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Drawing
Adult Life Drawing in Collaboration With
UWE
UWE
School of Art and Design have opened their life drawing classes to the public, inviting anyone to come along and have a go.
Dates
11/01/22 – 17/05/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Society of Wood Engravers
84
th
Annual Exhibition
Dates
19/03/22 – 17/05/22
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Evan Ifekoya — Online Talk
Join artist and co-founder of Black Obsidian Sound System, Evan Ifekoya, for this online talk.
Date
17/05/22
Organisation
CAMP
Region
Region-wide
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Photography
The Lighthouse Collective | Summer Shows
2022
From portraiture to documentary photography, Plymouth College of Art’s
BA
(Hons) Photography practitioners will be showcasing their work at Positive L
Dates
13/05/22 – 18/05/22
Organisation
Plymouth College of Art
Region
Devon
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Performance
‘
The soul of a nation’ Ralph Vaughan Williams
Raymond Calcraft with Hilary Boxer (cello) and David Davies (keyboard)
Date
18/05/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
The Shippon Artists
Dartington’s resident artists present an exhibition and open studios
Dates
31/03/22 – 18/05/22
Organisation
Dartington Trust
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Crit Club
Join the Crit Club, every third Thursday of the month as part of Ocean Studios late opening
6
–
8
pm
Date
19/05/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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+
Multidisciplinary
Isn’t Bite Also Touch? An event on Contagion and Desire
Join us at Spike Island for a dynamic hybrid session including films, small group conversations and live readings from artists and writers.
Date
19/05/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Painting
So You Think You Are Safe In The Woods?
An Exhibition of Painting
&
Drawing. Woodland can be seen as a metaphor for psychic space. It can provide a refuge from, or a route into danger.
Dates
13/05/22 – 19/05/22
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Let My Ears Be of Service
For this online workshop, Larry Achiampong places himself as the artist in a position to listen your experiences, questions and worries.
Date
20/05/22
Organisation
CAMP
Region
Region-wide
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Painting
David Quinn
‘
Cloghan’
Anima Mundi are delighted to present
‘
Cloghan’, a physical solo exhibition of small scale, palimpsestic paintings by David Quinn.
Dates
08/04/22 – 21/05/22
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Meet the Archaeologists
Get hands on with some of the finds that are rewriting the archaeology of Exeter, and meet experts from the
‘
Exeter: A Place in Time’ project, and the
Date
21/05/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Performance
POETRY
AFTERNOON
WITH
RACHAEL
ALLEN
An informal poetry afternoon, with Rachael Allen
Date
21/05/22
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
The Beasts Are Within Me and I Will Let Them Grow
The Beasts Are Within Me and I will Let Them Grow is a collection of new large-scale paintings and works on paper by Klaus is Koming
Dates
30/04/22 – 21/05/22
Organisation
Studio KIND.
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Claire Curneen
‘
Through Living Roots Awaken’
Anima Mundi are delighted to present
‘
Through Living Roots Awaken’, a physical solo exhibition of figurative ceramic sculptures by Claire Curneen
Dates
08/04/22 – 21/05/22
Organisation
Anima Mundi
Region
Cornwall
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Photography
Holding the Baby, A Conversation
Join us for a conversation about parenthood, photography, and sharing stories.
Date
21/05/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Landscapes and Other Stories
An exhibition of printmaking, painting and drawing by Peter Ursem.
Dates
17/05/22 – 22/05/22
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
ORGANIC
SCREEN-PRINTING
WITH
NATURAL
DYES
WITH
DIZZY
INK
three-day course designed as a way to give a glimpse into the organic screen-printing process that has been influenced by nature
Dates
20/05/22 – 22/05/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
ACT
— creative commoning with PaP
You are invited to join PaP to walk, talk, share and dine together in an act of creative commoning in the New Forest.
Date
22/05/22
Organisation
More Than Ponies
Region
Hampshire
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Printmaking
7
th
Annual Printmakers Open
2022
Saturday
30
th
April will see the opening of Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery’s
7
th
annual Printmakers Open.
Dates
30/04/22 – 22/05/22
Organisation
Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery
Region
Dorset
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Installation
Taking Tea
Drinking tea is a global affair. From the Japanese tea ceremony to the British cuppa, tea is intimately entwined with social life.
Dates
28/03/22 – 22/05/22
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Installation
The Youth Panel Collection
2022
: Viewpoint window display
In November
2021
,
RAMM
welcomed its second cohort of youth panel members.
Dates
11/01/22 – 22/05/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
East Quay Artist Open Studios
The East Quay artists and friends have been thinking about
BLUE
, so we’re inviting you to come along and think about
BLUE
too.
