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

Cos­mos: The Art of Observ­ing Space

Cos­mos: The Art of Observ­ing Space is a major art and sci­ence exhi­bi­tion at the RWA Art Gallery cel­e­brat­ing our endur­ing fas­ci­na­tion with space.
Dates
24/01/26 – 19/04/26
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Robotic hexapod with a camera for a face
Multidisciplinary

KINET­IC

A large-scale exhi­bi­tion show­ing the pos­si­bil­i­ties of move­ment and making.
Dates
24/01/26 – 19/04/26
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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NSA Spring Show 2026 Eye of the Lens 2
Multidisciplinary

Eye of the Lens — New­lyn Soci­ety of Artists

New­lyn Soci­ety of Artists Spring Show 2026 curat­ed by Mark Kermode
Dates
27/03/26 – 19/04/26
Organiser
Patrick Shanahan
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

STU­DIO DO: Cos­mic Time

Touch, look and play in a space inspired by artist Emil­i­ja Škarnulytė
Dates
28/03/26 – 19/04/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Photograph of Frances Hatch by Tom Hanmer
Multidisciplinary

Frances Hatch: Artist’s Talk

Join artist Frances Hatch in the All­sop Gallery for a tour of her exhi­bi­tion, Sens­ing Place.
Dates
18/04/26 – 19/04/26
Organisation
Bridport Arts Centre
Region
Dorset
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With every sinew event poster
Sculpture

with every sinew

Exhi­bi­tion of new art­works by Ben Hart­ley and Cassie Ire­land. Qui­et hand­worked rit­u­als in resis­tance to a machine-made reality.
Dates
16/04/26 – 20/04/26
Organiser
Cassie Ireland
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary

IN FORM AND COLOUR

In Form & Colour presents a play­ful and inspired encounter between sculp­tor Lucianne Las­salle and painter RJ Pocklington.
Dates
16/04/26 – 22/04/26
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Painting

Jour­neys with Mai Cura­tor’s Tour

Don’t miss your chance to look around our thought-pro­vok­ing ​‘Jour­neys with Mai’ exhi­bi­tion with our con­tem­po­rary art curator.
Dates
19/03/26 – 23/04/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Moving Image

Per­for­mance: ​‘Feed­back’, Oluke­mi Lijadu

On the occa­sion of Oluke­mi Lijadu’s exhi­bi­tion at Spike Island, Lijadu will per­form a new­ly com­mis­sioned live music score to her film ​‘Feed­back’.
Date
23/04/26
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary

Maeve Bren­nan Artist’s Talk

This talk will fol­low a screen­ing of Maeve Brennan’s film An Exca­va­tion (2022), which inves­ti­gates a series of ancient arte­facts recov­ered from Geneva
Date
23/04/26
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

Art Unpacked — What the Ground Remembers

A reflec­tive work­shop explor­ing themes from our cur­rent exhibition.
Date
23/04/26
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Abstract work with yellow, pink, blue and grey marking
Multidisciplinary

Group 7: Connections

An exhi­bi­tion of art­works by the local artist col­lec­tive, Group 7.
Dates
16/01/26 – 24/04/26
Organisation
Young Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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Performance

GHT Lates: Jack Dale + Bastien Ter­raz, The Real Raj & Provincials

Join us for an evening of local tal­ent, art, her­itage and street food after hours at God’s House Tower.
Date
24/04/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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A group of young adults sat together on a grassy mound within a forest setting.
Ceramics

ALICE MAHONEY: WATER BODIES

Water Bod­ies brings togeth­er doc­u­men­ta­tion from a series of par­tic­i­pa­to­ry walks in and around Cam­borne, Cornwall.
Dates
10/01/26 – 25/04/26
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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A hard hat with a high vis jacket nestled into it, like a birds nest
Installation

Site Office by Adam Garratt

A new instal­la­tion by Adam Gar­ratt, explor­ing the forms and mate­ri­als found in a build­ing site office.
Dates
27/03/26 – 25/04/26
Organisation
Traction Project Space
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

24th 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
02/04/26 – 25/04/26
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Close-up black and white image of a person's face, focusing on eyes gazing upwards and a nose with freckles, conveying introspection.
Photography

Periph­er­al Vision

Periph­er­al Vision is a pho­tog­ra­phy exhi­bi­tion bring­ing togeth­er four inter­na­tion­al female artists work­ing with dura­tion, com­mit­ment, intimacy.
Dates
10/04/26 – 25/04/26
Organiser
Gabriele ZUKAUSKAITE
Region
Cornwall
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Stacking Ring 1
Multidisciplinary

Make 3 Stack­ing Rings with Dif­fer­ent Tex­tures & Fin­ish­es with Emma Whittaker

