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

Angus Macdonald: EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER FALLS APART

Everything Put Together Falls Apart: is the first solo exhibition by 2020 Glasgow School of Art graduate Angus Macdonald.

Apply to the Dorset Artists Emergency Fund

Freelance creatives living and working in Dorset who are experiencing severe financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Arnolfini at 60

Arnolfini celebrates its 60^th anniversary in 2021.

Art in the City | Heather Agyepong

Art in the City lecture with artist Heather Agyepong in conversation with Keiko Higashi, Engagement Producer at Arnolfini.

Artist Development Bursaries

The Box welcomes applications for five £1,000 bursaries from SW artists, to support and share their practice through its digital platforms.

Artist Talk : Carl Middleton

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Artist Talk : Eleanor Matthews @postart_uk

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Artist Talk : Gordon Coldwell

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Artist Talk : Jennifer Collier

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Artist Talk : Michael Leigh

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

Artist Talk : The Bruton Correspondence School

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, this is the first in a series of Artist Talks, exploring the lives and practice of art

Artist Talk : The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society

As part of the Correspondence Collective Restriction Exhibiton, we are hosting a series of Artist Talks that explore the lives and practice of artists

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.

b‑side festival 2021

b‑side festival returns to the the Isle of Portland, four days of brand new artworks you won’t see anywhere else

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.

Being Othered In A Region That Has Been Historically Othered — Elsa James online talk

Online talk with Elsa James: Thursday 5 August 2021, 6pm‑7.30pm on Zoom. Free for CAMP members / £3 non-members

Bibliotherapy for the Anthropocene with Bram Thomas Arnold

Join a performance in the guise of a reading group…

brb

brb… is a remote mentoring opportunity aimed at early-career artists based in the Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.

Call out for Artist-Educator

Seeking an Artist-Educator to run a series of 10 art workshops exploring the history of young people’s phone use

Caraboo Loops

We are offering two artists the opportunity to each co-produce a podcast episode with the Caraboo team and a multimedia composer.

CATALYST | Mentorship Program

CATALYST | Mentorship Program. CALL FOR APPLICATIONS. Deadline 13 September 2020

Charlotte Spencer ‘Walking Stories’ Immersive Family Theatre

Following the public opening of ‘Eduardo Chillida’, Hauser & Wirth Somerset will host a day of immersive outdoor performance.

Date

26/06/21

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Come Together: Artist Commission

Artist Commission Callout at KWMC, Come Together Programme, June to October 2021

Coxside Carnival Commission

Commission opportunity for artists or collectives to design and deliver a community carnival in Plymouth

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.

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.

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

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

A two-person exhibition by artist and filmmaker Eric Baudelaire and composer Alvin Curran.

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.

Futures Forum — a networking group for creatives of colour

‘GHT Futures Forum’ looks to create a safe, supportive environment for Southampton’s *Black and non-Black artists of colour at all sta

G.S.O.H. with Sadie Hennessy

Artist Sadie Hennessy invites you to come and tell her your favourite joke…

Gathering

A group exhibition, workshop and performances

Get Creative Outdoors

Get Creative Outdoors is a campaign/festival that invites people to try something creative in the open air.

‘Get Going’ Marketing Workshops for Artists

A series of bespoke workshops led by Gillian Taylor, PR and marketing consultant, cover writing, produce images, create your website and video.

Gustav Metzger

The exhibition of Gustav Metzger’s work will explore the intersection between human intervention, nature and man-made environments.

Dates

26/06/21 – 12/09/21

Organisation

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Huhtamaki Wab: Artist’s Talk

Huhtamaki Wab will talk about his current exhibition and wider practice.

Huhtamaki Wab: Gong Performances

Intimate performances activating Huhtamaki Wab’s extraordinary installation ‘To See Waba in All Creations’ (2020)

In Loco Parentis, Vincent Dance Theatre

“Vitally important social messages way beyond the parameters of theatre and dance” DanceTabs

Date

24/03/21

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

In Your Hands

In Your Hands is a group exhibition connecting international artists with people in Cornwall in collaborations to realise or fabricate their artwork.

