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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, 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
Sector Development
Cultivator
Cultivator provides creative business support to creative businesses
Region
Cornwall
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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
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
Sector Development
FEAST
Community Arts funder in Cornwall.
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Sector Development
canopy
Canopy is a creative network in the Forest of Dean that supports a wide range of cultural activities to thrive.
Region
Gloucestershire
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+
Multidisciplinary
Venue
Quay Arts
The Isle of Wight’s leading art gallery and venue for live arts events.
Region
Isle of Wight
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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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Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Venue
Heart of The Tribe
Art gallery and garden specialising in contemporary work from the Somerset area, and hosting workshops and creative development opportunities.
Region
Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Hardwick Gallery
Hardwick Gallery is a space for the exploration of art and ideas at the University of Gloucestershire, Hardwick Campus, Cheltenham.
Region
Gloucestershire
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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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Printmaking
Artist Studio, Sector Development
Double Elephant Print Workshop
Double Elephant Print Workshop offers courses, resources and run a dynamic outreach programme across the South West.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Gallery
HOURS
HOURS
has fine views of central Bristol, white walls, oak floor and flexible furnishing and lighting.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Artist Studio, Venue
New Brewery Arts
New Brewery Arts celebrates the importance of creativity in all our lives
Region
Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
Artist Studio
The Conscious Sisters
CIC
Socially engaged artists working out of Plymouth,
UK
. Focus on work that explores identity.
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
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
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
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
Project Space
Caraboo Projects
Caraboo Projects is a contemporary arts organisation based in Bristol
Region
Bristol
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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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+
Curating
Gallery, Venue
‘
a space’ arts
Visual arts organisation supporting Southampton’s artists and audiences through studios, artist development, and re-imagined heritage buildings.
Region
Southampton
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Andelli Art
The Andelli Art gallery showcases a diverse mix of Modern British,
20
th
Century, European and contemporary art.
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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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
Engage
Engage is the lead advocacy and training network for gallery education.
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Festival, Artist Residency
The Whitegold Project
The Whitegold Project works with creative people to celebrate the culture of clay.
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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Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Project Space
Auction House
Project and exhibition space in the heart of Redruth
Region
Cornwall
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+
Curating
Museum, Gallery
Wheal Martyn Clay Works
Wheal Martyn Clay Works is the UK’s only china clay mining museum, based within two Victorian china clay works in Cornwall.
Region
Cornwall
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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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+
Multidisciplinary
Festival
Cam Valley Arts Trail Group
The aim of the group is to promote and support local artists and craftspeople that live and work in the Cam Valley area in Somerset.
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Curating
Sector Development
Flow Contemporary Arts
Flow devises and delivers arts projects for organisations and artists on varying scales. Carolyn is also an artist.
Region
Gloucestershire
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space
Centre of Gravity
Centre of Gravity is a project bringing together the expansive contemporary visual arts communities of Bristol and Bath.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Artist Residency
At the Garage
The Garage — an artist-led residency space in Bristol
Region
Bristol
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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, 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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Multidisciplinary
Festival
Control Shift
Join Control Shift to re-imagine our digital tools, through three weeks of workshops, exhibitions and events — online and across Bristol,
UK
.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Venue
Pound Arts
Pound Arts is a registered charity (charity number
1102787
), limited by guarantee.
Region
Wiltshire
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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
Artist Residency
Aplpip Arts
Rural artist residency programme. Residential. Self-funding.
Region
Dorset
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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
Artist Studio, Venue
Clayhill Arts
Residential learning space for artists and creative professionals.
Region
Somerset
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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
Sector Development
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol aims to bring together the best minds in individual fields.
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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+
Digital
Artist Studio
electricbackroom
STUDIO
Artists Studio Space
Region
Dorset
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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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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Artist Studio
Making Space
The lead craft organisation in Hampshire, Making Space initiates opportunities for new networks and partnership working to raise the profile of craft.
Region
Hampshire
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+
Multidisciplinary
SAN
South West
Social Art Network is a
UK
based community of artists committed to building agency for the field of art and social practice.
Region
Region-wide
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space
JupiterSHOWCASE
JupiterSHOWCASE is a temporary project space run by Trevor Thorne, with art events running from August
2020
until March
2021
.
Region
Cornwall
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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
Gallery, Sector Development
Lyme Bay Arts
CIC
A members-based organisation offering exhibition, workshop and other opportunities to artists, designers and craftmakers from the South West.
Region
Dorset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Greenways Studios
Artist’s Studios, creative workshop and exhibition space
Region
Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
EXPERIENCE
Project | Cornwall Council
A project involving six areas of the Channel region, aiming to promote experiential tourism and sustainable economic growth.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space
Rame Projects
Rame Projects is a visual arts project space in South East Cornwall. We are an artist-led organisation dedicated to testing out new ideas.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
Test Valley Arts Foundation
Arts events and opportunities to enrich the local communities in Test Valley
Region
Hampshire
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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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Installation
Project Space, Festival
b‑side
CIC
b‑side works with artists, residents and communities to create new, site-responsive art on the Isle of Portland and Dorset and beyond.
Region
Dorset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Project Space
CLOSE
Ltd
art consultancy — contemporary art space for creative events — experiences — collecting art
Region
Somerset
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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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+
Research
Project Space
SDARA
South Devon Anti-Racism Alliance
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
SEAFAIR
SEAFAIR
is for artists by artists.
