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How to Structure, Develop
&
Build a Narrative
Join us at Puppet Place for this two-day workshop on Saturday
12
April and Sunday
13
April
2025
, from
10
am-
4
pm on both days.
Dates
12/04/25 – 14/04/25
Organisation
Puppet Place Trust Ltd
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Make a Wiggling Fish
Let your imagination swim wild with our
‘
Wiggling Fish’ craft activity.
Date
15/04/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Photography
Experimental Darkroom —
8
week course
Come join us on Wednesday evenings for our wonderful exploration of darkroom creativity — The Experimental Darkroom
Dates
26/02/25 – 16/04/25
Organisation
Negative Thinking CIC
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
The Sight of Music
The Sight of Music is an exhibition celebrating the connection between visual art and music.
Dates
11/04/25 – 16/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
The Sight of Music
The Sight of Music is an exhibition celebrating the connection between visual art and music.
Dates
11/04/25 – 16/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Swipe Right
4
Art — Exhibition Launch
Join us on Thursday, April
17
th
for the exclusive first look at Sienna Editions’ exceptional artist collection.
Date
17/04/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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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.
Date
18/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Hand-Crafted Rings with Ania Wawrzkowicz
Carve your own one-of-a-kind ring — a unique, precious and meaningful hand-crafted item of jewellery made by you.
Date
18/04/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Jussi Parikka:
LUMI
John Hansard Gallery is delighted to present
LUMI
, a new video essay by Abelardo Gil-Fournier and Jussi Parikka.
Dates
14/01/25 – 19/04/25
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Printmaking
Blind Embossing, Papercut, and Stitch Workshop
Join printmaker and
MAKE
Southwest member Sue Potter for an experimental workshop producing a three dimensional print.
Date
19/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Far Horizons — Artist Preview and Exhibition Launch
Join us for a special Artist Preview Evening as we celebrate the opening of Far Horizons, a captivating solo exhibition by Ian Brooks.
Date
19/04/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
‘
As It Was, So It Is’ by Yulia Mahr
Join us in celebration of
‘
As It Was, So It Is’ a solo exhibition by Yulia Mahr at
SERCHIA
. Opening
20
March
6
–
9
for Bristol Gallery Weekend.
Dates
20/03/25 – 20/04/25
Organisation
SERCHIA
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Mirror of Mirth: Rowlandson
&
Nixon Satirise Bath
This exhibition features the finest satirical works in the Victoria Art Gallery collection.
Dates
24/01/25 – 22/04/25
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Drawing
Bristol Studio Social
The
RWA
is delighted to present a social evening for all artists working in studios across Bristol.
Date
22/04/25
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
The Annual Schools Exhibition
Our Schools Exhibition features a range of artworks showcasing the talent, imagination and creativity of young people aged
4
–
18
from the local area
Dates
11/03/25 – 23/04/25
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Borderlands
Borderlands investigates the human relationship to the land.
Dates
18/04/25 – 23/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Borderlands
Borderlands investigates the human relationship to the land.
Dates
18/04/25 – 23/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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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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Moving Image
DAVID
LYNCH
| ARTIST’S
CHOICE
Screening and supper
Date
24/04/25
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Hand Build a Pot Embedded with River Sourced Materials and Oxides with Donna White
Join ceramicist Donna White for a day workshop in which you will hand build a clay vessel embedded with natural materials from the River Dart.
Date
25/04/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Thinking in Circles Seminar
Presentations, food
&
workshops by Od Arts Festival
2025
Artists — Friday
25
April —
OSR
Projects
&
Dawe’s Twineworks — West Coker
Date
25/04/25
Organisation
OSR Projects
Region
Somerset
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Sound
Drumming Experience with Djembe Devon
The drum circles are the perfect place to feel the energy and rhythm of African drumming while learning and connecting with others.
Date
25/04/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Jalsaghar
Debjani Banerjee’s exhibition Jalsaghar is an intricate exploration of identity, culture, and heritage.
