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Pho­tog­ra­phy Exhibition
Dates
01/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Writing

Tate St Ives Ithell Colquhoun Study Day — The spaces between: From the indi­vid­ual to the collective

A social evening and study day to gath­er and share reflec­tions on the work of artist Ithell Colquhoun
Dates
02/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

The Last Week­end of Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds

A spe­cial event for all ages to mark the clos­ing week­end of Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds
Dates
03/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

KITE MAK­ING | PORTH­LEVEN FOOD FESTIVAL

Free drop-in workshop
Dates
03/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Three sculptures of human torsos with loud speakers for heads stand in a grand lawn with a beautiful sunrise
Sculpture

Farewell To Free­dom Of Speech

Say good­bye to Hugo Farm­ers Free­dom Of Speech sculp­tures which have been on loan to Arts Man­sion since 2020. Work­shops, talks and after­noon tea.
Dates
03/05/25 – 04/05/25
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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Brightly coloured masks
Multidisciplinary

Artist-led Work­shop: Mask Mak­ing with Ashan­ti Hare

As part of our ​‘Super Sun­day’ on 4 May, we’re excit­ed to be offer­ing an artist-led work­shop with Devon-based Ashan­ti Hare.
Date
04/05/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Sculpture

Bhar­ti Kher

Enter a realm where every­day life meets the mys­ti­cal in an exhi­bi­tion of sculp­tures, paint­ings and draw­ings by Bhar­ti Kher
Dates
01/02/25 – 05/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Kambo Hannah Leadbetter
Painting

Swipe Right 4 Art

Sien­na Edi­tions presents their first exhi­bi­tion ​‘Swipe Right 4 Art’ at Arti­zan Gallery, open­ing April 17th for a spe­cial two-week showcase.
Dates
18/04/25 – 05/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary

Spike Island Open Stu­dios 2025

Spike Island artis­tic com­mu­ni­ty once again opens up its build­ing to wel­come Bris­tol to a week­end of art and inspiration.
Dates
03/05/25 – 05/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Painting

Ithell Colquhoun: Between Worlds

Delve into realms of myth, mag­ic and the divine fem­i­nine in the first major exhi­bi­tion of vision­ary artist Ithell Colquhoun
Dates
01/02/25 – 06/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Image credit: Glyn Jarrett
Multidisciplinary

‘Rec­ol­lec­tion’ and ​‘Ship of Fools / The Dock­ers’ Museum’

Two exhi­bi­tions explor­ing the moti­va­tions, con­nec­tions and nar­ra­tives formed dur­ing the process of col­lect­ing art.
Dates
25/01/25 – 07/05/25
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Three masked characters in bright vibrant colours
Painting

John Lyons: Carnivalesque

Come and see the first major ret­ro­spec­tive exhi­bi­tion of Caribbean British artist and poet John Lyons and dis­cov­er his con­tri­bu­tion to British art.
Dates
08/02/25 – 07/05/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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New naim
Disability arts

NAIM Neu­ro­di­ver­gent Net­work Meet Up: Workshop

Neu­ro­di­verse Art In Motion (NAIM) are hold­ing a net­work meet up to nur­ture and sup­port neu­ro­di­ver­gent artists and their work.
Date
07/05/25
Organisation
Art In Motion
Region
Bristol
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This painting features a surreal black horse bound in green string, standing on a red-and-white checkered floor. The horse’s body is elongated and distorted, with delicate, swirling tendrils sprouting from its head and tail.
Painting

Tell Tales

Tell Tales by Dar­cy Whent runs May 2 – 8 at Cen­tre­space Gallery. A show explor­ing mem­o­ry, iden­ti­ty, and sto­ry­telling through paint­ing and drawing
Dates
02/05/25 – 08/05/25
Organiser
Darcy Whent
Region
Bristol
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This painting features a surreal black horse bound in green string, standing on a red-and-white checkered floor. The horse’s body is elongated and distorted, with delicate, swirling tendrils sprouting from its head and tail.
Painting

Dar­cy Whent: Tell Tales

Tell Tales is a body of work explor­ing the blurred bound­aries between mem­o­ry, truth, and sto­ry­telling. Through paint­ing, draw­ing, and mixed media, it
Dates
02/05/25 – 08/05/25
Organiser
Darcy Whent
Region
Bristol
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Outside in a woodland. Hand holding folded sketchbook page with handwritten text, leaf rubbings and collage.
Multidisciplinary

The Art of Rewil­d­ing Work­shop — Ani­mal Tracks and Signs

Art and ecol­o­gy work­shop with artist James Aldridge using visu­al arts meth­ods to explore the rela­tion­ship between eco­log­i­cal and human well-being.
Date
08/05/25
Organisation
Found Outdoors
Region
Wiltshire
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RKW In Conversation
Painting