Region
Dorset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Museum, Gallery
The Leach Pottery
Internationally renowned Pottery in St Ives with historic workshops and kilns, currently celebrating
100
years since its establishment.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Artist Studio
Jamaica Street Studios
Jamaica Street Studios is one of the largest artist-led studios outside of London and has been established for over
20
years.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Project Space
Test Space
Test Space is an artist led gallery and project space based at Spike Island.
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Venue
The Art Cohort
WE
BELIEVE
THAT
WE
ARE
ALL
ARTISTS
AND
SO
WE
’
VE
CREATED
A
RELAXED
AND
INFORMAL
ARTSPACE
IN
WHICH
ARTISTS
OF
ALL
AGES
AND
ABILITIES
CAN
CREATE
.
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Venue
The Vestibules
Artspace Lifespace is a charity that recycles vacant, underused and problem properties into thriving creative resources
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
Cultivator
Supporting creative sectors in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Region
Cornwall
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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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+
Multidisciplinary
The Women’s Art Activation System
The
WAAS
is an artist collective formed in
2016
with the aim of activating women’s art.
Region
Gloucestershire
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+
Multidisciplinary
Artist Residency
The Mothership
The project offers time and space for artists, without pressure to produce. It is a social art project, exploring exchange between host and guest.
Region
Dorset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
The Arts Institute is a vibrant annual public programme of exhibitions, music, talks, films
&
performances brought to you by University of Plymouth.
Region
Plymouth
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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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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (
THG
)
Public art gallery featuring contemporary art
&
craft exhibitions, alongside a permanent collection of artist Thelma Hulbert’s work
Region
Devon
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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
Grays Wharf and
GW
Arts
CIC
Grays Wharf and
GW
Arts
CIC
is a studio complex and art centre, running a public programme of exhibitions, courses and events.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Kestle Barton
Kestle Barton: Rural Centre for Contemporary Arts is on an ancient Cornish farmstead situated above the Helford River with gallery and gardens
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Kosar Contemporary
Kosar Contemporary is a Bristol based independent contemporary art space.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Artist Studio
Krowji
Krowji is Cornwall’s largest creative hub, dedicated to providing studios for over
200
artists, makers, designers and creative businesses.
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Marine House at Beer
Marine House at Beer, established in
1998
, is one of the most successful contemporary art galleries outside of London
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Festival
Select Arts
Select Arts presents year round events with an annual festival
&
Open studios
Region
Gloucestershire
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
TAAG
— Teignmouth Arts Action Group
TAAG
is a charity-operated gallery and arts
&
well-being hub which is used by over
30
local organisations for the benefit of the community
Region
Devon
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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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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Centrespace Gallery
Centrespace Gallery is part of Centrespace Studios, located in the centre of Bristol, just off Corn Street.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space, Venue
Artspace Lifespace
Charity transforming vacant and underutilised properties into thriving creative resources.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Sector Development
Dorset Visual Arts
Membership Organisation bringing artists and audience together via exhibitions, events, publications and forums artists
Region
Dorset
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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
The Box
The Box is Plymouth’s new £
46
million cultural destination, proudly led by Plymouth City Council in Britain’s Ocean City.
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Project Space
Weston Artspace
Weston Artspace is a hub for Weston-super-Mare’s creative community, right at the heart of the High Street.
Region
North Somerset
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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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+
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
Museum
Bristol Museum
&
Art Gallery
Bristol Museum
&
Art Gallery houses the city’s world class collections.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Anima Mundi
Anima Mundi works with International artists across all media, showcasing ambitious and provocative contemporary art exhibitions.
Region
Cornwall
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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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+
Installation
Gallery
Arnolfini
Arnolfini is Bristol’s International Centre for Contemporary Arts located on the harbourside in the heart of the city.
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Festival
Window Wanderland
CIC
Window Wanderland
CIC
unites people with their Neighbours, creating better communities where even the most vulnerable feel connected.
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
Exhibitions
168
Annual Open
The RWA’s renowned Annual Open Exhibition returns for its
168
th
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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+
Public art
Job
3
x 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
Festivals
5
x
5
x
5
series: Everything is changing. Nothing has changed. Change is coming
5
artists,
5
writers,
5
researchers bringing together diverse voices for an online series of arts and culture in response to the global issues of
2020
Dates
30/10/20 – 13/11/20
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Devon
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+
Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
A Green New Deal for Culture in Bristol Webinar
How can the cultural recovery in Bristol provide job security, address systemic barriers to empowerment and centre climate justice?
Date
28/07/20
Organiser
Celia Turley
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
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
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
Find out more
+
Curating
Exhibitions
ALTERED
STATES
A collaborative show featuring
18
of Wessex Contemporary Arts’ members
Dates
31/10/20 – 21/11/20
Organisation
GUGGLETON FARM ARTS
Region
Dorset
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Grant
An Invitation to dreamers: £
5000
bursary launched in memory of Maurice W.H. O’ Connell
November Club re-launches an artists’ bursary worth £
5
,
000
in memory of Maurice W. H. O’Connell, aka The Lord of Misrule and the Abbott of Unreason
Closing
17:00 07/08/20
Fee
£5,000
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Painting
Exhibitions
Andrew Litten
‘
Concerning the Fragile’
‘
Concerning The Fragile’ is a solo exhibition of large scale figurative paintings, bronze sculpture and mixed media works by Andrew Litten.