Dates
13/05/22 – 22/05/22
Organisation
East Quay Artists
Region
Somerset
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Curating
Anna Járai — A New Folklore
’
A New Folklore’ is a community exhibition curated around the themes of the upcoming experimental short film, Virágom, Virágom by Anna Járai.
Dates
12/05/22 – 23/05/22
Organisation
Fish Factory Art Space CIC
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Unseen Heritage: An Act of Making
Join us for a special evening of archive films and traditional West Country songs performed by folk and heritage artist Amanda Boyd.
25
th
May
7
—
9
pm
Date
25/05/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Somerset
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Painting
Landscapes and Plague
This exhibition explores how, confined by the Covid-
19
pandemic, my concept of the landscape shifted.
Dates
20/05/22 – 25/05/22
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
People of the Industry
People of the Industry is an exhibition that celebrates the men and women who have worked in the china clay industry over the last
200
years.
Dates
01/03/22 – 26/05/22
Organisation
Wheal Martyn Clay Works
Region
Cornwall
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Research
The New Stone Age?
Join Amin Taha to take a close look at
15
Clerkenwell Close, a combined house
&
studio that won Taha + Groupwork studio a
RIBA
National Award (
2018
)
Date
26/05/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Opening Reception:
‘
Henry Moore. Sharing Form’
Join us to celebrate the opening of
‘
Henry Moore. Sharing Form’ at Hauser
&
Wirth Somerset
Date
27/05/22
Organisation
Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Online Course: British Sign Language (
BSL
) Level
3
Multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed theatre company, Ad Infinitum have a few places left on their online British Sign Language (
BSL
) Level
3
Dates
26/04/22 – 27/05/22
Organisation
Ad Infinitum
Region
Region-wide
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Performance
Celebrate the Diversity of Britain through Sculpture and Dance
The Roche Court Educational Trust will be hosting two performances by Surface Area Dance Theatre on
26
th
and
27
th
May.
Dates
26/05/22 – 27/05/22
Organisation
Roche Court Educational Trust
Region
Wiltshire
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Performance
Celebrate the Diversity of Britain through Sculpture and Dance
The Roche Court Educational Trust will be hosting two performances by Surface Area Dance Theatre on
26
th
and
27
th
May.
Dates
26/05/22 – 27/05/22
Organisation
Roche Court Educational Trust
Region
Wiltshire
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Performance
Celebrate the Diversity of Britain through Sculpture and Dance
The Roche Court Educational Trust will be hosting two performances by Surface Area Dance Theatre on
26
th
and
27
th
May.
Dates
26/05/22 – 27/05/22
Organisation
Roche Court Educational Trust
Region
Wiltshire
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Public art
Exhibition previews: Eric Baudelaire and Alvin Curran / Tanoa Sasraku When There Is No More Music to Write / Terratypes
Join us for a special exhibition preview evening of our upcoming exhibitions at Spike Island, including a special performance
Dates
27/05/22 – 28/05/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Within and Without
GBS
Fine Art is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition with the artist Gill Rocca in our new gallery space overlooking Wells Cathedral.
Dates
18/03/22 – 28/05/22
Organisation
GBS Fine Art
Region
Somerset
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Performance
BEAMS
Join us for the preview night of
‘
When There Is No More Music to Write’, with a special performance by Alvin Curran and local musicians.
Dates
27/05/22 – 28/05/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image
In Conversation: Eric Baudelaire and Dan Kidner
Join us for an in-conversation event in the Spike Island gallery space.
Date
28/05/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Sound
Ecstatic Drum Beats Workshop
Join
EP
/
64
mainstay Dan Johnson as he hosts the debut of the exciting new percussion workshop series,
‘
Ecstatic Drum Beats’.
Date
28/05/22
Organisation
The Brunswick Club
Region
Bristol
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Painting
THINK
AND
MAKE
|
HALF-TERM
Paint an object, character or scene, real or imagined, and tell a visual story in miniature.
Date
28/05/22
Organisation
CAST
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Euphrosyne Andrews: Soft Edges, Draw Close
Soft Edges, Draw Close is an exhibition and permanent public sculpture by Euphrosyne Andrews on view at
KARST
gallery from
25
March
2022
.
Dates
25/03/22 – 28/05/22
Organisation
KARST
Region
Devon
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Painting
Abi Birkinshaw :
‘
Mr. Brightside’s Kitchen’
“
I make paintings that narrate my own lived experience as a queer artist; they are a synthesis of my day-to-day life”. Preview:
6
–
9
pm Weds
11
th
May
Dates
11/05/22 – 28/05/22
Organisation
That Art Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Sound
Wax Record Making Workshop
Run by Copper Sounds as part of the
EP
/
64
#
64
The Grand Final Weekend
Date
28/05/22
Organisation
The Brunswick Club
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Junior Print Club
Suitable for all ages but loosely aimed at
5
–
11
year olds.
