Upcoming Events

Public art

OUT OF THIS EARTH: WORKING WITH EARTH PIGMENTS, SOYA MILK & TEXTILES WITH CLAIRE BENN

A three-day course designed to introduce you to an ecological method of binding earth (or mineral) pigments to textiles using soya milk.

Drawing in the Gallery

Drawing workshop with artist Sarah John

Date

09/07/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Make a Silver Pendant with Emma Mogridge

Immerse yourself in the world of jewellery making and learn how to make your own silver pendant with jewellery designer-maker Emma Mogridge.

Black Swan Arts Open

Over 100 artworks under £1,000 from established art practitioners through to avant-garde young graduates in a variety of mediums.

Tim Harrisson: DRAWINGS > PRINTS > STRUCTURES > A SELECTION OF NEW WORK

DRAWINGS > PRINTS > STRUCTURES is an exhibition of new work by the Wiltshire based artist Tim Harrisson.

WEAVING WITH COLOUR WITH ANGIE PARKER

Explore how to weave confidently with colour in this three day practical and flexible “Weaving with Colour” course alongside an award-winning weaver.

Modern Calligraphy with Lyndsey from Wild Sea Calligraphy

Join Lyndsey from Wild Sea Calligraphy for an introduction to modern calligraphy.

100^th Westward Ho! and Bideford Art Society

The Westward Ho! & Bideford Art Society annual open exhibition are celebrating an incredible 100 years this year.

No-thing/ Waterfront

The exhibition brings together work by 2 artists, ‘No-thing’ by Linda Ashe and ‘Waterfront’ by Diana Pilcher, each exploring space, light and movement

Dates

16/07/22 – 31/07/22

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

DISTANCE

Fine Art graduates from University Centre Somerset showcase selected works from their degree show.

BRICKWORKS AT CAST STUDIO OPENING EVENT

Join us to celebrate the opening of Brickworks at CAST.

Cuttlefish Casting with Katy Luxton

Learn the ancient technique of cuttlefish casting and create a pendant or keyring.

Calm Seas and Ancient Trees

An exhibition of photography by Steve Oggelsby

Jason Singh — Land:Scapes sound installation

Land:Scapes is a series of field recordings which explore the hidden sound worlds of the Dartington estate.

Social Making: Socially Engaged Practice Now and Next 2022

Take A Part are delighted to present the fourth biennial symposium Social Making: Socially Engaged Practice Now & Next — Grounding & Spatial Justice

For the grown-ups! Brick by Brick: A LEGO® brick history of Exeter

Special late night opening of the Brick by Brick: A Lego brick history of Exeter exhibition for Adult Fans of LEGO®.

Date

21/07/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Preview Evening — Amitai Romm: Hum

Join us for a preview of the new Spike Island exhibition: Amitai Romm: Hum

DESTROYERTONES

Destroyertones is a bodywork, based in composition, photography, and visual abstraction.

MASTERCLASS IN FELTMAKING – ‘SAMPLES: AN INQUIRY INTO THE CREATIVE POTENTIAL OF FELT’ WITH GLADYS PAULUS

Gladys Paulus will be leading this four-day Masterclass in Feltmaking; an intensive inquiry into the creative potential of felt.

I Am Making Art: Drawing, Collage and Mark Making

Join artist Cliff Andrade to explore materiality and texture using techniques inspired by Tanoa Sasraku’s exhibition, Terratypes.

Relaxed sessions — Brick by Brick: A LEGO® brick history of Exeter

A Relaxed Session is a good way to enjoy this exhibition at a quieter pace.

Dates

26/07/22 – 06/09/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Portland Coast

An exhibition of recent work by Dorset artist Leon Doré

Amitai Romm Solo exhibition

Amitai Romm features in her first UK solo exhibition, creating works in sculpture and sound to explore scientific modelling and its possibilities

150 years of Exeter Rugby Club: From Local Heroes to European Champions

This exhibition has been curated in partnership with Exeter Rugby Club to celebrate their 150^th anniversary this year.

Dates

29/07/22 – 28/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

CRAFTING CURIOUS AUTOMATA WITH STEPHEN GUY

This practical three-day course with Stephen Guy of Fire the Inventor explores the creative possibilities of automata using key mechanisms.

