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Exhibitions

Jack­daw Line by Richard Long

Cel­e­brat­ed artist Richard Long’s new­ly installed art­work Jack­daw Line is set in Hestercombe’s mag­nif­i­cent Geor­gian Land­scape Garden.
Dates
15/07/20 – 30/06/21
Organisation
Hestercombe Gallery
Region
Somerset
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Installation
Stack Philippa Lawrence Open Up Hestercombe Gallery
Exhibitions

Open-Up: Out­door Exhibition

Open-Up is a brand new series of out­door art­works com­mis­sioned in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dates
09/09/20 – 30/06/21
Organisation
Hestercombe Gallery
Region
Somerset
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Installation
Puzzle Jug
Exhibitions

A Folk Art Tradition

This exhi­bi­tion explores the theme of ​‘Folk’ art found in the Bur­ton Art Gallery and Museum’s ceram­ic collections.
Dates
22/09/20 – 25/01/21
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
WILEY 64 Narrenschiff 3
Exhibitions

Kehinde Wiley – Ship of Fools

Curat­ed by The Box in part­ner­ship with The Arts Insti­tute and Roy­al Muse­ums Greenwich
Dates
29/09/20 – 24/01/21
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Moving Image
Reliquary Conceptual Imagery 5
Exhibitions

Lar­ry Achi­ampong: Reli­quary 2

We are delight­ed to pre­mière a brand new film by artist Lar­ry Achi­ampong espe­cial­ly com­mis­sioned in response to COVID-19 and the sub­se­quent lockdown.
Dates
01/10/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Deller Folk Archive
Exhibitions

The Folk Archive — Jere­my Deller & Alan Kane

Open­ing on Octo­ber 6, ​‘Folk Archive’ by Turn­er Prize win­ner Jere­my Deller and Alan Kane. The show is a vibrant, visu­al account of con­tem­po­rary popular
Dates
06/10/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
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Exhibitions

Telling Tales!

Pic­tures, words and whim­sy by local author/​illustrator Car­olyn King from her books About A Bee, Along Came a Seag­ull and The Fish Lizard of Lyme
Dates
21/10/20 – 13/02/21
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Photography
How we live now graphic
Exhibitions

How We Live Now: New Online Projects

Fore­ground are delight­ed to announce the launch of our new online pro­gram­ming strand How We Live Now.
Dates
03/11/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
Foreground
Region
Somerset
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Sound
Olivia Jones Transcription Image 6 1024x768
Talks & Seminars

Bricks Pod­cast — Ep.2 — Olivia Jones — Lundy

Olivia Jones’ pod­cast is cen­tred around a recent jour­ney to Lundy Island in the Bris­tol Channel.
Dates
12/11/20 – 12/11/21
Organisation
Bricks
Region
Bristol
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Photography
7 Thanking Key Workers sml
Exhibitions

Dig­i­tal Exhi­bi­tion: Reach­ing for Rain­bows: Som­er­set in Lockdown

‘Reach­ing for Rain­bows’ is a new online exhi­bi­tion of pho­tog­ra­phy, by local pho­tog­ra­ph­er Jason Bryant, doc­u­ment­ing an extra­or­di­nary time.
Dates
17/11/20 – 31/05/21
Organisation
South West Heritage Trust
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Littered hedge Photography Joanne Lee
Exhibitions

Every­where: Life in a Lit­tered World

An online exhi­bi­tion which exam­ines what the future might look like in our lit­tered world.
Dates
22/11/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
A Winters Tale Window
Exhibitions

A Win­ter’s Tale — Win­ter Exhi­bi­tion at The Brown­ston Gallery

A feast of fab­u­lous art to warm the heart and lift your spirits.
Dates
02/12/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
The Brownston Gallery
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
The Silver Wave
Exhibitions

‘The Sil­ver Wave’ by Michelle Williams Gamaker

The Sil­ver Wave has been com­mis­sioned by RAMM to cel­e­brate this year’s theme of ​‘Untold Stories’.
Dates
03/12/20 – 21/03/21
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Photography
Exhibition Tour 100 First Women Portraits with artist Anita Corbin
Exhibitions

Ani­ta Corbin: 100 First Women Portraits

One hun­dred pow­er­ful images by renowned pho­tog­ra­ph­er Ani­ta Corbin cel­e­brate the achieve­ments of British women over the past century.
Dates
03/12/20 – 21/02/21
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
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Exhibitions

Unwrapped

A show­case filled with a wide vari­ety of orig­i­nal 2D and 3D arts and crafts that make ide­al gifts for the hol­i­day season.
Dates
03/12/20 – 18/01/21
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
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Exhibitions