Dates
27/06/20 – 10/08/20
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Annabelle Smith: An Apprenticeship
The Leach Pottery proudly presents Annabelle Smith’s first solo online exhibition, celebrating the completion of her Leach-Seasalt Apprenticeship
Dates
09/11/20 – 18/12/20
Organisation
The Leach Pottery
Region
Cornwall
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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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+
Painting
Exhibitions
Art at the Galleries
An Amazing Assemblage of Fantastic Artists Bringing Colour to the Galleries.
Dates
03/12/20 – 20/12/20
Organisation
Keep Art It
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Art, Code and a Bowl of Fruit
Workshop to make coding tools to draw still-life by Alice Haynes, Pete Bennett and Dave Webb
Date
18/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Art on Tour at Home
‘
Art on Tour at Home’ finds ways to bring Swindon’s collection of modern British art to you.
Dates
01/03/20 – 04/10/20
Organisation
Swindon Museum and Art Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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+
COVID-19
Art Workers Italia: Manifesto
Art Workers in Italy share their outline of demands in response to how things have transpired due to the Coronavirus.
Posted
20/05/20
Shared by
VASW
Find out more
+
Printmaking
Commercial
Artist Fair
The return of our Xmas artist fair
Dates
10/12/20 – 14/12/20
Organisation
Fish Factory Art Space CIC
Region
Cornwall
Find out more
+
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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+
Space
Artist Studio, Centrespace Studios
A small studio space available for creatives in Bristol.
Closing
17:00 31/08/20
Region
Bristol
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+
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
Announcement
Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants are Returning
On
22
July Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant will be open again for applications, with a budget of £
59
.
8
million available until April
2021
.
Posted
02/07/20
Source
VASW
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Ash Tree Stream
See an exhibition of new work by artist James Aldridge and children from
5
local schools who have been exploring the significance of ash trees.
Dates
03/11/20 – 14/11/20
Organisation
Chapel Arts Studios
Region
Hampshire
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+
Multidisciplinary
Job
Assistant Curator, Weston Jerwood Creative Bursaries
Aspex is looking for someone with lots of energy and enthusiasm to join our small team as we deliver a new programme to mark our
40
th
anniversary.
Closing
12:00 17/11/20
Fee
£19,500
Region
Portsmouth
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+
Drawing
Workshops & Courses
Augmenting Landscapes
An online drawing workshop led by artist Benjamin Deakin
Date
08/07/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Job
b‑side Director
We are looking for a creative, visionary leader to drive the organisation’s ambition and expand our portfolio of funders.
Closing
09:00 22/06/20
Fee
£31,826 per annum
Region
Dorset
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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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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
Find out more
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Multidisciplinary
Announcement
BBC
Arts and
ACE
announce new commission by Bristol-based artist Cathy Mager
Cathy Mager joins
24
artists to commission work for Culture In Quarantine.
Posted
27/05/20
Source
VASW
Region
Bristol
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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
Find out more
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Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Bite Size: Portraying Power, as Part of the Kehinde Wiley Exhibition
Join an in-depth conversation about Kehinde Wiley’s career and how the artist has become a symbol for black communities and their empowerment.
Date
28/10/20
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
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
Grant
Black Artists Grant
Creative Debuts announce the
‘
Black Artists Grant’ – a grant of £
500
given out monthly to a black artist in the
UK
.
Fee
£500
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
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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
Find out more
+
Research
Research
Updated:
BLM
Resources Compiled by
VASW
An ongoing list of resources to help us learn and relearn all we can about racism within the arts and within wider society.
Posted
24/06/20
Shared by
VASW
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Writing
Rights & Pay, Care, Research, Mentoring, Connecting
BLM
Resources from Jody Mulvey / @sadgrads
2020
A collection of books, articles, charities and other resources exploring racism within the arts.
Posted
03/06/20
Shared by
VASW
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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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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Bringing Art to Life
An open exhibition of
2
D
and
3
D
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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+
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
Award
Bursary Places for Practitioners of Colour
Rethinking the Social — Workshop Bursary Places for Artists, Makers
&
Creatives of Colour
Closing
23:59 05/02/21
Region
Devon
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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
Call for artists
Call for Artists: Paignton Coastal Flood Defence
Opportunity for an artist or surface designer experienced in surface and pattern design to develop concept designs for new sea walling.
Closing
10:00 29/05/20
Fee
£3,500 (ex. VAT)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Announcement
Call for Fair and Equitable Investment to Protect Britain’s Arts and Heritage Institutions
We are calling for equitable and fair distribution of funds to ensure that this does not solely reach the
‘
crown jewels’ of the arts sector.
Posted
08/07/20
Source
VASW
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Award
CAMP
membership giveaway!
CAMP
(Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth) Membership Giveaway!
Closing
12:00 01/06/20
Region
Devon
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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
Find out more
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Celebrating Young Carers – Creative Commission
Torbay Youth Trust is seeking a producer to deliver a project with young carers to celebrate the
“
development and evolution of their caring roles”.
Closing
23:59 05/02/21
Fee
£2000.00
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Centre of Gravity
Centre of Gravity is a new exciting and innovative project bringing together the expansive contemporary visual arts communities of Bristol and Bath.