Join sus­tain­able jew­eller and MAKE South­west Asso­ciate Mak­er Mem­ber, Emma Whit­tak­er from Expand­ed Skies, for this one day jew­ellery mak­ing workshop.
Dates
24/04/26 – 25/04/26
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

LGBTQIA+ Tours

Explore LGBTQ+ themes in the col­lec­tion displays
Date
25/04/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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an illustration of a little girl building a rocket with her robot friend
Drawing

Wow! Amaz­ing Sci­ence in Children’s Books

Dis­cov­er incred­i­ble art that brings sci­ence to life.
Dates
31/01/26 – 26/04/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting

Arti­zan Wom­en’s Open Exhi­bi­tion 2026

Come and expe­ri­ence the pow­er­ful work of the artists select­ed for this year’s Arti­zan Women’s Open exhibition.
Dates
22/03/26 – 26/04/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Installation

My Weav­ing Body, My Body of Weav­ing by Jes­si­ca Babbini-Baker

Jes­si­ca Bab­bi­ni-Bak­er explores loca­tion and cap­tur­ing time through fibre art whilst reflect­ing on her heritage.
Dates
27/03/26 – 26/04/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary

36th Com­mu­ni­ty Art Exhi­bi­tion in Vir­tu­al Reality

Our 36th VR exhi­bi­tion is live — explore a diverse show­case of con­tem­po­rary art online from 31 March to 26 April 2026.
Dates
31/03/26 – 26/04/26
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Region-wide
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Painting

BodyScapes / Judith Brenner

BodyScapes is a new col­lec­tion of work in which Judith strives to con­vert the ener­gy, emo­tion and move­ment that the human body generates.
Dates
09/04/26 – 26/04/26
Organisation
Roseberry Road Studios
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary

KIT FORM STUDIO

A shared stu­dio space for every­body to use, for free.
Dates
27/04/26 – 28/04/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Education

Carve Your Own Spat­u­la: Work­shop with Alex Finberg

Come and carve a Spat­u­la! This fun and acces­si­ble work­shop with Alex Fin­berg is suit­able for all skill levels.
Date
28/04/26
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

Per­son­al Mythology

Though each artist in Per­son­al Mythol­o­gy brings a dis­tinct voice and prac­tice, the exhi­bi­tion is shaped by the cre­ative syn­er­gy of a close-knit circle
Dates
24/04/26 – 29/04/26
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Voicing the Other - Residency opening
Installation

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Artists, researchers, and col­lab­o­ra­tors Dr Jaana Erkkilä-Hill and Dr Angela Bar­tram take over Grow Plymouth’s Project Space for a three-week residency
Dates
28/04/26 – 29/04/26
Organisation
Grow, Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Chinese new year lion head - made in paper mache
Multidisciplinary

What brings me joy

The exhi­bi­tion fea­tures work from 25 artists who respond­ed to explore the theme of joy: what brings it, how it feels, and where it can be found.
Dates
06/11/25 – 30/04/26
Organisation
Glenside Hospital Museuum
Region
Bristol
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Kevin Mc Loughlin Invitations Portrait 3
Textiles

Things I live with — exhi­bi­tion in Folk House Café

Things I live with, an exhi­bi­tion of quilts and draw­ings by Katie Whitford
Dates
28/02/26 – 30/04/26
Organisation
Bristol Folk House
Region
Bristol
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Frances Hatch at work
Drawing

Draw­ing With West Bay – work­shop led by Frances Hatch

Join artist Frances Hatch in West Bay on a guid­ed draw­ing walk, record­ing the sights, sounds and mate­ri­als of the Juras­sic coast.
Date
30/04/26
Organisation
Bridport Arts Centre
Region
Dorset
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Untitled design
Public Art

Pull Back The Cur­tain! Exhibition

An exper­i­men­tal and inter­ac­tive exhi­bi­tion that engages with themes of process and the unseen.
Date
30/04/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Two people stood in front of an abstract painting having a conversation about it
Multidisciplinary

Art Talkin’

Art Talkin’ is a series of open dis­cus­sions look­ing at dif­fer­ent approach­es to mak­ing and view­ing art, led by local artist Howard Porter
Date
30/04/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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A sunlit interior scene featuring a modern stained glass installation composed of rectangular panels in various colors and textures, including orange, yellow, green, blue, and clear glass. The sunlight streaming through the glass casts colorful shado
Sculpture

ABI­GAIL REYNOLDS: WALK­ING A CAPPELLA

Walk­ing A Cap­pel­la invites vis­i­tors to con­sid­er the land­scape in unex­pect­ed ways, fold­ing togeth­er place, time, and memory.
Dates
09/12/25 – 02/05/26
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Charlotte Verity Blue Remembered 2018
Painting

Look­ing for Appearance

Fea­tur­ing 34 lead­ing con­tem­po­rary artists along­side his­toric works by renowned artists
Dates
14/03/26 – 02/05/26
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Alison Orchard 'Verdi Skies'
Painting