Dates

24/07/21 – 16/10/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Indigeneity & Digital Entanglements by Russel Hlongwane

Programme of artist films offering a counter to technology as a western construction

Katrina Brown — Em[bed]ding circle

What traces do we leave behind? Join a live-streamed performance and an installation of the residues…

KINETIC JAM

Live event featuring Angus Macdonald, James Bragg and MontenegroFisher, all improvising in response to Exhibition: Everything Put Together Falls Apart

Kyra Norman Tonks — CAMP Artist Residency final event

Kyra Norman Tonks will be holding an informal event to conclude her CAMP Artist Residency.

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.

leave / stay / arrive

Art exhibition and programme of public events by artists Alice Sheppard Fidler and Rebecca Stapleford set in a historic building in Nailsworth.

Dates

10/09/21 – 26/09/21

Organiser

Alice Sheppard Fidler

Live Audio Visual Performance: Laura Phillips and Joseph Kelly, Dogtooth Spar

Join us for Dogtooth Spar, an online performance by Laura Phillips and Bristol-based musician and composer Joseph Kelly.

LOW PROFILE: DRUMROLL

DRUMROLL is a new, immersive audio artwork made by artists LOW PROFILE in collaboration with drummer Richard Sharp.

‘Managing Your Creative Career’ Workshop

A bespoke online workshop supporting visual artists to develop their sustainable careers.

Martin O’Brien — Online Talk

Welcome to the Last Breath Society: Mortality, Care and Solidarity in Zombie Time — online talk by Martin O’Brien

Artificial Ruin — Molly Erin McCarthy

Molly Erin McCarthy’s sharing event for the end of her Residency at Rame Projects, Maker Heights, Cornwall

New Artists Mentoring Programme

A year-long programme of mentoring and support for young visual artists.

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Nothing‘is’ Immediate, a series of multi-sensory exhibitions in Hampshire, exploring 3D geometry, five elements & therapeutic sounds

Od Arts Festival 2021 — Alone with Everybody

Od Arts Festival returns this May, bringing exhibitions, performances, film and workshops by local and international artists to not-so-sleepy Somerset

Online Artist Retreat with Emma Smith

We are thrilled to announce an online residency with internationally renowned artist, Emma Smith.

Online Zine Making Workshop with Dizzy Ink

An online zine making workshop which revolves around the idea of junk mail.

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.

Open call for miniature pieces of artwork inspired by ‘Restriction’

Work is sought for an exhibition of miniature pieces of artwork inspired by ‘Restriction’

Palace of Culture — Dance Choreography: Chance Method

In collaboration with V21 Artspace and Arts Council Collection we have created a virtual Palace using the latest computer-generated imagery.

Dates

14/06/21 – 30/07/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Patrick Lowry — Auction House

Exhibition and Auction

Pixel Mining — LIVE Event

Saltings, & Bit Miners performing in response to Stephen Cornford’s art installation

Pixel Mining — Stephen Cornford

We mine and refine rocks to make pixels glow.

Public Art Producer

Bricks are recruiting for a Public Art Producer to join our team.

Q&A with Felicity Aston MBE, British polar explorer

In this online talk with Q&A, Felicity will be sharing her experiences on her skiing expedition.

Date

25/03/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Indigenous Film+Zoom Screening followed by Q&A with Artist Dakota Camacho

In this live conversation Performance Artist Dakota will unfold the meanings and indigenous Micronesian knowledge embodied in their new film Etak.

Date

23/03/21

Organisation

The Conscious Sisters CIC

Queering the Museum: Creating, Uncovering and Celebrating LGBTQ+ Heritage at RAMM

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery commissions 2 QTIPOC (Queer/Transgender/Intersex People of Colour) performance makers or writers.

RAMM Lates: Online

Our second online RAMM Lates will celebrate the beauty that surrounds us and the wonder we see in the everyday.

Date

22/04/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

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.

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.

Resilient

Join us for a collective exhibition of new work by emerging artists on the theme of resilience — of humans and nature

Dates

25/05/21 – 30/05/21

Organisation

Creative Youth Network

Indigenous Futurism Dance Film and Q&A event

Screening of the dance film ‑The Ways We Love & The Ways We Love Better” & responsive witnessing with Emily Johnson & collaborators.

Date

27/02/21

Organisation

The Conscious Sisters CIC

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

Spike Island Open Studios

This year, Spike Island Open Studios is taking place online so you can enjoy it from wherever you are in the world.