Bring­ing Art to Life

An open exhi­bi­tion of 2D and 3D art­work made by artists from the South­west that focus­es on and cel­e­brates colour and form.
Dates
03/12/20 – 18/01/21
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Photography
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Exhibitions

A Pic­ture of Health | Women Pho­tog­ra­phers from The Hyman Collection

A group exhi­bi­tion of con­tem­po­rary women pho­tog­ra­phers fea­tur­ing auto­bi­o­graph­i­cal per­spec­tives and social com­men­taries on the wider soci­ety, that aims
Dates
04/12/20 – 28/02/21
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Photography
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Exhibitions

Bridges for Com­mu­ni­ties | The Path Leads to Bristol

Arnolfi­ni approached Bridges for Com­mu­ni­ties to cre­ate a local response to Has­san Hajjaj’s exhi­bi­tion The Path.
Dates
04/12/20 – 21/02/21
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Photography
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Exhibitions

Jo Spence : From Fairy Tales to Pho­tother­a­py | Pho­tographs from The Hyman Collection

Drawn from one of the most com­pre­hen­sive col­lec­tions of Jo Spence’s works in the world, From Fairy Tales to Pho­tother­a­py focus­es on the inter­sec­tion b
Dates
04/12/20 – 21/02/21
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
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Exhibitions

168 Annu­al Open

The RWA’s renowned Annu­al Open Exhi­bi­tion returns for its 168th year with a stun­ning vari­ety of work from emerg­ing and estab­lished artists.
Dates
05/12/20 – 07/03/21
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Painting
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Exhibitions

Huh­ta­ma­ki Wab: ​‘Why do you fol­low my son around?’ ​‘Because I like mites’ — Edi­ble and Non-Edi­ble Per­sons of Waba and Pompakleen

A solo exhi­bi­tion of recent work by Devon-based artist Huh­ta­ma­ki Wab who works across paint­ing, sculp­ture, video and performance.
Dates
12/12/20 – 07/02/21
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Painting
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Exhibitions

Mas­si­mo Angei — ​‘Bone Skin Spirit’

View Mas­si­mo Angei’s ele­men­tal, tem­pes­tu­ous yet ethe­re­al oil paint­ings, which reflect var­ied emo­tion­al states whilst remain­ing open to interpretation.
Dates
12/12/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Jim carter 20 room
Exhibitions

Jim Carter — ​‘Bone Skin Spirit’

View the sculp­ture of Jim Carter; com­plex, organ­ic forms that evoke anger, fear, sor­row, but also mag­ic, fer­til­i­ty and renewal.
Dates
12/12/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Richard Nott 12 room
Exhibitions

Richard Nott — ​‘Bone Skin Spirit’

View the unique works of Richard Nott and wit­ness the pro­tract­ed col­li­sion of his cre­ative and destruc­tive processes.
Dates
12/12/20 – 31/01/21
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Photography
Anna Grayson
Exhibitions

Anna Grayson: The Pho­to­graph­ic Art Thief

Chal­lenge your knowl­edge of art his­to­ry with a vis­it to this exhi­bi­tion, as the artist uses pho­tog­ra­phy to recre­ate famous works of art.
Dates
15/12/20 – 28/02/21
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Digital
Johnlevers HEAD horiz2
Exhibitions

HEAD : Recent Dig­i­tal Works by John Levers

An online ​‘vir­tu­al’ exhi­bi­tion of recent dig­i­tal works by John Levers
Dates
07/01/21 – 31/01/21
Organisation
That Art Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
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Exhibitions

TAAG Online Fundrais­er Exhi­bi­tion and Sale with Mar­tin Dut­ton & Eric Haynes

A fundrais­ing exhi­bi­tion & sale, with work by Mar­tin Dut­ton and Eric Haynes. The price of many works have been reduced by 25%
Dates
11/01/21 – 05/07/21
Organisation
TAAG - Teignmouth Arts Action Group
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
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Professional Development

Online Artist Retreat with Emma Smith

We are thrilled to announce an online res­i­den­cy with inter­na­tion­al­ly renowned artist, Emma Smith.
Dates
18/01/21 – 02/02/21
Organisation
Creativity Works
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Kehinde Wiley Narrenschiff 2017 3
Talks & Seminars

Bite size: Por­tray­ing pow­er, as Part of the Kehinde Wiley Exhibition

Talk focus­ing on Kehinde Wiley’s fas­ci­nat­ing career and how he has become a sym­bol for black com­mu­ni­ties and their empowerment.
Date
20/01/21
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Rock5
Talks & Seminars

