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UK’s largest open studios art exhibition returns to Dorset for 2008

More than 800 artists will be throwing open their doors to the public as Dorset Art Weeks, the UK’s largest free festival of visual art, gets set to return between 24th May – 8th June 2008.

Located across the stunning Dorset countryside and coastline, the free open studio’s and exhibitions event offers visitors a unique opportunity to meet, view, buy or commission something special from artists and makers. The 344 venues range from urban contemporary gallery spaces, to chocolate box thatched cottages down country lanes, from hidden away barn workshops to studios based in historic ex industrial buildings.

This 9th Dorset Art Weeks event will showcase the work of well-known artists and makers as well as those who are in the early stages of their careers. Work from all visual art forms will be represented, from new digital media to water colours.

Since its inauguration in 1992 Dorset Art Weeks has steadily grown in size and ambition into a 16-day long artistic showcase, it is widely regarded as one of the most vibrant and stimulating arts events in the south. This comes as no surprise to founding member and featured artist, Britain’s pre-eminent furniture designer, John Makepeace OBE.

“The experience of meeting artists, hearing about their work first-hand and being able to purchase and commission items directly from them has no substitute.”

Organisers look forward to building on the success of the last event in 2006, which generated £1.1 million in sales with artists enjoying nearly 120,000 studio visits.

The new A4 sized DAW08 Guide giving full details of artist’s studio and exhibition locations throughout Dorset Art Weeks is now available from Tourist Information Offices, libraries and participating venues, or by post at a cost of £3.50 to cover Post and Packing. The event is also supported by a brand new Dorset Art Weeks website which has mapping facilities to help plan your visits.