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Sculpture
Disruption Direction
Five artists redefine ceramic art through a year of experimentation, inviting you to reflect on the essence of fleeting moments.
Dates
24/11/23 – 29/11/23
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Research
Bitesize: Living Sea Wall
Dr Louise Firth shares her interest in the relationship between humans and coastal ecosystems and how this relationship has changed over time.
Date
29/11/23
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Drawing
Absolute beginners
Learn to draw with confidence, study the foundations and fundamentals of drawing, form, lighting, perspective, proportion and other related properties
Dates
21/09/23 – 30/11/23
Organisation
School of Art & Wellbeing
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
AN
OCCULT
AVANTGARDE
:
MAYA
DEREN
AND
KENNETH
ANGER
–
MAGIC
,
SEXUALITY
,
GENDER
AND
TRANSCENDENCE
Professor Judith Noble will discuss the occult philosophies that were a central element of the work of Maya Deren and Kenneth Anger.
Date
30/11/23
Organisation
Arts University Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Public art
The House of Smalls
The House of Smalls has moved into the big world…
Dates
01/02/23 – 01/12/23
Organiser
Amy Oliver
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
N‑E-W
DIS-ASSEMBLY
artists network
Calling all artists and creatives to assemble for our social and networking evening for
2023
at Ashburton Arts Centre.
Date
01/12/23
Organisation
N-E-W
Region
Devon
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Painting
L.C. Hess — Retrospective
Permanent Art Exhibition in the Metaverse ArtSpace
Dates
21/05/23 – 02/12/23
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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Drawing
Parallels
Drawing and sculpture by Somerset-based sculptor Simon Hitchens.
Dates
16/09/23 – 02/12/23
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Against Apartheid
Curated by Ashish Ghadiali, Against Apartheid is a group exhibition exploring the origins of climate apartheid.
Dates
29/09/23 – 02/12/23
Organisation
KARST
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
‘
Kiosk’ by Simon Turner
‘
Kiosk’ is an ongoing series of work Simon uses to examine and come to terms with his experience of late diagnosed autism.
Dates
09/11/23 – 02/12/23
Organisation
That Art Gallery
Region
Bristol
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WEVAA
Multidisciplinary
The Art Working Parents Alliance with Jo Harrison and Hettie Judah
Join The Art Working Parents Alliance (
AWP
) at Spike Island to discuss and share ideas on how to improve working conditions for parents in the arts.
Date
02/12/23
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Embodied Learning and Unlearning
An interactive Workshop and Discussion led by artist Florence Peake
Date
02/12/23
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Life Drawing Sunday Sessions — untutored
untutored life drawing sessions, Sundays,
10
am-
12
.
30
pm £
12
.
50
,
1
.
30
pm-
4
pm £
12
.
40
Dates
08/10/23 – 03/12/23
Organisation
justlife.art CIC
Region
Cornwall
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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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Sculpture
Rebecca Appleby: Matter
An exhibition of contemporary ceramics by artist, Rebecca Appleby. Appleby is one of the most innovative artists working in ceramics in the
UK
today.
Dates
30/09/23 – 04/12/23
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
The Abyss (
15
)
Introduced by
BRIC
director Prof Stephen Hall, who will discuss current directions in hyperbaric neuroscience to explore brain function under pressure
Date
04/12/23
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Funding Fit
Online workshop looking at how to develop a project and submit a successful funding application.
Date
06/12/23
Organisation
CAMP
Region
Region-wide
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WEVAA
Painting
In Conversation: Dawn Ades and Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro
Join Professor Dawn Ades and curator and art historian Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro in conversation to discuss Ofelia Rodríguez’s
‘
Talking in Dreams’
Date
07/12/23
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Life Drawing Session
Join our supportive untutored sessions.
Date
07/12/23
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
BRIDGIT
|
CHARLOTTE
PRODGER
BRIDGIT
(
2016
), offers a complex meditation on the relationship between place, time and identity. The work takes its title from one of the many names
Dates
24/10/23 – 09/12/23
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Jim Carter
‘
Scraps From the Crow Cult’
Anima Mundi are delighted to present
‘
Scraps From The Crow Cult’, a solo exhibition of sculpture and installation by British artist Jim Carter.
