What's on in and around the Vale
Museums and Galleries
January 2008

Until 22 December: Winter Work Gallery artists join together to exhibit work often on a winter theme. 51 High Street, Honiton. 01404 43201.

Until 22 December: Imagined Reality Paintings and Prints by Liz Wright her travels have been a source of inspiration helping her to capture a part of the landscape, mythology and essence of a place. Bridport Arts Centre. 01308 424204.

Until 22 December: Present Makers annual selling craft exhibition, some of the South West's leading designer/makers whose unique work often blurs the boundaries of art, craft and design. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton. 01404 45006.

Until 22 December: Electric Palace Cinema - Photographs 2005-2007 by Sammy Izri documenting the restoration of Bridport's Electric Palace Cinema which was closed in 1999 (now open again). Also William Bragg graphite and oil pastel on paper. Bridport Arts Centre. 01308 424204.

Until 22 December; Stitchers celebrating the work of local artists including knitting, needlework and mixed media pieces. And Joanna Cassidy Experimenting with the use of mixed media and inspired by the moving figure Joanna has developed her own unique style of abstract and contemporary art. Meeting House Arts Centre, Ilminster. 01460 55783.

Until 24 December: Christmas Exhibition Julie Herring, paintings, Aline Johnson, Glass, Sarah Ross-Thompson, collagraphs, Ros Sommerfelt, ceramics. Acanthus Gallery, Wareham. 01929 555331.

Until 31 December: Lady Artists of Dorset Weymouth Museum, Brewers Quay, Weymouth.

Until 5 January: A Christmas Carol: The Exhibition art installation involving Somerset based schools, influenced by elements of the stage show 'A Chistmas Carol'. Brewhouse, Taunton. 01823 283244.

Until 5 January: Caroline Ireland - Still Life An exhibition of new pastel paintings
No 7, The Cafe, Market St, Crewkerne,Somerset. 01460 74194.

Until 6 January: Affordable Art Exhibition local artists selling work for under £100. Town Mill Galleries, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis. 01297 443579.

Until 6 January 2008: A Victorian Master: Drawings by Frederic Lord Leighton Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum. Bournemouth. 01202 451858.

7 January - 2 February Heroes and Villains A colourful exhibition celebrating the comic book hero and his arch nemesis. This exhibition explores the different graphic styles and 3d work of a variety of local artists. Meeting House Arts Centre, Ilminster. 01460 55783.

Until 11 January: Julia Manning, Artist & printmaker 'Mara & More'. Paintings, drawings & limited edition etchings, collographs and relief prints of birds & animals. John Leach Gallery, Muchelney Pottery, Nr Langport. 01458 250324.

Until 12 January: The Christmas Collection Contemporary and traditional art rubs together eclectically. Bel-ami, 138 High Street, Honiton. 01404 549 841.

Until 12 January: 7Artists group established in the 1970s and consists of Jean Lunn, Keyna Emerson, Dennis Hill, Michael Gough, Bonnie Brown, Peter Symons and Ursula Leach. Atrium Gallery, Bournemouth University, Poole House, Poole. 01202 961428.

Until 12 January: Dorchester Camera Club Annual Exhibition
Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorchester. A wide range of styles on show and most of the work is for sale. The quality of the local landscapes and wildlife is breathtaking.
01305 262735. www.dorsetcountymuseum.org.

12 January - 23 February: Somerset Young Artists 2008. winners of first ever competition, joint venture between The Brewhouse and the West Somerset Decorative and Fine Arts Society. Brewhouse Taunton. 01823 283244.

12 January - 23 February: Journeyland Amanda Wallwork, Jennie Cadman and Rosalind Marchant. Their work forms a narrative mapping the patterns and marks that impact on the landscape through the influence of humankind. Brewhouse Gallery, Taunton. 01823 283244

Until 13 January: Sladers Yard Christmas Show David Inshaw, John Hubbard, Alex Lowery, Vanessa Gardiner, Marie-Claire Hamon, Ian Brook, Tim Nicholson and Henrietta Hoyer Millar. Sladers Yard, West Bay, Bridport. 01308 459511.

17 January - 12 February: Yeovil Camera Club Annual Exhibition. The Octagon Theatre, Henford, Yeovil.

19 January- 15 March:Peter Thursby, a retrospective sculptures, paintings and drawings by this distinguished RWA Academician dating from 1950 to 1990. A unique opportunity to see and purchase his work, some of which has not been shown since the 1960s. Organised by Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society at Dorset County Museum, Dorchester.

22 January - 1 March: West Dorset Moments Shot in both colour and black and white, Mike Smithwick's photographs portray humorous and poignant slices of contemporary life, captured in and around his home town of Bridport. In the Café and Foyer Galleries, Bridport Arts Centre. 01308 424204.

Until 25 January: Rosalie Beauvais: Selling Showcase Exhibition contemporary textiles. Currently inspired by and working with felt. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton. 01404 45006
thelmahulbert@eastdevon.gov.uk .

Until 26 January: Red Marie Laywine. In alchemy the feminine is expressed by the colour red. Many of Marie's paintings are completed over a period of years, layers of image and colour waiting for their mood and atmosphere to resolve. Lighthouse, Poole's Centre for the Arts. 08700 668701.

January 26 - February 17: The Woodroffe School Annual Art Exhibition Latest work - hot off the press! Town Mill Galleries, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PH. (01297) 443579.

30 Jan - 29 March: So, What is Home. Photography exploring the lives people lead. individuals & members of local school and community groups including a group of travellers who have worked with artist-photographer Teresa Holmes-Thompson. The exhibition forms a link to the concurrent feature exhibition entitled 'HOME' by acclaimed filmmaker and photographer Robert Golden at The Study Gallery of Modern Art, Poole - see www.thestudygallery.orgUntil 9 February: ArtSway Open07 no restrictions on content or media choice in submitted work. ArtSway, Sway, Hants. 01590 681989.

Until 23 February: Cory Arcangel Spacex, 45 Preston St, Exeter. 01392 431786.

Until 29 February: In A Good Light photographic exhibition of Victorian holidays in Somerset. South Somerset Museum Yeovil. 01935 462855.

Until 29 February: Meeting Place Artists and designers from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth create work in response to the collections. Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum Bournemouth. 01202 451858.

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