GHT Creative Writing Group #2

Join us for this new series of Creative Writing workshops in the beautiful surroundings of God’s House Tower hosted by Susmita Bhattacharya.

Colmers and Beyond: Marion Taylor

This exhibition will explore how Marion has developed the style of her well known acrylic paintings of Colmer’s Hill.

Dates

01/08/22 – 14/08/22

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

Between the posts

Inspired by our Exeter Chiefs rugby exhibition, make your own rugby player, ball and goalposts.

Dates

02/08/22 – 16/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Body Language 3

An exhibition of life drawing from the Friday Life Drawing Group at Harbour House

Eco-motor madness — LEGO® activity

Design and build an eco-friendly LEGO® motor vehicle worthy of Exeter’s dream of a greener future, as seen in the Brick by Brick exhibition.

Dates

03/08/22 – 18/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Catapulting chaos — LEGO® activity

Come and build a catapult just like the Romans in the Brick by Brick exhibition may have used. When it’s ready, test it out on the battlefield!

Dates

03/08/22 – 18/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Robot wars junior league – LEGO® activity

Prepare for an epic clash of titanic proportions as you build and then unleash your very own LEGO® robot into the arena!

Dates

04/08/22 – 25/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Robot wars senior league – LEGO® activity

Prepare for an epic clash of titanic proportions as you build and then unleash your very own LEGO® robot into the arena!

Dates

04/08/22 – 25/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

PIXELS FOR PENCILS: AN INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE CODING FOR ARTISTS WITH DAVE WEBB

In this two-day introductory course, creative technologist and digital media artist Dave Webb will teach you some basic coding techniques.

Ingrid Pollard: Three Drops of Blood

Exhibition of new work by 2022 Turner Prize nominated artist Ingrid Pollard, a leading artist and photographer working in Britain today.

Dates

06/08/22 – 29/10/22

Organisation

Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)

Pennie Elfick | Talking to Myself

Pennie Elfick, contemporary abstract painter, will have a solo show at Taunton Brewhouse, curated by Close Ltd

“never paint a Sunset” Stuart Edmundson

An exhibition of recent paintings and sculpture by Stuart Edmundson

Dates

06/08/22 – 10/09/22

Organisation

The Plough Arts Centre

South West Sculptors Group Exhibition

The South West Sculptors group is as varied in their work as our region is in landscape.

Dates

06/08/22 – 21/08/22

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

Print Tutoring with Beth Munro

Taught session with Beth Munro in the Print and Press room at Ocean Studios. 6^th Aug/3rd Sept/1st Oct

Date

06/08/22

Organisation

Ocean Studios - Real Ideas

Musical geese – make a clay ocarina

Ocarina is Italian for ‘little goose’ and is a small wind instrument thought to date back 1,200 years.

Dates

09/08/22 – 30/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Brilliant bridges and thundering trains – LEGO® activity

Come and have a go with the experts from Brick Ideas in this two-hour long workshop.

Dates

10/08/22 – 24/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Dinos on the move! — LEGO® activity

Come and build your very own moving dinosaur out of LEGO® bricks – then send it off on the prowl.

Dates

10/08/22 – 24/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

INTRODUCTION TO BRONZE CASTING WITH DAVID SNOO WILSON

A three-day masterclass that will introduce you to the process of bronze casting, the lost wax process and how to develop your own model

Drawing machines — LEGO® activity

Come and construct a LEGO® drawing machine

Date

11/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Climate challenge — LEGO® activity

Build a wind turbine and use LEGO® bricks to explore the different ways Exeter might tackle the climate challenge.

Date

11/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

‘Av a go! Exeter Chiefs outreach activities

Put your rugby skills to the test in the garden at RAMM.

Dates

12/08/22 – 26/08/22

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Landscapes, Seascapes, Hedgerows: Dot Wood

Working with acrylic paint and pastel, Dot developed a series of paintings inspired by 78 days’ worth of hedgerow and flower studies.

Dates

15/08/22 – 29/08/22

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY: SOLARGRAPHY AND LUMEN PRINTING WITH PAULINE WOOLLEY

This practical 2 day and night course with artist Pauline Woolley will explore Alternative Photography techniques.

Unrestricted: SSW Summer Open

The gallery offers a ‘no limits’ approach to their annual summer open this year — artists are encouraged to defy conventions — with no holds barred!