Dates
03/10/20 – 01/11/20
Organisation
Centre of Gravity
Region
Bristol
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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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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Children’s Art Week
2020
: Register your activity
Registration for Children’s Art Week
2020
is now open. This year, Children’s Art Week
2020
will run across three weeks from Monday
29
June – Sunday
19
Closing
10:00 25/06/20
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Chroma
Lyme Bay Arts re-starts its outreach series of solo exhibitions in the Lyme Regis Museum with Chroma, cut glass landscape panels by Allan Punton.
Dates
08/09/20 – 17/10/20
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
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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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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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Contemporary Crafts
A chance to see a showcase of recent work created by the talented craft-makers of Dorset and Devon
Dates
03/09/20 – 21/09/20
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Contemporary Crafts
A chance to see a wide selection of recent work created by talented craft-makers from Devon and Dorset
Dates
03/09/20 – 21/09/20
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Residency
Cornwall-based emerging artist residency
We are offering a month-long residency opportunity to an emerging artist based in Cornwall
Closing
23:59 13/04/20
Fee
£1200
Region
Cornwall
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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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Self-Employment, Care, Connecting, COVID-19
COVID-
19
&
Freelance Artists
A new website has been created to give freelance artists access to invaluable resources throughout these uncertain times.
Posted
18/03/20
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VASW
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COVID-19
COVID-
19
impact survey: Final Report
a‑n The Artists Information Company share the final report from their recent Covid-
19
impact survey.
Posted
29/04/20
Shared by
a-n The Artists Information Company
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+
Rights & Pay, Funding, COVID-19
COVID-
19
: Information and guidance for artists and arts organisers
Access support and guidance from across the arts sector, plus wider government and
NHS
guidance, following the coronavirus Covid-
19
outbreak.
Posted
18/03/20
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VASW
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Multidisciplinary
Commission
Coxside Carnival Commission
Commission opportunity for artists or collectives to design and deliver a community carnival in Plymouth
Closing
00:00 01/05/20
Fee
£4,000
Region
Devon
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Textiles
Workshops & Courses
Craft
&
Textiles course
Interested in crafting? Experiment and play with a range of textile techniques. Online course for
11
–
16
year olds.
Dates
29/04/20 – 11/07/20
Organisation
Creative Youth Network
Region
Bristol
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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
Call for artists
Creative Fellowships
2020
–
2021
: Artists Callout
Arts
&
Culture University of Exeter release the artist call-out for third and final
2020
/
2021
Creative Fellowship with The Playful University.
Closing
23:30 06/07/20
Fee
£5,000
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Creative Futures
Creative Futures is a
6
month opportunity for
16
–
25
years olds who would like support to set up as a freelancer and make work.
Closing
09:00 05/10/20
Fee
TBC
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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Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Curators’ Conversation: Ancient Mariner Big Read
Tune in to hear curators Philip Hoare, Angela Cockayne and Sarah Chapman share their reflections on the Ancient Mariner Big Read
Date
28/05/20
Organisation
The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Commission
Destination Lydney Harbour Public Artwork
New public artwork commission opportunity.
Closing
23:59 31/07/20
Fee
70k Contract
Region
Gloucestershire
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+
Multidisciplinary
Residency
Devon-based emerging artist residency
We are offering a month-long residency opportunity to an emerging artist based in Devon
Closing
23:59 13/04/20
Fee
£1200
Region
Devon
Find out more
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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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+
Drawing
Workshops & Courses
Drawing Calls
An imaginative landscape drawing activity as part of Childrens Art Week
2020
Date
09/07/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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+
Sculpture
Public Art
Earthly Delights
Artist David Mach wants your ceramic memories for a major new public art work for the Whitegold Project in St Austell.
Dates
24/04/20 – 02/08/20
Organisation
The Whitegold Project
Region
Cornwall
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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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Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Eelyn Lee — Online Talk
Online talk by film maker and co-founder of Social Art Network, Eelyn Lee
Date
10/12/20
Organisation
CAMP (Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Eleanor Duffin: A Phantom Limb
Eleanor Duffin presents a new installation-based work which incorporates sculptural objects and sound-based work.
Dates
21/02/20 – 09/04/20
Organisation
The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art
Region
Plymouth
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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
Find out more
+
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
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
English Riviera Summer Open Exhibition — Venue
115
Artizan Collective
CIC
will once again be hosting their annual Summer Open Exhibition on Fleet Walk, coinciding with his year’s Devon Open Studios.
Dates
27/08/20 – 27/09/20
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Multidisciplinary
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
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
Job
Freelance Engagement Manager
The Engagement Manager role is a home-based role, working closely with Project Manager, Carolyn Black. Computer skills required
Closing
17:00 27/05/20
Fee
£2,756
Region
Gloucestershire
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Painting
Exhibitions
From the Valley, and Beyond
Art made in Lamorna and travels from the valley.
Dates
05/09/20 – 20/09/20
Organisation
JupiterSHOWCASE
Region
Cornwall
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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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+
COVID-19
Funding Available to Arts and Heritage Organisations During the
COVID-
19
Pandemic
Access a list of key emergency funding opportunities for arts and heritage organisations, compiled by Zoe McLeod of Counter Culture
LLP
.
Posted
29/04/20
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Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Funding Workshop: Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice
VASW
advises artists and independent arts workers on applying for Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice fund.
