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Multidisciplinary
Gallery
Studio
KIND
.
Studio
KIND
. is a new artist-led contemporary gallery, project space and studios, located in the heart of North Devon.
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Gallery, Project Space
Auction House
Project and exhibition space in the heart of Redruth
Region
Cornwall
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Printmaking
Commercial
House of Prints
A platform for people to discover, experience, appreciate and collect original prints.
Region
Cornwall
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Research
Project Space
SDARA
South Devon Anti-Racism Alliance
Region
Devon
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Photography
Gallery
The Royal Photographic Society
International organisation committed to promoting photography and supporting photographers.
Region
Bristol
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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
Sector Development
ZELDA
ZELDA
is an artist centred art advisory. We work transparently and ethically to support artists, collectors and organisations.
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space
More Than Ponies
More Than Ponies (
MTP
)seeks to reimagine and reanimate the New Forest area through a roving contemporary art programme.
Region
Hampshire
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Curating
Artist-led
Field Notes
Field Notes is a projects organisation based in Cornwall. We commission new works, curate exhibitions and produce festivals and public programmes.
Region
Cornwall
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Digital
Artist Studio
electricbackroom
STUDIO
Artists Studio Space
Region
Dorset
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Public art
Sector Development
Creativity Works
An award winning Arts
&
Health charity using creativity to inspire and empower those facing difficulties in their lives.
Region
Bath & NE Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Project Space, 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
Artist Residency, Gallery
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
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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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
Artist Residency, Project Space
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
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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Research
Talks & Seminars
Arts and Culture Diversity Forum Somerset: Getting in, Getting on
An online Zoom session exploring economic barriers to Arts and Culture
Date
11/11/20
Organisation
Somerset Art Works
Region
Somerset
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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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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
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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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Painting
Talks & Seminars
Bricks Podcast: Bo Lanyon — A St Ives Legacy
Bricks has commissioned
6
Bristol artists to create podcasts rooted in living and working in the south west.
Dates
22/10/20 – 12/11/20
Organisation
Bricks
Region
Region-wide
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Sound
Talks & Seminars
Bricks Podcast — Ep.
2
— Olivia Jones — Lundy
Olivia Jones’ podcast is centred around a recent journey to Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel.
Dates
12/11/20 – 12/11/21
Organisation
Bricks
Region
Bristol
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Research
Commission
Brigstow Research Commission
An opportunity for one research team offered by Bristol Photo Festival and the Brigstow Institute.
Closing
23:59 21/10/20
Fee
£6,000 Budget
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Open call
Caraboo Loops
We are offering two artists the opportunity to each co-produce a podcast episode with the Caraboo team and a multimedia composer.
Closing
00:00 15/07/20
Fee
£150 per artist
Region
Region-wide
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Photography
Call for artists
CATALYST
| Mentorship Program
CATALYST
| Mentorship Program.
CALL
FOR
APPLICATIONS
. Deadline
13
September
2020
Closing
23:59 13/09/20
Fee
£350
Region
Bristol
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Performance
Performance
Elg Post
57
Ep
2
‘
Dawn’ by Rebecca Birch
For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post
57
, a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway.
Date
04/10/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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Performance
Performance
Elg Post
57
Ep
3
‘
Quarry’ by Rebecca Birch
For More Than Ponies Televistas Rebecca Birch presents Elg Post
57
,a series of live-streamed performance from a moose hunting look out in Norway
Date
08/10/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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Printmaking
Call for artists
House of Prints
2020
Graduate Bursaries
Three bursaries for art graduates of
2019
and
2020
– which include an award of £
350
and a package of access/courses from one of our partner studios.
Closing
17:00 30/09/20
Fee
£350
Region
Devon
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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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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
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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Performance
Talks & Seminars
Martin O’Brien — Online Talk
Welcome to the Last Breath Society: Mortality, Care and Solidarity in Zombie Time — online talk by Martin O’Brien
Date
14/01/21
Organisation
CAMP (Contemporary Art Membership Plymouth)
Region
Region-wide
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Research
Grant
Maureen Attrill Bursary
Applications are now open for a bursary of up to £
1
,
250
to support a research project linked to The Box’s permanent art collections.
Closing
12:00 21/12/20
Fee
Up to £1250
Region
Region-wide
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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
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Sculpture
Exhibitions
Nothing
‘
is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations
First of three exhibitions of new work exploring a multi-sensory engagement, geometric sculptural installations, five elements and therapeutic sound.
Dates
23/10/20 – 01/11/20
Organiser
Tony Spencer
Region
Hampshire
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Sculpture
Exhibitions
Nothing
‘
is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations
Second of three exhibitions of new work exploring a multi-sensory engagement, geometric sculptural installations and the five elements.
Dates
31/01/21 – 14/02/21
Organiser
Tony Spencer
Region
Hampshire
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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
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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Public art
Job
Public Art Producer
Bricks are recruiting for a Public Art Producer to join our team.
Closing
17:00 04/11/20
Fee
Negotiable
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Job
Recruiting: Artist Programme Producer
Recruiting Artist Programme Producer to support Reaching Resilience. Starts as a six month, part time contract which we hope will build.
Closing
17:00 06/07/20
Fee
£22,000 pro rata
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Call for artists
Seaside: Photographed | Call for an Artist
&
Arts Educator at John Hansard Gallery
John Hansard Gallery is seeking an Artist and Arts Educator to develop an outreach programme to accompany the touring exhibition, Seaside Photographed
Closing
12:00 31/07/20
Fee
£1000-£4000
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Exhibitions
Seedscapes: Future-Proofing Nature
Seedscapes brings together five contemporary artists exploring global efforts to safeguard vital plant species from extinction.
Dates
06/02/21 – 02/05/21
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Commission
St Annes Micro Commission
3
x Micro Commission opportunities to develop/test new work in St Annes Bristol as part of Creative Community Mapping project.
Closing
17:00 07/09/20
Fee
£450
Region
Bristol
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Performance
Performance
Standpoints: Testsite #
2
A remote networked live performance by Victoria Lucas. Programmed as part of Art and the Rural Imagination a More Than Ponies conference.
Date
04/07/20
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Region-wide
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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
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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
Call for artists
The Red Zenith Collective First Call Out:
EQUALITY
Open call for work, which responds to the theme
EQUALITY
.
Closing
00:00 01/08/20
Region
Region-wide
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Curating
COVID-19
The Reset Webinar: Support Networks for Curators
Watch The Reset, episode
2
: Support Networks for Curators, with cultural consultant, curator and producer Mandy Fowler.
Posted
22/07/20
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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
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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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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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