Dates
27/10/23 – 09/12/23
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Faye Eleanor Woods
‘
The Grass Are Green, The Flowers is Brown and Crimson’
Anima Mundi are delighted to present a solo exhibition of surreal and sensuously subversive paintings by Eleanor Faye Woods
Dates
27/10/23 – 09/12/23
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
Time Lapse
II
Three artists — Carolyn Black, Melanie Clarke and Nichola Goff present an exhibition of process-led artworks which are grounded in place and time.
Dates
30/11/23 – 09/12/23
Organisation
Flow Contemporary Arts
Region
Gloucestershire
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Printmaking
Drypoint Printmaking Workshop
Workshop with Sue Coleman
Date
09/12/23
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Art Pottery
This display shows a small selection of Art Pottery from
RAMM
’s collections.
Dates
20/06/23 – 10/12/23
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
PRESS
: Original Prints by
RWA
Academicians
Work by over
20
RWA
Academicians who use print as part of their art practice
Dates
31/10/23 – 10/12/23
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
The Support Collective, Portsmouth workshop with Michelle Ezeuko
Join artist Michelle Ezeuko for a series of workshops exploring how to make art more accessible.
Dates
21/11/23 – 12/12/23
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary
Compassion and Belonging
UWE
and Bristol Refugee Artists Collective (
BRAC
) Collaboration: Compassion and Belonging
Dates
08/12/23 – 13/12/23
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
The Belief In Things Disappearing
MIRROR
presents The Belief in Things Disappearing, a solo exhibition by Jo Lathwood
Dates
06/09/23 – 15/12/23
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Ocean
Dive into our latest exhibition, where science and creativity meet.
Dates
16/09/23 – 16/12/23
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Show of Hands
Group exhibition of local artists and makers
Dates
24/11/23 – 16/12/23
Organisation
Sacred Thing
Region
Gloucestershire
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Curating
A Darker Christmas by Jody Medland
&
Ruth Bateman
Local artists Jody Medland and Ruth Bateman have teamed up to create an exhibition that puts a dark spin on Christmas.
Dates
02/12/23 – 16/12/23
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Day School Winter Break
We welcome you into the winter studio world of the remarkably fruity women…
Dates
15/12/23 – 20/12/23
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Painting
‘
Presence’ — Group Exhibition
Opening Preview:
6
–
9
pm Thursday
7
th
December
2023
Dates
08/12/23 – 22/12/23
Organisation
That Art Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Education
Charles Rashleigh, Charlestown and China Clay
2023
marks the bicentennial of the death of Charles Rashleigh who built Charlestown.
Dates
22/09/23 – 23/12/23
Organisation
Wheal Martyn Clay Works
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Structurally Unsound, Ruth Petersen
Visit Structurally Unsound, a new sculptural exhibition by textile artist Ruth Petersen
Dates
11/10/23 – 23/12/23
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary
Platform Graduate Award
2023
Platform Graduate Award
2023
presents the work of
10
artists launching their artistic careers following graduation.
Dates
13/10/23 – 23/12/23
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary
Artist-In-Residence, Thaïs Verhasselt
Visit the Artist Studio and learn more about Thaïs Verhasselt’s practice
Dates
13/10/23 – 23/12/23
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary
Present Makers
2023
A leading exhibition in the
UK
’s craft calendar.
Dates
11/11/23 – 23/12/23
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Painting
Artist’s Wall: Jenny Arran
A series of paintings on wood and canvas exploring the artist’s relationship to the landscape
Dates
29/11/23 – 23/12/23
Organisation
The Plough Arts Centre
Region
Devon
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Painting
English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition
Wrapping Up Another Year of Art on the English Riviera!
Dates
05/11/23 – 24/12/23
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting
Teresa Pemberton | Coastal Colour
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
3
rd
November
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
03/11/23 – 06/01/24
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Associate Members Winter Exhibition
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
3
rd
November
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
03/11/23 – 06/01/24
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Members Winter Exhibition
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
3
rd
November
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
03/11/23 – 06/01/24
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
WINTER
SHOW
IN
THE
PICTURE
ROOM
PAINTINGS
BY
MARIANNE
NICHOLLS
&
PRINTS
BY
BECKY
HAUGHTON
Dates
18/11/23 – 06/01/24
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
The Armada Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I
View a famous portrait of a famous queen.
