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FESTIVAL OF WESSEX 2026 • 18 Cathy Veale: Interaction of Light An exhibition of paintings by Cathy Veale, well known for her large seascapes which primarily study the movement of water, patterns of light and reflections. 7 - 23 August: Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Castle, SWANAGE, BH19 2JL. 10.30am - 4.30pm. cathyveale.co.uk . Frome Open Art Trail 2026 Running alongside the annual Frome Festival, the Frome Open Art Trail features emerging and established artists and makers opening their studios, homes and venues to showcase and sell their work. The event is a treat for art lovers, and is an excellent way of meeting artists and supporting Frome’s creative community. 93 artists in 33 venues will show paintings, sculpture, textiles, glass, ceramics, jewellery and much more. 4 – 12 July: Various locations in and around FROME, Somerset. 10am - 5pm. frome-open-art-trail.co.uk / fromefestival.co.uk. JENNIFER KYTE ‘PIONEER IV’ Ruth Ander: Ragged Edges Bristol artist Ruth Ander brings her expressive landscape prints and mixed media works to Bristol’s Kitform this September. Inspired by the Suffolk coast, the ancient landscapes of Wessex and the Isle of Skye, Ragged Edges explores the emotional resonance of place through printmaking, collage and layered surfaces. Drawn to boundaries - between land and sea, memory and observation, structure and spontaneity - Ander creates works that evolve through process, variation and experimentation. Known for her hand-printed works inspired by the North Somerset coast and Bristol Channel, Ander’s recent residencies in Suffolk and Skye have led to increasingly ambitious mixed media pieces and new approaches to scale. 9 - 13 September: Kitform: 37 Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft, BRISTOL, BS2 8JP. Wednesday - Saturday 12noon - 6pm, Sunday 12noon - 4pm. 07816 766894 / ruthander.co.uk / kit-form.com . ‘ALDEBURGH BEACH’ Andy Rollo Andy Rollo’s creative practice has always been in response to his immediate surroundings and the concept of time, memory, cycles, connections and patterns in nature. The work also explores the thin line between abstraction and figuration, most obviously observed on the surface of each painting with its juxtaposition of differing mediums, descriptive marks and intuitive gestures. Over the last six years the artist has immersed himself in the landscape and woodland of Dorset, choosing to paint unassuming, almost incidental subjects. Andy focuses in on the complexity of moss clad trees, the quality of light falling on the woodland floor and abstract shapes and forms, building up surfaces that suggest rather than outright describe. He juxtaposes dabs and dashes, palette knife marks, washes and impasto together with a mix of oils, acrylic and spray paint. For him the striking landscape of our local area has become a place of sanctuary in recent years and symbolises strength and protection, steadfastness and long life. 5 - 11 August: The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . ‘A RAY CHASED BY SUNSET OCTOBER TWILIGHT’