SPUR.WORLD — LIVE EVENT

Hybrid worlds layered with audio, text, and video works SPUR.WORLD envelopes its viewer within a series of artist-generated landscapes.

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.

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.

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.

Tango Therapy with Heidi Kilpeläinen (Online)

Can we speak with song? Join an intimate online performance…

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.

The Clayhill Creative Forum

A series of talks, training and online networking opportunities happening in the flexible platform Hopin.

The Red Zenith Collective First Call Out: EQUALITY

Open call for work, which responds to the theme EQUALITY.

The Republics | Screening

We will be screening the beautiful black and white 16mm documentary essay ‘The Republics’ at CAST from 8 June — 10 July.

The Resilience Reading Circle with Caroline Vitzhum

The Resilience Reading Circle is a space to nurture creative strategies for radical resilience in the face of climate emergency.

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

The Shout | Introduced by Bronwen Buckeridge

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, ‘The Shout’ (1978) has been selected by artist and Falmouth University lecturer Bronwen Buckeridge.

The Silver Wave by Michelle Williams Gamaker

Inspired by objects from the Arctic region in RAMM’s collection, The Silver Wave tells the story of Ada Blackjack, an Iñupiat woman.

Dates

18/05/21 – 25/07/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Throes of Grief : Open Call

An open call for artists who have experienced or who may be experiencing Deep Grief.

TRAIL sculptures from recycled materials

Sculptures using recycled materials along the seafront

Trinity Community Arts are reaching out for new Trustees

Trinity is reaching out for new Trustees to join the existing Board on the next phase of our journey.

Vigil

Vigil is a unique, one-man telling, reframing our changing planet and exploring the ‘sixth mass extinction’ through live performance.

Visions 2020 Open Call

Visions in the Nunnery is the Nunnery Gallery’s renowned biennial showcase of recent moving image and performance artwork.

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

Vivien Leigh: Hollywood via Devon

Join Victoria Haddock for this short course to explore Leigh’s legacy as a style icon and discover more about her connections to Devon.

Date

21/04/21

Organisation

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

What is Creativity & Why do we need it?

A free Art Talk about how being creative can enrich our lives.

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.

Zugunruhe

Zugunruhe (zoo-gun-rue): an ornithology term for ‘migratory restlessness in birds’. This show explores the incredible flight of a marsh warbler.

Performance

Filter Performance

Take A Part

Fish Fac­to­ry Art Space CIC

elec­tricback­room STUDIO

Cre­ativ­i­ty Works

Cara­boo Projects

CAMP

Art Work Exeter

Bricks

Quay Arts

Fore­ground

Flock South West

The Gallery at Ply­mouth Col­lege of Art

‘a space’ arts

The Edge & Andrew Brownsword Gallery

east bris­tol contemporary

Clay­hill Arts

Field Notes

Gods House Tower

Cul­ture Declares Emer­gency: Bris­tol and Beyond

Ani­ma Mundi

Wilt­shire Creative

The Moth­er­ship

ZEL­DA

Pound Arts

More Than Ponies

Match­ett & Page

Stu­dio KIND.

The Pearl Exchange

Keep Art It

New­lyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Take A Part

The Box

East Quay Gallery (Con­tains Art)

Trin­i­ty Com­mu­ni­ty Arts

GUG­GLE­TON FARM ARTS

Hauser & Wirth Somerset

Black Swan Arts

b‑side CIC

Back Lane West

Visu­al Cul­ture Research Group

Visu­al Arts Plymouth

The Art Cohort

OSR Projects

SEAFAIR

Yeovil Art Space

The Plough Arts Centre

Chapel Arts Studios

Bath Artists’ Studios

Auc­tion House

Roy­al Albert Memo­r­i­al Muse­um & Art Gallery

Exeter Phoenix

Dart­ing­ton Trust

Dart­ing­ton Trust

An Invi­ta­tion to dream­ers: £5000 bur­sary launched in mem­o­ry of Mau­rice W.H. O’ Connell