Richard Ken­ton Webb: Artist in Con­ver­sa­tion with Dr Christo­pher Cook

Join us to hear artist Richard Ken­ton Webb dis­cuss his new exhi­bi­tion, A Man­i­festo of Paint­ing at MIRROR.
Dates
08/05/25 – 09/05/25
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Exhibition Image
Painting

Artist Pre­view: Emerg­ing Contemporaries

Join us for a cel­e­bra­to­ry pre­view of Emerg­ing Contemporaries
Date
09/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Oil painting of man with back to viewer accompanied by a seated dog. They look towards Stonehenge and the surrounding landscape.
Painting

Edgar Bar­clay’s Stonehenge

Dis­cov­er Edgar Bar­clay’s unique oil paint­ing of Stone­henge from the ear­ly 1890s.
Dates
24/01/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Young Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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Sculpture

Lan­guage of the Phys­i­cal: Kather­ine Gili Sculpture

This exhi­bi­tion brings togeth­er a range of sculp­tures by Kather­ine Gili, span­ning four decades from 1980 to 2022.
Dates
15/03/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Tom Cross 'Rising Tide'
Painting

Tom Cross 1931 – 2009 | A Dif­fer­ent Perspective

Join us for the open­ing evening on Fri­day 11th April 17:30 onwards, all welcome!
Dates
11/04/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Image from Heavy Plant Crossing Residency at Grow
Multidisciplinary

Heavy Plant Crossing

Join us in the Project Space after artists from Uni­ver­si­ty of Ply­mouth have turned it into a liv­ing lab­o­ra­to­ry — test­ing ideas and cre­at­ing new work.
Dates
08/05/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Grow, Plymouth
Region
Devon
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Jai Chuhan Self Portrait Gallery 2024 oil on canvas 75 x 90 cm
Painting

Jai Chuhan in Con­ver­sa­tion with Han­nah Marsh and Amy Dickson

Join Jai Chuhan to dis­cuss her first solo exhi­bi­tion in the South West ​‘Dancer’ at Har­bour House along­side Han­nah Marsh and Amy Dickson.
Date
10/05/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Pendant Making
Multidisciplinary

Sil­ver Pen­dant Mak­ing Workshop

Join skilled jew­ellery mak­er and artist, Nicky Bar­ton, for an excit­ing and hands-on Sil­ver Pen­dant Mak­ing workshop.
Date
10/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Moving Image

Danielle Dean: ​‘This could all be yours!’

An exhi­bi­tion at Spike Island by Danielle Dean, cen­tring around her film 2024 ​‘Hemel’.
Dates
08/02/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image

Dan Guthrie: ​‘Emp­ty Alcove / Rot­ting Figure’

This new com­mis­sion con­tin­ues Guthrie’s ongo­ing explo­ration of the Black­boy Clock; an object of con­test­ed her­itage pub­licly dis­played in Stroud.
Dates
08/02/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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colour photograph of a sunlit pathway through a green tunnel of trees
Painting

Explor­ing Pathways

‘Explor­ing Path­ways’ is the sec­ond 2025 New Atlantic Wave exhi­bi­tion at Art Upstairs fea­tur­ing work by artists and mak­ers from across north Devon.
Dates
29/03/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
ArtMakers
Region
Devon
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North Somerset Arts Week 3rd - 11th May 2025
Multidisciplinary

North Som­er­set Arts Week

NSAW is back with over 200 local artists show­cas­ing their work across the county.
Dates
03/05/25 – 11/05/25
Organisation
North Somerset Arts
Region
North Somerset
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Watercolour of Bideford Bridge by Vernon Carr Boyle 1926
Multidisciplinary

Ver­non C. Boyle: Uncov­er­ing an Archive

An exhi­bi­tion of work by the artist Ver­non Carr Boyle from his exten­sive archive doc­u­ment­ing the work­ings of a cre­ative mind.
Dates
22/03/25 – 12/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Suzanne Bethell | Sensing Colour 'Windblown 3' oil stick, spray paint & graphite on canvas 100 x 100cm
Painting

Suzanne Bethell | Sens­ing Colour

What colour is joy – what marks and move­ments? How might music’s sounds and rhythms mate­ri­alise on canvas?
Dates
11/04/25 – 12/05/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Installation

The For­got­ten Gar­den of Shad­ows by Emma Thistleth­waite and Matthew Robert Hughes

A col­lab­o­ra­tive instal­la­tion by artist Matthew Robert Hugh­es and flo­ral design­er Emma Thistlethwaite.
Dates
01/05/25 – 14/05/25
Organisation
Sacred Thing
Region
Gloucestershire
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Atkinsonlace
Textiles

