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15 Visual Arts ‘FROM AND TO’ Until 15 November Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01308 424204. “Exhibition by Laura Eldret and the people of West Dorset.” ‘PASSING THROUGH’ Until 16 November Studio 10 Project Space, East Quay, Harbour Road, WATCHET, TA23 0AQ. 10am - 5pm. 01984 263103. “North Devon and West Somerset artists explore what it means to live on the cusp of a place.” ‘UNSEEN’ Until 12 December The Old School House, Gladstone Mews, BOSCOMBE, BH7 6BG. Thursday and Friday 2 - 5pm. 07951 402737 / toshspace.co.uk. ACE ARTS OPEN 25 Until 24 December ACE Arts, The Old Town Hall, Market Place, SOMERTON, TA11 7NB. Tuesday 11am - 5pm, Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. acearts.co.uk . “This exhibition showcases a diverse array of mediums including painting, sculpture, drawing, textiles, mixed media, and photography.” Emma Talbot: Everything is Energy “‘What is life?’ is just one of many gently probing questions addressed by British artist Emma Talbot in her solo exhibition Everything is Energy , in which the artist leads us through a rich eco- system of works – including silk painting installations, intimate drawings, sculptural forms and animation – each exploring the complexity of our relationship with nature, technology and the world around us. Everything is Energy invites us to slow down, question and reconnect, asking us ‘What can you gather before you retreat?’” Until 8 February: Arnol fi ni, 16 Narrow Quay, BRISTOL, BS1 4QA. Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 6pm. Free entry (£5 suggested donation). 0117 917 2300 / arnol f i ni.org.uk. ‘ARE YOU A LIVING THING THAT IS DYING OR A DYING THING THAT IS LIVING?’ (2025) ‘A WINTER'S EMBRACE’ Until 31 December Studio 3 Gallery, , Moor Lane, CLEVEDON, BS21 6TD. 10am - 4pm. 07557 331967 / studiothree.art. ‘AUTUMN 2025’ Until 4 January Tincleton Gallery, The Old School House, TINCLETON, near Dorchester, DT2 8QR. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm. 01305 848909. QUENTIN BLAKE: ‘OUR FRIENDS IN THE COUNTRY’ Until 4 January The Sherborne, Newland, SHERBORNE, DT9 3JG. 10am - 5pm. “With watercolour washes and ink lines, 12 scenes of rural life focus on the animals and people that reside in the countryside, and the bonds that exist between the unlikely pairings. These recent works showcase the quiet comedy and ful fi lling friendships between rural dwellers, and inhibit the movement, tenderness and emotion that is the trademark of his drawings.” HOPE BOURNE: ‘A LIFE OUTSIDE’ Until 10 January Somerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street, GLASTONBURY, BA6 8DB. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. £10 / £8 / £4.75. 01458 831197 / srlm.org.uk . See page 7. KIT GLAISYER: ‘DREAMS OF LIGHT’ Until 24 December Bridport Contemporary, 11 Downes Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3JR. Saturday 10am - 3pm. kitglaisyer.com . “Exhibition of small oil paintings inspired by the expressive sketches of John Constable and JMW Turner, adding a contemporary twist.” Above: ‘Eggardon Glow’ (Oil on canvas, 20 x 51 cm) 172 ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION Until 28 December RWA, Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 1PX. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. £9.90 / £5.45. 0117 973 5129 / rwa.org.uk .