Opportunities

Ilminster Arts Centre Annual Open Exhibition – CALL OUT

Ilminster Arts Centre is currently accepting entries to their annual Open Exhibition. There is a total of £750 prize money to be won across several awards. In addition, winning artists will be invited back to participate in a group exhibition in 2026. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝟲𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 Saturday 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝘆.

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MARCH GOALS: Set Your Intentions for Devon Open Studios

Dear Artists, Register for Devon Open Studios Devon Open Studios is a fantastic motivator for developing new work and showcasing pieces that have never been exhibited before. Whether you’ve already signed up or are considering taking part, it’s never too early to start planning what you’d like to showcase and how to present your work.Over the […]

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Artist networking Event – Exeter

Join us for a Devon Artist Networking Event on Thursday, 3rd April at Positive Lights in Exeter, hosted in partnership with Positive Lights and Double Elephant. Event Details: Date & Time: Thursday 3rd April, 6 – 8pm Location: Positive Light Projects, 184-187 Sidwell St, Exeter EX4 6RDE RSVP: info@devonartistnetwork The evening is all about making—because we’re artists, after all! Roll up your sleeves and make some beautiful […]

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Exciting Opportunity: Exhibit Your Work at Thelma Hulbert Gallery during Devon Open Studios

In celebration of Devon Artist Network’s milestone 21st anniversary, we are delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity for early-career artists (or those returning after a break) to showcase their work in the heart of Honiton during Devon Open Studios 2025. In collaboration with Devon Artist Network, Thelma Hulbert Gallery (THG) and The Beehive Centre are looking for 5 talented artists to exhibit in […]

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Come join us in shining a light on Torbay

Networking Event: Shining a Light on Torbay – Helping to Build Visibility & Connections. Welcome to our upcoming networking event where we will be shining a light on all the amazing things happening in Torbay! Join us on Wed Mar 19 2025 at 18:00 at the beautiful Redcliffe Hotel, Paignton. This is a great opportunity […]

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Everything You Want to Know About Devon Open Studios – Join Our Online Q&A

Curious about Devon Open Studios and how you can take part? Join our online Q&A session and get all the answers you need about the county’s biggest studio event! 📅 Date: Tuesday 04 March 🕒 Time: 18:00 – 19:00📍 Online. Free to attend – Booking Essential This session is designed to give you everything you want to know about Devon Open Studios, including:🎨 How to take part and […]

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Workshops

Brush Making Workshop

Join Natasha Craig, woodworker, for a friendly and relaxed workshop where you will learn to design and make your own brush with natural fibres. Saturday 22nd February Victoria Yard Workshop, Central Exeter For more information and to book contact: [email protected] Instagram: natashacraig_woodworker

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Making a Start

Scarlet Tiger Press, a new small press publisher based in Plymouth, is looking for contributors to their forthcoming book. This exciting project will delve into the minds of artists and makers from a variety of disciplines, exploring the magic of the beginning. How do you spark a new idea? What rituals ignite your creativity? How […]

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Opportunities

Seeking artists in the South West – The Spiritual Arts Foundation

The Spiritual Arts Foundation is seeking to contact artists in the South West who may wish to become involved with the organisation and promote their work on the SAF website. Conceived by music composer/producer and filmmaker Clifford White, The Spiritual Arts Foundation is the first of its kind: an organisation dedicated to promoting spirituality through the […]

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Workshops

Daytime Printmaking Classes

To Press To Print – Spring themed course – 3 week art class looking at different print processes. A relaxed creative printmaking daytime clss in Bideford, suitable for beginners and those wanting to develop technique and process, 16+ Introduction and information about materials and techniques, to develop work based on the theme of Spring – […]

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Tamar Valley National Landscape Commission

In 2025 the Tamar Valley National Landscape will be seeking to work with an artist as part of the national Nature Calling project, aimed at connecting people with nature through art in its widest sense. On the 1st of January 2025 we will be launching our project and asking artists to apply – so please consider […]

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Public Art Commissions for Barnstaple Town Centre