Dates
05/11/20 – 19/11/20
Organisation
VASW
Region
Region-wide
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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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+
Research
Futuring the Visual Arts: A Review of Youth Arts Provision
A research project by Dr. Ronda Gowland-Pryde on the current status of regional youth arts programming. Commissioned by
VASW
.
Posted
07/05/20
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Multidisciplinary
Job
General Administrator (job vacancy)
Cultivator are looking for an administrator to work as a support to the other four members of our admin team and our Creative Business Advisors.
Closing
17:00 18/09/20
Fee
£20,000 PA Pro Rata
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Professional Development
Get Ready: New Online Events for Artists
A series of online events every Thursday
2
–
3
.
30
pm. Covering digital marketing and profiling your work, ready for different online platforms!
Dates
23/07/20 – 27/08/20
Organisation
Somerset Art Works
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Get Together artist talks
A series of talks where each artist talks about their work in relation to places and materials; from feminist thinking to history and science.
Dates
04/06/20 – 18/06/20
Organisation
Somerset Art Works
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
GO
ON
BEING
SO
Go On Being So is curated by the
MBA
Collective, a group of art, photography and graphics students from Mounts Bay Academy aged between
12
and
16
year
Dates
08/08/20 – 12/09/20
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
HIPPO
CAMPUS
:
WHERE
WE
LEARN
Hippo Campus: Where We Learn A group exhibition featuring works from the Arts Council Collection that explores alternative schooling, peer-to-peer lea
Dates
08/08/20 – 19/09/20
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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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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Research
Open call
Hypericum: A Code of Practice
Obsidian Coast is looking for
UK
based arts workers to form a small working group for the first year of a collective research project.
Closing
23:59 05/07/20
Region
Region-wide
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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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+
Multidisciplinary
COVID-19
Impact of
COVID-
19
on Visual Arts Workers: Survey Summary
Following emergency sector support measures announced in March,
CVAN
and Earthen Lamp developed a survey on the pandemic’s impact on creative practice
Posted
27/05/20
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VASW
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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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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Infourmation
Four West Dorset artists join together for this exhibition of paintings and collages.
Dates
04/07/20 – 09/08/20
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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+
Curating
Arts Organising, COVID-19
Introduction to Ticketing for Museums and Galleries
Download ACE’s guide on how to introduce a timed entry booking operation.
Posted
15/07/20
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VASW
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+
COVID-19
Is the future of the art market online?
The Art Newspaper podcast discusses the future of the art market as galleries and auction houses remain closed and art fairs have been cancelled.
Posted
11/06/20
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VASW
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Multidisciplinary
Commercial
Jamaica St Studios Winter Auction
We have many artistic offerings available to bid on, all from artists at our studios in Bristol,
UK
.
Dates
30/10/20 – 11/12/20
Organisation
Jamaica Street Studios
Region
Bristol
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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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+
COVID-19
Join the Campaign: Call on Government to Protect Artists
Arts organisations call on Government to protect artists. Here’s how you can join the campaign and pledge your support.
Posted
06/05/20
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Multidisciplinary
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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Painting
Workshops & Courses
Landscape Painters Anonymous Online Workshop
THURSDAY
,
JULY
2
,
2020
19
:
30
–
21
:
00
Landscape Painters Anonymous online watercolour workshop led by artist Simon Bayliss.
Date
02/07/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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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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Moving Image
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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Drawing
Exhibitions
Lazy Eye
‘
We are here for no purpose unless we can invent one. Of that I am sure.’
Dates
02/10/20 – 07/10/20
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Line of Least Resistance
The line of least resistance might be the familiar route or the place of weakness…
Dates
23/03/20 – 04/04/20
Organiser
Anwyl cooper-willis
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Look Up Lockdown
Environmental artists
‘
making statements’ in a slightly ironic fashion during lockdown.
Dates
06/11/20 – 11/11/20
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Photography
Workshops & Courses
Looking to the Present, Looking to the Past – Part
1
Join photographer, writer and educator Colin Pantall on an illuminating journey through the history of photography with this online lecture series.
Dates
09/09/20 – 28/10/20
Organisation
The Royal Photographic Society
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Lunchtime School
A social group meeting fortnightly to learn and try new things.
Dates
28/02/20 – 05/06/20
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
MAKE
— Christmas Exhibition
Contemporary craft makers are invited to submit to take part in this Christmas selling exhibition at Devon Guild of Crafts
Closing
16:00 20/07/20
Region
Devon
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Painting
Exhibitions
Making Marks: Mark-making in the
21
st
Century
An exhibition exploring the various ways of making marks through painting, drawing, college, photography and installation.
Dates
09/11/20 – 29/11/20
Organiser
Adam Grose
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Marketing
&
Communications Manager
Aspex is looking for a highly-motivated individual with excellent marketing, communication and digital skills, and a passion for contemporary art.
Closing
23:59 01/11/20
Fee
£25,000
Region
Portsmouth
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+
Installation
Talks & Seminars
Mike Nelson in Conversation with Caitlin DeSilvey
Twice nominated Turner Prize artist Mike Nelson will be in conversation with Pro. Caitlin DeSilvey.
Dates
08/04/20 – 09/04/20
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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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
Exhibitions
Natural Forms
An open exhibition showcasing
2
D
and
3
D
work inspired by natural forms and created by artists from the Southwest.