Dates

27/08/22 – 18/09/22

Organisation

Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery

In Our Hands

Caroline Ireland’s paintings abound in colour and pattern, featuring the artist’s hands as elements to highlight human interconnection with nature

Annette Habel and Leonie Hampton

A show of photography and moving image by Annette Habel and Leonie Hampton

Dates

17/09/22 – 15/10/22

Organisation

The Plough Arts Centre

Artists and the Garden: New Perspectives Conference

‘Artists and the Garden: New Perspectives’ will explore the relationship between cultural production and the garden, across creative disciplines and m

Dates

26/09/22 – 27/09/22

Organisation

Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited

Zoe Benbow: Woodland Walk, paintings

This autumn Zoe returns to Dartington to present a solo exhibition of her paintings, taking the subject of ‘trees’ as a starting point.

POETRY OF DECAY with Christine Chester

A 3‑day course with textiles artist Christine Chester, exploring the Poetry of Decay.

Rosemary Mayer Ways of Attaching

American artist Rosemary Mayer fills the Spike Island gallery with dream-like fabric sculptures in her first ever UK survey exhibition

DESTRUCTIVE DISTILLATION: EXPLORATORY CHARCOAL MAKING & DRAWING WITH LOTTE SCOTT

A two-day workshop, exploring Charcoal Making & Drawing with Lotte Scott.

Lawrence Abu Hamdan The 49^th Parallel

Artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan showcases his major new film at Spike Island, telling the stories of permeable borders and impermeable laws

Bharti Kher at Arnolfini

A collection of sketches, drawings, paintings, sculptures and installations form the focus of Bharti Kher’s exhibition at Arnolfini.

Ruth Bell: Calling of the Tide

Calling of the Tide (2021) is a dance and video artwork by choreographer and artist Ruth Bell.

Dates

10/01/23 – 09/07/23

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Region

Devon

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Active Opportunities

Multidisciplinary

Job

Development Manager

We are looking for an individual to help us build new funding relationships for our artistic programme, core revenue and special projects.

Closing

17:00 15/07/22

Fee

£30,000-£32,000 per annum

Call out for makers

Under the Tree

MAKE Southwest’s annual Christmas exhibition.

Finance Manager

We are looking for a part time Finance Manager to join Trinity as we continue to rebuild the organisation and deliver against our charitable objective

Closing

09:00 18/07/22

Fee

£36,922 to £40,876 full-time equivalent

Facilities Coordinator

We are seeking a Facilities Coordinator to join the Facilities team to ensure regular maintenance checks are carried out.

Closing

09:00 18/07/22

Fee

£23,000 to £26,000 full-time equivalent

Making It 2023

Showcasing emerging artists, makers, and designers in the Southwest.

Music Programme Coordinator

This role will work closely with local and international promoters to build our internal and external live music and club programmes.

Closing

09:00 13/07/22

Fee

£22,425 full time equivalent (£19,940)

FINANCE OFFICER VACANCY

We are looking for an in-house bookkeeper to join our team as a Finance Officer, working 4 to 5 days per week.

Generalist Creative Business Advisor

If you want to play a key role in helping creative businesses to achieve their full potential, then Cultivator might be the right place for you

Bridge The Tamar — Group Exhibition Open Call

MIRROR are inviting artists based in Plymouth and Cornwall to submit artwork for a group exhibition ‘Bridge the Tamar’

Closing

09:00 31/08/22

Fee

£200 per existing artwork presented

PEOPLE

Do you help out or volunteer in Plymouth?

Gallery & Events Co-ordinator

Centrespace Studios & Gallery are seeking a part time Gallery & Events Co-ordinator

Closing

22:00 03/07/22

Fee

£11 per hour (14 hours per week).

Seeking an Artist Facilitator

The West of England Visual Arts Alliance, hosted at Bath Spa University, are seeking an experienced Artist Facilitator to lead a series of workshops.

Head of Operations and Business

For a Head of Operations and Business. Full time: (40 hours per week), Salary: £36,000 per annum, Location: St Anne’s House, Bristol, BS4 4AB.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR A BRISTOL-BASED GRADUATE ARTIST

Spike Island is pleased to announce the third edition of the Dreamtime Fellowship for Bristol-based art graduates.