Ali­son Orchard | Continuum

‘Con­tin­u­um’ Con­nec­tions through Landscapes
Dates
03/04/26 – 02/05/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Associate Members Exhibition 2026
Painting

Asso­ciate Mem­bers Spring Exhibition

The Pen­with Soci­ety of Arts
Dates
03/04/26 – 02/05/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Drawing

Draw­ing Workshop

Mea­sur­ing work­shop with Alex Cree
Date
02/05/26
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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An abstract drawing in blue and black ink across two pages of an open sketchbook. Shapes and textures suggest organisms in a rock pool. In the top right corner, a dog-like creature approaches from a town.
Drawing

A Wild World Under­neath Your Feet: Estu­ary Walk Workshop

An estu­ary walk and draw­ing work­shop for all ages led by artist Tom Kaniok.
Date
02/05/26
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Sculpture

In Con­ver­sa­tion: Hal­i­ma Cassell

Join artist Hal­i­ma Cas­sell in con­ver­sa­tion with Tate St Ives Assis­tant Cura­tor, Dara McElligott
Date
02/05/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

In Con­ver­sa­tion: Alek­san­dra Kasuba

Delve deep­er into the themes of the new exhi­bi­tion at Tate St Ives
Date
02/05/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Digital zine with pastel blue, pink and purple tones. Text reads ‘Introducing THEIR x FLARB’. A cut-out screenshot with the handwritten word ‘FLARB’ is layered over the background, alongside a cursor icon and the ZEST logo
Writing

THEIR x FLARB (Free Lazy Arty Rad­i­cal Bookclub)

Join Ellen Gillett (she/​they) for FLARB, the Free Lazy Arty Rad­i­cal Book­club, in a spe­cial THEIR session.
Date
02/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Zine-style title reading ‘7 Story Plots’, with each letter cut from different fonts, and a large green number 7 at the beginning.
Multidisciplinary

Zine Work­shop with In Focus

Join the team at In Focus for a free Zine Work­shop based on the theme The Quest and the cur­rent exhi­bi­tion at God’s House Tower
Date
02/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Photograph of a stencil reading The People's Art Fair, with blue paint around the edges
Multidisciplinary

People’s Art Fair: Spring 2026

An open group exhi­bi­tion host­ed by the PRSC
Dates
24/04/26 – 03/05/26
Organisation
People's Republic of Stokes Croft
Region
Bristol
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Public Art

Open Stu­dios 2026

Spike Island is delight­ed to present Open Stu­dios 2026, our annu­al event offer­ing free behind-the-scenes access to our art spaces.
Dates
01/05/26 – 03/05/26
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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A textile showing a man and a woman surrounded by a street scene
Multidisciplinary

Grayson Per­ry: Aspects of Myself

RAMM’s first exhi­bi­tion of the work of Grayson Per­ry, one of Britain’s best-known con­tem­po­rary artists.
Dates
23/01/26 – 04/05/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Moorland Edge by Kate Aggett
Painting

The South West Acad­e­my Spring Exhibition

The SWAC Spring Exhi­bi­tion is show­cas­ing a col­lec­tion work by a small group of Academicians.
Dates
20/03/26 – 04/05/26
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Delmaore Open 4th May
Painting

Plein Air at Delam­ore: Com­pe­ti­tion Day

Plein Air at Delam­ore is a new way to expe­ri­ence Devon’s best loved annu­al arts event, as we invite you to get com­peta­tive in t.his stun­ning venue
Date
04/05/26
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Devon
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text based poster design featuring an illustration of Ashton Court Mansion
Performance

Farewell To Arts Mansion

The very final event at Arts Man­sion will be a fam­i­ly (and dog) friend­ly com­mu­ni­ty day of exhi­bi­tions, live music and performance.
Date
04/05/26
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary

Pop-Up Art Exhibition

Cir­cu­lar Art­Space, in col­lab­o­ra­tion with The Crafty Egg is bring­ing con­tem­po­rary art into the café space.
Date
06/05/26
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Image courtesy of the artist
Multidisciplinary

‘Earth­ly Spir­its’ by Pinkie Maclure

‘Earth­ly Spir­its’ brings togeth­er new­ly com­mis­sioned and exist­ing stained glass works which explore envi­ron­men­tal activism and the nat­ur­al world.
Dates
31/01/26 – 07/05/26
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Text reading ‘Artist Voices’ formed from strips of white tape arranged into letters on a dark textured background.
Multidisciplinary

Online Event: Artist Voic­es in Con­ver­sa­tion with Alis­tair Debling

Join us for this in-con­ver­sa­tion event, as we talk to artists and sci­en­tists about col­lab­o­ra­tion and cli­mate change.
Date
07/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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An image of two women in a red-lit room, with mirrors and fluorescent lighting.
Multidisciplinary