Dates
01/03/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
KARST
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Ashish Ghadiali: Sensing The Planet
Debut solo exhibition by filmmaker and environmental artist, Ashish Ghadiali
Dates
22/03/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Altered Realities
Green Hill Arts presents Altered Realities, a groundbreaking new exhibition that explores the convergence of sculpture, media, light, and space.
Dates
26/03/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Writing
Language Consciousness Magick Romance, Thomas Sharp
The corridor gallery will will be transformed into a physical exploration and extension of Thomas Sharp’s book, Language Consciousness Magick Romance.
Dates
01/04/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Photography
Inequality Photography Exhibition
Explore the many faces of inequality through the lenses of over
40
artists.
Dates
10/04/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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.
Dates
11/04/25 – 26/04/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Collection Conversations — Katherine Gili
In April’s edition of a talk series, Collection Conversations, we will be joined by Katherine Gili.
Date
26/04/25
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
I hadn’t finished talking to you yet —
‘
Offering’ with Leah Hickey
Participatory Artist In Conversation at Auction House with Rame Projects and artist Leah Hickey
Date
26/04/25
Organisation
Rame Projects
Region
Cornwall
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Photography
FaB Photomarathon
2025
Open to all, FaB’s annual Photomarathon invites you to explore Bath and unleash your creativity, in a day-long photography ramble.
Date
26/04/25
Organisation
Fringe Arts Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Textiles
SOCIAL
FABRIC
An exhibition of textile-based art, presenting the work of contemporary female artists
Dates
22/11/24 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Paule Vézelay: Living Lines
Discover the internationally important work of Paule Vézelay, a key figure of
20
th
-century British abstract art.
Dates
25/01/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Paper Works
Selected from an open submission the works celebrate paper as a surface for drawing, printmaking and as a sculptural material.
Dates
25/01/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Living Materials, Louise Francis Smith
Living Materials by Louise Frances Smith highlights the fragile, dynamic Thanet coastline, exploring sustainability, climate change, and human impact
Dates
29/01/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Painting
Sanctuary Exhibition
Step into Sanctuary, an exhibition inspired by the calming essence of nature, personal sanctuaries we all cherish
&
what the word sanctuary invokes.
Dates
06/03/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Heart of The Tribe
Region
Somerset
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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
Dates
15/03/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
CLOSE Ltd
Region
Somerset
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Painting
The Visionary Brush of Leslie Worth
Bideford-born Leslie Worth (
1923
–
2009
) was a master of watercolour who brought the transient beauty of landscapes to life
Dates
15/03/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
14
th
Community Art Exhibition
Explore a diverse collection of artworks in our unique double-decker bus gallery, showcasing the talent of artists. A true celebration of creativity!
Dates
05/04/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
State of Alarm
A sound, light and sculpture installation by Mark Anderson and Liam Walsh
Dates
26/04/25 – 27/04/25
Organisation
b-side
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
On the Green Edge
Painting, prints, glass and textiles from Laura Dutton, Sylvia Wadsley and Emma Yorke
Dates
22/04/25 – 28/04/25
Organisation
Emma Yorke
Region
Gloucestershire
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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
Region
Plymouth
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Disability arts
Group Crit Session
Thoughtful group crit focusing on (up to)
3
individuals practices.
Date
28/04/25
Organisation
Poolnet
Region
Bristol
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Painting
A Manifesto of Painting: An Interview With Dr Richard Davey
Join us to hear artist Richard Kenton Webb interviewed by Dr Richard Davey.
Dates
28/04/25 – 29/04/25
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
The South West Academy Spring Exhibition
The South West Academy Spring Exhibition showcases work by some of the most accomplished artists in the region.
Dates
21/03/25 – 30/04/25
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Garden of Hope
This exhibition by Bristol Refugee Artists Collective (
BRAC
) and University of the West of England (
UWE
) architecture students.