Greensand One Day Residency — 6 July 2022

A day to think and reflect for artists interested in the possibility of co-creating with people, plants and animals and in developing ecoliteracy.

Throes of Grief : Open Call for participants in the SO postcode area

An opportunity to join the Throes of Grief Artist Collective.

Network Regional Producer

Visual Arts South West (VASW) is seeking a new Network Regional Producer to deliver our programme of sector support across the South West.

Closing

17:00 08/07/22

Fee

£28,000 pro-rata (£18,754 per year)

Who Do We Think We Are? Open call

An open call for creative responses that explore and playfully provoke notions of migration, belonging and home.

Above and Below — Part of Devon Open Studios 2022

An open call for new works that respond to the Time & Tide Bell project and their warning about the risks affecting coastal communities.

British Art Show 9: Ambassador Open Call

We’re looking for seven Ambassadors who can support our work around ‘British Art Show 9’ when it visits Plymouth from 8 October — 23 December.

Closing

16:00 01/07/22

Fee

£2,625 per Ambassador (17 days @ £150)

TRAIL 2022

Outdoor sculpture trail

Flock Together

Community Sewing Project

Together We Make: Join our Collaboration Network

Join our newly formed Collaboration Network, a free online space to seek and find new collaborators from across the creative spectrum!

Upcoming Events

Home from Home Pavilion

Grayson’s Art Club

Ray Balk­will: The River’s Voice

Trish Mor­ris­sey: Self Por­trait with Two Snails

Simon Pope: Here’s to Thee

Hid­den His­to­ries Trail

Exeter’s Fine Art Col­lec­tion: Fund­ed with Thanks

Peter Ran­dall-Page ​‘Ret­ro­spec­tive’ Maque­ttes and Prints

Mar­vel­lous and Michie­vous: Lit­er­a­ture’s Young Rebels

Mau­r­izio Anz­eri: On The Move

Dress Code — Fash­ion Sto­ries from The Box

Art­ful Craft — Curat­ed by Peter Ran­dall-Page RA

No Woman is an Island

No Woman is an Island

WATER

Pat­ter­nic­i­ty

Arts Work­shops 2022

Mini Mak­ers

Sum­mer Shows 2022

Island Life

Por­trait Clin­ic with Mark Fielding

Bet­ter Than This

Back to the Cave

Phil Under­wood: The Dig­i­tal Craftsman

Skills for Life

ACEARTS OPEN 22

INK & PRINT

ACE OPEN

Mar­i­anne De Trey at Dart­ing­ton — 65 years of ceram­ics at Dartington

While I Stand and Look

Hardy’s Wes­sex The Land­scapes That Inspired a Writer

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose

Eric Baude­laire and Alvin Cur­ran ​‘When There is No More Music to Write’

Hen­ry Moore. Shar­ing Form

Fresh! Devon Artist Network

Tanoa Sas­raku: Terratypes

Simon Aver­ill, ​‘Entan­gle­ment’

Luke Rout­ledge, ​‘Redi­vider’

Art Bytes

Jitish Kallat: Cov­er­ing Letter

Jitish Kallat: Tan­gled Hierarchy

Print­mak­ing Classes

Dis­cov­er Smart­phone Photography

Miri­am Shep­pard: Head in the Clouds

Head in the Clouds

The RJ Lloyd Collection

Lucin­da Burgess – On Repetition

JULIE ACK­ER­MAN, SUE PICK­ER­ING AND FATBELLYPOTS

David Abbott : ​‘A Cer­tain Day’