Melanie Man­chot In Dark­ness and Light

John Hansard Gallery is proud to launch a major new solo exhi­bi­tion of works by renowned artist and film­mak­er Melanie Manchot.
Dates
07/02/26 – 09/05/26
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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An image of the city of Wuhan rendered through a computer, with a yellow filter placed over part of the image.
Moving Image

Chris Zhongt­ian Yuan: Wuhan Punk

We are delight­ed to present Wuhan Punk by Chris Zhongt­ian Yuan on our Dig­i­tal Array.
Dates
20/02/26 – 09/05/26
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Catherine Ade
Printmaking

Cather­ine Ade: Lithography

‘A place to be in our minds togeth­er’. Cather­ine Ade is an artist explor­ing draw­ing and lith­o­graph­ic printmaking.
Dates
28/03/26 – 09/05/26
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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The word 'Sting' displayed on a microscopic image of a European Hornet
Multidisciplinary

STING

Join us for ​‘Sting’, a free art exhi­bi­tion by ZEST Col­lec­tive, host­ed by Auger Collective.
Dates
01/05/26 – 09/05/26
Organisation
ZEST Collective
Region
Bournemouth
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Multidisciplinary

LGBTQIA+ Tours

Explore LGBTQ+ themes in the col­lec­tion displays
Date
09/05/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

Col­lec­tion Con­ver­sa­tions — Alma Boyes & Helen Harris

In May’s install­ment of our free art talk series, we will be joined Alma Boyes and Helen Harris.
Date
09/05/26
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Writing

GHT Cre­ative Writ­ing Group with Liz Amos

Led by Led Amos, the GHT CWG offers a series of free writ­ing work­shops using our con­tem­po­rary art pro­gramme as the stim­u­lus for creativity.
Date
09/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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A vintage poster for The Roman Baths
Marketing

Poster Pow­er!

Dis­cov­er 200 years of British poster design at the Vic­to­ria Art Gallery in Bath.
Dates
23/01/26 – 10/05/26
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Black and white photograph of a man sat down weaving a willow basket
Ceramics

Lega­cy in Making

A cel­e­bra­tion of con­tem­po­rary and his­toric craft bring­ing togeth­er for­mer Som­er­set Craft Guild mem­bers, mas­ter mak­ers and emerg­ing artists.
Dates
24/01/26 – 10/05/26
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Metal sculpture in the form of a bowl.
Sculpture

Phillip Lai: ​‘RAIN / RUIN’

Spike Island presents a major solo exhi­bi­tion of new work by Phillip Lai.
Dates
31/01/26 – 10/05/26
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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A photograph from behind a girl's head.
Multidisciplinary

Oluke­mi Lijadu: ​‘Feed­back’

Spike Island presents ​‘Feed­back’: the largest solo exhi­bi­tion by Niger­ian-British artist, film­mak­er, and DJ Oluke­mi Lijadu.
Dates
31/01/26 – 10/05/26
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Cornelia Parker: Fox Talbot’s Articles of Glass (all that are left), 2017. Polymer photogravure etching. Paper and Image: 56.3 x 77.3 cm – 22 1/8 x 30 3/8 in. Edition of 25. Courtesy artist and Cristea Roberts Gallery, London © Cornelia Parker
Photography

Han­dle with Care: Cor­nelia Park­er & His­toric Glass

Light, shad­ow, trans­for­ma­tion. Cor­nelia Park­er brings his­toric objects into the present.
Dates
07/02/26 – 10/05/26
Organisation
No.1 Royal Crescent
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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A watercolour landscape painting of a church in a field
Painting

Two-Week Water­colour Work­shop with Col­in Allbrook

Join acclaimed local water­colour painter Col­in All­brook for these two 3‑hour work­shops tak­ing place on Sun­days 3rd and 10th of May.
Dates
03/05/26 – 10/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

So This Is Real Life

Curat­ed with Philip Hoare, So This Is Real Life con­sid­ers the impact of the 1970/​80’s punk and post-punk peri­od, and its present-day reverberations.
Dates
21/02/26 – 11/05/26
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Gallery director Laura Porter looking at a floor based ceramic sculpture
Multidisciplinary

An Intro­duc­tion to Arts Fund­ing with Lau­ra Porter (online workshop)

An infor­mal ses­sion dis­cussing fund­ing appli­ca­tions; how to approach them, the dif­fer­ent kinds of funds avail­able, and shar­ing insight.
Date
11/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

ZING Month­ly Social

Join Southampton’s cre­ative com­mu­ni­ty at ZING’s month­ly evening social at God’s House Tow­er, fea­tur­ing exhi­bi­tions, net­work­ing and life drawing.
Date
12/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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A group of people listen to a talk in the 'Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy' exhibition at The Box Plymouth
Painting

