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Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Studio
KIND
.
Studio
KIND
. is a new artist-led contemporary gallery, project space and studios, located in the heart of North Devon.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Gallery
The Edge
&
Andrew Brownsword Gallery
Art, Research, Adventure at The Edge and Andrew Brownsword Gallery, based at the University of Bath. Exhibitions, classes, performance and more.
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Sector Development
Art Work Exeter
Art Work Exeter (
AWE
) is an organisation which aims to encourage, frame and promote artists and artistic activity.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Artist Studio
Art Space Portsmouth
Art Space Portsmouth has been supporting professional contemporary artists in Portsmouth since
1980
through providing Studios, Art Gallery and more.
Region
Portsmouth
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Sector Development
Bricks
Bricks mission is to support local communities, creative communities and social enterprise projects thrive in Bristol.
Region
Bristol
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Curating
Gallery, Artist Studio
Aspex
Aspex is Portsmouth’s leading contemporary art gallery with over
39
years experience of showcasing the very best emerging artists
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Artist Residency
Fish Factory Art Space
CIC
The Fish Factory is a gallery, live music venue, art studios, vegan café, darkroom, shop, residency programme in Penryn, Cornwall
Region
Cornwall
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Sector Development
Flock South West
Flock South West is a contemporary art production agency based in Plymouth,
UK
Region
Plymouth
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Venue
Knowle West Media Centre
Arts centre and charity supporting people to harness the power of arts and technology to create positive change.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
east bristol contemporary
east bristol contemporary (ebc) is an artist-led gallery based at the trinity centre, bristol.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
CAMP
(Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth)
CAMP
is a member-led network for the creative and visual arts community in Devon and Cornwall
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Devon Guild of Crafts is an Educational Charity, Contemporary Craft Gallery, Retail Shop and Membership organisation
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Artist Studio, Venue
Clayhill Arts
Residential learning space for artists and creative professionals.
Region
Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Venue
GUGGLETON
FARM
ARTS
We are a
CIC
that exists to put creativity, both personal, public and inspirational into our community and the wider, rural, Dorset area.
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
Culture Declares Emergency: Bristol and Beyond
CDE
: Bristol and Beyond is a local network of creatives and cultural institutions who have declared a climate and ecological emergency.
Region
Bristol
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+
Sculpture
Museum, Venue
Eden Project
The Eden Project, an educational charity, connects us with each other and the living world, exploring how we can work towards a better future.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Artist Studio
The Artist Project Space
Based in Bristol, United Kingdom and aim to collaborate nation-wide and internationally.
Region
Bristol
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Curating
Gallery, Venue
Hestercombe Gallery
Hestercombe Contemporary Art Gallery aims to present the best in contemporary arts practice, focusing on the relationship between art and landscape.
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space
Bristol Community Arts
BCAexists to bring about positive social and personal change by promoting well-being and encouraging community participation.
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space
Caraboo Projects
Caraboo Projects is a contemporary arts organisation based in Bristol
Region
Bristol
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Curating
Gallery
Sacred Thing
Limited edition sculptures and exhibitions by contemporary artists
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
Take A Part
TAP
are experts in socially engaged audience development for contemporary art, working in areas that don’t usually engage in the arts.
Region
Plymouth
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
Visual Arts Plymouth
Visual Arts Plymouth is a creative sector steering group made up of independent artists and producers and representatives from key institutions.
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Commercial
House of Prints
A platform for people to discover, experience, appreciate and collect original prints.
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Sector Development, Artist Residency
Take A Part
Using creativity as a catalyst for social justice
&
community cohesion. Grass-roots, long-term
&
embedded practice, co-authored
&
co-created for all.
Region
Devon
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+
Curating
Museum
Royal Albert Memorial Museum
&
Art Gallery
World-class local authority run museum and art gallery in the centre of Exeter
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
ZELDA
ZELDA
is an artist centred art advisory. We work transparently and ethically to support artists, collectors and organisations.