Angus Mac­don­ald: EVERY­THING PUT TOGETH­ER FALLS APART

Apply to the Dorset Artists Emer­gency Fund

Arnolfi­ni at 60

Art in the City | Heather Agyepong

Artist Devel­op­ment Bursaries

Artist Talk : Carl Middleton

Artist Talk : Eleanor Matthews @postart_uk

Artist Talk : Gor­don Coldwell

Artist Talk : Jen­nifer Collier

Artist Talk : Michael Leigh

Artist Talk : The Bru­ton Cor­re­spon­dence School

Artist Talk : The Hand­writ­ten Let­ter Appre­ci­a­tion Society

b‑side fes­ti­val 2021

b‑side fes­ti­val 2021

BBC Arts and ACE announce new com­mis­sion by Bris­tol-based artist Cathy Mager

Being Oth­ered In A Region That Has Been His­tor­i­cal­ly Oth­ered — Elsa James online talk

Bib­lio­ther­a­py for the Anthro­pocene with Bram Thomas Arnold

brb

Call out for Artist-Educator

Cara­boo Loops

CAT­A­LYST | Men­tor­ship Program

Char­lotte Spencer ​‘Walk­ing Sto­ries’ Immer­sive Fam­i­ly Theatre

Come Togeth­er: Artist Commission

Cox­side Car­ni­val Commission

Fish Factory Art Space CIC

electricbackroom STUDIO

Creativity Works

Caraboo Projects

Foreground

The Gallery at Plymouth College of Art

east bristol contemporary

Clayhill Arts

Culture Declares Emergency: Bristol and Beyond

Anima Mundi

Wiltshire Creative

The Mothership

ZELDA

Matchett & Page

Studio KIND.

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)

Trinity Community Arts

GUGGLETON FARM ARTS

Visual Culture Research Group

Visual Arts Plymouth

Auction House

Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery

Dartington Trust

Dartington Trust

An Invitation to dreamers: £5000 bursary launched in memory of Maurice W.H. O’ Connell

Angus Macdonald: EVERYTHING PUT TOGETHER FALLS APART

Apply to the Dorset Artists Emergency Fund

Arnolfini at 60

Artist Development Bursaries

Artist Talk : Gordon Coldwell

Artist Talk : Jennifer Collier

Artist Talk : The Bruton Correspondence School

Artist Talk : The Handwritten Letter Appreciation Society

b‑side festival 2021

b‑side festival 2021

BBC Arts and ACE announce new commission by Bristol-based artist Cathy Mager

Being Othered In A Region That Has Been Historically Othered — Elsa James online talk

Bibliotherapy for the Anthropocene with Bram Thomas Arnold

Caraboo Loops

CATALYST | Mentorship Program

Charlotte Spencer ‘Walking Stories’ Immersive Family Theatre

Come Together: Artist Commission

Coxside Carnival Commission

Elg Post 57 Ep 2 ‘Dawn’ by Rebecca Birch

Elg Post 57 Ep 3 ‘Quarry’ by Rebecca Birch

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

Funding Workshop: Arts Council England’s Developing your Creative Practice

Futures Forum — a networking group for creatives of colour

Gathering

Get Creative Outdoors

‘Get Going’ Marketing Workshops for Artists

Gustav Metzger

Huhtamaki Wab: Artist’s Talk

Huhtamaki Wab: Gong Performances

In Loco Parentis, Vincent Dance Theatre

Indigeneity & Digital Entanglements by Russel Hlongwane

Katrina Brown — Em[bed]ding circle

KINETIC JAM

Kyra Norman Tonks — CAMP Artist Residency final event

Larry Achiampong: Reliquary 2

Live Audio Visual Performance: Laura Phillips and Joseph Kelly, Dogtooth Spar

LOW PROFILE: DRUMROLL

‘Managing Your Creative Career’ Workshop

Martin O’Brien — Online Talk

Artificial Ruin — Molly Erin McCarthy

New Artists Mentoring Programme

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Od Arts Festival 2021 — Alone with Everybody

Online Zine Making Workshop with Dizzy Ink

Open call for creatives, University of Bristol

Open call for miniature pieces of artwork inspired by ‘Restriction’

Palace of Culture — Dance Choreography: Chance Method

Patrick Lowry — Auction House

Pixel Mining — LIVE Event

Pixel Mining — Stephen Cornford

Public Art Producer

Q&A with Felicity Aston MBE, British polar explorer

Indigenous Film+Zoom Screening followed by Q&A with Artist Dakota Camacho

Queering the Museum: Creating, Uncovering and Celebrating LGBTQ+ Heritage at RAMM