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ANDY SMITH: ‘UP THE GARDEN PATH’ Until 4 May Walford Mill, Knobcrook Road, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. 01202 841400 / walfordmillcrafts.co.uk. “Join Andy Smith as he leads you from dark beginnings into a promise of light.” SUE DURANT AND LIN HAWKINS: ‘POINTS OF VIEW’ Until 5 May Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 3pm. ilminsterartscentre.com . “Semi- abstract representations of the natural world.” ‘THE DOCKERS’ MUSEUM / SHIP OF FOOLS’ Until 5 May Gallery 2, East Quay, Harbour Road, WATCHET, TA23 0AQ. 10am - 5pm (closed Mondays until 31 March). eastquaywatchet.co.uk. “An exhibition presenting works by Allan Sekula, exploring workers’ rights, maritime issues, and social justice.” Visual Arts May and June 2025 8 CAROL PEACE NEWWORK 26 April to 24 May 2025 gallerybythelakes.co.uk ‘Flower Carer’ James Ravilious: An English Eye “This major exhibition at Honiton’s Thelma Hulbert Gallery highlights the work of photographer James Ravilious, the renowned photographer of rural life and one of Devon’s best-loved artists. An English Eye will feature key photographic works chosen from a large retrospective show originally mounted for Ravilious by the Royal Photographic Society. Through photographing the landscapes, seasons and people of a disappearing rural England, James Ravilious, son of famous artist, Eric Ravilious, became known as an intimate and sympathetic chronicler of rural Devon from 1972 to1999. With a painter's eye for composition, Ravilious recorded over 80,000 compelling, tender photographs of the hardships and pleasures of farming communities in rural north Devon. Ravilious was drawn to photography by the great ‘decisive moment’ photographer Henri Cartier- Bresson, who sought to capture the perfect moment where time, subject and action collide. Ravilious, unlike Bresson, knew his subjects; they were his friends and his community. The predominately black and white photographs reveal the inner narratives of his subjects. In the cow shed, farm kitchen, village hall, school, streets and meadows, Ravilious documented a passing age while re-evaluating pastoral myths. The rich tapestries of rural private and social life were his canvas.” 10 May - 28 June: Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell Street, HONITON, EX14 1LX. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01404 45006 / thelmahulbert.com . ‘RECOLLECTION’ Until 5 May Gallery 1, East Quay, Harbour Road, WATCHET, TA23 0AQ. 10am - 5pm. eastquaywatchet.co.uk. “Immerse yourself in the world of writer and art historian, Jeremy Cooper. This exhibition will showcase a selection of works from Cooper's personal collection, offering a unique perspective on the art of collecting.” Above: Anwyl Cooper-Willis ‘The Toast Card’ (2011)