Art Lace for Absolute Begin­ners with Jane Atkinson

Join bob­bin lace artist and MAKE South­west Mak­er Mem­ber Jane Atkin­son to learn sim­ple lace tech­niques that can build to a life­time of enjoyment.
Date
14/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Marketing

OSC: Build­ing Cre­ative Bud­gets, with Christi­na Poulton

Build your con­fi­dence in cre­at­ing, apply­ing for and man­ag­ing art project bud­gets — and learn how to make them work for you with Christi­na Poulton.
Date
14/05/25
Organisation
BEAF Arts Co
Region
Dorset
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A vertical TV screen, flanked by speakers, displays the top of a building against a blue sky in a white walled gallery.
Moving Image

In Con­ver­sa­tion: Dan Guthrie & Lay­la Gatens

Dan Guthrie will be in-con­ver­sa­tion with Lay­la Gatens (The Wil­son Gallery, Chel­tenham) to dis­cuss his new body of work Emp­ty Alcove / Rot­ting Figure.
Date
15/05/25
Organiser
Dan Guthrie
Region
Gloucestershire
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Exhibition Image
Painting

Emerg­ing Contemporaries

Arti­zan Col­lec­tive hosts Emerg­ing Con­tem­po­raries, an ambi­tious show­case from FdA Con­tem­po­rary Arts Prac­tice stu­dents at Uni­ver­si­ty Cen­tre South Devon
Dates
10/05/25 – 16/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Drawing

Met­al Emboss­ing with Jack­ie Bufton

Using met­al emboss­ing tools and tech­niques you will build up the skill to make a wood and met­al coaster.
Date
16/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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mixed media painting by Sam Lock entitled '9663' at Anima Mundi 'Murmurations'
Painting

Sam Lock, ​‘Mur­mu­ra­tions’

Sam Lock’s sec­ond solo exhi­bi­tion at Ani­ma Mun­di, con­sist­ing of a mon­u­men­tal body of work encom­pass­ing paint­ing, draw­ing, and sculpture.
Dates
04/04/25 – 17/05/25
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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A vertical TV screen, flanked by speakers, showing the top of a building against a blue sky stands in front a row of five black chairs in a white walled gallery
Moving Image

Emp­ty Alcove

SVA presents one of the works from Dan Guthrie’s Spike Island and Chisen­hale Gallery co-com­mis­sion Emp­ty Alcove / Rot­ting Fig­ure in its Stroud debut.
Dates
09/05/25 – 17/05/25
Organiser
Dan Guthrie
Region
Gloucestershire
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Performance

Rose-Marie Calde­cott in Con­cert: Threads of Light

Rose-Marie will per­form a selec­tion of her evoca­tive songs, show­cas­ing the inter­sec­tion of her musi­cal prac­tice and her visu­al artwork.
Date
17/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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5 May MG
Multidisciplinary

Col­lec­tion Con­ver­sa­tions — Mark Golder

In May’s edi­tion of our free art talk series, edu­ca­tor and col­lec­tor Mark Gold­er will dis­cuss the influ­en­tial but lit­tle-known artist Stephen Russ.
Date
17/05/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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A calm, reflective lake surrounded by mountains with a low sun overhead
Research

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

An in-con­ver­sa­tion event with artist Melanie Sti­dolph and cul­tur­al the­o­rist Dr D Ferrett
Date
17/05/25
Organisation
Creative Kernow Associates
Region
Cornwall
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Photography

no place like home

A solo exhi­bi­tion by Cliff Andrade
Dates
16/05/25 – 19/05/25
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Whispers 2 jpg
Multidisciplinary

Art­work Descrip­tion Work­shop with Joseph Riz­zo Naudi

Join blind writer and researcher Joseph Riz­zo Nau­di for a mul­ti-sen­so­ry descrip­tion workshop.
Date
19/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Photography

Free Pho­tog­ra­phy Work­shop for Young Adult Carers

We have one more Pho­tog­ra­phy for Young Car­ers work­shop tak­ing place and this time you can join us online!
Date
20/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Dreams and Schemes: Mondrian, Martin, Chagall & Matisse
Printmaking

Dreams and Schemes: Mon­dri­an, Mar­tin, Cha­gall & Matisse

This spring, Hid­den Gallery is exhibit­ing a new col­lec­tion of orig­i­nal art­works by Hen­ri Matisse, Marc Cha­gall, Piet Mon­dri­an and Agnes Martin.
Dates
08/05/25 – 21/05/25
Organisation
Hidden Gallery Bristol
Region
Bristol
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Works by artist Jyll Bradley on display
Installation

