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21 Visual Arts Droves and Downs “ Droves & Downs features new work from four artists who received bursaries from Dorset Visual Arts to develop a body of work in response to Cranborne Chase National Landscape. Via an open call, artists were invited to submit proposals to explore the different facets of the Chase’s ecology and heritage - meadows, river systems, and byways as well as aspects of its communities, human history and importance now as a National Landscape. Annabel Beasley, Siân Cann, Richard Gregory and Tonia Gunstone have spent the summer researching chosen areas, delving into this precious landscape, with support from Cranborne Chase National Landscape of fi cers and advisors. As well as exploring both individual and collective stories of the Chase, the artists have also been encouraged to develop new approaches to their practice informed by some of the unique features of this secluded area which lies at the heart of Wessex. The distinctive landscape of the Chase, criss-crossed by droves, chalk streams, and ancient Roman roads, has long captivated artists. Its surreal Stone, Bronze, and Iron-Age monuments, interspersed with isolated groves, woods, and dry valleys, have inspired fi gures such as John Craxton, Stanley Spencer, and Elizabeth Frink.” 5 - 18 November: The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . DRAW An exhibition of drawings by Gary Cook Paul Newman Peter Ursem Debbie Lee Sara Westaway Percy Lizzard Zara McQueen Clare Shepherd 10 – 16 December THE GALLERY, SHAFTESBURY ARTS CENTRE Bell Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8AR 10am - 4pm every day Follow evolvermagazine on Instagram SIAN CANN ‘STREAM WATER CROWFOOT WHIMSY’