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Associates Show 2025, Penwith Gallery
Painting

Asso­ciate Mem­bers Win­ter Show

Join us for the open­ing evening on Fri­day 31st Octo­ber 17:30 onwards, all welcome!
Dates
31/10/25 – 05/01/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Members Exhibition, Penwith Gallery, Penwith Society of Arts
Painting

Mem­bers Win­ter Show

Join us for the open­ing evening on Fri­day 31st Octo­ber 17:30 onwards, all welcome!
Dates
31/10/25 – 05/01/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Members Exhibition, Penwith Gallery, Penwith Society of Arts
Painting

Mem­bers Christ­mas Show

Our Mem­bers Christ­mas Show – A diverse selec­tion of small­er pieces.
Dates
05/12/25 – 05/01/26
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Black and white photograph of an elderly woman outside holding a walking stick.
Drawing

A Life Out­side: Hope Bourne on Exmoor

Dis­cov­er the extra­or­di­nary cre­ative out­put of nature writer and artist Hope Bourne in this new appraisal of her work on dis­play at Somerset.
Dates
27/09/25 – 10/01/26
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Outlandish copy
Disability arts

Out­landish

Pio­neer­ing artist Aaron Williamson brings togeth­er a wealth of pre­vi­ous­ly unseen archival mate­r­i­al which tells a tru­ly remark­able story.
Dates
04/10/25 – 10/01/26
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary

With the cer­tain­ty of tides, still I rise

With the cer­tain­ty of tides, still I rise is an exhi­bi­tion ampli­fy­ing under­rep­re­sent­ed voic­es to explore com­mu­ni­ty, pow­er dynam­ics, and hierarchies.
Dates
04/10/25 – 10/01/26
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Image shows two people in a mass of clay
Sculpture

William Cob­bing: Despised Mud, I Love You

Root­ed in sculp­ture, William Cobbing’s work encom­pass­es a wide range of media includ­ing video, per­for­mance and installation.
Dates
11/10/25 – 10/01/26
Organisation
The Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Cove Forest
Photography

Oliv­er Ray­mond Bark­er | Trinity

Oliv­er Ray­mond Barker’s ​‘Trin­i­ty’ explores the com­plex lay­ers of nar­ra­tive embed­ded in land­scape and time.
Dates
14/11/25 – 10/01/26
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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A drawing of a wooden structure that has a ramp leading up to a central wooden well.
Multidisciplinary

Down the Hatch, Jo Lathwood

Down the Hatch is a new solo exhi­bi­tion by artist Jo Lath­wood that explores the rich his­to­ries of British pub cul­ture through a queer lens.
Dates
13/09/25 – 11/01/26
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Goshka Macuga, Make Tofu Not War, 2018. Courtesy of the artist and Kate MacGarry, London © British Council Collection
Multidisciplinary

Remem­ber Respond Resist

This dynam­ic pro­gramme of exhi­bi­tions, part of the UK/​Poland Sea­son 2025, explores mem­o­ry, con­flict and activism and fea­tures 23 dif­fer­ent artists.
Dates
04/10/25 – 11/01/26
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary

Com­pe­ti­tion Open Day

Open Day to view the Lit­tle For­est site to help inform your Lit­tle For­est Open Art Com­pe­ti­tion sub­mis­sion — site tours at 11.30am & 2pm.
Date
11/01/26
Organisation
Little Forest Land Art
Region
Hampshire
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Black and white image of a skeletal form
Multidisciplinary

Beyond Bar­ri­ers: Diverse Threads of Resilience

A bold, col­lab­o­ra­tive exhi­bi­tion co-curat­ed with Beyond Bar­ri­ers Art Col­lec­tive. Exhi­bi­tion launch event: Fri­day 5 Decem­ber, 5 – 7pm.
Dates
29/11/25 – 17/01/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Sculpture

Hold­ing Space: Nine artists explore rela­tion­ships between objects, bod­ies and space

Hold­ing Space — Nine artists explore rela­tion­ships between objects, bod­ies and space in a dynam­ic group exhi­bi­tion at The Laun­derette, Bristol.
Dates
15/01/26 – 18/01/26
Organiser
Alice Sheppard Fidler
Region
Bristol
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Two paintings on canvas of fish with human faces kissing, and a red handbag which has a fish painted on it with 'What would isaac do?'
Painting

Emi­ly Chung: Kissy Fishy

A solo exhi­bi­tion of new works by Emi­ly Chung, a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary artist based in Plymouth.
Dates
20/11/25 – 19/01/26
Organisation
Traction Project Space
Region
Devon
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an abstract image of orange and blue colours
Photography

Exper­i­men­tal Eco-Pho­tog­ra­phy Three-Week Win­ter Course

Be inspired by the hill­top loca­tion perched above the val­ley and ocean as you exper­i­ment with eco-con­scious and botan­i­cal photo-art.
Dates
07/01/26 – 21/01/26
Organisation
ShutterPod
Region
Cornwall
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A clear blue sky with a small moon
Writing