Bite­size: Explor­ing ​‘Run­ning and Returning’

Join our Pub­lic Art Offi­cer to dis­cov­er more about artist Jyll Bradley’s major exhi­bi­tion at The Box and her rich and diverse practice.
Date
21/05/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Sculpture

Bronze Lost Wax Cast­ing Work­shop with David Snoo Wilson

Join David Snoo-Wil­son of Ore & Ingot for a three-day work­shop, where you will learn an intro­duc­tion to lost wax bronze casting.
Dates
21/05/25 – 23/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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orange background with letters F A B in black and white, made using pillars, stones and other bits of buildings
Multidisciplinary

FaB Fes­ti­val : Open­ing Night Arty Party

Join Artists, Cura­tors and FaB team to cel­e­brate the open­ing of FaB 2025 : per­for­mances, exhi­bi­tions & inter­ven­tions in venues across the city of Bath
Date
23/05/25
Organisation
Fringe Arts Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Sohrab Crews
Multidisciplinary

Sohrab Crews — Frag­ments Aligned — Select­ed Works 2003 ‑2025

Open­ing Night | 8th May — 6pm — 10pm
Dates
09/05/25 – 24/05/25
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary

Our Liv­ing World by Stu­dents at Chulm­leigh College

‘To under­stand Nature we must let Nature evolve her­self to the fullest in us’ — Novalis
Dates
10/05/25 – 24/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

Mars­land Val­ley: An illus­trat­ed talk with Peter Stiles

A talk by the cura­tor of an exhi­bi­tion explor­ing the cul­tur­al her­itage of the Mars­land Val­ley, sit­u­at­ed between Devon and North Cornwall.
Date
24/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Abigail Tinnion Temperance
Multidisciplinary

Lib­by Bove, Gem­ma Dun­nell, Abi­gail Tin­nion, Asha Uberoi and George Rad­ford, Lore and Land III

Lore and Land III cre­ates a world con­cerned with effi­gy, belief in the oth­er­world­ly, the bes­tial, a con­nec­tion to the land, and for­got­ten things.
Dates
01/05/25 – 25/05/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Sculpture

Wood fir­ing — week­end course

Come and expe­ri­ence a wood fir­ing at Lyde Green Pot­tery fir­ing your own work!
Dates
24/05/25 – 25/05/25
Organisation
Caraboo Projects
Region
Bristol
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image of face with purple aura
Performance

Med­i­tate, Visu­alise, Cre­ate — work­shop with Annabel Pet­ti­grew and Rame Projects

Astral Pro­jec­tion guid­ed med­i­ta­tion work­shop event in the Mak­er Heights landscape
Date
25/05/25
Organisation
Rame Projects
Region
Cornwall
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A collage of black and white photographs of tree branches, layered over one another
Photography

George Rayn­er: Uneven Graining

Uneven Grain­ing is a new body of work by George Rayn­er which reimag­ines the con­ven­tion­al dark­room pho­to­graph­ic print through sculp­tur­al interventions.
Dates
27/03/25 – 26/05/25
Organisation
Traction Project Space
Region
Devon
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Cover 26 VR
Multidisciplinary

26th Com­mu­ni­ty Art Exhi­bi­tion in Vir­tu­al Reality

Dis­cov­er the lat­est VR Art Exhi­bi­tion — an immer­sive, inter­ac­tive show­case of glob­al con­tem­po­rary art, open to all, everywhere.
Dates
23/04/25 – 26/05/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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Archie Parkhouse and Ivor Brock moving a sick ram Dolton 1976 Photograph by James Ravilious Beaford Arts
Photography

James Rav­il­ious: An Eng­lish Eye

New exhi­bi­tion fea­tur­ing the work of James Rav­il­ious, pho­tog­ra­ph­er of rur­al life.
Dates
10/05/25 – 28/05/25
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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A close-up of artist Celine Condorelli's multicoloured carpet work
Multidisciplinary

Céline Con­dorel­li, Bulk: Ever­last­ing Colour

Céline Con­dorel­li’s lat­est work goes on dis­play at RAMM
Dates
24/10/24 – 30/05/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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lemon yellow background , dates Od Arts Festival 23 - 25 May 2025, center of image hand drawn in black a ourobours (snake chasing its tail) with wordhing circling it Thinking in Circles
Multidisciplinary

Od Arts Fes­ti­val — Think­ing in Circles

Od Arts Fes­ti­val 2025 – Think­ing in Cir­cles. The three day fes­ti­val cre­ates con­ver­sa­tions through art, film and per­for­mance in rur­al Somerset.
Dates
23/05/25 – 30/05/25
Organisation
OSR Projects
Region
Somerset
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Gillian Ayres
Multidisciplinary

