THE spring programme at The Art Stable, Kelly Ross’s always exciting gallery in a former farm building at Gold Hill Organic Farm, Child Okeford, opens with In The Beginning, early works from the 1950s by Brian Rice, on until 9th March. At 87, Brian Rice is recognised as one of the most important British abstract…
AN important new display at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery reveals the little-known story of John Brown, who escaped slavery in the USA and lived in Dorchester during the 1860s. On show until 30th May, the exhibition has been curated by Jordan Cole, a student at Bath Spa University, and uses research from a number…
SLADERS Yard, the gallery and cafe at West Bay, takes us away from the dank and dreary days of February with an entrancing exhibition, Dreamscapes, running to 16th March. The former rope factory, which is the base for the hugely acclaimed furniture designer-maker Petter Southall, is showing work which is imaginative, surreal, strange and beautiful….
A MINIATURE model of a cape once worn by the Queen singer Freddie Mercury is one of the star attractions at an important exhibition of fashion and costume at the Salisbury Museum, on until 12th May. Fashioning Our World exhibition will feature fashion items from the past which tell powerful stories of sustainability and includes…
FOR the first time in 500 years, a new altar has been consecrated in Salisbury Cathedral nave – around 20 years since the decision was a taken to re-order the Cathedral. It is located at the spire crossing, and a second new altar, also by sculptor William Pye, has been consecrated in the Trinity chapel. Both were…
THE Dorset Museum at Dorchester is presenting a major exhibition of sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink’s life and work, on until 21st April 2024. The works are drawn from the collection that Dorset Museum acquired from the Elisabeth Frink Estate in 2020, featuring sculptures, prints, drawings, and personal possessions. Many of these items, including working plasters…
THE Christmas and New Year exhibition at Sladers Yard gallery at West Bay features work by gallery regulars including Vanesa Gardiner, Martyn Brewster, Alex Lowery and the gallery’s resident furniture designer-maker Petter Southall. The exhibition, Radiance, continues to 21st January. The title indicates the theme, celebrating light in the landscape, which seems welcome at this…
THE Arborealists, the group of artists who specialise in depicting trees in paint, print, photography and other media, are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year, and their last show of 2023 is The Tree of Life at ACE Arts at the Old Town Hall in Somerton, from 18th November to 23rd December. There is no…
SALISBURY Cathedral was lit up in November with a spectacular light and sound show, Illuminating Art by Luxmuralis, creating a journey through art and religious history, from the Protestant-Catholic conflicts of the 16th century and the Baroque to Art Deco and early 20th century industrialisation and photography. Sarum Lights, which is attracting thousands of visitors,…
WYLYE Valley artists Nick Andrew and Tanya Hinton have a joint exhibition at Shaftesbury Arts Centre, from 8th to 21st November, featuring new river-based paintings by Nick and Tanya’s wonderful wildlife studies painted on reclaimed surfaces (usually wood). The paintings in Wet and Wild mostly feature the River Wylye, a constant subject for Nick over…