Workshops & Courses

Bite size: In conversation with Kimberley Cumberbatch, Assistant Curator at Royal Museums Greenwich and Emma Philip, Senior Curator at The Box, as part of the Kehinde Wiley exhibition

What is a ‘ship of fools’?

Date

25/11/20

Organisation

The Arts Institute, University of Plymouth

Online Film Screening: Zinzi Minott, Fi Dem III: Ancestral Interference (2020)

Fi Dem III: Ancestral Interference (2020) is a newly commissioned film by Zinzi Minott.

A Handmade Christmas: Linocut Christmas Cards

Carve your own Christmas design into a single coloured Lino block and learn the basics of linocut printing.

A Handmade Christmas: Linocut Wrapping Paper

Join Somerset artist Jackie Curtis in making your very own linocut Christmas wrapping paper!

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.

BEAUTY & TRUTH

Solo exhibition of paintings by Jon Minshull

Life Drawing Zoom Drop in

Practice drawing from a model in a friendly and focused class via Zoom.

A Handmade Christmas: Tamari Bauble-Making

Temari is an ancient and beautiful Japanese craft that involves embroidering the surface of a handmade ball with stunning designs.

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

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.

Norman at 90

A retrospective of the artwork of Dorset-based librarian, art teacher, actor and theatre director Norman Saunders-White

The Platform Graduate Award 2020

Aspex is excited to announce the opening of their brand new exhibition, The Platform Graduate Award 2020.

Film Screening: Laura Phillips, Beneath The Mead: cigar.lend.shave

Spike Island is proud to stream Beneath The Mead: cigar.lend.shave (2020) a newly commissioned film by artist Laura Phillips.

SELECTED FILMS FROM THE ARTS COUNCIL COLLECTION

Series of artists’ films selected from the Arts Council Collection by young LGBTQIA+ people

Dates

19/09/20 – 02/01/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Outdoor billboard exhibition presenting works by artists from around the UK who have made work with powerful messages responding to this time.

Dates

19/09/20 – 02/01/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

EXTRAORDINARY POSTCARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES

CELEBRATING CREATIVITY IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Dates

19/09/20 – 02/01/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

WILLIAM ARNOLD

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

CERAMICS EXHIBTION

A mixed display of works by some of our favourite makers.

Dates

08/08/20 – 02/01/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

GRAYSON PERRY: THE VANITY OF SMALL DIFFERENCES

The Vanity of Small Differences is a series of six large-scale tapestries by the Turner-Prize winning artist Grayson Perry.

Dates

03/10/20 – 02/01/21

Organisation

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

JAKE CLARK

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange

Seaside: Photographed

A major exhibition that examines the relationship between photographers, photography and the British seaside from the 1850s to present day.

Denzil Forrester, Itchin & Scratchin

A solo exhibition by painter Denzil Forrester.

In from the Cold

An annual exhibition of the latest work by artists associated with Lyme Bay Arts

Unwrapped

A showcase filled with a wide variety of original 2D and 3D arts and crafts that make ideal gifts for the holiday season.

Big Skies, Distant Views

Exeter-based printmaker Steve Manning displays his latest Dorset and Devon landscapes in the Lyme Regis Museum

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

A Folk Art Tradition

This exhibition explores the theme of ‘Folk’ art found in the Burton Art Gallery and Museum’s ceramic collections.

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

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

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.

Paper Samplers and Experimental Bookbinding with Jennifer Collier

A practical two day course showing a range of experimental techniques using found and recycled materials with Jennifer Collier.

Smoke-fired Ceramics

The course will be a hands-on introduction to smoke-fired ceramics utilising natural materials and our unique outdoor environment at Clayhill

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

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.

Letterpress: Create Your Own Printed Words

Grab your apron and get messy by immersing yourself into the art of Letterpress!

Copperplate Calligraphy with Meticulous Ink

This accessible creative workshop will introduce you to the wonderful world of copperplate calligraphy.

Starting Your Creative Buisness

Take the stress out of creating your business plan with our step by step business planning workshop

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Third of three exhibitions of new work exploring a multi-sensory engagement, geometric sculptural installations, five elements and therapeutic sound.

Veronica Ryan, Along a Spectrum

Spike Island presents a major exhibition of new works by British artist Veronica Ryan.