10
spaces available per workshop. Last Sunday of every month,
10
am –
12
pm
Date
29/05/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
How Long Will This Last? by Katie Mullender
How Long Will This Last? is a new exhibition of paintings by
RIPE
graduate and artist Katie Mullender.
Dates
22/04/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Bristol School of Art Foundation Show
Bristol School of Art students and staff are pleased to invite you to our Degree and Foundation Shows
2022
!
Dates
24/05/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
Bristol School of Art
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Ben Hartley: Hypermaterial
An exhibition of new sculptural
&
assemblage work by Ben Hartley
Dates
26/05/22 – 29/05/22
Organiser
Ben Hartley
Region
Bristol
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Sound
Facesiren Workshop
Run by
PRRRRRT
! as part of the
EP
/
64
#
64
The Grand Final Weekend
Date
29/05/22
Organisation
The Brunswick Club
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Inspired by Nature: Drawing for Pattern Design
You will learn essential techniques in illustration and pattern design that are inspired-by-nature.
Dates
27/05/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Sound
Magnum Percussion Instrument Workshop
Run by Bristol Community Modular as part of the
EP
/
64
#
64
The Grand Final Weekend
Date
29/05/22
Organisation
The Brunswick Club
Region
Bristol
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Performance
EP
/
64
#
64
:
THE
GRAND
FINAL
The
‘
ephemeral project’ lasting
64
concerts will soon reach number
64
. A very special double show will mark this final event.
Dates
27/05/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
The Brunswick Club
Region
Bristol
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Painting
Living Landscapes: Antonia Phillips
Paintings exploring Antonia’s enjoyment of working within the landscape, from journeys near and far.
Dates
09/05/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery
Region
Dorset
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Painting
Leave no Trace
An exhibition of paintings, drawings and text by Karen Pearson.
Dates
24/05/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Installation
Donna Huanca :
CUEVA
DE
COPAL
Arnolfini are excited to present a new and immersive site-specific installation by interdisciplinary artist Donna Huanca.
Dates
05/02/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Printmaking
Paula Rego : Subversive Stories
Arnolfini welcome you to venture into the extraordinary imagination of Dame Paula Rego
RA
Dates
05/02/22 – 29/05/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
‘
Love Tourist’ An exhibition by Candace von Hoffman
In Love Tourist, artist in residence Candace von Hoffman is exploring tensions in relationships, what motivates us and deters us in dating.
Dates
26/05/22 – 30/05/22
Organisation
Fish Factory Art Space CIC
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Virtual Yowl
Navigating a digital existence poses an artificial arena to dwell within.
Dates
27/05/22 – 01/06/22
Organisation
Centrespace Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Jubilee Crowns and Shields
It’s the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee so join in the celebrations by making a noble crown or shield.
Dates
31/05/22 – 01/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Performance
Blue Jewel Ceilidh Band — Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
As part of the City’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations we are excited to welcome Blue Jewel Ceilidh Band to the museum.
Date
02/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Sculpture
Fragile Earth
Artizan Gallery welcomes artist Sally Baldwin to show her ongoing body of work, Fragile Earth, in their Basement Gallery.
Dates
14/05/22 – 04/06/22
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting
“
Gaps — Spain
2019
”
Artizan Gallery welcomes South West Academician, Robert Mountjoy to show a body of work completed following a trip he made to Spain in
2019
.
Dates
14/05/22 – 04/06/22
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Painting
Paean to the Sea
Katie Jamieson’s exhibition Paean to the Sea comes to Artizan Gallery as part of their
2022
Bursary programme.
Dates
14/05/22 – 04/06/22
Organisation
Artizan Gallery
Region
Torbay
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Performance
Zugunruhe by Mechanimal
A solo performance exploring the migratory patterns of birds, by Bristol theatre maker Tom Bailey. With post-show discussion with Phil Owen.
Date
04/06/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Textiles
Joy Gregory: The Sweetest Thing
Acclaimed artist Joy Gregory has created new work in response to themes and ideas explored in RAMM’s In Plain Sight exhibition.
Dates
29/01/22 – 05/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Research
BLEACHED
by the Vulgar Earth Collective
&
the Coral Reef Laboratory
BLEACHED
is a new collaborative exhibition by the Vulgar Earth Collective and the Coral Reef Laboratory of the University of Southampton.
Dates
13/05/22 – 05/06/22
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Painting
Zadie Xa: Long ago when tigers smoked
See textile paintings and sculptures by Canadian artist Zadie Xa, inspired by historic objects from The Box’s collections.
