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15 Visual Arts ‘FLIGHT’ 7 March - 11 April ACE Arts, Market Place, SOMERTON, TA11 7NB. Tuesday 11am - 5pm, Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01458 273008 / acearts.co.uk. “New and vibrant works by members of Art Textiles: Made in Britain, a group dedicated to promoting contemporary British textile artists.” ‘SHADES OF SHIPHAM’ 14 and 15 March Village Hall, New Road, SHIPHAM, BS25 1SG. 10am - 5pm. 01934 843660 / tinadoddart.com. “Paintings, printmaking, wildlife sculpture, fi ne art photography, fabric collage, jewellery and greetings cards.” Un/Common People: Folk Culture in Wessex “Celebrating the rich folk art, traditions and seasonal customs of Wessex, this exhibition explores how folk culture has been shaped by communities past and present. Created by and for the people, folk culture re fl ects everyday life, belief and creativity. Un/Common People rede fi nes the traditional idea of the ‘commoner’ by revealing the extraordinary skill and imagination found in folk art made by self- taught artists and makers. The exhibition brings together a remarkable collection of more than 100 objects from Wessex Museums (Dorset, Poole, Salisbury, Swindon, and Wiltshire), the Museum of British Folklore and private lenders. Highlights include a handcrafted Wiltshire sweetheart pincushion made by a First World War veteran, a rare ship crafted entirely from straw, re fl ecting Poole’s maritime heritage, and a poignant portrait by a Nigerian artist created while seeking asylum in Swindon. Alongside the objects, visitors will experience newly commissioned fi lms, photography and a Folk Song and Story Map that capture the rhythm of the Wessex folk calendar - from the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge to May Day celebrations in Cerne Abbas.” Until 10 May: The Salisbury Museum, The Kings House, 65 The Close, SALISBURY, SP1 2EN. 10am - 5pm. 01722 332151 / salisburymuseum.org.uk . ‘STONEHENGE PEOPLE’ ‘POSTCARD FROM YEOVIL’ 11 March - 25 April Yeovil Art Space, Quedam Centre, YEOVIL, BA20 1EU. Wednesday - Friday 12noon - 4pm, Saturday 11am - 4pm. yeovilartspace.uk. “Community exhibition sharing postcard artwork, celebrating creativity and positivity.” CHARLES CARDOZO: ‘DRAWING THE LAND’ 11 - 17 March The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. 10am – 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . ‘JOHN PIPER IN THE SOUTH COUNTRY’ 7 March – 7 June Wiltshire Museum, 41 Long Street, DEVIZES, SN10 1NS. Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01380 727369 / wiltshiremuseum.org.uk . “The fi rst ever exhibition devoted to showing how the late artist John Piper (1903 - 1992) responded to the landscape and architecture of Wiltshire and Dorset - including Devizes, his favourite market town.” ‘TWILIGHT - THE BLUE HOUR’ 10 March – 26 April RWA, Queen's Road, BRISTOL, BS8 1PX. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. 0117 973 5129 / rwa.org.uk. “This exhibition brings together three RWA Academicians and their individual interpretations of ‘twilight’ – a time that exists between day and night, where spaces become dreamlike. Above: Judith Jones ‘In The Night Garden’