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space
More Than Ponies
More Than Ponies (
MTP
)seeks to reimagine and reanimate the New Forest area through a roving contemporary art programme.
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Newlyn Art Gallery
&
The Exchange
Offering an internationally recognised contemporary art programme, with a supporting programme of events, across two venues.
Region
Cornwall
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Curating
Museum
The Box
The Box is Plymouth’s new museum, gallery and archive.
Region
Devon
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Public art
Sector Development
Creativity Works
An award winning Arts
&
Health charity using creativity to inspire and empower those facing difficulties in their lives.
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space
The Pearl Exchange
A creative community hub based in North Cornwall, a space for sharing skills, knowledge and passions helping to inspire and nurture young adults
Region
Cornwall
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Curating
Gallery, Venue
That Art Gallery
Established in
2017
That Art Gallery is an independent contemporary art gallery in Bristol’s Christmas Steps Arts Quarter.
Region
Bristol
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Installation
Venue
Gods House Tower
Gods House Tower is a brand new arts and heritage venue at the entrance to Southampton’s fascinating Old Town
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Artist Studio
Frome Open Art Trail
The Frome Open Art Trail celebrates the original work of local artists and makers in and around Frome.
Region
Somerset
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Curating
Gallery, Sector Development
Foreground
Foreground commissions new artworks and learning programmes in the diverse social and physical structures of communities.
Region
Somerset
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Curating
Artist-led
Field Notes
Field Notes is a projects organisation based in Cornwall. We commission new works, curate exhibitions and produce festivals and public programmes.
Region
Cornwall
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Digital
Artist Studio
electricbackroom
STUDIO
Artists Studio Space
Region
Dorset
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Moving Image
Project Space
CAST
The Cornubian Arts
&
Science Trust (
CAST
) is an educational charity in Helston, Cornwall.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art
The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art features a high quality contemporary programme of exhibitions and events.
Region
Plymouth
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Artist Residency
Back Lane West
Back Lane West is a non-profit, artist-led residency, project, and meeting space in Redruth, Cornwall.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Curating
Gallery, Venue
Exeter Phoenix
Exeter Phoenix is the South West’s foremost multi-artform venue and contemporary art gallery.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space
Chapel Arts Studios
CAS
is a socially-engaged, contemporary visual arts organisation. In all we do, we endeavour to challenge, inspire, engage, collaborate and include.
Region
Hampshire
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Moving Image
Screenings
Adam Chodzko — Thru hole I blind/O/Thru hole oui see
New commission by Adam Chodzko as part of T E L E V I S T A S: New views on landscape and Gilpin’s picturesque from/for/about the New Forest.
Dates
11/11/20 – 18/11/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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+
Digital
Workshops & Courses
AI
for Nervous Humans by Dave Webb
Hands-on workshop creatively training
AI
using just pen + paper with analogue code
Date
05/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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Digital
Workshops & Courses
Alt-Text as Poetry by Shannon Finnegan
Workshop designing speculative treatments for the symptoms caused by excess digital technology use
Date
16/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Apply to the Dorset Artists Emergency Fund
Freelance creatives living and working in Dorset who are experiencing severe financial hardship due to
COVID-
19
.
Closing
09:00 19/06/20
Fee
£100 - £500
Region
Dorset
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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
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Artizan Gallery
2021
Exhibition Opportunities
2021
Final Exhibition Availability
Closing
12:00 31/12/20
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
Festivals
b‑side festival
2021
The b‑side team and directors have decided that the b‑side Festival
2020
will be postponed until
11
–
19
September
2021
.
Dates
11/09/21 – 19/09/21
Organisation
b-side CIC
Region
Dorset
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Moving Image
Talks & Seminars
Bite Size: The Infinite Crossroads
With Dr Alan Butler, University of Plymouth, as part of the Kehinde Wiley exhibition, Ship of Fools
Date
30/09/20
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Commission
Black Lives Matter art commission
Bristol Museum
&
Art Gallery is seeking a new work of art that responds to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Closing
23:59 30/09/20
Fee
£1,500
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Open call
brb
brb… is a remote mentoring opportunity aimed at early-career artists based in the Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.