Exhi­bi­tion launch: The Val­ley: Art on the border

A cel­e­bra­tion the launch the open­ing of The Val­ley: Art on the bor­der – a cul­tur­al his­to­ry of Mars­land exhi­bi­tion with Peter Stiles.
Date
30/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Painting

Richard Ken­ton Webb: A Man­i­festo Of Painting

A Man­i­festo of Paint­ing is a show which explores the time­less lan­guage of colour in paint­ing, high­light­ing its mate­ri­al­i­ty and emo­tion­al power.
Dates
12/04/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Photography

‘Nostalgia/​Commitments’: A solo Exhib­it by John Klukas

With new works, renowned artist & pho­tog­ra­ph­er John Klukas explores time, mem­o­ry and the dis­crete states we inhab­it from one moment to the next.
Dates
12/04/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
FEIN Collections [made in new york city]
Region
Somerset
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Waterpipe Beach
Printmaking

Far Hori­zons

Works of Ian Brooks
Dates
19/04/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Wray Delamore session
Multidisciplinary

The Old Work­shop at Delam­ore Arts

Delam­ore Arts 2025 intro­duces a full work­shop pro­gramme, an excit­ing new addi­tion host­ed in The Land Rover Shed and curat­ed by Arti­zan Collective.
Dates
01/05/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Devon
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Whispers 2
Painting

Even In The Dark

This exhi­bi­tion invites vis­i­tors to expe­ri­ence Rose-Marie’s explo­ration of grief.
Dates
02/05/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Kirsten Elswood - Spring Walk with Bluebells
Multidisciplinary

Blue­bells & Woodland

A fab­u­lous exhi­bi­tion cel­e­brat­ing Spring fea­tur­ing work by Kirsten Elswood
Dates
06/05/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
The English Artist
Region
Devon
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Sue Side Wisteria in Summer S Side sml
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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Drawing of a dinosaur with 'Hidden In Stone' as a title
Installation

Hid­den In Stone

Hid­den in Stone is an exhi­bi­tion about shift­ing con­ti­nents, chang­ing cli­mates, and evo­lu­tion­ary radiation.
Dates
04/04/25 – 01/06/25
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Drawing of a dinosaur with 'Hidden In Stone' as a title
Multidisciplinary

Hid­den In Stone: Asso­ci­at­ed Events

Hid­den In Stone: Asso­ci­at­ed Events
Dates
04/04/25 – 01/06/25
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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15th collective 4800
Multidisciplinary

15th Com­mu­ni­ty Art Exhibition

Explore a diverse col­lec­tion of art­works in our unique dou­ble-deck­er bus gallery, show­cas­ing the tal­ent of artists from Bris­tol and beyond.
Dates
10/05/25 – 01/06/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Ashburton Walking Trail Open Studios event over the last weekend in May
Multidisciplinary

Ash­bur­ton Artists & Arti­sans Walk­ing Trail

An Annu­al Open Stu­dios event with near­ly 30 artists in Ashburton
Dates
30/05/25 – 01/06/25
Organiser
Geoff Sellick
Region
Devon
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hybrida composita (detail), 2025 by Sonya Dyer.
Sculpture

Sonya Dyer: hybri­da composita

What will the waters of Ply­mouth Sound look like in the future? Which crea­tures will sur­vive and how will they adapt?
Dates
04/03/25 – 03/06/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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River Tone Screenprint Adam Grose
Printmaking

Print­mak­ing evening course (6 weeks)

Mul­ti lay­ered screen-print­ing Learn the art of screen-print­ing using draw­ing flu­id and block tech­nique to form a lay­ered images
Dates
23/04/25 – 05/06/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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orange background with letters F A B in black and white, made using pillars, stones and other bits of buildings
Multidisciplinary

Fringe Arts Bath Fes­ti­val 2025

Free fes­ti­val of exhi­bi­tions, inter­ven­tions and events, bring­ing con­tem­po­rary visu­al art to unex­pect­ed spaces across the City of Bath.
Dates
23/05/25 – 07/06/25
Organisation
Fringe Arts Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Black and white photograph of a man and two women looking at the George Cross
Photography

Strength and Resilience: Som­er­set Women in the Sec­ond World War

Dis­cov­er the lives of four women who played their part dur­ing the Sec­ond World War con­flict and sub­se­quent peace process.
Dates
08/03/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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J Sainsbury Sensational Life K Mansfield
Painting

JANET SAINS­BURY

Janet Sains­bury paints por­traits of 20th-cen­tu­ry writ­ers and artists she admires.
Dates
05/04/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Alice Kilpatrick Fourth Maiden low
Painting