CKA Mix­er: The Pow­er of a Pause | Lucy Beckley

A cre­ative writ­ing work­shop explor­ing what it means to slow down
Date
21/01/26
Organisation
Creative Kernow Associates
Region
Cornwall
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Photography

‘Sign Up’ exhibition

An exhi­bi­tion of pho­to­graph­ic works explor­ing civic cen­sor­ship and the silenc­ing of artists
Dates
15/01/26 – 23/01/26
Organisation
KIT FORM & Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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Green coloured recycled plant pot
Multidisciplinary

North­ern Devon Innovates

An exhi­bi­tion show­cas­ing some of the high tech and cut­ting edge busi­ness­es based in North Devon serv­ing glob­al markets.
Dates
25/10/25 – 24/01/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Ink drawing dark brown on white paper
Drawing

KATE WAL­TERS: DRAW­INGS BORN IN ITALY

Kate Wal­ters’ lat­est series of draw­ings began in the wilds of the Abruz­zo Nation­al Park in Italy, where she under­took an artist res­i­den­cy in August 24
Dates
25/11/25 – 24/01/26
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Marie Clare Hamon Installation View
Painting

Marie-Claire Hamon & Melanie Miller: On The Way to the Well

On The Way to the Well, tak­ing its title from the paths that lead to holy wells of Madron and San­creed near Penzance.
Dates
25/11/25 – 24/01/26
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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intricate drawings of birds
Drawing

Beau­ty of birds draw­ing workshop

Join RAMM as we learn how to craft del­i­cate and detailed hand free por­traits of birds in a nat­ur­al his­to­ry illus­tra­tion style
Date
24/01/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Photography

Mon­u­ment to the Van­quished Peas­ant by Leah Gordon

Mon­u­ment to the Van­quished Peas­ant is a solo exhi­bi­tion by artist and writer Leah Gordon.
Dates
03/10/25 – 25/01/26
Organisation
Meadow Arts
Region
Region-wide
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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
25/01/26
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Installation

Exhi­bi­tion Launch Par­ty: Oluke­mi Lijadu and Phillip Lai

Join us to cel­e­brate the open­ing of our win­ter exhi­bi­tions, Oluke­mi Lijadu: ​‘Feed­back’ and Phillip Lai: ​‘RAIN / RUIN’
Date
30/01/26
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Dartmouth at Dusk by Emma Carter Bromfield
Multidisciplinary

The Win­ter Collective

A joy­ful mixed exhi­bi­tion fea­tur­ing an impres­sive array of work by the gallery’s res­i­dent artists.
Dates
07/11/25 – 31/01/26
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Sarah Ryder Imperceivable until it isnt Detail 2024
Painting

Sarah Ryder: Multiferals

Mul­ti­fer­als is a solo exhi­bi­tion of pro­tean and con­ven­tion-defy­ing abstract paint­ings by artist Sarah Ryder.
Dates
15/11/25 – 31/01/26
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Installation

Georgina Grant: The birth of an idea

An instal­la­tion that explores of the depths of the ancient space of the sub­con­scious, using nat­ur­al ele­ments and found objects
Dates
15/11/25 – 31/01/26
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Copertina 304
Multidisciplinary

The Par­a­digm of Looking

Cir­cu­lar Art­Space opens the third mem­bers’ exhi­bi­tion. Explor­ing the range of mem­bers’ art through the lens of points of view and perspectives.
Dates
08/01/26 – 31/01/26
Organisation
Circular ArtSpace
Region
Bristol
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Education

New Cre­atives III by North Devon College

The third iter­a­tion of a curat­ed col­lec­tion of work from the Lev­el 3 cours­es in Art, Design and Media at North Devon College
Dates
10/01/26 – 31/01/26
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Painting of white, cream, ochre and dark brown squares on a pale cream background.
Painting

Beau­ty in Plain­ness: William Scott in Somerset

Expe­ri­ence the bold, abstract works of British art icon William Scott in this Spot­light Loan exhibition.
Dates
15/11/25 – 07/02/26
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Square Event Image
Ceramics

Sym­po­sium — Sub­ver­sive Forms: Rev­o­lu­tion­ary approach­es to clay

A sym­po­sium day fea­tur­ing illus­trat­ed talks and a dis­cus­sion panel.
Date
07/02/26
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Sculpture

Artist Talk: Lau­ra Porter

Join us to hear artist Lau­ra Porter dis­cuss her new exhi­bi­tion, Ves­sel at MIRROR.
Date
09/02/26
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Education

Find­ing Your Cre­ative Voice Course, with Carys Wilson

This course has a mix­ture of prac­ti­cal tasks to help kick­start your own practice.
Dates
04/11/25 – 10/02/26
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Painting