Closing
00:00 15/07/20
Region
Region-wide
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+
Digital
Talks & Seminars
Bristol Arts Channel: reaching local audiences through lockdown
Explore how the Bristol Arts Channel brought a diverse programme of in-person cultural content online in record time.
Date
04/11/20
Organiser
Bo Lanyon
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Call for artist / designer: Forms of Intelligence research project
Seeking artists and designers to create a visual response to research material investigating what we can learn from animal and plant intelligence
Closing
00:00 09/04/20
Fee
£1,750
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Open call
Caraboo Loops
We are offering two artists the opportunity to each co-produce a podcast episode with the Caraboo team and a multimedia composer.
Closing
00:00 15/07/20
Fee
£150 per artist
Region
Region-wide
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+
Photography
Call for artists
CATALYST
| Mentorship Program
CATALYST
| Mentorship Program.
CALL
FOR
APPLICATIONS
. Deadline
13
September
2020
Closing
23:59 13/09/20
Fee
£350
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Exhibitions
Cathedral by Peter Stiles
Studio
KIND
. presents Cathedral; a virtual exhibition of paintings by Peter Stiles
Dates
15/01/21 – 06/03/21
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Centrespace Gallery discount opportunities
&
day rates
Proposals for producing films/videos of exhibitions and live performances for virtual audiences
OR
as a temporary studio/project/self residency
Closing
17:00 01/09/20
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Cherelle Sappleton: Among Other Things
An exploration of photographic media, with an interest in feminist agendas and performance, utilising abstraction and surrealist aesthetics.
Dates
14/02/20 – 02/06/20
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Drawing
Exhibitions
Chuck Elliott | Modular Locus
Chuck Elliott produces works that hover between traditional print making, contemporary abstract photography, and the digital realm.
Dates
14/02/20 – 23/03/20
Organisation
CLOSE Ltd
Region
Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Job
Community projects coordinator
We’re looking for somebody to get out into our communities, in particular vulnerable communities and individuals facing increasing social inequality,
Closing
17:00 30/10/20
Fee
£5000 Fee
Region
Gloucestershire
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+
Drawing
Commission
Connecting the Culm — Landscape Visualisation
To create illustrative artwork for an environmental project in the Culm Valley
Closing
17:00 26/05/20
Fee
£2000
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Correspondence Art in a Time of Social Distancing
An online in-conversation with Michael Crane, author of Correspondence Art: Source Book for the Network of International Postal Art Activity (
1984
)
Date
06/05/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Hampshire
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+
Digital
Open call
Creative enterprise support programme launches in South Bristol
A Bristol-based arts centre and making space is launching a new initiative to support people to turn their creative ideas into enterprises.
Closing
12:30 29/10/20
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Family Friendly
Crowdfunder to Save the
TAAG
Arts and Community Centre
Our Crowdfunder is to buy the
TAAG
Gallery
&
Community Centre. We had raised £
100
k before lockdown but now we have to move our appeal online.
Dates
01/04/20 – 24/07/20
Organisation
TAAG - Teignmouth Arts Action Group
Region
Devon
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+
Digital
Talks & Seminars
David Blandy: Artist Talk
Join David Blandy as he discusses his new online commissions for John Hansard Gallery and the world of digital art.
Date
16/06/20
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Photography
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
Find out more
+
Digital
Job
Digital Project Lead
Fotonow (Plymouth) are seeking an experienced professional to lead on the development of digital and online aspects of their community project work
Closing
17:00 11/06/20
Fee
£10,647.00
Region
Plymouth
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+
Digital
Job
DIGITAL
PROJECTS
LEAD
Fotonow are seeking an experienced professional to lead on the development of digital and online aspects of our community project work.