Dates
11/02/23 – 07/01/24
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Hollow Earth: Art, Caves and the Subterranean Imaginary
“
A glorious meditation on geology, early art and shamanic visions”, ★★★★ Hettie Judah, The Guardian
Dates
27/09/23 – 07/01/24
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting
The Unseen Landscape
Award-winning unique exuberant gestural paintings of semi abstracted landscapes. Deeply atmospheric and spacious. Beautiful colour and movement.
Dates
06/10/23 – 07/01/24
Organiser
Gail Mason
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Painting
Dutch Flowers
This exquisite exhibition explores the development of Dutch flower painting from its beginnings in the
1600
s, to its blossoming in the late
1700
s.
Dates
07/10/23 – 07/01/24
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
When Dreams Confront Reality: Surrealism in Britain
Experience the magical visions of Surrealism – but from an unusual perspective.
Dates
13/10/23 – 07/01/24
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Also Artists: A Staff Exhibition
An exhibition of artwork made by
RWA
staff members.
Dates
07/11/23 – 07/01/24
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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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.
Dates
07/10/23 – 13/01/24
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Moving Image
Mykola Ridnyi: The Battle Over Mazepa
John Hansard Gallery, in partnership with Pushkin House, presents a new moving image work by acclaimed Ukrainian artist and filmmaker Mykola Ridnyi.
Dates
28/10/23 – 13/01/24
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Jala Wahid: Conflagration
John Hansard Gallery is pleased to present Conflagration by Jala Wahid.
Dates
28/10/23 – 13/01/24
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
170
Annual Open Exhibition
The Southwest’s biggest Annual Open Exhibition returns for
170
th
year
Dates
09/09/23 – 14/01/24
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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WEVAA
Painting
Ofelia Rodríguez: Talking in Dreams
The first major survey exhibition by Ofelia Rodríguez, bringing together paintings, prints and sculptures made over the last five decades.
Dates
30/09/23 – 14/01/24
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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WEVAA
Painting
Place Portrait
A new Engagement commission by Anna Haydock-Wilson, developed over the past year in collaboration with Creative Youth Network alumni.
Dates
30/09/23 – 14/01/24
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Installation
Elias Sime : Eregata እርጋታ
Arnolfini proudly presents Eregata እርጋታ , the first major solo European museum exhibition of one of Ethiopia’s leading contemporary artist, Elias Sime
Dates
21/10/23 – 18/01/24
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Painting
GOLD
Featuring artworks by Toni Davey, Jane Harris, Carali McCall, Anna Mossman, Katherine Perrins, Alice Temperley and Denise Webber
Dates
02/12/23 – 20/01/24
Organisation
CLOSE Ltd
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Dream and Refuge – Works from the Jerwood Collection
Dream and Refuge presents a selection of recent acquisitions and works from the Jerwood Collection.
Dates
04/11/23 – 21/01/24
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Painting
People and Place: Art Collection Showcase
Enjoy an updated presentation from The Box’s amazing permanent art collection.
Dates
04/02/23 – 24/01/24
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Research
Art of the Maker: Monica Sjöö
Discover Monica Sjöö’s overlooked art in a major Moderna Museet and Modern Art Oxford show.
Date
24/01/24
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Research
Audio Described Tours | Elias Sime: Eregata
Arnolfini’s audio-described tours, organized with Bristol Sight Loss Council and Sight Support, West of England, introducing Elias Sime’s Eregata.
Date
27/01/24
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Beyond the Beach Huts: Strange Visions of Lyme Regis
Surreal images of imagined past and future events in Lyme Regis that combine local artist Dave Wicken’s love of photography and drawing.
Dates
28/11/23 – 28/01/24
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
CHANGING
TIDES
A
MIXED
EXHIBITION
OF
WORK
BY
OUR
TEAM
OF
VOLUNTEERS
Dates
18/11/23 – 03/02/24
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image
James Paddock: Life Could be Done So Much Better
A solo exhibition of new video and installation works by artist James Paddock who explores the reality of Voice Hearing to create an insightful dialog
Dates
18/11/23 – 04/02/24
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
JAMES
PADDOCK
:
LIFE
COULD
BE
DONE
SO
MUCH
BETTER
A solo exhibition of new video and installation works by artist James Paddock who explores the reality of Voice Hearing.