Dates
25/04/25 – 30/04/25
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Anna Farley: Your Space
An experimental environment for rest and learning created by artist Anna Farley.
Dates
01/10/24 – 01/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Installation
25
SECONDTATE
Create Club invite you on a
25
second art journey.
Dates
01/10/24 – 01/05/25
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Education
Tea for two: Afternoon tea in the
1920
s
Dr Paul Cleave will explore some of the traditions and etiquette of afternoon tea in the
1920
s.
Date
01/05/25
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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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.
Date
02/05/25
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Kathy Prendergast: Stasis Field
John Hansard Gallery is delighted to announce Stasis Field, a new exhibition by artist Kathy Prendergast.
Dates
08/02/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Emma Critchley: Soundings
John Hansard Gallery is excited to announce Soundings, a new exhibition by artist Emma Critchley.
Dates
08/02/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Jonathan Michael Ray: Field Work
Field Work is an exhibition of new works by Cornwall-based artist Jonathan Michael Ray made in response to a residency in Orkney.
Dates
14/03/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Bo Lee and Workman
Region
Somerset
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Installation
King’s Nympton: A North Devon Village
An exhibition co-curated with King’s Nympton History Society to bring to life the history of this important Devon village.
Dates
29/03/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Branches at Dusk by Sarah Boulton
Sarah Boulton is interested in paying attention to things that are fleeting and unseen, and to finding poetic ways to engage in this sensibility.
Dates
05/04/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Opening night: Spike Island Open Studios
2025
Spike Island launches its popular annual Open Studios with an evening of cutting-edge art and performance.
Dates
02/05/25 – 03/05/25
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Walk and Draw workshop with Carysella Wilson
Explore the beautiful town of Barnstaple through drawing.
Date
03/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Performance
Summer is Ready! Field System’s Mayday Celebration, Saturday
3
rd
May.
A day long celebration of the arrival of summer, with dancing, dressing up, discourse and delight.
Date
03/05/25
Organisation
Field System
Region
Devon
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Drawing
Walk and Draw workshop with Carysella Wilson
Explore Barnstaple’s architecture, textures
&
people in this guided sketchbook session
Date
03/05/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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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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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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Painting
Swipe Right
4
Art
Sienna Editions presents their first exhibition
‘
Swipe Right
4
Art’ at Artizan Gallery, opening April
17
th
for a special two-week showcase.
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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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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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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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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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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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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Painting
Edgar Barclay’s Stonehenge
Discover Edgar Barclay’s unique oil painting of Stonehenge from the early
1890
s.
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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Painting
Tom Cross
1931
–
2009
| A Different Perspective
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
11
th
April
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
11/04/25 – 10/05/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Multidisciplinary
Bluebells
&
Woodland
A fabulous exhibition celebrating Spring featuring work by Kirsten Elswood
Dates
06/05/25 – 29/05/25
Organisation
The English Artist
Region
Devon
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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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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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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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Printmaking
Far Horizons
Works of Ian Brooks
Dates
19/04/25 – 31/05/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Painting
Six Week Watercolour Course with Rachel Stanton
n this six-week watercolour course you’ll learn the basics to build your confidence so you can continue with your watercolour journey.
Dates
02/05/25 – 13/06/25
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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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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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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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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Painting
Members Spring Show
Join us for the opening evening on Friday
11
th
April
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
11/04/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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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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Sculpture
Tom Leaper, Jason Lilley, Sutton Taylor, Philip Wakeham, Sophie Fraser
Join us for the preview on Friday
16
th
May
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
16/05/25 – 16/06/25
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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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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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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Sculpture
Spring Season Sculpture Exhibition
Offering a refined exploration of contemporary sculpture, through our quarterly exhibitions that showcase the diverse practices within
3
D
art.
Dates
05/04/25 – 22/06/25
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Painting
After Sedgemoor: Remembering the Monmouth Rebellion
An exhibition marking the
340
th
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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