Dates
13/08/20 – 01/09/20
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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
Find out more
+
Curating
Call for curators
New Curators
A
7
‑month training programme for new curators.
Closing
23:59 13/03/20
Fee
£600 bursary
Region
Dorset
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
COVID-19
New guidance for reopening of museums, galleries and the heritage sector
New guidance outlines how museums, galleries, heritage attractions and historic buildings can begin to reopen to the public.
Posted
26/06/20
Shared by
VASW
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Multidisciplinary
COVID-19, Announcement
New
UK
Disability Arts Alliance in Response to
COVID-
19
#WeShallNotBeRemoved is an emergency response led by disabled people for disabled people working across the
UK
’s creative industries.
Posted
20/05/20
Source
VASW
Region
Region-wide
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+
Multidisciplinary
Family Friendly
New Views
An experimental activity for Childrens Art Week
2020
led by artist Laura Eldret
Date
02/07/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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+
Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Night of the Fellows
We are excited to introduce our new Graduate Fellows for
2020
⁄
21
: Esther Hesketh, Isaac Jordan, and Caroline Vitzthum
Dates
01/12/20 – 02/12/20
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Online Art Auction: The
RWA
Secret Postcard Auction
Take part in the Secret Postcard Auction online!
Dates
15/06/20 – 25/06/20
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
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
Workshops & Courses
[
ONLINE
COURSE
]
BUSINESS
PLANNING
FOR
CREATIVES
:
FIRST
STEPS
Are you a creative individual ready to take a step forward in your career but lacking the business skills to get started?
Dates
23/08/20 – 30/08/20
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Somerset
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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
Find out more
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Multidisciplinary
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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+
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
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Open Studios
2020
Our hugely popular annual Open Studios are being revamped,
2020
style with a virtual bonanza.
Dates
19/11/20 – 22/11/20
Organisation
Artspace Lifespace
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Open Studios
Open Studios Cornwall
200
+ artists, designers and makers throw open their studio doors
Dates
29/08/20 – 06/09/20
Organiser
Jilly Easterby
Region
Cornwall
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+
Installation
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
Find out more
+
COVID-19
Pandemic Programme
An evolving list of online visual arts content that has been published since the Coronavirus crisis was declared a pandemic.
Posted
20/05/20
Shared by
VASW
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+
Sculpture
Exhibitions
Phoebe Cummings,
‘
Thought Barefoot’
Anima Mundi is delighted to present
‘
Thought Barefoot’, a solo exhibition of new works by Phoebe Cummings taking place on one floor of the gallery.
Dates
03/10/20 – 14/11/20
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
PORTAL
Jupiter Showcase gallery presents
PORTAL
, a brief and exciting exhibition of contemporary paintings by Charlotte Turner and Angove.
Dates
04/10/20 – 15/10/20
Organisation
JupiterSHOWCASE
Region
Cornwall
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Precarious Workers Brigade
Precarious Workers Brigade will talk about their work, share and invite reflections on the current sociopolitical situation
Date
30/07/20
Organisation
CAMP (Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth)
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
PSU
: Anyone may come and go
A new commission by Preston Street Union (
PSU
) displayed in the Making History gallery
Date
15/02/20
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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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
Find out more
+
Self-Employment, Rights & Pay
Rachel Dobbs on Arts Workers’ Fees and Pay Rates
Rachel Dobbs shares a range of useful tools and resources from the perspective of a serial freelancer.
Posted
02/07/20
Shared by
Rachel Dobbs
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+
Collectives, Arts Organising
Rachel Dobbs on Collective Organising
Rachel Dobbs shares a range of useful tools and resources from the perspective of a serial freelancer.
Posted
02/07/20
Shared by
Rachel Dobbs
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+
Collectives, Arts Organising, Funding
Rachel Dobbs on Fundraising
Rachel Dobbs shares a range of useful tools and resources from the perspective of a serial freelancer.
Posted
02/07/20
Shared by
Rachel Dobbs
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+
Insurance
Rachel Dobbs on Insurance for Freelancers
Rachel Dobbs shares a range of useful tools and resources from the perspective of a serial freelancer.
Posted
02/07/20
Shared by
Rachel Dobbs
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+
Collectives, Arts Organising, Connecting
Rachel Dobbs on Mapping out Local Resources
Rachel Dobbs shares a range of useful tools and resources from the perspective of a serial freelancer.
Posted
02/07/20
Shared by
Rachel Dobbs
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+
Self-Employment, Rights & Pay, Care
Rachel Dobbs on Precarious Work
Rachel Dobbs shares a range of useful tools and resources from the perspective of a serial freelancer.
Posted
02/07/20
Shared by
Rachel Dobbs
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+
Self-Employment, Rights & Pay
Rachel Dobbs on Trade Unions
Rachel Dobbs shares a range of useful tools and resources from the perspective of a serial freelancer.
Posted
02/07/20
Shared by
Rachel Dobbs
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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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+
Research, COVID-19
Rapid Response: Share Your Concerns on the
COVID-
19
Crisis
Creative Industries Federations want to hear your voice on issues raised by
COVID-
19
.
Posted
18/03/20
Shared by
VASW
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Sculpture
Exhibitions
RBSA
Prize Exhibition
2020
The
RBSA
stages an annual Prize exhibition as part of its charitable work to support artists, providing an opportunity for artists to show their work.