Beryl Cook Cura­tor’s Tour

Gain exclu­sive insight into the work and lega­cy of one of Britain’s most dis­tinc­tive artists as you take in our land­mark ​‘Pride and Joy’ exhibition.
Dates
11/03/26 – 13/05/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Black and white photograph from early 1900s featuring men and women dancing in the street as part of a town festival.
Multidisciplinary

Bruce Oliv­er: A Grand Old Man of Barnstaple

An exhi­bi­tion co-curat­ed with North Devon Athenaeum focus­ing on the life and work of local man, Bruce Oliv­er (1883−1976).
Dates
21/03/26 – 16/05/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Andrew Litten painting Anima Mundi St. Ives exhibition cornwall
Multidisciplinary

Andrew Lit­ten, ​‘Unknown Futures : Hope, Long­ing, Grief & Oth­er Distortions’

Ani­ma Mun­di are delight­ed to present ​‘Unknown Futures : Hope, Long­ing, Grief & Oth­er Dis­tor­tions’ by con­tem­po­rary British artist Andrew Litten.
Dates
03/04/26 – 16/05/26
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Image: Beryl Cook, Miro. Courtesy of www.ourberylcook.com © John Cook 2025
Painting

Pet Por­traits Beryl-Style

Cre­ate your own Beryl-style pet por­trait using acrylic paints and collage.
Date
16/05/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Lumen prints of plants
Photography

A Roof and A Sky

The Bur­ton at Bide­ford launch­es a new exhi­bi­tion, in part­ner­ship with The Pick­well Foundation.
Dates
05/03/26 – 17/05/26
Organisation
The Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Beautiful artwork at NSA Members' Exhibition 2024
Multidisciplinary

North Som­er­set Arts Con­tem­po­rary Art and Craft Mem­bers’ Exhibition

Join us for artist demos, chil­dren’s activ­i­ties and inspir­ing local artwork!
Dates
15/05/26 – 17/05/26
Organisation
North Somerset Arts
Region
North Somerset
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Kelly O'Brien's 'Cleaner No.01'
Photography

Kel­ly O’Brien: No Rest For The Wicked

Kel­ly O’Brien’s ​‘No Rest For The Wicked’ posi­tions work­ing-class wom­en’s lives as both sacred and political.
Dates
20/03/26 – 18/05/26
Organisation
GASP! (Gloucestershire Arts and Social Projects)
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary

FORM Art Festival

Fes­ti­val and art-buy­ing event cel­e­brat­ing the visu­al arts her­itage and vibrant cre­ative cul­ture of Cornwall.
Dates
15/05/26 – 18/05/26
Organisation
FORM Art Festival
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

Artist Talk: Louise Fago-Ruskin

Join us to hear artist Louise Fago-Ruskin dis­cuss her new exhi­bi­tion, Til All Is Cor­rect at MIRROR.
Date
18/05/26
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Frances Hatch painting on the Jurassic coast
Painting

Paint­ing the Weath­er in West Bay – work­shop led by Frances Hatch

Par­tic­i­pants will cre­ate small scale paint­ings of the light, atmos­phere and weath­er in West Bay with an option to include found materials.
Date
20/05/26
Organisation
Bridport Arts Centre
Region
Dorset
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Painting

Eye Paint­ing Work­shop with Katie Jones

Learn how to draw out and paint a detailed eye using water mix­able oil paints with artist Katie Jones.
Date
21/05/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Painting

Dia­logue: Recent work by Sue Bryan and Mag­nus Petersson

Dia­logue is the first in a series of occa­sion­al exhi­bi­tions to be held in the gallery.
Dates
14/03/26 – 23/05/26
Organisation
GBS Fine Art
Region
Somerset
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Painting

Eye Paint­ing Work­shop with Katie Jones

Learn how to draw out and paint a detailed eye using water mix­able oil paints with Katie Jones.
Date
23/05/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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GHT Artist Led Tour
Multidisciplinary

Artist-Led Tour: RAFTS with Alis­tair Debling

This event is part of the exhi­bi­tion RAFTS by Alis­tair Debling.
Date
23/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary

Mouni­ra Al Solh: A land as big as her skin

Arnolfi­ni presents A land as big as her skin, a major exhi­bi­tion by Mouni­ra Al Solh fea­tur­ing the UK debut of A Dance with her Myth (2024), originally
Dates
28/02/26 – 24/05/26
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Pastel drawing depicting movement
Multidisciplinary

Becom­ing Vis­i­ble group exhi­bi­tion with WayMakers

An exhi­bi­tion cap­tur­ing the work of of neu­ro­di­ver­gent young peo­ple aged 14 – 23 from across North Devon.
Dates
02/05/26 – 24/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Installation

RAFTS by Alis­tair Debling

An exhi­bi­tion explor­ing cli­mate change through the lens of access and care.
Dates
20/03/26 – 25/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary

