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20 Visual Arts HEATHER DUNCAN AND VIVIEN THOMASON 4 - 30 April Artwave West, MORCOMBELAKE, DT6 6DY. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. artwavewest.com. ‘THINK XL’ 4 April - 10 May Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge Street, FROME, BA11 1BB. Monday - Sunday 10am - 4pm. blackswanarts.org.uk. ‘WATER WAYS’ 18 April - 31 May The Shippon Gallery, Hook Farm, CHARDSTOCK, Axminster, EX13 7DD. Thursday - Sunday 12noon - 5pm. 01460 220021. “Members of the artist- led group BHAAM re fl ect on their relationship with water and the 'water ways’ of the Blackdown Hills.” HELEN BADDELEY AND SOPHIE PAGE: ‘WHERE JOY BEGINS’ 22 - 28 April The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. 10am – 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . STEPHEN YATES 22 April - 3 May Walford Mill Crafts, Knobcrook Road, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. walfordmillcrafts.co.uk . MICHAEL HEMMING: ‘RESTLESS’ 23 - 27 April The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, POOLE, BH17 7BJ. 10am - 4pm. 07763 073030 / michaelhemmingartist.com . ‘SOUTH WEST ACADEMY VISITS LYME’ 24 April - 7 May Malthouse Gallery, The Town Mill, LYME REGIS, DT7 3PU. 10.30am - 4pm. 01297 444042 / townmill.org.uk. “Contemporary paintings, drawings, sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking, abstraction, landscapes, and portraits.” ‘COLLECTION’ 25 April - 17 May Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery, Manor Yard, Symondsbury Estate, SYMONDSBURY, Bridport, DT6 6HG. 10.30am - 3.30pm. 01308 301326 / sousouwest.co.uk . ALAN COTTON 28 April - 4 May Kennaway House, SIDMOUTH, EX10 8NG. 10am - 4pm. 01395 568601 / alancotton.co.uk . PETER URSEM: ‘EYE HEART HAND’ 28 April - 22 May Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 3pm. 01460 54973 / ilminsterartscentre.com. “Recent works by artist and writer Peter Ursem. Why do some places speak to us and awaken feelings of longing or belonging? Heart is a crucial station on the journey from Eye to Hand.” Bournemouth Arts Club 150th Annual Exhibition “Take a breath of fresh spring air and discover a selection of new paintings, prints, drawings and 3D works - an uplifting look at the best in contemporary art from our members.” 2 - 14 April: Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, POOLE, BH17 7BJ. 10am - 4.30pm. thegalleryupstairs.org.uk / bournemouthartsclub.co.uk. DICK HEWITSON ‘CHICKERELL HIVE POINT’ (Oil on board) ‘OBSERVE’ 16 April - 9 May White Chalk Gallery, 5 Old Swan Yard, DEVIZES, SN10 1AT. Thursday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 07398 970439 / whitechalkgallery.co.uk . “Exquisite wildlife paintings by Hazel Mountford and ceramics by Karen Fawcett. Delve closer into the detail of these two incredible artists’ work who capture the essence of our lively animal kingdom.” DAVID MANKIN: ‘PORTALS’ 17 April – 16 May The Vanner Gallery, 45 High Street, SALISBURY, SP1 3UT. Tuesday - Saturday 10am- 5pm. 01722 501551. JOSS BARRATT: ‘BRIDGWATER SKITTLES’ 17 April - 21 May The Engine Room, 50 High Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3BL. Monday, Wednesday - Friday 10am – 3.30pm. 01278 433187 / somerset fi lm.com . ‘UNFOLD’ 18 - 25 April ACE Arts, Market Place, SOMERTON, TA11 7NB. Tuesday 11am - 5pm, Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01458 273008 / acearts.co.uk. “Explore the latest collection of unusual and intriguing artists’ books from the ABCD group.” ANDY SMITH: ‘NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET…’ 8 - 19 April Walford Mill Crafts, Knobcrook Road, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. walfordmillcrafts.co.uk . “Andy has been experimenting with oils, seeking out scenes that capture light before beginning to paint.” ‘TERRA MATER’ 9 - 29 April Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery, Manor Yard, Symondsbury Estate, SYMONDSBURY, Bridport, DT6 6HG. 10.30am - 3.30pm. sousouwest.co.uk . “Exhibition by artists and makers based in Cornwall.” MAGDA MALEK 13 - 26 April Duchess of Cornwall Inn, Queen Mother Square, Poundbury, DORCHESTER, DT1 3DD. 10am - 9pm. arttattheduchess.com . TOR EIGELAND: ‘60 YEARS BEHIND THE LENS’ 14 April – 21 May The Corn Exchange, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HF. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 3pm. dorchesterarts.org.uk . “At the age of 16 Tor Eigeland took time off school to work as a deckhand on a merchant ship and so began a lifetime travelling the world. His discovery of a talent and love for photography set him on course for an illustrious and extraordinary career as a photojournalist.”