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11 Visual Arts ‘THE CINEMATIC LANDSCAPES’ Until 28 February Bridport Contemporary, 11 Downes Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3JR. Saturdays 10am - 3pm. 07983 465789 / kitglaisyer.com . “Kit Glaisyer's series of paintings of the views across the Bride Valley re- imagine the Romantic Sublime with a contemporary twist.” Above: ‘Misty Bride Valley’ (Oil on canvas, 90 x 60cm) William Scott: Beauty in Plainness “William Scott (1913 - 1989) was a pioneering abstract painter, best known for his distinctive still life and landscape compositions. After settling in Somerset in the 1940s, he taught at the Bath Academy of Art for ten years and became a key fi gure in the post-war British art scene. In the 1950s, Scott developed a close friendship with American artist Mark Rothko, who visited and stayed with him in Somerset in 1959. This exhibition features three large-scale works from this pivotal period in Scott’s career, on loan from Tate. An animated fi lm further explores the artist’s vision and life in the county.” Until 7 February: The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle, Castle Green, TAUNTON, TA1 4AA. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01823 255088 / museumofsomerset.org.uk. ‘OCHRE STILL LIFE’ (1958, purchased by Tate 1962) © The estate of William Scott BULL MILL STUDIO WINTER OPEN 3 January - 7 February Bull Mill Studio, Bull Lane, CROCKERTON, Warminster, BA12 8AY. Saturdays 10am - 4pm. 07730 400784 / nickandrew.co.uk / tanyahinton.co.uk. “Open studio exhibition.” ‘OPEN 2025 PRIZE WINNERS’ 6 January - 6 February Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 3pm. ilminsterartscentre.com . “Work by the winners of the 2025 Open exhibition.” MICHAEL RESTRICK: ‘PLAY THE HAND YOU’RE DEALT’ 6 January - 2 March Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, SWANAGE, BH19 1DD. Monday - Saturday 10am - 9.30pm. 01929 422239 / themowlem.com . “Paintings and found objects.” ‘ARTIST AS WITNESS: THE IMPACT OF WAR’ Until 8 March Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 3AA. 10am - 5pm. £9.50 / £5. russellcotes.com . “Exhibition highlighting artists as eyewitnesses, revealing war’s impact through works from both World Wars, and George Butler’s recent depictions of the Ukraine con fl ict.” Above: Eric Ravilious ‘Diving Controls 2’ ‘WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2025’ Until 26 April Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Queens Road, BRISTOL, BS8 1RL. 10am - 5pm. bristolmuseums.org.uk. *EVOLVER_147_SB.qxp_Evolver_2025 16/12/2025 20:49 Page 11