Inspired by Nature: Drawing for Pattern Design

You will learn essential techniques in illustration and pattern design that are inspired-by-nature.

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.

Bristol Photo Festival: RWA Photography Open Exhibition

The RWA presents an open submission photography exhibition that will fill our main galleries.

Bristol Photo Festival: Jem Southam: A Bend In The River

As part of Bristol Photo Festival, a major citywide Festival of Photography taking place across Bristol in 2021, The RWA presents a special exhibition

Jackdaw Line by Richard Long

Celebrated artist Richard Long’s newly installed artwork Jackdaw Line is set in Hestercombe’s magnificent Georgian Landscape Garden.

Open-Up: Outdoor Exhibition

Open-Up is a brand new series of outdoor artworks commissioned in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Filter What's On

Junior Draw­ing School — Map your World

Bite Size: Por­tray­ing Pow­er, as Part of the Kehinde Wiley Exhibition

Junior Draw­ing School — Draw­ing with Soft Pastels

Look­ing to the Present, Look­ing to the Past – Part 1

Film Lon­don Jar­man Award 2020: Screen­ing and Conversation

Guess Who’s Com­ing to Din­ner | Intro­duced by Den­zil Forrester

Chel­ston in Lock­down — A Sleep­ing Beauty

Autumn Show­case

Cen­tre of Gravity

The Resilience Read­ing Room

Noth­ing ​‘is’ Imme­di­ate — Geo­met­ric Sculp­tur­al Sound Installations

Has­san Haj­jaj: The Path

South West Sculptors

ONLINE Pan­el Dis­cus­sion ​‘Art in Envi­ron­men­tal Education’

The Shout | Intro­duced by Bron­wen Buckeridge

Ruth Singer: Crim­i­nal Quilts

Vir­tu­al Arts Trail by Cam Val­ley Arts

Arts and Cul­ture Diver­si­ty Forum Som­er­set: Get­ting in, Get­ting on

5 x 5 x 5 series: Every­thing is chang­ing. Noth­ing has changed. Change is coming

Lily Mixe : Symbiosis

Ash Tree Stream

Phoebe Cum­mings, ​‘Thought Barefoot’

Joy Wolfend­en Brown, ​‘Poem’

Sirens

Tele Vis­tas

Aman­da Popham – The 2020 Collection

RBSA Prize Exhi­bi­tion 2020

Som­er­set Reac­quaint­ed Exhibition

ALTERED STATES

Bring­ing Art to Life

Bite size: In con­ver­sa­tion with Kim­ber­ley Cum­ber­batch, Assis­tant Cura­tor at Roy­al Muse­ums Green­wich and Emma Philip, Senior Cura­tor at The Box, as part of the Kehinde Wiley exhibition

Online Film Screen­ing: Zinzi Minott, Fi Dem III: Ances­tral Inter­fer­ence (2020)

A Hand­made Christ­mas: Linocut Christ­mas Cards

A Hand­made Christ­mas: Linocut Wrap­ping Paper

Mak­ing Marks: Mark-mak­ing in the 21st Century

BEAU­TY & TRUTH

Life Draw­ing Zoom Drop in

A Hand­made Christ­mas: Tamari Bauble-Making

Telling Tales!