Eden

LAU­RE PROU­VOST | LAN­GUAGE LESSONS

A Life­time of Dif­fer­ent Iden­ti­ties: The careers of Karol Kulik

On and Off the Wall

Gardez L’Eau by Enam Gbewonyo

Talk­ing Brush­es, and Fig­ures of Speech

Cre­ative Con­nec­tions Cornwall

Brick by Brick: A LEGO brick his­to­ry of Exeter

George Shaw: The Local

Mem­bers Sum­mer Show

Stephanie Sander­cock | Alchemy

Jason Lil­ley & Mark Ver­ry | Landscript

Sum­mer of 22: Brid­port Arts Society

Main­ly Flow­ers of the Way­side: Sal­ly Maltby

Flutes and Lutes: Orches­trat­ing a collection

Robin Sewell: Arrivals

Make a Small Fruit Bas­ket with Vivi­enne Turner

My Body, My Home

JER­WOOD ART FUND MAK­ERS OPEN

CORN­WALL DESIGN: THE ART OF MAKING

CORN­WALL DESIGN: THE ART OF MAKING

Gus­tav Met­zger: Earth Minus Environment

because the night belongs to us

Eng­lish Riv­iera Sum­mer Open Exhibition

Olla Podri­da

Luke Eng­land and William Oliver

Robin Sewell artist talk

Nat­ur­al Colour Workshop

Picked and pressed: the appeal of edi­ble plants

Kay Walsh: All His Rights

Ray Balkwill: The River’s Voice

Trish Morrissey: Self Portrait with Two Snails

Hidden Histories Trail

Exeter’s Fine Art Collection: Funded with Thanks

Peter Randall-Page ‘Retrospective’ Maquettes and Prints

Marvellous and Michievous: Literature’s Young Rebels

Maurizio Anzeri: On The Move

Dress Code — Fashion Stories from The Box

Artful Craft — Curated by Peter Randall-Page RA

Patternicity

Arts Workshops 2022

Mini Makers

Summer Shows 2022

Portrait Clinic with Mark Fielding

Better Than This

Phil Underwood: The Digital Craftsman

Marianne De Trey at Dartington — 65 years of ceramics at Dartington

Hardy’s Wessex The Landscapes That Inspired a Writer

Eric Baudelaire and Alvin Curran ‘When There is No More Music to Write’

Henry Moore. Sharing Form

Tanoa Sasraku: Terratypes

Simon Averill, ‘Entanglement’

Luke Routledge, ‘Redivider’

Jitish Kallat: Covering Letter

Jitish Kallat: Tangled Hierarchy

Printmaking Classes

Discover Smartphone Photography

Miriam Sheppard: Head in the Clouds

Lucinda Burgess – On Repetition

JULIE ACKERMAN, SUE PICKERING AND FATBELLYPOTS

David Abbott : ‘A Certain Day’

LAURE PROUVOST | LANGUAGE LESSONS

A Lifetime of Different Identities: The careers of Karol Kulik

Talking Brushes, and Figures of Speech

Creative Connections Cornwall

Brick by Brick: A LEGO brick history of Exeter

Members Summer Show

Stephanie Sandercock | Alchemy

Jason Lilley & Mark Verry | Landscript

Summer of 22: Bridport Arts Society

Mainly Flowers of the Wayside: Sally Maltby

Flutes and Lutes: Orchestrating a collection

Make a Small Fruit Basket with Vivienne Turner

JERWOOD ART FUND MAKERS OPEN

CORNWALL DESIGN: THE ART OF MAKING

CORNWALL DESIGN: THE ART OF MAKING

Gustav Metzger: Earth Minus Environment

English Riviera Summer Open Exhibition

Olla Podrida

Luke England and William Oliver

Natural Colour Workshop

Picked and pressed: the appeal of edible plants

MARK LECKEY | ARTIST’S TALK

Parallels / Encounters: Art, Words and their Meetings

Between the Pearl and Berry Laden : Sound and Plant Gathering Walk

Portrait Modelling with Luke Shepherd

Raw Talent 2022

STINKING RICH: The cost of Wealth

Plein Air Painting Competition at Bowood House & Gardens

We are Invisible We are Visible

Introduction to Leatherwork with Jane Watts

PEOPLE

Photographic Screen Print

Stitched: Textiles Open

Making Paper Garments with Jennifer Collier

Contemporary Passions

‘The Sweetest Thing’ with Joy Gregory

SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION

James Reka ‘Lost & Found’

The story of the Dawlish Hoard

Jamaica Street Studios — Open Studios ’22

Ben Anthony: Fragile

Make a Lampshade with Emma Purdie

Forest: Wake this Ground

OUT OF THIS EARTH: WORKING WITH EARTH PIGMENTS, SOYA MILK & TEXTILES WITH CLAIRE BENN

Drawing in the Gallery

Make a Silver Pendant with Emma Mogridge

Tim Harrisson: DRAWINGS > PRINTS > STRUCTURES > A SELECTION OF NEW WORK

WEAVING WITH COLOUR WITH ANGIE PARKER

Modern Calligraphy with Lyndsey from Wild Sea Calligraphy