DANCE OF THE MER­RY MAIDENS

A new series of paint­ings, cor­re­spond­ing to the 19 gran­ite mega­liths that form the Mer­ry Maid­ens Neolith­ic stone cir­cle in Lam­or­na, nr Penzance
Dates
05/04/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Image of painting of green woodland, trees criss-cross the composition and light filters through the branches
Painting

‘Our Time on Earth’ Andy Rollo

Cel­e­brat­ing the arrival of spring after a long win­ter, Yeovil Art Space is delight­ed to present a solo exhi­bi­tion of new work by artist Andy Rollo
Dates
01/05/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Yeovil Art Space
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary

Prom­e­nade Weekender

A week­end of local art com­mis­sions, activ­i­ties, and events in Weston-super-Mare.
Dates
05/06/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Super Culture
Region
North Somerset
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Moving Image

Sea Like a Mirror

Sea Like a Mir­ror, a major tour­ing pro­gramme com­mis­sioned to mark the 200th anniver­sary of the Roy­al Nation­al Lifeboat Insti­tu­tion (RNLI).
Dates
05/06/25 – 08/06/25
Organisation
Super Culture
Region
North Somerset
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Grey abstract pencil drawing with text 'In Our Nature', '23 May - 11 June', 'Fine Foundation Gallery', 'Durlston Country Park NNR'. The text is lime green.
Multidisciplinary

In Our Nature

Dorset Visu­al Arts’ first-ever DVA Mem­ber Open Call, ​‘In Our Nature,’ is a major new exhibition.
Dates
23/05/25 – 11/06/25
Organisation
Dorset Visual Arts
Region
Dorset
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Robert Hooke bell Portland now at David Attenborough Building Cambridge bronze 2012
Multidisciplinary

Sound and Silence

Sound and Silence takes the bell out of the church into the gallery, cel­e­brat­ing it as a tac­tile, visu­al and acoustic sculpture.
Dates
22/03/25 – 14/06/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Copper sounds ceramic record resized
Sculpture

Ceram­ic Record Work­shop with Cop­per Sounds

Join Sound and Silence exhibitors Cop­per Sounds for a work­shop where you will make a 12″ record out of clay.
Date
14/06/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

Geor­gia Gen­dall — Heat Between

Heat Between eaves­drops on the dairy farm — its rhythms and the entan­gled rela­tion­ships between humans, ani­mals, and the land we share.
Dates
12/04/25 – 15/06/25
Organisation
Kestle Barton
Region
Cornwall
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Delany Hopton artworks
Painting

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

A unique col­lab­o­ra­tive project focused on the work of Mary Delany (1700 – 1788) and Georgie Hop­ton (1967 – ). A British Muse­um Tour­ing Exhibition.
Dates
15/03/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
No.1 Royal Crescent
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Members Exhibition, Penwith Gallery, Penwith Society of Arts
Painting

Mem­bers Spring Show

Join us for the open­ing evening on Fri­day 11th April 17:30 onwards, all welcome!
Dates
11/04/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Karen McEndoo & Aidan Hicks
Painting

Karen McEn­doo & Aidan Hicks

Abstract paint­ings and prim­i­tive sculp­ture echo­ing the Ancient Cor­nish land.
Dates
16/05/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Tom Leaper, Jason Lilley, Sophie Fraser, Graham Davey, Kleiner Shames, and Iona Sanders 2024 Show
Sculpture

Tom Leaper, Jason Lil­ley, Sut­ton Tay­lor, Philip Wake­ham, Sophie Fras­er, El Mata­dor Del Muerte, Klein­er Shames

Join us for the pre­view on Fri­day 16th May 17:30 onwards, all welcome!
Dates
16/05/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Celandine Books workshop crossed structure and everlasting fold resized
Multidisciplinary

Crossed Struc­ture Bind­ing and the Ever­last­ing Fold Book: A Work­shop with Celandine Books

Make two beau­ti­ful con­tem­po­rary book struc­tures using hand­made and pat­tern papers.
Date
20/06/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Tabatha Andrews Two Hands The Slightest Gesture copy
Sculpture

Tabatha Andrews: The Slight­est Gesture

New sculp­ture and mov­ing image works devel­oped through a col­lab­o­ra­tive project, with learn­ing-dis­abled and neu­ro­di­verse young adults.
Dates
26/04/25 – 21/06/25
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Moon Jars - Abi Higgins
Sculpture

Spring Sea­son Sculp­ture Exhibition

Offer­ing a refined explo­ration of con­tem­po­rary sculp­ture, through our quar­ter­ly exhi­bi­tions that show­case the diverse prac­tices with­in 3D art.
Dates
05/04/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting

