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15 Visual Arts PETE FRENCH ‘BLACKWALL REACH, LONDON’ (Oil on board, 44 x 60 cm) ‘THE EVERYDAY’ 8 May – 6 June The Pound Arts Centre, Pound Pill, CORSHAM, SN13 9HX. Monday - Saturday 10am - 9.30pm. 01249 701628 / poundarts.org.uk. ‘HIGHLIGHTS’ 8 May - 27 June Studio 3 Gallery, Clevedon Craft Centre, Moor Lane, CLEVEDON, BS21 6TD. 10am - 4pm. studiothree.art. “Brilliant artists and makers.” ‘AN ANCIENT LIGHT IN THE DARK’ 6 - 17 May Walford Mill Crafts, Stone Lane, WIMBORNE, BH21 1NL. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. 01202 841400 / walfordmillcrafts.co.uk . “Interactive folklore shadow installation created by students from Arts University Bournemouth, Bournemouth University, Queen Elizabeth School and children from the local Dorset Community.” PAUL DENHAM AND VICTORIA MEADOWS 2 - 22 May Artwave West, MORCOMBELAKE, DT6 6DY. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. artwavewest.com. “Paul Denham's subtle moorland oil paintings contrast beautifully with Victoria Meadows' intricate ceramics, where tactile forms and textures re fl ect their deep connection to nature.” ‘DRAWN FROM THE WEST’ 2 May – 13 June ACE Arts, Market Place, SOMERTON, TA11 7NB. Tuesday 11am - 5pm, Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 01458 273008 / acearts.co.uk. “Drawing is fundamental to the Society of Graphic Fine Art’s activities, and the work here represents a range of subjects executed using pencils or brushes, engraving or etching tools, threads or pens and ink, all to translate inspiring ideas into drawings.” Frome Art Society: Partners in Art “Frome Art Society present their annual summer exhibition this year entitled Partners in Art in the Long Gallery to mark the Black Swan’s 40th anniversary. The Society has stood alongside the Black Swan since its inception. We hope to showcase various members by having an ‘Artist at Work’ feature. The Society will be showing work from around fi fty different artists. All are Society members who live in and around Frome and come together to paint, to learn and to share ideas and inspiration. The work on show re fl ects their diversity and includes paintings and drawings in a variety of styles. Artists range from experienced professionals to beginners who may be showing their work for the fi rst time.” 16 May - 21 June: The Long Gallery, Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge Street, FROME, BA11 1BB. 10am - 4pm. 07886759527 / fromeartsociety.com . ‘WHERE THREADS MEET’ 9 – 30 May Andelli Art, Mendip House, Upper Breach, SOUTH HORRINGTON, Wells, BA5 3QG. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 07790 030506 / andelliart.com . “At the heart of this exhibition is storytelling. Both Elizabeth Loveday and Cathy Snelling create imagined worlds populated by curious characters, full of narrative and playful symbolism.” CLAIRE WESTERN: ‘SPRING TIDE’ 4 - 9 May The Pop-Up, 31 Fore Street, WELLINGTON, TA21 8AG. 10am - 4pm. 07518 753790 / clairewesternart.co.uk. “Vibrant and evocative exhibition of landscapes and seascapes.” IAN MASON: ‘THE LONG GOODBYE’ 4 - 30 May Bridgwater Arts Centre, 11 - 13 Castle Street, BRIDGWATER, TA6 3DD. Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 3pm. bridgwaterartscentre.co.uk . “Intimate and deeply personal photographs.” KATY RUNDLE: ‘PAINTING WITH TEXTILES’ 6 - 12 May The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . “Embroidered textile collages celebrating life, light and nature.” *EVOLVER_149_SB.qxp_Evolver_2025 14/04/2026 20:09 Page 15