Online Event: Louise K Wil­son In Con­ver­sa­tion with Rona Lee and Jean Boyd

Join us for this online con­ver­sa­tion and Q&A explor­ing com­mon­al­i­ties that focus on geol­o­gy, pho­tog­ra­phy and trav­el at a distance/​remote viewing.
Date
28/01/21
Organisation
Hardwick Gallery
Region
Gloucestershire
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Writing
Braiding Sweetgrass image
Talks & Seminars

Read­ing Group: Braid­ing Sweetgrass

Artist and par­tic­i­pa­to­ry edu­ca­tor Jack Young leads a read­ing group on excerpts from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book Braid­ing Sweetgrass.
Date
28/01/21
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Nothing is Immediate A1 Poster V2 2
Exhibitions

Noth­ing ​‘is’ Imme­di­ate — Geo­met­ric Sculp­tur­al Sound Installations

Sec­ond of three exhi­bi­tions of new work explor­ing a mul­ti-sen­­so­ry engage­ment, geo­met­ric sculp­tur­al instal­la­tions and the five elements.
Dates
31/01/21 – 14/02/21
Organiser
Tony Spencer
Region
Hampshire
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Installation
Veronica Ryan Arrangement in Layers Stacking Up Moments I X 2016 19
Exhibitions

Veron­i­ca Ryan, Along a Spectrum

Spike Island presents a major exhi­bi­tion of new works by British artist Veron­i­ca Ryan.
Dates
06/02/21 – 09/05/21
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
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Exhibitions

Seed­scapes: Future-Proof­ing Nature

Seed­scapes brings togeth­er five con­tem­po­rary artists explor­ing glob­al efforts to safe­guard vital plant species from extinction.
Dates
06/02/21 – 02/05/21
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Photography
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Exhibitions

Léonie Hamp­ton: A Lan­guage of Seeds

Devon-based artist Léonie Hampton’s new body of work engages direct­ly with the eco­log­i­cal emer­gency through a series of photographs.
Dates
06/02/21 – 02/05/21
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
9 Feb2021 No Orchids for Miss Blandish 1948
Talks & Seminars

Pesti­len­tial hotbeds of vice — cin­e­ma-man­age­ment and moral­i­ty in Britain, c. 1900 – 1950 With Dr Robert James, Uni­ver­si­ty of Portsmouth

Join us to inves­ti­gate the activ­i­ties of cin­e­ma man­agers across Britain in the first half of the 20th Century.
Date
09/02/21
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Eloisa Henderson Figueroa Gorman Submission min
Workshops & Courses

Col­lage with Colour Club (via Zoom)

Let’s start this year with some cre­ativ­i­ty and pos­i­tiv­i­ty! Get your mag­a­zines out, get the scis­sors out and get the tunes on!
Date
13/02/21
Organisation
Pound Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Textiles
JC square 2
Workshops & Courses

Paper Sam­plers and Exper­i­men­tal Book­bind­ing with Jen­nifer Collier

A prac­ti­cal two day course show­ing a range of exper­i­men­tal tech­niques using found and recy­cled mate­ri­als with Jen­nifer Collier.
Dates
15/02/21 – 16/02/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Somerset
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Painting
3 Into the Light
Exhibitions

Lyme Light: Where Sea Meets Sky

Lyme Light is a solo exhi­bi­tion of land­scape paint­ings and draw­ings inspired by nature by local artist Pauline Say­ers, a mem­ber of Lyme Bay Arts.
Dates
17/02/21 – 27/03/21
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Sculpture
Poster 1psd min
Workshops & Courses

Smoke-fired Ceram­ics

The course will be a hands-on intro­duc­tion to smoke-fired ceram­ics util­is­ing nat­ur­al mate­ri­als and our unique out­door envi­ron­ment at Clayhill
Dates
19/02/21 – 21/02/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Digital
Game Design Poster 1 min
Workshops & Courses

CRE­AT­ING STO­RIES: GAME DESIGN FOR COM­PLETE BEGINNERS

Are you curi­ous about the idea of inter­ac­tiv­i­ty and sto­ry­telling? Have you con­sid­ered learn­ing about game design? Game Design for begin­ners, run by
Dates
26/02/21 – 28/02/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Printmaking
Poster min
Workshops & Courses

Let­ter­press: Cre­ate Your Own Print­ed Words

Grab your apron and get messy by immers­ing your­self into the art of Letterpress!
Dates
10/03/21 – 12/03/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Writing
Met I Nk Poster
Workshops & Courses

Cop­per­plate Cal­lig­ra­phy with Metic­u­lous Ink

This acces­si­ble cre­ative work­shop will intro­duce you to the won­der­ful world of cop­per­plate calligraphy.
Date
12/03/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Photography
SEAR SPF 1500x
Exhibitions