25th 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
30/04/26 – 25/05/26
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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The Wild City for GHT
Photography

Wild City Work­shop with Alice Louisa

The Wild City is a par­tic­i­pa­to­ry pho­tog­ra­phy work­shop led by artist Alice Louisa for Urban Wild.
Date
25/05/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Painting

“Like” — con­nect­ed online. exhib­it­ed irl

A group exhi­bi­tion explor­ing con­nec­tion, com­mu­ni­ty and con­tem­po­rary female voices
Dates
20/05/26 – 26/05/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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A woman writing in a notebook at her desk.
Writing

Writ­ing with Technology

Explore the dig­i­tal sto­ry­telling land­scape, devel­op your own writ­ing ideas and dis­cov­er how to turn your vision into a plan some­one can help build.
Dates
07/05/26 – 28/05/26
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Region-wide
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Artist Ralph Nel in a workshop
Drawing

Life Draw­ing with Ralph Nel

Join artist Ralph Nel for a life draw­ing class that cov­ers a range of life draw­ing tech­niques, tips, and tricks.
Dates
15/05/26 – 29/05/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Two women chatting in a gallery space, holding notebooks and pens
Multidisciplinary

Devon Cre­ative Social

Join our new FREE reg­u­lar net­work­ing event at Stu­dio KIND — a relaxed space for cre­atives to meet, share ideas, and build mean­ing­ful connections.
Date
29/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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CTC Whats On
Multidisciplinary

Lady Chat­ter­ley’s Cov­er: The Book Designs of Stephen Russ

The post-war book designs of artist and teacher, Stephen Russ, are com­ing to life at Chip­pen­ham Museum.
Dates
07/03/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Moving Image

Sitic­u­losa | Maeve Brennan

Looped screen­ings of Sitic­u­losa by Maeve Brennan
Dates
03/04/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

Til All Is Correct

Louise Fago-Ruskin presents Til All Is Cor­rect, a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary exhi­bi­tion which explores exile, dis­place­ment and persecution.
Dates
07/04/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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A painted collage of an an otter playing, surrounded by collage details of fern leaves and other foliage
Painting

All Crea­tures Great and Small

The Eng­lish Artist are proud to present the new col­lec­tion from Devon-based artist Jo Faulkn­er in her solo exhi­bi­tion, ​‘All Crea­tures Great and Small’
Dates
06/05/26 – 30/05/26
Organisation
The English Artist
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

STU­DIO DO: Leach Pot­tery Takeover

Join us dur­ing the May half term hol­i­days and have fun mak­ing with clay
Dates
23/05/26 – 31/05/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

LGBTQIA+ Tours

Explore LGBTQ+ themes in the col­lec­tion dis­plays at Tate St Ives
Date
31/05/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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A close up of three glass wishsticks containing layers of coloured glass
Sculpture

Fused Glass Wish­sticks Work­shop with Gigha Klinkenborg

Learn to fuse glass into your own, unique, glass wish­stick in this involved work­shop with award-win­ning artist Gigha Klinkenborg.
Date
31/05/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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A woman in a black top and leopard print trousers checks the outfits on four mannequins
Painting

Beryl Cook: Pride and Joy

Cel­e­brate the life, work and lega­cy of one of Britain’s most dis­tinc­tive artists in the most exten­sive dis­play of Beryl Cook’s work to date.
Dates
24/01/26 – 02/06/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary

Launch Event: House of Revi­sion / House of Repair by Uma Breakdown

Join us as we cel­e­brate the launch of our lat­est exhi­bi­tion, House of Revi­sion / House of Repair by Uma Breakdown.
Date
05/06/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Members of the Penwith Society of Arts, Penwith Gallery
Painting

Mem­bers Spring Exhibition

The Pen­with Soci­ety of Arts
Dates
03/04/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Paul Devon Young Mineral Scapes
Multidisciplinary

What the Ground Remembers

Devon-based artists Steve Thor­pe, Kate Lyons Miller and Paul Devon Young in an exhi­bi­tion cen­tered on process, mate­r­i­al and the earth beneath our feet
Dates
03/04/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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Frances Hatch place pallette
Multidisciplinary

Frances Hatch: Sens­ing Place

An exhi­bi­tion of ​‘place palettes’, sketch­books and paint­ings made along the Juras­sic coast­line over the last 20 years.
Dates
18/04/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Bridport Arts Centre
Region
Dorset
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Painting

DAVID MOORE

SOLO SHOW
Dates
08/05/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting

Bele­ri­on: The Shin­ing Land

Angela Annes­ley | Sara Bevan | Gra­ham Black | Gra­ham Dav­ey | Deb­bie Pross­er | Aman­da Richardson
Dates
08/05/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Group of figures wearing dice-shaped helmets in a patterned room, central figure seated in a chair.
Multidisciplinary

