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Portrait of the Artist at the Bridport Arts Centre  15 April 2010

Portrait of the Artist

Join us from 6-8pm on Saturday 17 April at the Bridport Arts Centre for the launch of the "Portrait of the Artist" book and exhibition in the Allsop Gallery Click here for more

Arts events in Poole during April and Map  15 April 2010

Borough of Poole are hosting many Arts events during in April and May, including…

· New projects including Power Play, and the Public Art Expo

· Street art festivals on 3rd May,

· loads of events for residents, children and young people,

· New commissions for artists, and job opportunities

· All featured in this bi-monthly news roundup Click here for more

Opportunity for new designer-makers in craft: GET FRESH 2011  14 April 2010

Have you graduated within the last 3 years? Are self-taught and started a career within last 3 years? Resident in the South-West? AND working in a craft medium using innovative methods/ideas? Then this is the exhibition opportunity for you!
Now established as a key exhibition in the South West, the aim of Get Fresh is not to repeat a graduate show but to celebrate and independently exhibit the diversity and outstanding craftsmanship of emerging designer-makers from the South West (Bath, Bristol & Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire) Click here for more

FROM THE STUDIO OF MARIE LAYWINE  09 April 2010

My latest project, CIRCLE OF HOPE , is an interactive exhibition and installation Click here for more

HANDMADE 10 @ CHELSEA OLD TOWN HALL - OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS  09 April 2010

Please see below the following opportunities,
HANDMADE 10 @ CHELSEA OLD TOWN HALL

The deadline for handmade 2010 @ Chelsea Old Town Hall is approaching, applications are invited from designer makers who make their work in Britain in one of the following disciplines; glass, ceramics, textiles, fashion, furniture, silversmithing, jewellery, paper, print-making, tableware and metal work Click here for more

Christchurch Calendar Exhibition  09 April 2010

28 May - 10 June

Original paintings submitted for the Christchurch Calendar which is being sold to raise funds for the rebuilding of Druitt Hall Click here for more

7-28 May - Fabricating the Landscape  09 April 2010

Exhibition of textile landscapes by members of CADArts in the Regent Centre Foyer, High Street, Christchurch Click here for more

E-NEWS 3 - April 2010  09 April 2010

Below is a link to a PDF newsletter from Jem Main for DVA subscribers Click here for more

Ursula Leach Homeland Recent Paintings and Prints  24 March 2010

The last week of: Ursula Leach Homeland Recent Paintings and Prints Until 27 March 2010

Open Wed – Sat 10 Click here for more

The National Gallery of Lyme Regis  24 March 2010

The National Gallery of Lyme Regis is an exciting pop up exhibition for
Dorset Art Weeks showcasing a wealth and variety of talents from Dorset and
elsewhere Click here for more

Special screening of TERRY DEARY'S new animated children's TV series  24 March 2010

BOURNEMOUTH will be hosting a very special screening of best
selling British author TERRY DEARY'S new animated children's TV series
as part of the British Independent Film Festival, a year before it will
screen on TV!

Terry will be attending the Saturday screenings of this event to answer
questions and sign autographs Click here for more

Somerzest market - call for craft stands  18 March 2010

On the 27th & 28th August the Octagon theatre begins a programme of markets Click here for more

DORCHESTER ARTS OPEN2010 EXHIBITION  17 March 2010

DORCHESTER ARTS OPEN2010 EXHIBITION
2D submissions are invited from West Country artists working in any media Click here for more

New Writing Festival  17 March 2010

New Writing Festival

16-18 April 2010, Lighthouse, Poole

A 3 day festival celebrating new writing for the theatre with a weekend of inspirational master classes and workshops, plus screenings of work by some of the country’s leading playwrights and industry professionals including: Nell Leyshon; Phil Porter; Joe Penhall; John Foster, Jez Butterworth; David Lane and Jack Bradley Click here for more