Noth­ing ​‘is’ Imme­di­ate — Geo­met­ric Sculp­tur­al Sound Installations

Nor­man at 90

The Plat­form Grad­u­ate Award 2020

Film Screen­ing: Lau­ra Phillips, Beneath The Mead: cigar.lend.shave

SELECT­ED FILMS FROM THE ARTS COUN­CIL COLLECTION

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

EXTRA­OR­DI­NARY POST­CARDS FOR EXTRA­OR­DI­NARY TIMES

WILLIAM ARNOLD

CERAM­ICS EXHIBTION

GRAYSON PER­RY: THE VAN­I­TY OF SMALL DIFFERENCES

JAKE CLARK

Sea­side: Photographed

Den­zil For­rester, Itchin & Scratchin

In from the Cold

Unwrapped

Big Skies, Dis­tant Views

Kehinde Wiley – Ship of Fools

A Folk Art Tradition

The Folk Archive — Jere­my Deller & Alan Kane

Every­where: Life in a Lit­tered World

Lar­ry Achi­ampong: Reli­quary 2

Paper Sam­plers and Exper­i­men­tal Book­bind­ing with Jen­nifer Collier

Smoke-fired Ceram­ics

CRE­AT­ING STO­RIES: GAME DESIGN FOR COM­PLETE BEGINNERS

168 Annu­al Open

Let­ter­press: Cre­ate Your Own Print­ed Words

Cop­per­plate Cal­lig­ra­phy with Metic­u­lous Ink

Start­ing Your Cre­ative Buisness

Noth­ing ​‘is’ Imme­di­ate — Geo­met­ric Sculp­tur­al Sound Installations

Veron­i­ca Ryan, Along a Spectrum

Inspired by Nature: Draw­ing for Pat­tern Design

Mak­ing Paper Gar­ments with Jen­nifer Collier

Bris­tol Pho­to Fes­ti­val: RWA Pho­tog­ra­phy Open Exhibition

Bris­tol Pho­to Fes­ti­val: Jem Southam: A Bend In The River

Jack­daw Line by Richard Long

Open-Up: Out­door Exhibition

Junior Drawing School — Map your World

Bite Size: Portraying Power, as Part of the Kehinde Wiley Exhibition

Junior Drawing School — Drawing with Soft Pastels

Looking to the Present, Looking to the Past – Part 1

Film London Jarman Award 2020: Screening and Conversation

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner | Introduced by Denzil Forrester

Chelston in Lockdown — A Sleeping Beauty

Autumn Showcase

Centre of Gravity

The Resilience Reading Room

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Hassan Hajjaj: The Path

ONLINE Panel Discussion ‘Art in Environmental Education’

The Shout | Introduced by Bronwen Buckeridge

Ruth Singer: Criminal Quilts

Virtual Arts Trail by Cam Valley Arts

Arts and Culture Diversity Forum Somerset: Getting in, Getting on

5 x 5 x 5 series: Everything is changing. Nothing has changed. Change is coming

Phoebe Cummings, ‘Thought Barefoot’

Joy Wolfenden Brown, ‘Poem’

Tele Vistas

Amanda Popham – The 2020 Collection

RBSA Prize Exhibition 2020

Somerset Reacquainted Exhibition

Bringing Art to Life

Bite size: In conversation with Kimberley Cumberbatch, Assistant Curator at Royal Museums Greenwich and Emma Philip, Senior Curator at The Box, as part of the Kehinde Wiley exhibition

Online Film Screening: Zinzi Minott, Fi Dem III: Ancestral Interference (2020)

A Handmade Christmas: Linocut Christmas Cards

A Handmade Christmas: Linocut Wrapping Paper

Making Marks: Mark-making in the 21^st Century

BEAUTY & TRUTH

Life Drawing Zoom Drop in

A Handmade Christmas: Tamari Bauble-Making

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Norman at 90

The Platform Graduate Award 2020

Film Screening: Laura Phillips, Beneath The Mead: cigar.lend.shave

SELECTED FILMS FROM THE ARTS COUNCIL COLLECTION

EXTRAORDINARY POSTCARDS FOR EXTRAORDINARY TIMES

CERAMICS EXHIBTION

GRAYSON PERRY: THE VANITY OF SMALL DIFFERENCES

Seaside: Photographed

Denzil Forrester, Itchin & Scratchin

Big Skies, Distant Views

The Folk Archive — Jeremy Deller & Alan Kane

Everywhere: Life in a Littered World

Larry Achiampong: Reliquary 2

Paper Samplers and Experimental Bookbinding with Jennifer Collier

Smoke-fired Ceramics

CREATING STORIES: GAME DESIGN FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS

168 Annual Open

Letterpress: Create Your Own Printed Words

Copperplate Calligraphy with Meticulous Ink

Starting Your Creative Buisness

Nothing ‘is’ Immediate — Geometric Sculptural Sound Installations

Veronica Ryan, Along a Spectrum

Inspired by Nature: Drawing for Pattern Design

Making Paper Garments with Jennifer Collier

Bristol Photo Festival: RWA Photography Open Exhibition

Bristol Photo Festival: Jem Southam: A Bend In The River

Jackdaw Line by Richard Long

Open-Up: Outdoor Exhibition