Fringe Arts Bath Fes­ti­val 2026

FaB is a free visu­al art fes­ti­val, bring­ing exhi­bi­tions, events & sur­pris­es to emp­ty shops & unex­pect­ed spaces in Bath. All welcome.
Dates
22/05/26 – 06/06/26
Organisation
Fringe Arts Bath
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Cartographies of Care Women Land Art Title 1
Multidisciplinary

Car­togra­phies of Care: Women/​Land/​Art

This exhi­bi­tion explores gen­der and ecol­o­gy through the every­day and periph­er­al encoun­ters of artist-women with land and landscape.
Dates
23/05/26 – 08/06/26
Organisation
Southcombe Barn
Region
Devon
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NPG 7153. Portrait of Mai (Omai), Sir Joshua Reynolds c 1776 (detail). Oil on canvas; 236 x 145.5cm.
Painting

Jour­neys with Mai

Take a jour­ney of dis­cov­ery across four gallery spaces explor­ing the com­plex his­to­ries between Europe and the South Pacific.
Dates
14/02/26 – 14/06/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Image detail by Garry Fabian Miller. 'Delphinium, i-viii Summer', 1990. Flower, light, unique dye destruction print. Framed size: 28.5 x 28.5 cm (each piece)
Photography

Gar­ry Fabi­an Miller: ​‘Our Gar­den. Grow­ing. Mak­ing. Living.’

Work­ing with­out a cam­era, Fabi­an Miller places plants and translu­cent mate­ri­als direct­ly onto light-sen­si­tive pho­to­graph­ic paper.
Dates
28/03/26 – 14/06/26
Organisation
Kestle Barton
Region
Cornwall
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Three performers in the woods being filmed by a camera
Performance

Mov­ing Ecolo­gies Sum­mer School

Explore inter­sec­tions between embod­ied prac­tice and envi­ron­ment-based cre­ative arts enquiry through move­ment work­shops and reflex­ive writing.
Dates
15/06/26 – 16/06/26
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Textiles

RAMM & Arts Uni­ver­si­ty Plymouth

A col­lab­o­ra­tive exhi­bi­tion between RAMM, AUP, and MAKE Southwest.
Dates
28/03/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Tom Kaniok Graphite Drawing
Painting

Tom Kan­iok: Mud Makes the Revivalists

Tom Kan­iok Reimag­ines Kings­bridge at Har­bour House in Mud Made the Revival­ists Exhibition
Dates
03/04/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Bert Heard Builder in his workshop July 1983 Arscotts Dolton
Photography

Doc­u­men­tary Pho­tog­ra­phy Open 2026

The Doc­u­men­tary Pho­tog­ra­phy Open 2026 is an exhi­bi­tion of pho­tographs sent in by the pub­lic in response to the theme, This Is Me.
Dates
25/04/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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A digitally rendered image of a green, furry creature with wild staring eyes and a toothy grin.
Multidisciplinary

Bruce Asbestos: Boot­leg Shreg 2

Paint­ings, inflat­able sculp­ture and dig­i­tal art­works that explore the evolv­ing world of Shreg — a mutat­ing green car­toon character.
Dates
25/04/26 – 20/06/26
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Painting

The Cold­stream Method

Oil Paint­ing Still Life — The Cold­stream Method — Ten class­es Sum­mer Term at the School of Art & Well­be­ing Devon
Dates
23/04/26 – 03/07/26
Organiser
Matthew Davison
Region
Devon
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Painting of a women with short brown hair wearing a black top and grey skirt sitting in a green and pink chair.
Painting

A Life in Art: Roger Fry

Dis­cov­er the life, work and last­ing influ­ence of Roger Fry, one of the most impor­tant fig­ures in 20th cen­tu­ry British art at the Muse­um of Somerset.
Dates
28/03/26 – 04/07/26
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Armchair at Window
Multidisciplinary

KIND x KARST: I Think This is Where I Live

Jess Scott is an artist and film­mak­er whose work is cen­tred around the audi­ence, is root­ed in sto­ry­telling tra­di­tion, in a mod­ern, dig­i­tal world.
Dates
30/05/26 – 04/07/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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A large painted block stands in a gallery room adorned with paintings
Multidisciplinary

Rain­bow Magic

An art and fash­ion event explor­ing the her­itage of LGBTQ+ com­mu­ni­ty, espe­cial­ly its fem­i­nine val­ues and alter­na­tive lifestyles.
Dates
03/07/26 – 05/07/26
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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Spring Exhibitions @ TAAG
Multidisciplinary

TAAG Spring & Sum­mer Exhibitions

Pro­gramme from April 2026
Dates
01/04/26 – 06/07/26
Organisation
TAAG Gallery & Arts Centre
Region
Devon
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Photography