Closing
17:00 11/05/20
Fee
10647.00
Region
Plymouth
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+
Digital
Workshops & Courses
DIY
Solutions to End Tech Pain by Dasha Ilina
Workshop designing speculative treatments for the symptoms caused by excess digital technology use
Date
03/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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+
Digital
Commercial
Dorset Art Weeks Auction
Online Auction of Dorset Art Weeks
2020
Artists
Dates
07/07/20 – 19/07/20
Organiser
Kate Madden
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Award
Dover Art Prize Fund of £
17
,
500
The Dover Prize
2021
has launched with a prize fund of £
17
,
500
to support excellence and experimentation in the arts.
Closing
23:59 14/02/21
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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+
Exhibitions
ebc
024
opening event
ian jackson joel chima hanna rullmann
Date
06/03/20
Organisation
east bristol contemporary
Region
Bristol
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+
Performance
Performance
Elg Post
57
Ep
2
‘
Dawn’ by Rebecca Birch
For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post
57
, a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway.
Date
04/10/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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+
Performance
Performance
Elg Post
57
Ep
3
‘
Quarry’ by Rebecca Birch
For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post
57
,a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway
Date
08/10/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Painting
Exhibitions
English Riviera Winter Open – A Port in a Storm for Devon’s Visual Artists
Our Annual Christmas Show, More Important Than Ever…
Dates
12/11/20 – 24/12/20
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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+
Painting
Call for artists
English Riviera Winter Open Exhibition
English Riviera Winter Open call for artists.
Closing
12:00 24/10/20
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
EXTRAORDINARY
POSTCARDS
FOR
EXTRAORDINARY
TIMES
CELEBRATING
CREATIVITY
IN
EXCEPTIONAL
CIRCUMSTANCES
Dates
19/09/20 – 02/01/21
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Facing It
‘
Facing It’ is the The House of Smalls’ inaugural exhibition, featuring
28
artists addressing the theme of the physical, emotional, and mental effects
Dates
07/12/20 – 04/01/21
Organiser
Amy Oliver
Region
Swindon
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Frome Open Art Trail — Virtual
Frome Open Art Trail Virtual
52
local artists
&
makers
4
—
12
July
2020
. Affordable art: ceramics, paintings, textiles, photography, glass, jewellery.
Dates
04/07/20 – 12/07/20
Organisation
Frome Open Art Trail
Region
Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Funding Workshop: Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice
VASW
advises artists and independent art workers on applying for Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice fund.
Date
04/02/21
Organisation
VASW
Region
Region-wide
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Moving Image
Screenings
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner | Introduced by Denzil Forrester
As part of our Artist’s Choice series, we will be screening the
1967
film
‘
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’, introduced by artist Denzil Forrester.
Date
30/10/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Devon
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Sound
Commissions
Hannah Catherine Jones: Owed to Humana
Obsidian Coast is excited to present Owed to Humana, an online commission by Hannah Catherine Jones, as the final tide of (Extra)Terrestrial Currents.
Dates
16/10/20 – 31/12/20
Organisation
Obsidian Coast
Region
Region-wide
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+
Digital
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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AR/VR
Exhibitions
Homemade Mango Chutney
A new exhibition of work in a virtual gallery by graduate artists as part of
‘
a space’ arts’
RIPE
Graduate Programme.
Dates
29/05/20 – 30/07/20
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
HouseBound; a curated exhibition on Instagram
An online contemporary art exhibition responding to the rooms in an average house. A new room opens @houseboundart every Friday
Dates
08/05/20 – 19/06/20
Organisation
Chapel Arts Studios
Region
Hampshire
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Photography
Exhibitions
How We Live Now #
1
: Aaron Schuman,
SLANT
(Election, Fall
2020
)
Foreground are delighted to announce the launch of Aaron Schuman,
SLANT
(Election, Fall
2020
).
Dates
03/11/20 – 20/12/20
Organisation
Foreground
Region
Somerset
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+
Photography
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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Multidisciplinary
Commission
Hyperlocal
10
micro-commissions for freelance artists based in Devon and Cornwall to explore the hyperlocal of their immediate domestic environment.