Chan­tal Joffe: In Conversation

A spe­cial in-con­ver­sa­tion event with artist Chan­tal Joffe
Dates
21/06/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Textiles

Freaks & Faeries

Enter the unusu­al world of artists Michelle Dash & Pene­lope O’Gara
Dates
01/05/25 – 24/06/25
Organisation
Heart of The Tribe
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture

Our Place group exhi­bi­tion curat­ed by Lau­ren McNicoll

This exhi­bi­tion is built upon the idea of the domes­tic set­ting as a trope for a woman’s place in the world
Dates
31/05/25 – 28/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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1500 OS graphic with Hannah o Kelly
Multidisciplinary

Site Fes­ti­val 2025: Open Studios

Site Fes­ti­val in Stroud (est. 1997) brings a range of excit­ing artist-led events this June 2025, and they’re invit­ing artists to take part.
Dates
14/06/25 – 28/06/25
Organisation
Stroud Valleys Artspace
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multiple plates 'painted' with different food-related artworks, laid on a table
Multidisciplinary

FOOD: beyond the plate

Dive into the sto­ry of food, in Devon and across the globe, with this new exhi­bi­tion from RAMM.
Dates
22/03/25 – 29/06/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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GR self portrait web
Painting

IDEN­TI­TY

AN EXHI­BI­TION BY OUR TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS
Dates
15/05/25 – 29/06/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Print studio shot
Printmaking

Print­mak­ing Class­es at CIC­CIC, Taunton

Over the peri­od of ten weeks (2 x 5 weeks) we will explore Lith­o­g­ra­phy through the tech­niques of Paper Lith­o­g­ra­phy, Foil Lith­o­g­ra­phy and Lithino.
Dates
24/04/25 – 03/07/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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still life painting
Painting

Still Life — Touch­stone of the painter

Ten still life paint­ing class­es on Thurs­day after­noons. We will be work­ing on small 6 inch square boards, paint­ing in oil or if you pre­fer, acrylics.
Dates
24/04/25 – 03/07/25
Organiser
Matthew Davison
Region
Devon
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Many Faces Many Voices Zinc Etchingon Unica Fabriano 15 x 21cm 2022 2025 Adam R Grose
Printmaking

Cre­ative Method­olo­gies: Etching

Arts Hub: Zinc Etch­ing Printmaking
Dates
25/04/25 – 04/07/25
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Artwork: Mobius Knot by Fenella Elms, 2016 (copyright estate of the artist).
Sculpture

Beneath the Surface

Beneath the Sur­face: His­to­ry, cre­ativ­i­ty and the rise of the female pot­ter. An exhi­bi­tion at Muse­um & Art Swindon.
Dates
11/03/25 – 05/07/25
Organisation
Museum & Art Swindon
Region
Wiltshire
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Watercolour painting by Emma Stibbon RA showing broken sea ice in Svalbard
Multidisciplinary

Emma Stib­bon RA: Melt­ing Ice | Ris­ing Tides

Emma Stib­bon con­sid­ers how the warm­ing envi­ron­ment of the polar regions is impact­ing on the chang­ing UK coastline
Dates
10/05/25 – 05/07/25
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Abstract oil painting with colourful organic shapes on predominantly white canvas.
Multidisciplinary

The Val­ley: Art on the bor­der — a cul­tur­al his­to­ry of Marsland

An exhi­bi­tion curat­ed by the artist Peter Stiles explor­ing the Mars­land Val­ley, its her­itage and the peo­ple who have been inspired by its charms.
Dates
24/05/25 – 06/07/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Portrait painting of a man in regal costume with long curly brown hair
Painting

After Sedge­moor: Remem­ber­ing the Mon­mouth Rebellion

An exhi­bi­tion mark­ing the 340th anniver­sary of the Mon­mouth Rebel­lion that will explore its trag­ic consequences.
Dates
29/03/25 – 08/07/25
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Colourful painting of thick green and yellow wisteria stems and wisteria flowers.
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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3 Ebun Sodipo Left Hand of the Sisters 2024 Installation view at Southwark Park Galleries London Originally commissioned for Jerwood Survey III 2024 25 led by Southwark Park Galleries and supported by Jerwood Arts Photo R 1
Multidisciplinary

Traces of the Non-Exis­tent, Ebun Sodipo

Aspex Portsmouth presents Traces of the Non-Exis­tent, a new com­mis­sion by Lon­don-based mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary artist Ebun Sodipo.
Dates
02/05/25 – 14/07/25
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary

Kathak Dance Work­shops with Sonia Sabri Company

Join Sonia Sabri Com­pa­ny the lead­ing con­tem­po­rary South Asian dance and music com­pa­ny in the UK for workshops
Date
19/07/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Resized Mughal Miniatures Main Image credit Simon Richardson SAMLL
Multidisciplinary

