Art Space Portsmouth

Art Work Exeter

Bris­tol Com­mu­ni­ty Arts

CAMP

Cara­boo Projects

Cre­ativ­i­ty Works

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Fore­ground

Fringe Arts Bath

Frome Open Art Trail

Frome Open Art Trail

Har­bour House

Ilmin­ster Arts Centre

Open­Sto­ry­Tellers

Out­side In

Sandy Hill Arts

Stu­dio Response

The Crafty Hen

The Pearl Exchange

Trin­i­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Arts

UNIT3

ZEST Col­lec­tive

Bris­tol School of Art

John Hansard Gallery

Uni­ver­si­ty Of The West Of England

ACE

Hweg

Art Circle

Making Space

Dartington Trust

Dartington Trust

Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon

University of Plymouth

Artelier Art Consultancy

Arts and Culture, University of Exeter

A Sometimes Project

Atkinson Gallery

Arts University Plymouth

Bristol Pop-Up Shop

Creative South West

Arts University Plymouth Charitable Trust

Culture Declares Emergency: Bristol and Beyond

GUGGLETON FARM ARTS

Clayhill Arts

Glenside Hospital Museuum

MIRROR

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

MAKE Southwest

New Brewery Arts

North Somerset Arts

Hotwalls Studios

Bristol Community Arts

Caraboo Projects

Creativity Works

Dartington Trust

Foreground

Harbour House

Ilminster Arts Centre

OpenStoryTellers

Outside In

Studio Response

Trinity Community Arts

ZEST Collective

Bristol School of Art

University Of The West Of England

The Holburne Museum

Bristol School of Art

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Studio KIND.

Penwith Gallery

Arnolfini

The Sherborne

ZELDA

West of England Music and Arts

ArtPort | Portishead Arts Festival

The Studio in Bath

Dorset Visual Arts

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Pen Gallery Community Interest Company

Friendly Society of Artistic Labourers

Art Business Ltd

Watershed

Bridport Arts Centre

seam textile collective

SERCHIA

Bath Society of Artists

Falmouth University

West Devon Art Workshops CIC

2 spaces available on ebc Day School

A Thread in Time: Neolithic Weaving

Above and Below — Part of Devon Open Studios 2022

Access BEAF Residents Programme

ACE Funding Workshop

ACT — creative commoning with PaP

Activate your art practice in 2023 with The Women’s Art Activation System

After Hours: Secret Postcard Auction

ALTERNATE PERCEPTIONS

An Introduction to Visible Mending with Molly Rooke

Annual Schools Exhibition

Apply for the Making Room Residency

Apply to the Dorset Artists Emergency Fund

Arches Open Studios 2024

Art Connect

Art in and with Public/s Conversation

Art Lace for Absolute Beginners with Jane Atkinson

Art of the Maker: Alice Kettle

Art Vending Machine