Closing
17:00 07/04/20
Fee
£500 x10
Region
Region-wide
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+
Drawing
Exhibitions
‘
IN
RECLINE
’
Abstract figure artist Rob Unett will be presenting a body of work that explores the figure bending, seated and eventually, reclining.
Dates
19/09/20 – 04/10/20
Organisation
JupiterSHOWCASE
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image
Screenings
John Smith | Programme of Short Films
CAST
presents a selection of films by the acclaimed artist and filmmaker John Smith.
Dates
04/08/20 – 03/10/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Landscapes from Afar
An online in-conversation between artists Marcela Sinclair, Laura Eldret and curator Alejandra Aguado on
24
th
September at
7
:
30
pm
Date
24/09/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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+
Exhibitions
Lindsay Seers: Every Thought There Ever Was
Through digital animation, robotics, drawing and sound design Seers has created a complex environment that explores a world experienced differently.
Dates
08/02/20 – 11/04/20
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Talks & Seminars
Lindsay Seers in Conversation
Join Lindsay Seers and Professor Anil Seth as they discuss the science behind current John Hansard Gallery exhibition, Every Thought There Ever Was.
Date
18/03/20
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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+
Digital
Workshops & Courses
Live Coding Visuals by Antonio Roberts
Live coding visuals workshop using Improviz
Date
11/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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+
Sound
Performance
LOW
PROFILE
:
DRUMROLL
DRUMROLL
is a new, immersive audio artwork made by artists
LOW
PROFILE
in collaboration with drummer Richard Sharp.
Date
31/12/20
Organisation
Flock South West
Region
Region-wide
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+
Exhibitions
Many voices, all of them loved
Featuring: Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Kader Attia, Laure Prouvost, Willem de Rooij, Liza Sylvestre and Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa.
Dates
01/02/20 – 11/04/20
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Exhibitions
Marina Neil Exhibition
Marina is an Exeter based young artist. A young artists’ exploration of self-image and identity through a varied series self portraits, with an emphas
Dates
12/02/20 – 25/02/20
Organisation
Creative Youth Network
Region
Bristol
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+
Digital
Workshops & Courses
MIAU
ID
: Stitched Connections by
MELT
Workshop exploring networks through embroidery whilst playing cats!
Dates
17/10/20 – 19/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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+
Digital
Commission
My Story —
LGBT
+ Micro-Commissions
The Box has announced four £
500
micro-commissions aimed at those who identify as part of Plymouth’s
LGBT
+ community.
Closing
23:59 03/01/21
Fee
£500
Region
Plymouth
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
New Artists Mentoring Programme
A year-long programme of mentoring and support for young visual artists.
Closing
23:59 13/03/20
Fee
£500 bursary
Region
Dorset
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Sculpture
Exhibitions
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‘
is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations
First of three exhibitions of new work exploring a multi-sensory engagement, geometric sculptural installations, five elements and therapeutic sound.
Dates
23/10/20 – 01/11/20
Organiser
Tony Spencer
Region
Hampshire
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Sculpture
Exhibitions
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‘
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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Moving Image
Talks & Seminars
Online Artist Talk | John Smith
British filmmaker John Smith will discuss his work in this online event.
Date
02/10/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Digital
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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Digital
Exhibitions
Online Exhibition: David Blandy – How to Fly | How to Live
John Hansard Gallery announce new digital works by artist David Blandy, commissioned to reflect on the uncertain times that we find ourselves in.
Dates
01/05/20 – 30/06/20
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Digital
Call for artists
Open call for creatives, University of Bristol
University of Bristol is looking for an artist, writer, filmmaker, illustrator, performer or animator to work on a project with our students.
Closing
23:59 30/09/20
Fee
£5,000
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Open call for miniature pieces of artwork inspired by
‘
Restriction’
Work is sought for an exhibition of miniature pieces of artwork inspired by
‘
Restriction’
Closing
23:59 14/02/21
Fee
£50.00
Region
Region-wide
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Digital
Workshops & Courses
Oracle Bots by
DANAE
and Annika Kappner
Workshop for coding Bots that provide spiritual advice
Date
09/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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Digital
Workshops & Courses
Proxy Politics: Making and Unmaking Perspectives on Access
Workshop exploring disability activism
&
accessibility led by Arjun Harrison-Mann, Benjamin Redgrove and Kaiya Waerea
Date
15/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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Public art
Job
Public Art Producer
Bricks are recruiting for a Public Art Producer to join our team.