Mughal Minia­tures: The Awakening

As part of Kings­bridge Fair Week there will be a spe­cial per­for­mance of Mughal Minia­tures: The Awakening
Date
19/07/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Jai Chuhan Revolving Door 2022 oil on canvas 205 x 150 cm 2
Painting

Jai Chuhan: Dancer

Jai Chuhan: Dancer brings togeth­er new and exist­ing works by Indi­an born, British artist Jai Chuhan for her first solo exhi­bi­tion in the South West.
Dates
18/04/25 – 02/08/25
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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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.
Dates
17/05/25 – 10/08/25
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Three Hares Tor by Virginia Lee
Multidisciplinary

Wid­der­shins

Green Hill Arts presents Wid­der­shins 3, an extra­or­di­nary gath­er­ing of renowned myth­i­cal and fan­ta­sy artists whose works evoke the mys­tery of Dartmoor.
Dates
20/06/25 – 30/08/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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A large red and white sign runs the length of plastic hoardings around a building site in Yeovil town centre with the words Anything You Can Think Of, Everything You Can Imagine.
Installation

Any­thing You Can Think Of, Every­thing You Can Imagine

Yeovil Art Space presents this new pub­lic art­work from artists LOW PRO­FILE as part of an excit­ing com­mis­sion to the art char­i­ty from Som­er­set Council.
Dates
29/03/25 – 31/08/25
Organisation
Yeovil Art Space
Region
Somerset
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Image courtesy of the artist - Alice Ladenburg
Installation

LIFESCAPE by Alice Ladenburg

A solo exhi­bi­tion explor­ing human per­cep­tion, nav­i­ga­tion, and our inter­con­nect­ed­ness with the nat­ur­al world, high­light­ing key land­scapes in Somerset.
Dates
24/05/25 – 31/08/25
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Your Not Alone SARAH JANE HENDER 77 H X61 Wcm
Multidisciplinary

You’re Not Alone: Women in Art 2025 (British Coun­cil Poland/​UK Fes­ti­val 2025)

You’re Not Alone: Women in Art 2025 brings togeth­er ten visu­al artists; their expe­ri­ences as women out­side main­stream art and education.
Dates
28/06/25 – 31/08/25
Organisation
BEAF Arts Co
Region
Dorset
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AG161 Wallis Alfred Ship Amid Tall Waves
Painting

“Seri­ous­ly…”

We take art ​“Seri­ous­ly…” in Swin­don. As cho­sen by the Friends.
Dates
25/02/25 – 13/09/25
Organisation
Museum & Art Swindon
Region
Wiltshire
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Moving Image

Emma Critch­ley: Soundings

Explore the pol­i­tics of the deep sea through this immer­sive video installation
Dates
24/05/25 – 21/09/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Painting

Can­su Çakar: New Rarities

Jour­ney from the Mediter­ranean to Corn­wall through this minia­tur­ist-inspired painting.
Dates
19/10/24 – 01/10/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Summer Exhibitions @ TAAG (May 2024)
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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Chantal Joffe Charlie 3 Fluffy Coat 2023
Painting

CHAN­TAL JOFFE: THE PRINCE

THE PRINCE – NEW PAINT­INGS BY CHAN­TAL JOFFE
Dates
15/05/25 – 01/11/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Hew Locke Armada photo by Tom Bird
Installation

HEW LOCKE: ARMADA

Arma­da is an evoca­tive and mul­ti-lay­ered instal­la­tion, made up of around 35 boats of vary­ing sizes.
Dates
15/05/25 – 01/11/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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A yellow, green and blue public sculpture on display by artist Jyll Bradley
Multidisciplinary

Jyll Bradley: Run­ning and Returning

A major exhi­bi­tion that exam­ines the 30-year career of pio­neer­ing British artist Jyll Bradley.
Dates
05/04/25 – 02/11/25
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary

Lil­iane Lijn: Arise Alive

Dis­cov­er art that sees the world in terms of light and energy
Dates
24/05/25 – 02/11/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

Emerg­ing Artists Bursary

We are look­ing to enable 19 – 25 year old Emerg­ing Artists, liv­ing in Corn­wall to access stu­dio cours­es at School of Paint­ing with an 80% bursary.
Dates
10/02/25 – 24/12/25
Organisation
St. Ives School of Painting
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

Cir­cu­lar Art­Space Mem­bers Exhi­bi­tion 2025

The Mem­bers Exhi­bi­tion is Now Online in our MetArt­Space in Vir­tu­al Reality!
Dates
12/02/25 – 31/12/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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