Konkur­sas by Francesca Allen at SERCHIA

Konkur­sas a solo exhi­bi­tion by Francesca Allen at Ser­chia Gallery
Dates
02/05/26 – 06/07/26
Organisation
SERCHIA
Region
Bristol
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GHT Thumbnail Exhibition House of Revision
Multidisciplinary

House of Revi­sion / House of Repair by Uma Breakdown

House of Revi­sion / House of Repair by Uma Break­down is a project about love, restraint, lib­er­ty, pain, growth and collapse.
Dates
06/06/26 – 27/07/26
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Installation

Lucía Piz­zani: Fau­nal Succession

Fau­nal Suc­ces­sion is the first insti­tu­tion­al UK exhi­bi­tion by Lucía Piz­zani, a Venezue­lan artist based in London.
Dates
12/06/26 – 01/08/26
Organisation
KARST
Region
Plymouth
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An oil painting of a Black man in a 17c red suit, looking directly at the viewer.
Painting

Exeter’s Fine Art gallery: High­lights from the Collection

Dis­cov­er some of the key works and renowned artists fea­tured in Exeter’s fine art col­lec­tion, in this free exhibition.
Dates
28/03/26 – 09/08/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

Stu­dio KIND Sum­mer Open

Back for it’s fourth year, an exhi­bi­tion cel­e­brat­ing the diver­si­ty of con­tem­po­rary artists in the region.
Dates
11/07/26 – 15/08/26
Organisation
Studio KIND
Region
Devon
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Two women in a gallery looking at a mask art piece
Drawing

Char­maine Watkiss: From the ones who came before…

A new artist commission
Dates
10/02/26 – 16/08/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Close up of rusted metal surface with varying tones of orange and grey
Photography

Urban Pho­tog­ra­phy by Mick Maslen

This exhi­bi­tion show­cas­es urban scenes Maslen cap­tured both in the UK and abroad, show­ing his inter­est in tex­ture, form, and composition.
Dates
09/05/26 – 29/08/26
Organisation
Young Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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A grey and white etching of a small, rocky island in the sea with lots of white sea birds in flight.
Printmaking

Nor­man Ack­royd: The Tran­sience of Light

An exhi­bi­tion cel­e­brat­ing the mas­ter print­mak­er Nor­man Ackroyd.
Dates
22/05/26 – 06/09/26
Organisation
Victoria Art Gallery
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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a colour wheel made up of museum objects
Multidisciplinary

Colour

Explore a spec­tac­u­lar world of colour through more than 150 objects span­ning art, sci­ence, nature and cul­tur­al histories.
Dates
23/05/26 – 06/09/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary

Inves­ti­gat­ing the impacts of social­ly engaged art on cul­tur­al organ­i­sa­tions and con­tem­po­rary art practice

Tate St Ives and UWE Bris­tol are pleased to announce the avail­abil­i­ty of a ful­ly fund­ed Col­lab­o­ra­tive Doc­tor­al Stu­dentship from Octo­ber 2026
Dates
01/04/26 – 02/10/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image

FVU New Takes

Film and Video Umbrel­la presents FVU New Takes, a new pro­gramme of month­ly mov­ing-image com­mis­sions show­cas­ing bold work by emerg­ing UK-based artists.
Dates
28/02/26 – 04/10/26
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture

Hal­i­ma Cassell

Explore sculp­tur­al forms carved with intri­cate geo­met­ric pat­terns that play with light and shadow
Dates
21/03/26 – 04/10/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Installation

Alek­san­dra Kasu­ba: Shel­ters For The Senses

Explore the work of vision­ary Lithuan­ian Amer­i­can artist, Alek­san­dra Kasuba
Dates
02/05/26 – 05/10/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary

Tod­dle Tate

Come and play at our month­ly mul­ti-sen­so­ry ses­sions for under 5s
Dates
10/03/26 – 20/10/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Painting

Satch Hoyt: Afro-Son­ic Map­ping Chap­ter 4

Satch Hoyt’s solo exhi­bi­tion, Afro-Son­ic Map­ping Chap­ter 4, is an instal­la­tion that inte­grates two major bod­ies of work.
Dates
04/10/26 – 29/10/26
Organisation
KARST
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary

New­lyn Soci­ety of Artists – St Clare Med­ical Cen­tre Project

The fourth art col­lab­o­ra­tion between the New­lyn Soci­ety of Artists and the St Clare Med­ical Cen­tre, Penzance
Dates
15/03/26 – 14/03/27
Organiser
Patrick Shanahan
Region
Cornwall
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Painting

Wil­helmi­na Barns-Graham

Enter the colour­ful world of Wil­helmi­na Barns-Gra­ham, one of Britain’s most sig­nif­i­cant 20th cen­tu­ry artists
Dates
24/10/26 – 11/04/27
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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