Bris­tol Pho­to Fes­ti­val: RWA Pho­tog­ra­phy Open Exhibition

The RWA presents an open sub­mis­sion pho­tog­ra­phy exhi­bi­tion that will fill our main galleries.
Dates
27/03/21 – 07/06/21
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Photography
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Exhibitions

Bris­tol Pho­to Fes­ti­val: Jem Southam: A Bend In The River

As part of Bris­tol Pho­to Fes­ti­val, a major city­wide Fes­ti­val of Pho­tog­ra­phy tak­ing place across Bris­tol in 2021, The RWA presents a spe­cial exhibition
Dates
27/03/21 – 06/06/21
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Nothing is Immediate A1 Poster V2 2
Exhibitions

Noth­ing ​‘is’ Imme­di­ate — Geo­met­ric Sculp­tur­al Sound Installations

Third of three exhi­bi­tions of new work explor­ing a mul­ti-sen­so­ry engage­ment, geo­met­ric sculp­tur­al instal­la­tions, five ele­ments and ther­a­peu­tic sound.
Dates
03/04/21 – 27/04/21
Organiser
Tony Spencer
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Isa Seminega by Will Ireland 1 min 2
Workshops & Courses

Start­ing Your Cre­ative Buisness

Take the stress out of cre­at­ing your busi­ness plan with our step by step busi­ness plan­ning workshop
Dates
23/04/21 – 25/04/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Drawing
Inspired by pattern Poster min
Workshops & Courses

Inspired by Nature: Draw­ing for Pat­tern Design

You will learn essen­tial tech­niques in illus­tra­tion and pat­tern design that are inspired-by-nature.
Dates
25/05/21 – 27/05/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Textiles
JC square min
Workshops & Courses

Mak­ing Paper Gar­ments with Jen­nifer Collier

A prac­ti­cal three day course show­ing a range of exper­i­men­tal tech­niques using found and recy­cled mate­ri­als with Jen­nifer Collier.
Dates
29/05/21 – 31/05/21
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Somerset
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Active Opportunities

Printmaking
Space

Print Stu­dio Share/​Partnership

Alba­tross Print Stu­dio, open­ing 2021 in Watch­et, West Som­er­set, seek­ing one or two artists to share our new studio
Closing
23:59 30/06/21
Region
Somerset
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Moving Image
Commission

Artists Mov­ing Image Commission

£1500 fee/​production costs plus tech­ni­cal and men­tor­ing support
Closing
17:00 05/03/21
Fee
£1500
Region
Region-wide
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Moving Image
Commission

Artists Mov­ing Image Commission

£1500 fee/​production costs plus tech­ni­cal and men­tor­ing support
Closing
17:00 05/03/21
Fee
£1500
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Open call

EBC Night School Term VII

NIGHT SCHOOL IS BACK! our sev­enth (VII) term! run­ning for 6 weeks in feb/​mar/​apr 2021 online and world­wide 🌍 lim­it­ed places now available
Closing
00:00 23/02/21
Region
Bristol
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Public art
Job

3x Free­lance Emerg­ing Artists Commission

Cre­ative Youth Net­work is look­ing for three young, enthu­si­as­tic, skilled and moti­vat­ed emerging/​early career artists who are inter­est­ed in work­ing wit
Closing
17:00 22/01/21
Fee
£1200.00
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Residency

Artist Res­i­den­cies

We offer artist res­i­den­cy oppor­tu­ni­ties to devel­op spe­cif­ic or open-end­ed projects and to test works in progress. For 2021 we have 9 res­i­den­cy opportu
Closing
00:00 31/03/21
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Volunteering

See­ing a Trea­sur­er to join the ​‘a space’ arts board

We are seek­ing an indi­vid­ual with expe­ri­ence in finan­cial man­age­ment and the abil­i­ty to sup­port the organ­i­sa­tions staff and trustees.
Closing
17:00 18/01/21
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Award

BBA Gallery Artist Prize 2021

Inter­na­tion­al call, open to all media, all ages over 18, all gen­ders and all edu­ca­tion­al backgrounds.
Closing
23:59 15/03/21
Region
Region-wide
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Sculpture
Call for artists

Stone Lane 2021 Sculp­ture Exhibition

Out­door sell­ing sculp­ture exhi­bi­tion with £1000 Ash­burn­er prize for best inter­pre­ta­tion of ​‘regen­er­a­tion’ theme.
Closing
12:00 28/02/21
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Open call

Become a Som­er­set Art Works Trustee

We are look­ing for a dynam­ic new trustee who is ded­i­cat­ed to devel­op­ing the visu­al arts.
Closing
16:00 31/01/21
Region
Region-wide
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