Dates
02/04/22 – 05/06/22
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Simple Truths
The artworks for Simple Truths have been chosen by dads from the
WILD
Young Parents Project from their allotment in Pengegon, Camborne.
Dates
19/02/22 – 05/06/22
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
A Passion for Beauty: A new joint show by Ian Parker and Neil Cox
A joint exhibition in Devon by two highly respected
UK
painters helps highlight everyday beauty!
Dates
28/05/22 – 05/06/22
Organisation
Marine House at Beer
Region
Devon
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Research
In Plain Sight: Transatlantic slavery and Devon
A major exhibition exploring the museum’s and Devon’s links with centuries of trading enslaved African people across the Atlantic.
Dates
29/01/22 – 05/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Photography
The
RPS
International Photography Exhibition (
IPE
)
162
The
RPS
International Photography Exhibition
162
, featuring work from
43
international photographers, has toured the
UK
throughout
2020
and is now run
Dates
27/01/22 – 05/06/22
Organisation
The Museum of Gloucester
Region
Gloucestershire
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Sculpture
Art in the Garden
Explore our
3
acre wild meadow and woodland path with
22
exhibiting artists and makers, inc. our Competition winner. Crafts workshops.
Dates
21/05/22 – 06/06/22
Organisation
Little Forest Land Art
Region
Hampshire
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Multidisciplinary
Another Crossing — Artists Revisit the Mayflower Voyage
10
artists.
4
nations. Centuries of making. This exhibition is part of our ongoing Mayflower
400
commemorations.
Dates
26/02/22 – 07/06/22
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Sculpture
Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since
1945
A major touring exhibition, which challenges the male-dominated narratives of post-war British sculpture.
Dates
26/03/22 – 09/06/22
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
High Street of the Future – what could it look like?
Join us for two engaging and insightful evenings exploring what our community will need in the High Street of the future.
Dates
26/05/22 – 09/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting
Plein Air Painting Workshop
Join artist Debs Last for a painting workshop outside in the beautiful
THG
garden
Date
09/06/22
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Research
In Conversation: Tanoa Sasraku and Rosalind Nashashibi
An in-conversation event in the Spike Island gallery space.
Date
09/06/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
RIPE
Live: Peach Melba
RIPE
x
HA
HA
Join us for
RIPE
Live: Peach Melba/RIPE x
HA
HA
, and enjoy a showcase of new works by local and emerging artists, live music and more.
Date
10/06/22
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Natural Colour Workshop Taster
11
th
June
2022
–
10
am –
12
.
30
pm taster session This workshop will introduce you into the world of natural colour and where we can find it within our
Date
11/06/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
Members Spring Exhibition
Private View: Friday
8
th
April
17
:
30
—
19
:
30
, all welcome!
Dates
09/04/22 – 11/06/22
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Colin Caffell
‘
Reflections on the Feminine – a visual essay’
Solo exhibition of sculpture | Private view Friday the
13
th
of May,
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
14/05/22 – 11/06/22
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Painting
Tom Leaper
‘
Mount to Moor (Stanking Up Dingers)’
A solo exhibition of recent paintings by Tom Leaper | Private view Friday the
13
th
of May,
17
:
30
onwards, all welcome!
Dates
14/05/22 – 11/06/22
Organisation
Penwith Gallery
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
Yonaoshi
Huhtamaki Wab’s new solo show
‘
Yonaoshi’ opens at
MIRROR
this March. Join us for the opening event on Thursday
17
March from
5
–
7
pm.
Dates
18/03/22 – 11/06/22
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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AR/VR
Before The Linyow Came
To launch
MIRROR
’s Give
&
Takeover programme strand,
MIRROR
has commissioned three South West based artists to respond to the
2022
exhibitions programme
Dates
18/03/22 – 12/06/22
Organisation
MIRROR
Region
Plymouth
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Painting
Anthony O’Keefe in Devon
An exhibition of paintings by Anthony O’Keefe.
Dates
31/05/22 – 12/06/22
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Photography
Polly Braden : Holding the Baby
Holding the Baby is an exhibition of new photographic work by artist Polly Braden.
Dates
19/02/22 – 12/06/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Photography
Waterline
2022
An exhibition of contemporary abstract photography by Lois Wakeman and Tricia Scott that features the weathered and textured surfaces of boats.
Dates
26/04/22 – 12/06/22
Organisation
Lyme Bay Arts CIC
Region
Dorset
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Multidisciplinary
Peach Melba
Peach Melba is a new
RIPE
exhibition which brings together
RIPE
alumni to produce a new exhibition of collaborative activities and outcomes.
Dates
10/06/22 – 12/06/22
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Craft Club
MAKE
Southwest is offering
12
free places on our new Craft Club programme for young makers.