LGBTQIA+ Tours at Tate St Ives

Explore LGBTQ+ themes in the col­lec­tion displays
Date
14/02/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Ceramics

Sub­ver­sive Forms: Rev­o­lu­tion­ary approach­es to clay

This exhi­bi­tion fea­tures art­works by some of the lead­ing sculp­tors and inno­va­tors work­ing with ceram­ics in the UK today.
Dates
15/11/25 – 21/02/26
Organisation
Chippenham Museum
Region
Wiltshire
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Detail of painting by Jeremy Diggle
Painting

Jere­my Dig­gle: Out of Time

An exhi­bi­tion of Jere­my Diggle’s exu­ber­ant, high­ly coloured abstract paintings.
Dates
17/01/26 – 28/02/26
Organisation
Bridport Arts Centre
Region
Dorset
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Three students stood singing, one is also playing a guitar
Writing

Intro­duc­tion to Songwriting

Explore a vari­ety of song­writ­ing tech­niques and cre­ative tools to inspire new ideas.
Date
07/03/26
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Textiles

Plur­al Kinships

Plur­al Kin­ships explores the inter­gen­er­a­tional and geo­graph­i­cal inter­con­nect­ed­ness of her­itage, iden­ti­ty, and place.
Dates
12/12/25 – 08/03/26
Organisation
Aspex Portsmouth
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary

Tod­dle Tate

Come and play at our month­ly mul­ti-sen­so­ry ses­sions for under 5s
Dates
21/10/25 – 10/03/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Vessel Laura Porter
Sculpture

Ves­sel: Lau­ra Porter

Lau­ra Porter presents Ves­sel, a new solo exhi­bi­tion explor­ing the body, objects and spaces as ves­sels through a series of sculp­tur­al works made from r
Dates
16/01/26 – 14/03/26
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary

Pass­ing Through at Stu­dio KIND

The Sec­ond exhi­bi­tion of ​‘Pass­ing Through’ An explo­ration of what it means to live on the cusp of a place.
Dates
07/02/26 – 14/03/26
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Danny Holmes-Adams
Painting

Ways of Belonging

Green Hill Arts begins 2025 with Ways of Belong­ing, an exhi­bi­tion explor­ing how a sense of home is cre­at­ed, remem­bered, and imagined.
Dates
30/01/26 – 21/03/26
Organisation
Green Hill Arts
Region
Devon
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an oil painting of fruit and wine
Painting

Exeter’s fine art col­lec­tion: a feast for the eyes

A selec­tion of over 30 prints, paint­ings, pho­tographs and sketch­es from the Fine Art col­lec­tions at RAMM, themed around food.
Dates
05/04/25 – 22/03/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Watercolour landscape with mountains and a body of water
Multidisciplinary

Artists North Devon: A Vibrant Community

A col­lab­o­ra­tive exhi­bi­tion of work by mem­bers of North Devon Arts and Pil­ton Arts Group.
Dates
07/02/26 – 28/03/26
Organisation
Museum of Barnstaple & North Devon
Region
Devon
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Winter Exhibitions @ TAAG
Multidisciplinary

TAAG Win­ter Works & Exhibitions

Pro­gramme: Jan­u­ary — March 2026
Dates
04/01/26 – 04/04/26
Organisation
TAAG - Art Gallery & Community Centre
Region
Devon
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Moving Image

Emil­i­ja Škarnulytė

Take a jour­ney across space and time in the immer­sive films of Emil­i­ja Škarnulytė
Dates
06/12/25 – 12/04/26
Organisation
Tate St Ives
Region
Cornwall
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Writing

Intro­duc­tion to Nature Jour­nal­ing with Alex Boon

Join author and artist Alex Boon in this six-hour intro­duc­tion to nature journaling
Date
12/04/26
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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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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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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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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drawing of a planet with trees, animals, water, a mountain and the sun.
Education

Wow! Amaz­ing Sci­ence in Chil­dren’s Books

Dis­cov­er incred­i­ble art that brings sci­ence to life by bring­ing togeth­er vibrant art­work and sur­pris­ing facts to explore the world around us!
Dates
31/01/26 – 26/04/26
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
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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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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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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Multidisciplinary

FORM Art Festival

Fes­ti­val and art-buy­ing event cel­e­brat­ing the visu­al arts her­itage and vibrant cre­ative cul­ture of Cornwall.
Dates
15/05/26 – 17/05/26
Organisation
FORM Art Festival
Region
Cornwall
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A photo of a print and the metal slate used to print the image
Printmaking

Etch­ing

Explore tra­di­tion­al etch­ing tech­niques, includ­ing using met­al plates and acid to etch your own designs.
Dates
20/04/26 – 08/07/26
Organisation
Bath Spa University Short Courses
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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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