Galleries

September

GALLERIES

From 30 August

Introducing West Dorset Landscape Artist Harland Viney at Marine House at Beer. Harland Viney’s love for the wilder parts of Dorset are caught to powerful effect by an artist whose star is much in the ascendent. Open 7 days a week www.marinehouseatbeer.co.uk 01297 625257. 1 - 24 September

James Brown Photography Talented local Wildlife Photographer James Brown will be exhibiting new and unseen photographs. Open daily from 8.30 - 4pm at Unique Framecraft, Units 4-5 Millwey Rise Workshops, Second Avenue, Axminster. EX13 5HH. Telephone 01297 631614. Follow us on Instagram @uniqueframecraft . 1 - 30 September

Kit Glaisyer: The Marshwood Vale & Beyond is an exhibition coinciding with the release of Kit’s new book documenting his evolving series of West Country landscape paintings over recent years, with a range of works on show in his gallery and studio. Open Saturdays 11-3pm or by appointment. Bridport Contemporary Gallery, 11 Downes Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3JR. 07983 465789 www.bridportcontemporary.com @bridportcontemporary Until 2 September

Summer Exhibition Celebrating 13 years of Artwave West! An exciting and dynamic selection of paintings, ceramics and sculptures by our Gallery Artists. Artwave West, Morcombelake, Bridport, Dorset DT6 6DY Open Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 5pm Phone 01297 489746. www.artwavewest.com. 2 - 21 September

Caroline Bailey, Emma Dunbar and Jenny Wheatley The Jerram Gallery, Half Moon Street, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3LN www.jerramgallery.com. Until 3 September

“Our World, Your Choice” An exhibition examining how we lived in the past; workshops and exhibits by local businesses all relating to the issue of climate change and how we can all make small adjustments to our lives to help. Mon, Thur, Fri, Sat 10am4pm. Free. Crewkerne & District Heritage Centre, Market Square, Crewkerne. Somerset. TA18 7LP. www.crewkernemuseum.co.uk. Until 4 September

Portland Coast Fascinated by this rocky coastline, local artist Leon Dore was determined to find a less figurative and more authentic response to its unique mixture of Mesolithic geology, quarrying, natural rock fall and erosion. Form dominates, colour is minimised, and each visit provided a unique artistic experience. Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA, Tues-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm, www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk. Textures of Dorset An Art Exhibition in Card and Felt by artists Jenny Penney & Di Pattinson 10 am – 5 pm Except Sunday 10 am – 4.30 pm. Eype Centre for the Arts, Mount Lane, Eype, Bridport DT6 6AR Landscapes, Seascapes, Hedgerows by Dot Wood Sou’-Sou’West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk. Working with acrylic paint and pastel, Dot developed a series of paintings inspired by the 78 days’ worth of hedgerow and flower studies she had produced whilst in hospital, receiving treatment for leukaemia. 5 - 18 September

David Brooke David Brooke’s paintings create a sense of mystery. Although events are taking place within his paintings, sometimes it is unclear exactly what is happening. There clearly is a narrative, but it is left to the viewer to decide the nature of that narrative, to develop their own stories, their own responses and their own sense of mystery and adventure. Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk. 6 - 23 September

Looking Beyond … an exhibition by members of the Somerset Monochrome Group of Photographers. Taunton Library, Paul St., Taunton, TA1 3XZ. Opening times: Weekdays 9:30am – 5:30pm (Wednesdays 7:00pm), Saturdays: 9:30 – 5:00. Free entry.

In Our Hands Caroline Ireland’s folk-art inspired paintings abound in colour and pattern and feature the shapes of the artist’s own hands as elements of imagined landscapes, highlighting human interconnection with the natural world and the premise that the future is in our hands to change for the better. Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA, TuesSat 10am-5pm; Sun 10am-4pm, www.lymeregismuseum. co.uk 7 - 16 September

Artbeat 10th annual exhibition for this popular group of 11 East Devon artists. An exciting and varied show with affordable, original art, prints, cards & gifts. Kennaway House, Coburg Road, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG. www. kennawayhouse.org.uk. Open daily 10am-5pm. (Last day close 3pm) Free admission. 9 September - 6 January

Mixed Autumn Exhibition of Gallery & Guest

Artists An exhibition featuring all our gallery artists including sculptors Johannes von Stumm and Sarah Moore, ceramicist Alison Wear and many paintings and prints from Phillippa Headley, Kim Pragnell, Colin Moore, Ruth Ander, to name but a few. Visitors also welcome outside normal hours by prior appointment. Tincleton Gallery, The Old School House, Tincleton, nr Dorchester, DT2 8QR. Opening Fri/Sat/Sun/Mon from 10:00 – 16:00 Admission free. Telephone 01305 848 909. http://www.tincletongallery.com. Until 10 September

Andrew Lanyon A dinner-gong in the jungle The Shippon Gallery Hook Farm, Chardstock, Axminster, Devon EX13 7DD Open Saturdays and Sundays 12pm – 4pm and by arrangement 01460 220021. 10 - 14 September

Ruth Piper - Visual Artist ‘Emblems of Hope’ The Malthouse Gallery, The Town Mill, Lyme Regis, DT7 3PU. To view my portfolio please visit my website http://www.ruthpiper.com ruth@ruthpiper.com Unit G6, BV Studios, BS3 4EA 07711541852 10 - 24 September