Dates
19/03/22 – 12/06/22
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Abigail Reynolds: Flux
In
2019
the artist Abigail Reynolds set out to change a Cornish beach into glass. Flux shows the glass she made with a film documenting the process.
Dates
09/04/22 – 12/06/22
Organisation
Kestle Barton
Region
Cornwall
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Photography
COURSES
NATURE
PHOTOGRAPHY
MASTERCLASS
WITH
MATTHEW
MARAN
AND
EDDIE
EPHRAUMS
A four day Nature Photography Masterclass, to develop your techniques for taking photographs on location
Dates
10/06/22 – 13/06/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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+
Painting
Reflections of Venice
Robert Crisp showcases the culmination of many hours spent sketching and testing colours that best represent the light and tones of Venice.
Dates
28/05/22 – 13/06/22
Organisation
Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery
Region
Dorset
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+
Multidisciplinary
Bristol School of Art Degree Show
Bristol School of Art students and staff are pleased to invite you to our Degree and Foundation Shows
2022
!
Dates
08/06/22 – 13/06/22
Organisation
Bristol School of Art
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Create a Sketchbook Workshop
Details Join artist Celia Olsson to create your own sketchbook
Date
14/06/22
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Performance
Dreaming up the Past — Roman mythology by the Roman wall
Roman mythology by the Roman wall part of Cygnets Dream Festival.
Date
17/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting
Up River
Lesley Kerman I live by the River Exe, and the River, which is always present, has found its way into my paintings.
Dates
21/05/22 – 18/06/22
Organisation
The Plough Arts Centre
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Craft of Convalescence
Contemporary jeweller and maker Rachael Colley and dancer Inari Hulkkonen are invited to respond to the online resource
‘
Index of Convalescence’.
Dates
16/04/22 – 18/06/22
Organisation
New Brewery Arts
Region
Gloucestershire
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Photography
Captured Beauty
Captured Beauty features contemporary artworks from the Arts Council Collection, curated by Abi Hutchinson, Artistic Director of Black Voices Cornwall
Dates
19/02/22 – 18/06/22
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Multidisciplinary
The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase
THISS
2022
— The Hide Installation and Sculpture Showcase (Part of
SITE
Festival)
Dates
11/06/22 – 19/06/22
Organiser
Alice Sheppard Fidler
Region
Gloucestershire
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Painting
Left Hand Shuffle by Bruce Ingram
Ingram exhibition acknowledges the element of chance and spontaneity that Bruce Ingram embraces whilst working on multiple collages.
Dates
09/04/22 – 19/06/22
Organisation
Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Public art
Me, Myself, I: Artists’ Self-Portraits
Me, Myself, I: Artists’ Self-Portraits is the
RWA
’s landmark reopening exhibition in May — June
2022
Me, Myself, I: Artists’ Self-Portraits provides h
Dates
03/05/22 – 19/06/22
Organisation
RWA
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
SHAF
Makers
&
Materials Stand at Craftfestival Bovey Tracey
Eight members of the South Hams Arts Forum (
SHAF
) will represent
SHAF
in the Makers
&
Materials Stand
Dates
16/06/22 – 19/06/22
Organisation
South Hams Arts Forum
Region
Devon
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Installation
What Do You Collect? Building a collection
For those of you with fond childhood memories or a passion for building with
LEGO
® bricks, this collection will take you back in time.
Dates
11/01/22 – 19/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Public art
Convolutions in Clay
In her Salisbury exhibition at the Young Gallery, together with her other works you will have the chance to see Taylor’s new work.
Dates
27/05/22 – 21/06/22
Organiser
Wiltshire Creative
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
ACEARTS
OPEN
22
Various artists selected from our open call earlier this year.
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
ACE
OPEN
Showcasing various artists.
Dates
21/05/22 – 25/06/22
Organisation
ACEarts
Region
Somerset
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Printmaking
INK
&
PRINT
Carl Middleton, Jo Norman
&
Gemma Trickey
Dates
21/05/22 – 25/06/22
Organisation
ACEarts
Region
Somerset
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Multidisciplinary
Natural Colour Workshop
25
th
June
2022
– day workshop
9
.
30
–
4
.
30
(
5
–
6
hours – with break) During this workshop you will delve into the world of natural colour and how we c
Date
25/06/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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Moving Image
Trish Morrissey: Self Portrait with Two Snails
Self Portrait with Two Snails (
2020
) is a video artwork that responds to this strange and difficult time.
Dates
07/12/21 – 26/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Painting
On and Off the Wall
An exhibition of painting, printmaking, sculpture and mosaics
Dates
14/06/22 – 27/06/22
Organisation
Harbour House
Region
Devon
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Painting
Ray Balkwill: The River’s Voice
The Exe estuary has been the mainspring of Ray Balkwill’s art for over four decades.