Closing
17:00 04/11/20
Fee
Negotiable
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
RAMM
Lates: Online
Join us for our first ever online
RAMM
Lates! An evening of talks, tours, games and musical entertainment with the chance to have a drink with friends
Date
12/11/20
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Reaching Resilience — Artist Cohort — Open Application to artists in Bristol, Bath,
BANES
, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Bricks invites applications from visual artists in Bristol and West of England to join its new artist programme Reaching Resilience.
Closing
17:00 01/06/20
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Recruiting: Artist Programme Producer
Recruiting Artist Programme Producer to support Reaching Resilience. Starts as a six month, part time contract which we hope will build.
Closing
17:00 06/07/20
Fee
£22,000 pro rata
Region
Bristol
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Digital
Conversation
Reflections on the
COVID-
19
Crisis
Kim Wide, Director of Take A Part, looks at how we can remain present in new ways that supports people to take part in art.
Posted
02/04/20
Author
Kim Wide
Region
Region-wide
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Digital
Talks & Seminars
Rethinking The Social — Digital Curating (via Zoom)
Practical and theoretical workshop on the overlooked histories of the web and the cultural specificities of the online with curator Shama Khanna
Date
06/02/21
Organisation
CAMP (Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth)
Region
Region-wide
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Printmaking
Open call
Riddle
57
— call for artwork
Double Elephant Print Workshop are animating a
1000
year old riddle and we want
YOU
to get involved!
Closing
00:00 29/06/20
Region
Devon
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Digital
Exhibitions
Ripe Tomatoes
Ripe Tomatoes is an online exhibition of outstanding work by recent graduates from Solent University and
WSA
, University of Southampton
Dates
21/08/20 – 31/08/20
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Hampshire
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Digital
Workshops & Courses
Robots with Pens by Joseph Wilk
Workshops to make experimental robot drawings using code
Date
12/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Seaside: Photographed | Call for an Artist
&
Arts Educator at John Hansard Gallery
John Hansard Gallery is seeking an Artist and Arts Educator to develop an outreach programme to accompany the touring exhibition, Seaside Photographed
Closing
12:00 31/07/20
Fee
£1000-£4000
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
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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Moving Image
Screenings
Show Me The Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall | Introduced by Tatiana Kennedy
A screening of the award-winning documentary about photographer, Jum Marshall.
Dates
17/12/20 – 18/12/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Open Studios
Somerset Open Studios
Fiona Campbell’s recent work showing during Somerset Open Studios. Wander around her sculpture garden/studio (safe measures in place). By appointment
Dates
19/09/20 – 04/10/20
Organiser
Fiona Campbell
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Curating
Open Studios
Digital Somerset Open Studios
2020
A countywide celebration of the variety and quality of contemporary visual art and craft that can be found in Somerset.
Dates
19/09/20 – 05/10/20
Organisation
Somerset Art Works
Region
Somerset
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Public art
Exhibitions
Somerset Reacquainted Exhibition
A collective reflection by
63
Somerset artists during lockdown
Dates
19/09/20 – 16/01/21
Organisation
Somerset Art Works
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Commission
St Annes Micro Commission
3
x Micro Commission opportunities to develop/test new work in St Annes Bristol as part of Creative Community Mapping project.
Closing
17:00 07/09/20
Fee
£450
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
State of Emergency — Contemporary Art Micro-Commissions
The Box is inviting applications from artists based in Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall, to consider how Covid-
19
has impacted on our notion of freedom.
Closing
17:00 25/05/20
Fee
£500 per commission
Region
Region-wide
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Sound
Talks & Seminars
Talking a Walk on the Wild Side
Innovative forms of social, cultural
&
creative mapping are shared by
3
engaged in civic participation and urban democracy.