Dates
08/10/20 – 21/11/20
Organiser
Dallas Collins
Region
Bristol
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
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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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
SALVAGE
Salvage is an exhibition of paintings and sculptures from South West Artists and makers. Kappa V Kappa Art, Eloise Dunwell, Dreamy Ox
Dates
21/11/20 – 25/11/20
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
Find out more
+
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
Seeds of Hope
This exhibition has been devised in response to the recent unprecedented changes affecting all our lives both positive and tragic.
Dates
04/07/20 – 21/09/20
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
Find out more
+
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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+
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
Find out more
+
Performance
Public Art
Signs Of / For Change
A new commission by
LOW
PROFILE
. Signs Of / For Change will take place across The Box’s
‘
Plymouth Preview’ weekend and the Plymouth Art Weekender.
Dates
25/09/20 – 27/09/20
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Sirens
Using the siren figure as a point of departure, three female artists explore the hidden depths of subject matter that is usually relegated to the real
Dates
13/11/20 – 18/11/20
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Job
Skills Development and Networking Events Administrator (job vacancy)
Do you have experience in organising and marketing events, along with a keen eye for detail and a proactive approach to working?
Closing
17:00 18/09/20
Fee
£20,000 PA Pro Rata
Region
Cornwall
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
So Far Exhibition
Join us for
“
So far” — an exhibition of new work from emerging artists Calum McCutcheon, Lucia Harry, Sophia Harari and Ryan Convery-Moroney.
Dates
14/10/20 – 17/10/20
Organisation
Creative Youth Network
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Social Learning
A three day workshop in the lead up to the Social Making symposium will be led by artist and educator Rachel Dobbs.
Dates
16/06/20 – 18/06/20
Organisation
Take A Part
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Social Making
Take A Part are delighted to present our third biennial symposium Social Making: Socially Engaged Practice Now and Next
Dates
19/06/20 – 20/06/20
Organisation
Take A Part
Region
Plymouth
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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
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
South West Artist Commission
The Burton at Bideford would like to commission a South West artist to develop a project responding to the theme of Climate and Environmental Change.
Closing
23:59 12/06/20
Fee
£2,500
Region
Devon
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
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
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
STILL
LIFE
Part of Somerset Open Studios
2020
, plus an exhibition of work by Magnus Hammick, Paul Newman and Katherine Perrins
Dates
19/09/20 – 04/10/20
Organisation
CLOSE Ltd
Region
Somerset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Strange Thoughts
Online Exhibition Showcasing the work of students from the Bristol School of Art
Dates
23/04/20 – 01/07/20
Organiser
Benji Appleby-Tyler
Region
Bristol
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+
Research
Strategic Communications and Advocacy Plan
VASW
commissioned this research project by
UK
Arts
&
Heritage consultancy Palmer Squared with our stakeholders to identify key regional challenges.
Posted
07/05/20
Shared by
VASW
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Multidisciplinary
Space
Studio space available October
2020
Beautiful, self-contained waterside studio available from October
2020
.
Closing
16:00 10/10/20
Region
Cornwall
Find out more
+
Research
Talks & Seminars
Susan Jones: Exploding Myths — The Future of Artists’ Livelihoods
Susan Jones will bust myths about artists’ livelihoods
&
identify the unique trio of conditions truly supportive of artists’ social realities.
Date
02/07/20
Organisation
CAMP (Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth)
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
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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+
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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Multidisciplinary
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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+
Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Test Space Beamer (Bring Your Own Battery)
Call for Expressions of Interest in taking part in Test Space’s Bring Your Own Beamer night,
17
October, centre of Gravity, Bristol
Closing
23:59 01/10/20
Region
Bristol
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Announcement
The Box selects
20
projects from across the region for contemporary art commissioning programme
28
artists from Plymouth, Devon and Cornwall have been selected by The Box for its
‘
State of Emergency’ contemporary art micro-commissions.
Posted
10/06/20
Source
The Box
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Performance
The Departed
Part séance, part installation bridging the gap between physical and virtual realms
Date
18/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
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
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
The Platform Graduate Award
2020
Aspex is excited to announce the opening of their brand new exhibition, The Platform Graduate Award
2020
.
Dates
18/09/20 – 20/12/20
Organisation
Aspex
Region
Portsmouth
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Launch
The Reset: A New Webinar Series from
VASW
and
CVAN
This June and July,
VASW
and
CVAN
are presenting a series of online talks and presentations, titled
‘
The Reset’.
Posted
27/05/20
Source
VASW
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
The Reset: Euella Jackson and Kamina Walton on Allyship
VASW
welcomes Kamina Walton and Euella Jackson from Rising Arts Agency to discuss the dynamics of allyship in anti-racist work.
Date
01/09/20
Organisation
VASW
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Curating
Talks & Seminars
The Reset: What does social distancing mean to visual arts?
VASW
welcomes Andy Brydon (Curated Place) and Fiona Wotton (Cornwall
365
) to discuss the arts sector’s recovery from the
COVID-
19
pandemic.
Date
08/06/20
Organisation
VASW
Region
Region-wide
Find out more
+
Multidisciplinary
COVID-19
The Reset Webinar: Artists Make Change
Rachel Dobbs and Glen Stoker talk about their involvement in a critical national programme that will evidence the value of artists work in the
UK
.
