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11 Visual Arts ‘TAKE 3 ARTISTS’ Until 9 September The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . “Exciting mix of work by Joan Scott, Barbara Davis, and Dick Hewitson.” SLADERS’ SUMMER PRINT SHOW Until 13 September Sladers Yard, WEST BAY, Bridport, DT6 4EL. Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 4.30pm. 01308 459511 / sladersyard.co.uk. “Original woodcuts, wood engravings, aquatint, carborundum and drypoint prints by Julian Bailey, Martyn Brewster, Merlyn Chesterman, Michael Fairclough, Sally McLaren, and Howard Phipps, alongside ceramics by Björk Haraldsdóttir and furniture by Petter Southall.” ‘SERIOUSLY...’ Until 13 September Museum & Art Swindon, Euclid Street, SWINDON, SN1 2JH. Tuesday - Saturday 10.30am - 4.30pm. 01793 466556 / museumartswindon.com. ‘MAKE IT SUMMER 25’ Until 14 September Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery, Manor Yard, Symondsbury Estate, SYMONDSBURY, Bridport, DT6 6HG. 10.30am - 4.30pm. 01308 301326 / sousouwest.co.uk . “A summer pop- up for local creatives featuring a wide variety of work by local makers.” JACK ARCHER: ‘A LIFE IN INK’ Until 14 September Pound Arts, Pound Pill, CORSHAM, SN13 9HX. Monday - Saturday 10am - 9.30pm. poundarts.org.uk . “Jack’s artistic journey began in the 1950s as a technical illustrator. This show includes working drawings, prints and paintings that re fl ect Jack’s love of design and history.” ‘REGGAE BRIDPORT’ Until 16 September Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, BRIDPORT, DT6 3NR. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. bridport- arts.com. “Exhibition of photographs by Adrian Boot exploring the world of reggae – from its origins, through its evolution to its icons.” Reflect: Uncommon Ground “This exhibition highlights the potential of print. Inspired by the environment, nature, and contemporary technology, each artist responds in their own personal way to the political, identity and climate issues with which we are faced on a daily basis. Figurative or abstract, the artists - Catherine Cartwright, Maxine Foster, Tallulah Foster, Julie Leach, Hilary Paynter, Christopher Pig, and Sandra Porter - explore and combine multiple print processes including wood engraving, intaglio, monotype, linocut, etching and screenprint.” 20 September - 18 October: Long Gallery, Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge Street, FROME, BA11 1BB. Monday - Sunday 10am - 4pm. blackswanarts.org.uk . MAXINE FOSTER ‘STORM’ FERNANDO VELAZQUEZ: ‘FLIGHT TO ADES’ Until 19 September The Corn Exchange, High East Street, DORCHESTER, DT1 1HF. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. dorchesterarts.org.uk . “Through the interplay of form, movement, and atmosphere, Spanish artist Fernando Velazquez invites us to enter a new territory where the echoes of the past merge with a new language in painting.” Above: ‘Flight to Ades’ (Oil on canvas, 145 x 155 cm) FRANCES HATCH: ‘ELEMENTS’ Until 20 September White Chalk Gallery, 5 Old Swan Yard, DEVIZES, SN10 1AT. Thursday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 07398 970439. “Frances responds to the landscape she visits, inviting it to participate in a conversation with the blank page in front of her.” AJAMU X: ‘FIERCE: BRISTOL’ Until 21 September Martin Parr Foundation, 316 Paintworks, BRISTOL, BS4 3AR. Thursday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. martinparrfoundation.org. “Ten new portraits that both celebrate and map the contributions of black lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer individuals.” DANA AWARTANI: ‘STANDING BY THE RUINS’ Until 28 September Arnol fi ni, 16 Narrow Quay, BRISTOL, BS1 4QA. Tuesday - Sunday 11am - 6pm. arnol f i ni.org.uk. “Dana Awartani explores cultural heritage, loss and healing, using traditional crafts and collaborative practice to bridge the ancient and contemporary world.”