THE Dorset Museum at Dorchester is presenting a major exhibition of sculptor Dame Elisabeth Frink’s life and work, from 2nd December to 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…
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…
TOBIT Roche returns to the Art Stable at Gold Hill Organic Farm, Child Okeford, for his sixth solo exhibition of paintings, continuing to 18th November. As always, his paintings are characterised by subtle layers of colour and a passion for nature and natural beauty. The themes of this exhibition are “magic mountains” in India, where…
WHEN artist Alexander Hollweg and his family moved from London to Exmoor 40 years ago, he said they “sold a house and bought a way of life”. A new exhibition at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton celebrates his Journey in Art, with paintings and sculptures from throughout the six decades of his career. The…
PUPILS from Downland Community School, based in the middle of Blandford Camp, will get the chance to take part in an arts project and enjoy an exhibition by favourite illustrator Quentin Blake, thanks to Poole’s Lighthouse arts centre,. The project is part of an Arts Award initiative, which aims to help young people who may…
A BANNER created by Ed Hall, one of this country’s leading banner makers, is on display in the Morning Chapel of Salisbury Cathedral until 24th November. The banner was developed during workshops with Wiltshire College and University Centre students, exploring the themes behind the Cathedral’s recent art exhibition To Be Free. Katherine Dolphin, the Cathedral’s…
IT’s not easy being the son or daughter of a famous artist – whether it is painting or sculpture, music or acting, there is an expectation that cannot always be met, particularly if the offspring’s work is very different from the parent’s. People either expect you to do whatever your famous parent did – but…