Dates
18/11/23 – 04/02/24
Organiser
James Paddock
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
ARTIST
ROOMS
Louise Bourgeois
ARTIST
ROOMS
Louise Bourgeois brings together works which she made during the last twenty years of her life, a period of extraordinary creativity.
Dates
18/11/23 – 11/02/24
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Painting
Sails and Tales of Clovelly
Through paintings and illustrations, brother and sister, Stephen and Rachel Perham celebrate and represents the harbour village of Clovelly.
Dates
13/01/24 – 17/02/24
Organisation
The Plough Arts Centre
Region
Devon
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Public art
Pete Ward
This exhibition explores Pete Ward’s findings in his earth pigment research within the
UK
.
Dates
13/01/24 – 17/02/24
Organisation
The Plough Arts Centre
Region
Devon
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Drawing
‘
IN
THIS
PLACE
’ — Workshop with artist Janie M McDonald
In this workshop we will look at
‘
place’ and explore ideas about landscape.
Date
17/02/24
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Drawing
Beasts, Botanicals and the British Empire: Natural history drawings at the
RAMM
Join Professor Nandini Chatterjee and Holly Morgenroth, natural sciences curator at
RAMM
, in exploring an exquisite collection of nature-themed prints
Date
21/02/24
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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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.
Dates
18/11/23 – 24/02/24
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
Landscapes of Progress?
New exhibition exploring human progress, landscape and the environment.
Dates
11/11/23 – 03/03/24
Organisation
Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited
Region
Somerset
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Painting
Journeys in Art
A retrospective of paintings and sculpture by Alexander Hollweg (
1936
–
2020
).
Dates
14/11/23 – 09/03/24
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Photography
Cyanotype Workshop
With artist Nicky Thompson
Date
09/03/24
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Painting
Art display by Janet Sainsbury – An International Women’s Day Celebration
Janet Sainsbury talks about the additional drawings and paintings she made for her
RAMM
commission Points in a Constellation
Date
09/03/24
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Adam’s Laboratory of Creative Methodologies
Unlock your creative potential and embark on a transformative artistic journey with painter and printmaker Adam Grose.
Dates
19/01/24 – 22/03/24
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Installation
STORM
WARMING
Storm Warning is a collaboration between Newlyn Art Gallery
&
The Exchange, and Focal Point Gallery, Southend-on-Sea
Dates
18/11/23 – 13/04/24
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Drawing
The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Book Artists
Uncover the story of the talented artists who illustrated Ladybird books during their heyday, and see hundreds of Ladybird books on display.
Dates
19/01/24 – 14/04/24
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Painting
Catherine Ducker: Emotion in Colour
Catherine Ducker aims to create soft, calm places in her paintings, to produce works that sing with colour and light.
Dates
09/01/24 – 21/04/24
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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WEVAA
Sculpture
Olu Ogunnaike: Solo exhibition
A site-specific commission by Olu Ogunnaike transforms Spike Island’s eight-metre-high gallery space.
Dates
03/02/24 – 05/05/24
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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WEVAA
Performance
Young In Hong: Five Acts
‘
Five Acts’ is a new commission by Spike Island studio holder Young In Hong.
Dates
03/02/24 – 05/05/24
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image
John Akomfrah: Arcadia
Experience the
UK
première of a major new multi-screen film commission by visionary artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah.
Dates
30/11/23 – 02/06/24
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Moving Image
ARTIST
ROOMS
Bill Viola
This exhibition presents three intimate and moving works from Bill Viola’s well-known series The Passions.
Dates
27/01/24 – 02/06/24
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Yinka Shonibare
CBE
RA
: End of Empire
See a striking large-scale sculpture that comments on the balance of power at the outset of the First World War.
Dates
12/10/23 – 23/06/24
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Printmaking
Screenprint
2024
An exhibition showcasing the art and craft of screen printing, featuring work by over
30
outstanding artists from around the
UK
and beyond.
Dates
09/02/24 – 21/11/24
Organiser
Simon Tozer
Region
Bristol
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