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18 POULOMI BASU: ‘ALWAYS COMING HOME’ 23 May - 31 August Galleries 1 and 2, East Quay, Harbour Road, WATCHET, TA23 0AQ. 10am - 5pm. eastquaywatchet.co.uk. “Works exploring transnational identity, migration complexities, and the trauma of displacement.” ‘COLOUR’ 23 May - 6 September RAMM, Queen Street, EXETER, EX4 3RX. Tuesday 10.30am - 5pm, Wednesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. £6. rammuseum.org.uk . “Over 150 objects spanning art, science, nature and cultural histories. Artworks by Hokusai, Kandinsky, Bridget Riley and Andy Warhol are on display alongside exquisite crafts and objects.” Visual Arts Onya McCausland: Tailings “Developed from pigments sourced in post-industrial landscapes, McCausland’s work focuses on an investigation into transforming industrial waste into luminous, site-speci fi c colour. Her paintings are both meditative and quietly unsettling, and possess a sublime, arresting beauty. Their muted ochres, rusts, and smoky tones evoke geological time and ancient traditions, yet are derived from materials shaped by mining and environmental remediation. Within this tension, the work reveals a compelling duality: what appears natural is, in fact, the residue of ecological disturbance. Grounded in research across geology and chemistry, these paintings function less as images and more as material records, embodying both environmental memory and industrial aftermath, while inviting a slow, re fl ective engagement with questions of sustainability, landscape, and the enduring impact of extraction.” 25 April - 30 May: Close Gallery, HATCH BEAUCHAMP, TA3 6AE. Thursday and Friday 11am - 4pm, Saturday 11am - 3pm. 07712 109172 / closeltd.com . ‘50.16954° N, 5.62454° W’ (Pigment from tin mine in water colour and oil on linen, 80 x 95 cm, 2024) ASHBURTON ARTS TRAIL 29 - 31 May Various locations in ASHBURTON, Devon. 10am - 6pm. ashburtonartisans.art. “A walking trail around artists’ studios and shared spaces over one long weekend.” ELIZABETH BROWN 1 - 7 June Sandy Hill Arts, Sandy Hill Lane, CORFE CASTLE, BH20 5EQ. 10am - 4pm. 07929 771219 / sandyhillarts.co.uk. ‘A HENGISTBURY HEAD SKETCHBOOK’ 1 - 29 June Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre, BOURNEMOUTH, BH6 4EW. 10am - 4pm. 07969 436921. “Jayne Soakell and Sarah Humby exhibit the results of a year long artistic exploration.” ‘SEEKING ECOLOGICAL CITIZENSHIP’ 1 - 30 June The Millhouse, Rose Mills Industrial Estate, ILMINSTER, TA19 9PS. Tuesday - Friday 9am - 4pm, Saturday 10am - 2.30pm. millhousearts.co.uk. “Photographic prints, multimedia art forms, writing and poetry.” JANET JORDAN: ‘WORDS AND PICTURES’ 2 June - 21 July Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre, School Road, Monkton Heath fi eld, TAUNTON, TA2 8PD. Monday and Thursday 10am - 4pm and 5 - 7.30pm, Tuesday 11am - 1pm and 5 - 7pm, Wednesday 10am - 12noon and 5 - 7.30pm, Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday 9.30 - 11am. 01823 414141 / tacchi-morris.com. “Quirky etchings, calligraphy and paintings.” BULL MILL STUDIO ‘FIRST SATURDAY’ 6 June Bull Mill Studio, Bull Lane, CROCKERTON, BA12 8AY. 10am - 5pm. 07730 400784. See 2 May. GORDON CHEUNG: ‘MANY WORLDS, ONE MIND’ 6 June - 15 August Close Gallery, HATCH BEAUCHAMP, TA3 6AE. Thursday and Friday 11am - 4pm, Saturday 11am - 3pm. 07712 109172 / closeltd.com . “Many of Cheung’s works are built upon pages of Financial Times stock listings, embedding global fi nance into their foundation. Across these surfaces, Cheung constructs landscapes that echo classical European painting, yet on closer inspection reveal a distinctly contemporary language.” ‘HERE COMES THE SUN’ 26 May - 19 June Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 3pm. ilminsterartscentre.com . “From sun-drenched coastlines to tranquil countryside vistas and distant cityscapes, Moish Sokal invites the viewer to experience the atmosphere and spirit of both local and far-reaching places.” MILES CANTELOU: ‘SOLID AIR’ 27 May - 2 June The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / milescantelou.com . “Contemporary abstract views in fl uenced by mid- century New York artists.” Above: ‘Paintings in an Exhibition’ *EVOLVER_149_SB.qxp_Evolver_2025 14/04/2026 20:09 Page 18