Posted
01/07/20
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VASW
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Care, Arts Organising
The Reset Webinar: Euella Jackson and Kamina Walton on Allyship
Watch The Reset, episode
3
: Euella Jackson and Kamina Walton from Rising Arts Agency on allyship in anti-racist work.
Posted
23/09/20
Shared by
VASW
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+
Multidisciplinary
COVID-19
The Reset Webinar: Independent Artists and Practitioners
Rewatch CVAN’s webinar with Matthew Burrows on how independent artists and practitioners can lead the way in reshaping the sector post
COVID-
19
.
Posted
01/07/20
Shared by
VASW
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Multidisciplinary
COVID-19
The Reset Webinar: Reopening of Galleries and Public Spaces
Sarah Munro and Sally Shaw discuss the role of the gallery and response to their immediate communities and place.
Posted
01/07/20
Shared by
VASW
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Multidisciplinary
Audiences
The Reset Webinar: What does social distancing mean to visual arts?
Watch our webinar with Andy Brydon (Curated Place) and Fiona Wotton (Cornwall
365
) on the arts sector’s recovery from the
COVID-
19
pandemic.
Posted
24/06/20
Shared by
VASW
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Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
The Resilience Reading Circle
The Resilience Reading Circle is a space to nurture creative strategies for radical resilience in the face of climate emergency.
Date
08/10/20
Organiser
Celia Turley
Region
Bristol
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Installation
Exhibitions
The Resilience Reading Room
To accompany The Resilience Reading Circle, a Reading Room will be open at Centre of Gravity throughout October.
Dates
03/10/20 – 01/11/20
Organiser
Celia Turley
Region
Bristol
Find out more
+
Painting
Exhibitions
The Space Between
A showcase of recent work by artists Belinda Ireland, Mhairi Treharne and Emma Roberts
Dates
10/12/20 – 14/12/20
Organisation
JupiterSHOWCASE
Region
Gloucestershire
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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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+
Rights & Pay, Funding
The White Pube’s Funding Library
The White Pube’s Funding Library is a resource of successful funding applications to a range of funding bodies to help you write your own application.
Posted
18/11/20
Shared by
VASW
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Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
Thinking the digital through the indigenous
The invited filmmakers use their films as vehicles to think through some core questions.
Date
10/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
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+
Multidisciplinary
Family Friendly
This City Is By Naho Matsuda
Large-scale projection describing Bristol through the eyes of the internet
Date
02/10/20
Organisation
Control Shift
Region
Bristol
Find out more
+
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
Find out more
+
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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+
Care
Tips and Tricks for Budding Young Artists
RWA
has collated a series of articles designed to help young artists and children discover art and create at home.
Posted
20/05/20
Shared by
RWA
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Multidisciplinary
Volunteering
Trustee, Spike Island
Spike Island is looking for new Trustees to join our Board
Closing
12:00 02/10/20
Region
Bristol
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+
Painting
Exhibitions
Turbulent Times
Featuring work by artists Trevor Thorne and Mhairi Treharne, presented by Jupiter Showcase.
Dates
23/07/20 – 03/09/20
Organisation
JupiterSHOWCASE
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Unwrapped
A showcase filled with a wide variety of original
2
D
and
3
D
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
Talks & Seminars
VASW
Webinars on Arts Emergency Funding
VASW
advises artists, independent arts workers and small-to-medium arts organisations on applying for ACE’s
COVID-
19
emergency funding.
Dates
03/04/20 – 09/04/20
Organisation
VASW
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Talks & Seminars
VASW’s Advice on
ACE
Emergency Funding Criteria
VASW
advises artists, independent arts workers and small-to-medium arts organisations on applying for ACE’s
COVID-
19
emergency funding.
Dates
14/04/20 – 22/04/20
Organisation
VASW
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Announcement
VASW’s Commitment to Black Lives Matter
Visual Arts South West stands in solidarity with Black communities in the
UK
and around the world.
Posted
01/07/20
Source
VASW
Region
Region-wide
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Research
VASW’s South West Cluster Meeting Notes
VASW’s Network Manager Paula Orrell hosted public sector development meetings from September
2019
till January
2020
in ten areas of our region.
Posted
07/05/20
Shared by
VASW
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Virtual Arts Trail by Cam Valley Arts
A Virtual Festival of Art
Dates
31/10/20 – 08/11/20
Organisation
Cam Valley Arts Trail Group
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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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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Multidisciplinary
Workshops & Courses
Which Way Now? With Mark Devereux
‘
Which Way Now?’ an online short course designed to help you consider the future direction and opportunities for your arts practice.
Dates
20/07/20 – 31/07/20
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
WILLIAM
ARNOLD
Ongoing body of work
Dates
19/09/20 – 02/01/21
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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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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Painting
Exhibitions
Wish List
Wish List festive show
Dates
02/12/20 – 22/12/20
Organisation
Andelli Art
Region
Somerset
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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
Exhibitions
YOUNG
PEOPLES
ART
PRIZE
WHAT
’S
YOUR
ISSUE
?
Dates
08/08/20 – 19/09/20
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Young People’s Art Prize
2020
Celebrating the
10
th
anniversary of our popular county-wide art prize for young people
Dates
20/03/20 – 19/04/20
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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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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