A Celebration of Bridport An exhibition of paintings by Jules Cross former student of the Royal Academy schools at The Chapel in the Garden, 49 East St. 16 carefully observed studies (oil on canvas board) of iconic businesses and landmarks which contribute to the town’s unique heritage. 10 - 30 September

Sophie Capron Solo Exhibition Sophie’s paintings reveal a multitude of worked marks that resemble aged doorways and crumbling walls - places where time has left its mark, and where traces of human interaction speak of countless interventions that have accumulated over time. Artwave West, Morcombelake, Dorset DT6 6DY Wednesday to Saturday 10am-5pm. 01297 489746 www.artwavewest.com

GALLERIES IN OCTOBER

Live or Online send your gallery details to info@marshwoodvale.com BY SEPTEMBER 9TH

Michael Williams Recent Paintings The Art Stable is delighted to be presenting a fourth solo exhibition of the watercolours of Michael Williams. Fiona Robinson Drawing to Music The Art Stable. The Art Stable Child Okeford Blandford Dorset DT11 8HB Until 11 September

Alex Lowery ‘Picturing’ recent paintings and drawings. Akiko Hirai ‘In a manner of Speaking’ recent ceramics. Petter Southall furniture. A heart-stopping exhibition from three artists whose intelligent, exquisite work always brings something new and thrilling. Sladers Yard Contemporary Art, Furniture & Craft Gallery, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL Open Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 4.30pm (Café and ground-floor gallery also open Sundays 10am - 4.00pm). Admission free. 01308 459511. www.sladersyard.co.uk. 12 - 17 September

Windwhistle Designs Autumn Exhibition

Windwhistle Designs is a graphic art studio based in South Somerset producing contemporary designs and art prints. 10.00am - 5.00pm. SomARTon, 1 West Street, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7PS. andrew@windwhistledesigns.com, www.windwhistledesigns.com 17 - 30 September

Solo show Mel Cormack-Hicks at Marine House at Beer. Open every day. This hugely popular artist is presenting her second solo show at Marine House at Beer with 35 new works reflecting moments of inspiration near her home in the Cotswolds and her seaside hideaway in Beer, also the wilds of Scotland. Free 28 page catalogue and invitation to launch day on September 17 when Mel will be there to greet you. www. marinehouseatbeer.co.uk 01297 625257 17 September - 12 November

Coast Lines - Martyn Brewster ARE at 70. This autumn Martyn Brewster fills the galleries of Sladers Yard with his richly coloured lyrical paintings, drawings and prints of the Dorset coast alongside the timeless textured and coloured ceramic sculpture of Peter Hayes and Petter Southall’s beautiful furniture. Sladers Yard, Contemporary Art, Furniture & Craft Gallery, West Bay Road, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset DT6 4EL. Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 4.30pm. Café Sladers and the ground floor gallery are also open Sundays 10am - 4pm. Admission free. 01308 459511. www.sladersyard.co.uk Until 18 September

Unrestricted: SSW Summer Open Sou’Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www. sousouwest.co.uk. The gallery offers a ‘no limits’ approach to their annual summer open this year - artists have been encouraged to defy conventions - with no holds barred!

A Celebration of Sky: Steve Manning Steve is a printmaker based in Devon producing unique limited edition linocut prints. His images are inspired by the cloudscapes that gather over moorland, estuary and coast. Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk 23 September - 6 October

Bridport Textile Artist Deborah Tiltman hand embroidery exhibition at Art Unlimited gallery, South St, Bridport, DT6 3NR. 9am - 5pm MonSat. Contacts gallery 01308 426593, or Deborah 07929280639. 24 September - 9 October

Somerset Art Weeks Artists across Somerset will be responding to the theme of ‘Sanctuary’. Pick up a guide or visit somersetartworks.org.uk. 24 September - 16 October

‘Pop Up’: Selected Artists and Makers An innovative ‘galleries within a gallery’ show: a platform for discovery. Sou’-Sou’-West brings together a selected collection of artists and makers, each of whom will have their own individually curated exhibition space within the gallery to showcase their work. Sou’-Sou’-West Arts Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, Bridport DT6 6HG. Open daily 10:30-4:30. Free admission & parking. Contact 01308 301326 www.sousouwest.co.uk Until 25 September

Canvas & Rock an exhibition by Philomena Harmsworth. A fusion of paint, charcoal and neon - some of the media used in this latest collection. New Inn, Stoke Abbott, DT8 3TJ. Opening hours are 12-2pm & 6-11pm Weds - Sunday. Check website before travelling. Until 4 October

Under the Cedar Tree Artist Belinda Smith offers a contemporary view on some of the stories that shape the identity of Athelhampton House and Gardens. www.belindasmithstudio.com Instagram: @belindasmithstudio. Athelhampton House and Gardens, Athelhampton Road, Puddletown, Dorchester, DT2 7LG. Open Sunday - Friday, 10 am - 5 pm (Closed Saturdays). www.athelhampton. com Until 29 October

Myths and Monsters Explore the wild worlds of Myths and Monsters in a new exhibition featuring over 70 artworks from some of our best-loved children’s stories. 10.00 am – 5.00 pm Tue – Sat. The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AA. Museumofsomerset.org.uk Until 31 October

‘Buried in Time’ at West Bay Discovery Centre. Open daily 11 am - 4 pm excluding Mondays. Admission free, donations welcomed. There will be various walks, talks and events associated with this exhibition. www.westbaydiscoverycentre.org.uk.