Dates
07/12/21 – 27/06/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Patternicity
Patternicity is an exhibition of painting, textile, film and sculpture by a diverse group of contemporary artists.
Dates
30/04/22 – 27/06/22
Organisation
Exeter Phoenix
Region
Devon
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Photography
Discover Smartphone Photography
Discover Smartphone Photography is a travelling exhibition showing at various venues in Cornwall this summer.
Dates
02/06/22 – 29/06/22
Organisation
Wheal Martyn Clay Works
Region
Cornwall
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+
Drawing
Portrait Clinic with Mark Fielding
We welcome you to join Real Ideas Member Mark Fielding for a weekly Portrait Clinic!
Dates
18/05/22 – 29/06/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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Public art
No Woman is an Island
A collection of works by seven award-winning women artists.
Dates
15/04/22 – 30/06/22
Organiser
Wiltshire Creative
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
No Woman is an Island
A group exhibition featuring seven award-swimming women artists
Dates
15/04/22 – 30/06/22
Organisation
The Vanner Gallery
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
Island Life
Island Life exhibition at Salisbury Arts Centre is produced by Wiltshire Creative as part of Salisbury International Arts Festival.
Dates
17/05/22 – 02/07/22
Organisation
Wiltshire Creative
Region
Wiltshire
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Painting
Miriam Sheppard: Head in the Clouds
An exhibition of oil paintings and graphite works responding to sky, light and atmosphere.
Dates
03/06/22 – 02/07/22
Organiser
Miriam Sheppard
Region
Wiltshire
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Public art
Head in the Clouds
An immersive installation exhibited as part of the Green Sky Festival.
Dates
03/06/22 – 02/07/22
Organiser
Wiltshire Creative
Region
Wiltshire
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Multidisciplinary
Marvellous and Michievous: Literature’s Young Rebels
A family friendly exhibition showcasing the British Library’s vast collection of children’s literature.
Dates
31/03/22 – 03/07/22
Organisation
Burton at Bideford
Region
Devon
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Printmaking
Photographic Screen Print
In this workshop you will be introduced to textile screen printing using the photographic transfer process and water-based textile inks.
Date
03/07/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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Digital
Mainly Flowers of the Wayside: Sally Maltby
A photography and digital art exhibition of plants that thrive in unlikely situations by Swanage artist Sally Maltby.
Dates
20/06/22 – 03/07/22
Organisation
Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery
Region
Dorset
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Painting
While I Stand and Look
Frances Watts exhibition of plain air oil paintings of the South West
Dates
26/05/22 – 06/07/22
Organisation
Heart of The Tribe
Region
Somerset
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Textiles
Making Paper Garments with Jennifer Collier
A practical three day course showing a range of experimental techniques using found and recycled materials with Jennifer Collier.
Dates
04/07/22 – 06/07/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture
Artful Craft — Curated by Peter Randall-Page
RA
Celebrating our re-launch with an exhibition focusing on the nature of craft, art and design in the
21
st
century, curated by Peter Randall-Page
RA
.
Dates
02/04/22 – 06/07/22
Organisation
MAKE Southwest
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Summer of
22
: Bridport Arts Society
Featuring the work of members of the Bridport Arts Society, in their annual summer show.
Dates
18/06/22 – 10/07/22
Organisation
Sou'-Sou'-West Arts Gallery
Region
Dorset
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Textiles
OUT
OF
THIS
EARTH
:
WORKING
WITH
EARTH
PIGMENTS
,
SOYA
MILK
&
TEXTILES
WITH
CLAIRE
BENN
A three-day course designed to introduce you to an ecological method of binding earth (or mineral) pigments to textiles using soya milk.
Dates
09/07/22 – 11/07/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Marianne De Trey at Dartington —
65
years of ceramics at Dartington
A retrospective of the work of Marianne de Trey
Dates
22/05/22 – 15/07/22
Organisation
Dartington Trust
Region
Devon
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Textiles
WEAVING
WITH
COLOUR
WITH
ANGIE
PARKER
Explore how to weave confidently with colour in this three day practical and flexible
“
Weaving with Colour” course alongside an award-winning weaver.
Dates
15/07/22 – 17/07/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Painting
Exeter’s Fine Art Collection: Funded with Thanks
Shining a light on the often overlooked topic of museum funding, this exhibition showcases the quality and diversity of Exeter’s Fine Art Collection.