Job Summary Are you an artist who is passionate about making public art that engages with local heritage, addresses modern needs, and is valued by the community and its visitors? Flourishing Barnstaple is seeking accomplished public realm artists to create iconic works for Barnstaple town centre. Job Description Flourishing Barnstaple, a North Devon Council initiative […]

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Exeter Cathedral Design Challenge

Here at Exeter Cathedral, we have an exciting design challenge taking place which is open to people living in Devon, aged 6+ and we would love for you to get involved.  The aim of the ‘Misericord Design Challenge’ is to design a ‘misericord’ for Exeter Cathedral’s new Treasures Exhibition space. Misericords, also known as ‘mercy seats’, […]

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Outdoor Painting Competition

Plein Air Competition – 15th September Join the first plein air painting competition at Exeter Quayside, prizes to be won up to £650.00 Open to traditional 2D artists media and styles for example oil painting and watercolour, (not digital) the terms in order to get your work judged by our expert panel is that your […]

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Artist Demonstrator Wanted!

Clevedon Artclub are coming to visit The Burton at Bideford and are looking for a North Devon Artist/s who can provide print or painting demonstrations and an informal talk to their Members at a local venue/ studio/ gallery on the same day. Their folk will eat at local cafes etc….but open to ideas on that […]

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New Beginnings

Graham Stevenson

As annuals, poppies might be seen as vibrant expressions of new beginnings. They provide a fresh and delicate flower, with the most amazing colour,

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Art and Photography Competition, Exhibition and Sale

Date: September 28th Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm Event:  Equine-themed art exhibition Location: The Mare and Foal Sanctuary, Coombe Park, Totnes TQ9 6LW Price: Entry of artwork is free. Deadline 15th September. Following the success of Kathy Nettles’ exclusive fundraising art event at The Mare and Foal Sanctuary last year, you’re invited to a specialart and photography exhibition and sale showcasing the work of creatives […]

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New Beginnings

Helen J Allen

Taking inspiration from the natural environment and urban industrial spaces, exploring the sharp contrast between the two – from Brutalist architecture to Dartmoor and its beautiful, and sometimes brutal, landscape

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New Beginnings

Gigha Klinkenborg

This captivating piece of glass art embodies the essence of renewal and transformation. The artwork is an organic form in translucent hues of blue.

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New Beginnings

Kasia Turajczyk

Merged elements of cats and Japanese culture in my new tempera painting, combining anthropomorphic feline figures with traditional Japanese attire

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New Beginnings

Ian McConaghy

A recent 3D work combining painting, collage and sculpture, inspired by Neuworld, a futuristic thriller set in 2200.

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New Beginnings

Rachael Bennett

A series of drawings about the emotional residue left behind after previously working landscapes (farming and mining on Dartmoor) have ceased.

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New Beginnings

Gillian Burbidge

The sunflower represents an in-extinguishable light and has personal relevance representing a young person exploring their New Beginnings. Eliot’s poem inspires and echoes this journey.

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New Beginnings

Lou Griffiths Art

I am a wood artist who loves to give discarded wood a new lease of life such as this piece of cherrywood offcut from a local arborist.

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Opportunities

Guest House with Studio Facilities, near Stockholm

Guest house with studio facilities in a rural area about 90 minutes from Stockholm available for an art trip or residency. 

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Devon Print Studios – Fine Art giclée printing

Devon Print Studios – Fine Art giclée printing available. Ocean Studios, Royal William Yard, Plymouth

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New Beginnings

Liz Swinbank

The ferns and flowers have been made by free machine stitching onto a soluble fleece base.  Once the stitching is complete the fleece is washed away leaving just the stitches.

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New Beginnings

Janet Atherton

Painting has become my New Beginning following my retirement as a mental health nurse. I feel I am only just scratching the surface of this magical media

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New Beginnings

Rosemary Bonney

Known primarily as a Dartmoor landscape painter using oils, acrylics and mixed media

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New Beginnings

Michael Jones

Reproduced from the original monoprint, this piece captures the view across Dartmoor National Park in Devon from Poundsgate

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