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Primordial Dance “Helen Garrett creates beautiful, profound paintings exploring the depth of time and its spiral motion. Her visual art practice is a process of revealing the elemental forces and stories embedded in physical and metaphysical worlds. She is particularly interested in the link between ancient times and the present through material and place – both in the UK and in the Aegean. Paintings that touch the edge of philosophy, archaeology and physics. The work becomes a vehicle for contemplation as we re fl ect on the human experience - each work a unique exploration into the ever-transforming context in which we fi nd ourselves. Kate Innes’s work in poetry and fi ction is inspired by her background working in archaeology and museums. She seeks out the stories held within places and objects – interrogating the essential in the physical and spiritual life of our ancestors. As part of this creative collaboration with Helen, Kate has written over twenty poems now collected in her new volume The Matter , focusing on the materials used by artists in the ancient past, as well as the materials of oil painting and printing today.” 29 November – 20 December: Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01308 424204 / bridport-arts.com . HELEN GARRETT ‘THE MESSENGER’ (Oil on linen, 60 x 70 cm, 2025) 12 Visual Arts ‘LAYERS’ Until 9 November Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery, Manor Yard, Symondsbury Estate, SYMONDSBURY, Bridport, DT6 6HG. 10.30am - 3.30pm. 01308 301326. “Steve Manning, Mark Fielding and Charlie Salaman explore meaning through layers in their reduction linoprints, paintings and ceramics.” ‘SELECTED’ Until 9 November Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery, Manor Yard, Symondsbury Estate, SYMONDSBURY, Bridport, DT6 6HG. 10.30am - 3.30pm. 01308 301326. LOUISE LUTON: ‘WILD WORLD’ Until 15 November Fisherton Mill, 108 Fisherton Street, SALISBURY, SP2 7QY. Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5pm. 01722 500200 / f i shertonmill.co.uk . Nights drawing in? We’re not. Weather-beaten members of Bournemouth Arts Club may be found drawing and painting en plein air throughout the year. Or they may be enjoying our workshops, gallery visits and artists’ studio talks - open to all Members and Associates every month. It’s a tough job maintaining standards as the region’s oldest and most respected arts club, but someone’s got to do it. Find out more. Tina Peacock ‘Finding my way home II’(acrylics and cold wax medium on wood) bournemouthartsclub.co.uk JONNY HANNAH: ‘THE DARKTOWN DEPARTMENT STORE’ Until 15 November The Slade Centre, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4AY. Tuesday - Friday 9.30am - 4pm, Saturday 9.30am - 2pm. thesladecentre.co.uk. “With a wide range of objects, drawing, prints and even clothes Jonny has immersed himself into the history of the building and is converting it into something exciting, accessible and relevant. A dynamic, fun, respectful nod to our history delivered in a quirky, contemporary style.”