Dates
08/02/22 – 17/07/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Installation
Tanoa Sasraku: Terratypes
Artist Tanoa Sasraku features in her own major solo exhibition at Spike Island, journeying through her paternal heritage in the gallery space
Dates
28/05/22 – 18/07/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Multidisciplinary
Social Making: Socially Engaged Practice Now and Next
2022
Take A Part are delighted to present the fourth biennial symposium Social Making: Socially Engaged Practice Now
&
Next — Grounding
&
Spatial Justice
Dates
21/07/22 – 23/07/22
Organisation
Take A Part
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Fresh! Devon Artist Network
FRESH
! brings together key works by leading artists and creatives from Devon Artist Network (
DAN
)
Dates
28/05/22 – 23/07/22
Organisation
Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG)
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
MASTERCLASS
IN
FELTMAKING
–
‘
SAMPLES
:
AN
INQUIRY
INTO
THE
CREATIVE
POTENTIAL
OF
FELT
’
WITH
GLADYS
PAULUS
Gladys Paulus will be leading this four-day Masterclass in Feltmaking; an intensive inquiry into the creative potential of felt.
Dates
24/07/22 – 27/07/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Olla Podrida
Olla Podrida: any dish containing a great variety of ingredients: Bill Stewart, Zara Idelson, Joff Winterhart, Myrtle Glanville and Madeline Rolt
Dates
25/06/22 – 30/07/22
Organisation
The Plough Arts Centre
Region
Devon
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Writing
GHT
Creative Writing Group #
2
Join us for this new series of Creative Writing workshops in the beautiful surroundings of God’s House Tower hosted by Susmita Bhattacharya.
Date
30/07/22
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Sculpture
CRAFTING
CURIOUS
AUTOMATA
WITH
STEPHEN
GUY
This practical three-day course with Stephen Guy of Fire the Inventor explores the creative possibilities of automata using key mechanisms.
Dates
29/07/22 – 31/07/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Printmaking
Print Tutoring with Beth Munro
Taught session with Beth Munro in the Print and Press room at Ocean Studios.
6
th
Aug/
3
rd Sept/
1
st Oct
Date
06/08/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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Digital
PIXELS
FOR
PENCILS
:
AN
INTRODUCTION
TO
CREATIVE
CODING
FOR
ARTISTS
WITH
DAVE
WEBB
In this two-day introductory course, creative technologist and digital media artist Dave Webb will teach you some basic coding techniques.
Dates
05/08/22 – 07/08/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Sculpture
INTRODUCTION
TO
BRONZE
CASTING
WITH
DAVID
SNOO
WILSON
A three-day masterclass that will introduce you to the process of bronze casting, the lost wax process and how to develop your own model
Dates
10/08/22 – 12/08/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Photography
ALTERNATIVE
PHOTOGRAPHY
:
SOLARGRAPHY
AND
LUMEN
PRINTING
WITH
PAULINE
WOOLLEY
This practical
2
day and night course with artist Pauline Woolley will explore Alternative Photography techniques.
Dates
26/08/22 – 28/08/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Better Than This
Kathy Hinde, Amy Howden-Chapman, Liv Torc
Dates
21/05/22 – 31/08/22
Organisation
East Quay Gallery (Contains Art)
Region
Somerset
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Sculpture
Art on the menu
Visit our new exhibition that tells the story of the shifting market for ceramics in
1930
s Britain.
Dates
04/07/22 – 03/09/22
Organisation
Wheal Martyn Clay Works
Region
Cornwall
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Research
Hidden Histories Trail
Join us for the Hidden Histories Trail as our tour guides take you on a journey of discovery, sharing the diverse history of Southampton’s past
Dates
05/02/22 – 03/09/22
Organisation
'a space' arts
Region
Southampton
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Sculpture
Henry Moore. Sharing Form
A major exhibition of works by Henry Moore at Hauser
&
Wirth Somerset
Dates
28/05/22 – 04/09/22
Organisation
Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Region
Somerset
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Textiles
Dress Code — Fashion Stories from The Box
From lace to latex, and the
1700
s to the present day, learn about Plymouth’s fashion past and future.
Dates
02/04/22 – 04/09/22
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Multidisciplinary
Grayson’s Art Club
Artworks chosen by Grayson Perry and celebrities during season two of Grayson’s Art Club feature in an exclusive show at Bristol Museum
&
Art Gallery.
Dates
04/12/21 – 04/09/22
Organisation
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Bristol
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Sculpture
Brick by Brick: A
LEGO
brick history of Exeter
Embark on a time travelling adventure, journeying from the recesses of Devon’s prehistoric past to Exeter’s dreams of a greener future…in
LEGO
®!
Dates
18/06/22 – 11/09/22
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Installation
Jitish Kallat: Tangled Hierarchy
Tangled Hierarchy explores the relationships between silence/speech, visibility/invisibility, action/inaction, bodies/phantom pain.
