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16 Visual Arts 10 PARISHES FESTIVAL 6 - 14 September Various locations in and around WIVELISCOMBE. 10parishesfestival.org.uk . “Festival of visual and performing arts.” ROMI BEHRENS: ‘RETROSPECTIVE’ 6 - 27 September David Simon Contemporary, 37 High Street, CASTLE CARY, BA7 7AW. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 5.30pm. davidsimoncontemporary.com. “Romi Behrens (1939 - 2019) was a multi-talented creative person, she was a visual artist, a violinist and a life long member of the Newlyn Society of Artists.” 172 ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION 6 September - 28 December RWA, Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 1PX. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. £9.90 / £5.45. 0117 973 5129 / rwa.org.uk . “This highly anticipated exhibition provides a platform for emerging and established artists to exhibit their work in the RWA’s stunning galleries.” ACADEMICIAN CANDIDATES 2025 6 September - 26 October RWA, Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 1PX. Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. 0117 973 5129 / rwa.org.uk . “Showcase of works by this year's Academician candidates.” ‘AUTUMN 2025’ 6 September – 4 January Tincleton Gallery, The Old School House, TINCLETON, near Dorchester, DT2 8QR. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm. 01305 848909. “Mixed exhibition by gallery and guest artists.” ROGER ROWLEY: ‘QUIET CONTEMPLATIONS’ 9 September - 3 October Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 3pm. ilminsterartscentre.com . “This show emphasises the contemplative nature of Roger’s artistic process, where repetition allows objects to evolve in meaning over time.” GROUP EXHIBITION SELECTION OF GLOBAL MAJORITY ARTISTS FROM DORSET AND BEYOND CURATED BY SHARON JAMES Boscombe Radicle Arts Collective presents Saturday 20th September - Saturday 1st November OPENING EVENT: Saturday 20th September, 2 - 5pm, all welcome Opening times: Monday 10am - 5pm, Tuesday to Saturday 10am - 8pm FREE ENTRY Lighthouse, 21 Kingland Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1UG Peacock Arts Trail “Corsham based painter Michael Sutherland who was a ‘wild card’ entry to 2025’s Sky Arts Landscape Artist Of The Year , is one of the artists taking part in North Wiltshire’s Peacock Arts Trail. This year’s free open studios event takes place from Saturday 4th to Sunday 12th October, and promises to be another fantastic celebration of local artistic talent! From pottery, painting, textiles, sculpture and much more, The Peacock Arts Trail is the place to visit for the best of North Wiltshire’s artists and makers. The trail starts in Corsham and reaches out to Chippenham, Box, Melksham, Holt, Atworth, Kington Langley and many other villages. It’s a great way to get ‘off the beaten track’ and discover some truly unique locations.” peacockartstrail.co.uk MICHAEL SUTHERLAND ‘CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE’ (75 x 153 cm) PAUL NEWMAN: ‘CANOPY TALES’ 9 September - 3 October Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 9.30am - 3pm. ilminsterartscentre.com . “Derived from an ongoing fascination with observation, mark- making and being in ‘nature’, 30 birds will populate the café gallery.” Above: ‘Jackdaw’ DORSET ROMANTICS: ‘COMMON GROUND AND WAVES’ 10 - 23 September The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . JINDRA JEHU: ‘PRECARIOUS BODIES’ 10 September - 1 November Mowlem Theatre, Shore Road, SWANAGE, BH19 1DD. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 11am - 1.30pm, Monday - Saturday 6 - 9.30pm. 01929 422239 / themowlem.com . “Drawings and sculptural forms speak of the interconnected of all things.” ‘THE PORTLAND DRESS’ 11 - 14 September Old Engine Shed, Incline Road, Grove, PORTLAND, DT5 1DB. 11am - 6pm. 01305 568044 / b-side.org.uk. “Inspired by ‘The Red Dress’ visit to Portland in 2024, a sister dress has been slowly and gently collecting the stories of Portland.” KEVIN CAMERON: ‘EXCESS BAGGAGE’ 11 - 14 September High Angle Battery, New Ground, PORTLAND, DT5 1LF. 11am - 6pm. 01305 568044 / b-side.org.uk. “Video and sound installation.”