Date
16/12/20
Organiser
Lucy Frears
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Tele Vistas
T E L E V I S T A S New views on landscape and Gilpin’s picturesque from/for/about the New Forest.
Dates
10/09/20 – 18/11/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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Digital
Commission
Tender to produce an animated film: The Secret Life of Pests
Invitation to Tender for The Secret Life of Pests; a £
5000
contract for an animated film for museums and heritage on integrated pest management
Closing
17:00 13/01/21
Fee
£5,000
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
The Red Zenith Collective First Call Out:
EQUALITY
Open call for work, which responds to the theme
EQUALITY
.
Closing
00:00 01/08/20
Region
Region-wide
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Moving Image
Screenings
The Shout | Introduced by Bronwen Buckeridge
CAST
will screen the
1978
film
‘
The Shout’, directed by Jerzy Skolimowski and introduced by artist and Falmouth University lecturer Bronwen Buckeridge
Date
06/10/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image
Screenings
The Shout | Introduced by Bronwen Buckeridge
Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski,
‘
The Shout’ (
1978
) has been selected by artist and Falmouth University lecturer Bronwen Buckeridge.
Date
04/11/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image
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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Communications
The Space’s Online Audiences Toolkit
A user-friendly guide to building your online audiences, created by The Space.
Posted
19/02/20
Shared by
VASW
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Care, Arts Organising, Communications, Audiences
The Space’s Toolkit on Responding to Online Abuse
The Space’s toolkit is designed as a pragmatic guide for artists and cultural organisations to effectively prevent and respond to online abuse.
Posted
19/11/20
Shared by
VASW
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Moving Image
Screenings
The Wrecking Season | Introduced by Jane Darke
CAST
presents a screening of
‘
The Wrecking Season’ introduced by Jane Darke.
Date
28/03/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Moving Image
Screenings
The Wrecking Season | Introduced by Jane Darke
Enjoy supper at
CAST
Café and a screening of the
2005
documentary,
‘
The Wrecking Season’, introduced by Jane Darke.
Dates
16/10/20 – 17/10/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Thriving and Surviving as an Artist : Online Summer School
Join us this June for an online summer school with Rosalind Davis and Justin Hibbs to help you with your creative career
Dates
01/06/20 – 22/06/20
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Throes of Grief : Open Call
An open call for artists who have experienced or who may be experiencing Deep Grief.
Closing
23:00 31/07/20
Region
Region-wide
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Photography
Exhibitions
‘
together / apart’
On
18
th
April
2020
That Art Gallery launched an
‘
open call’ asking for submissions of up to
3
pictures taken during the
COVID-
19
‘
lock down’…
Dates
18/04/20 – 26/05/20
Organisation
That Art Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Visions of Science Art Prize
2020
The Andrew Brownsword Gallery, University of Bath invites artists to submit works for an online exhibition exploring modern scientific phenomena
Closing
11:59 21/06/20
Fee
£5- £7
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Digital
Screenings
Where is my space? by Tracey Bowen
Discussion on bias coded into algorithms
Date
13/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Festivals
WINDOW
INTO
WHITEGOLD
Whitegold: Festival of Clay is going online
19
/
09
/
20
with live streaming via the website, Facebook and Instagram, from
11
am –
8
pm
Dates
19/09/20 – 21/09/20
Organisation
The Whitegold Project
Region
Cornwall
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Sound
Exhibitions
Yellowfields: Overburden
Eleanor Duffin, Olivia Jones, Abigail Reynolds, Libita Sibungu, with Suzanne Lacy and Sharon Allen
Dates
04/11/20 – 08/11/20
Organisation
Obsidian Coast
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
ZELDA
Free Artist Mentorship Programme: Call for Applications!
ZELDA’s first artist mentorship programme is now accepting applications. We’re looking for
8
mentees to pair with
8
expert mentors from Oct-Jan.
Closing
17:00 09/10/20
Region
Region-wide
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