Dates
02/06/22 – 12/09/22
Organisation
John Hansard Gallery
Region
Southampton
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Multidisciplinary
Maurizio Anzeri: On The Move
View a varied series of works by Italian artist Maurizio Anzeri presented in four different locations over the next six months.
Dates
02/04/22 – 13/09/22
Organisation
The Box
Region
Plymouth
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Sound
Jason Singh — Land:Scapes sound installation
Land:Scapes is a series of field recordings which explore the hidden sound worlds of the Dartington estate.
Dates
21/07/22 – 15/09/22
Organisation
Dartington Trust
Region
Devon
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Painting
Creative Connections Cornwall
Creative Connections Cornwall is a project about people and place in partnership with the National Portrait Gallery, Newlyn Art Gallery
&
The Exchange
Region
Cornwall
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Sculpture
Amitai Romm Solo exhibition
Amitai Romm features in her first
UK
solo exhibition, creating works in sculpture and sound to explore scientific modelling and its possibilities
Dates
27/07/22 – 18/09/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image
Eric Baudelaire and Alvin Curran
‘
When There is No More Music to Write’
Spike Island presents a two-person exhibition by artist and filmmaker Eric Baudelaire and avant-garde composer Alvin Curran.
Dates
28/05/22 – 20/09/22
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Installation
Forest: Wake this Ground
Explore the many interconnected layers existing above and below the forest floor with Forest: Wake this Ground.
Dates
09/07/22 – 02/10/22
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Public art
Home from Home Pavilion
A new temporary art space for Yate, a place to make, discover, share and create
Dates
05/10/21 – 05/10/22
Organiser
Suzanne Heath
Region
South Gloucestershire
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Multidisciplinary
POETRY
OF
DECAY
with Christine Chester
A
3
‑day course with textiles artist Christine Chester, exploring the Poetry of Decay.
Dates
07/10/22 – 09/10/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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+
Multidisciplinary
Arts Workshops
2022
Arts-related workshops facilitated by practicing artists, introducing aspects of contemporary, creative investigation — in dedicated creative space.
Dates
08/05/22 – 16/10/22
Organiser
Alice Sheppard Fidler
Region
Gloucestershire
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Drawing
DESTRUCTIVE
DISTILLATION
:
EXPLORATORY
CHARCOAL
MAKING
&
DRAWING
WITH
LOTTE
SCOTT
A two-day workshop, exploring Charcoal Making
&
Drawing with Lotte Scott.
Dates
15/10/22 – 16/10/22
Organisation
Clayhill Arts
Region
Region-wide
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Multidisciplinary
Mini Makers
Every Saturday (plus additional Half Term dates!) What to expect? Bring your family and little ones along for a creative session with oodles of fun!
Dates
13/05/22 – 29/10/22
Organisation
Ocean Studios - Real Ideas
Region
Plymouth
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Public art
Hardy’s Wessex The Landscapes That Inspired a Writer
A major temporary exhibition about the life of Thomas Hardy.
Dates
28/05/22 – 30/10/22
Organiser
Wiltshire Creative
Region
Wiltshire
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Painting
Zoe Benbow: Woodland Walk, paintings
This autumn Zoe returns to Dartington to present a solo exhibition of her paintings, taking the subject of
‘
trees’ as a starting point.
Dates
07/10/22 – 20/11/22
Organisation
Dartington Trust
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Kay Walsh: All His Rights
Kay Walsh spent a year on the Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park chronicling the red deer there.
Dates
28/06/22 – 08/01/23
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Multidisciplinary
Simon Pope: Here’s to Thee
Here’s to Thee by artist Simon Pope is a joint commission between
RAMM
and University of Exeter Arts
&
Culture.
Dates
31/01/22 – 08/01/23
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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Moving Image
Lawrence Abu Hamdan The
49
th
Parallel
Artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan showcases his major new film at Spike Island, telling the stories of permeable borders and impermeable laws
Dates
18/10/22 – 15/01/23
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Installation
Rosemary Mayer Ways of Attaching
American artist Rosemary Mayer fills the Spike Island gallery with dream-like fabric sculptures in her first ever
UK
survey exhibition
Dates
08/10/22 – 15/01/23
Organisation
Spike Island
Region
Bristol
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Drawing
Bharti Kher at Arnolfini
A collection of sketches, drawings, paintings, sculptures and installations form the focus of Bharti Kher’s exhibition at Arnolfini.
Dates
22/10/22 – 29/01/23
Organisation
Arnolfini
Region
Bristol
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Moving Image
Ruth Bell: Calling of the Tide
Calling of the Tide (
2021
) is a dance and video artwork by choreographer and artist Ruth Bell.
Dates
10/01/23 – 09/07/23
Organisation
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Region
Devon
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