Galleries Events

30 April – 5 May

Spring Arts Week  Exhibition in the Station Gallery by Seaton and District Art Society.  Free entry to the Gardens with train rides and Model Railway Exhibition paid for as required. Pecorama, Beer. www.pecorama.info.

From 1 May

Exhibition by Devon based artist Brenda Lambert arts, crafts, jewellery. Olya’s Studio 19C South Street Bridport (between Art Centre and Museum) 01308 422758.

1 – 16 May

Where the Land meets the Sea new work by Gerry Dudgeon and Caitlin Palmer. The Jerram Gallery, Half Moon Street, Sherborne. 01935 815261. www.jerramgallery.com.

1 - 26 May

Elfie Edwards & Zee Jones The Cafe Bar and Bistro, 6a Holyrood St, Chard. 01460 261001. www.gallerychard.co.uk.

Until 2 May

Diversity Exhibition at the Upstairs Gallery, Town Mill, Lyme Regis

10.30am - 4pm. Entry free.

Until 5 May

Axminster Arts Young Persons’ Sponsorship Awards Winners 2010 Robin Lane’s photography, a selection of Mia’s Shurey illustrations, design and collages, from her Foundation Course and Jodie Miller’s professional photographs of the designs for her Fashion design course at University College, Falmouth. The Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Church Street. EX13 5AQ.  01297 631455.

Trisha Hayman Bridport Arts Centre Foyer Gallery, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. www.bridport-arts.com 01308 424204. Predominantly a self trained watercolour artist, Trisha Hayman’s paintings show the beauty of things that no-one looks at twice - from the fragility of skeleton leaves to the delicacy of a bird’s feather or insect’s wing.

Edwina Bridgeman: The Edge of Enchantment Edwina uses found objects to  tell stories of everyday life with a wise innocence. The whole gallery will be transformed into a new world as scenes populated by people made from wood and found items evolve into enchanted landscapes. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton 01404 45006. www.thelmahulbert.com.

7 May – 2 June

An exhibition of  Patchwork and Stitches by Axe Vale Quilters Selected items of their work will be on sale. The Axminster Arts Café, The Old Courthouse, Church Street. EX13 5AQ.  01297 631455.

7 May – 18 June

74th Annual Exhibition of the Society of Wood Engravers Although exquisitely crafted and intricate, wood engraved prints are also very affordable providing an accessible route to owning original art of the highest quality. The Marle Gallery, Victoria Place, Axminster, Devon EX13 5NQ, 01297 639970. www.themarlegallery.co.uk.

9 - 23 May

Print Making Exhibition by Barbara Green Bridport Art Centre Foyer and Cafe. www.bridport-arts.com 01308 424204. This exhibition focuses on the original print making aspect of Barbara’s work. It includes etchings, collagraphs, silk screen prints, and monoprints with descriptions of the methods used.

Until  12 May

Ariana Heartsong: Sacred Spaces

Sacred, mystical and spiritual paintings by Ariana Heartsong.  Ilminster Arts Centre at The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 55783. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk..

Dorothy & Robert Bradbury A Different Light The Art Stable, Child Okeford, Blandford. 01258 863866. www.theartstable.co.uk. Also Georges Valmier (1885-1937) Pochoir from Decor et Couleurs 1929.  Pochoir was a stencilling technique popular in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century.

12 - 20 May

Freedom Sensation by Liz Shewan

Wildlife; textured gold leaf swirly magical trees; the breath of the wind moving in the skies and seas; An expression of the sense of family and relationships with our beloved furry friend the dog; and variations on the theme of the statement of ‘Light at the end of the Tunnel’.  The Malthouse Gallery, Town Mill, Mill Lane, Lyme Regis DT7 3PU. 07803 208335.  www.lizshewanart.com.

12 - 26 May

Spring Exhibitoin of Fine 19th and 20th Century Watercolours and Oil Paintings The Swan Gallery, 51 Cheap Street, Sherborne. 01935 814465. www.swangallery.co.uk.

14 - 26 May

Relativity Work of the extended Gow family features in this exhibition of sculpture, woodwork, drawing, painting, photography, glasswork, and jewellery. Ilminster Arts Centre at The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 55783. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

18 –  25 May

Exhibition of paintings by Robert Crisp. Free Garden entry for the duration of the Exhibition. Train rides and Model Railway Exhibition paid for as required. Pecorama, Beer. www.pecorama.info.

Until 19 May

Hut Living Here and There Bridport Arts Centre Alllsop Gallery, South Street, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NR. www.bridport-arts.com 01308 424204. Work of artist Fran Crowe who uses found objects as source material for installations which invite discussion as to what we want for our natural and built environments. Young people from Bridport Youth Centre and four local schools have been involved in the project and some of their work will also be installed in the gallery.

25 May - 13 June

60 by 60 Joint 60 local artists ,celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee organised jointly by Artsfest and the Town Mill Arts Guild (TMAG).

25 May - 29 September

Circles and Tangents Art in the shadow of Cranborne Chase 1920 - 2012. 37 British Artists. Salisbury Museum, The King’s House, 65 The Close, Salidsbury. 01722 332151. www.salisburymuseum.org.uk.

Until 26 May

Recent Paintings by Jon Adam and Martin Goold Artwave West, Morcombelake, Dorset DT6 6DY. 01297 489746.

26 May - 9 June

Dorset Art Weeks Bridport Arts Centre Alllsop Gallery becomes a working studio. with an emphasis on lively experimentation, managed by artist Fran Norton. www.bridport-arts.com 01308 424204.

26 May  -  10 June

Nicola Leader Exhibition of paintings (closed Mon and Thur) as part of Dorset Art Weeks. Netherley House, Waytown, Bridport. 01308 488417. www.nicolaleader.co.uk.

St Michael’s Studios and Mary Sutton (077875 72963) at St Michael’s Studios, Bridport. Open For Dorset Art Weeks. 01308 424582. www.stmichaelsstudios.com.

Boo Mallinson Paintings as part of Dorset Art Weeks Higher Holditch Farm, Holditch, Dorset TA20 4NL. www.boomallinson.co.uk.

Veronica Hudson Artists Studio Works. Paintings, as part of Dorset Art Weeks. Down House, Higher Eype, near Bridport. Closed Mon and Tue. 07817 586683.

28 May - 23 June

The River Wherever Damian Clarke’s work in music influences his paintings which evoke memories of his walks along the banks of the River Brid in Dorset, and the environments of Dartmoor and Cumbria. Ilminster Arts Centre at The Meeting House, East Street, Ilminster. TA19 0AN. 01460 55783. www.themeetinghouse.org.uk.

Until 9 June

Crewkerne & District Museum. Exhibition. www.crewkernemuseum.co.uk. 01460 77079. email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Somerset Rural Life Museum, Abbey Farm, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury  BA6 8DB. 01458 831197. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Until 10 June

The New Romantic Landscape Paintings by James Leach, Fred Cuming RA, Alex Lowery, Simon Quadrat, Emma Stibbon, Alfred Stockham and James Meiklejohn. Furniture by Petter Southall. With Clare Trenchard Sculpture Sladers Yard Contemporary British Art, Furniture and Craft, West Bay Road, West Bay, Bridport, DT6 4EL. 01308 459511. www.sladersyard.co.uk.

Looking Back: 1950s &’60s Exhibition An interpretation of  those heady days of great change in virtually every facet of life, social and cultural, and especially in fashion, music, art, science and technology. Beaminster Museum Whitcombe  Rd, Beaminster. 01308 863577.

Until 16 June

Landscapes of Thomas Hardy’s Wessex works by Dave Gunning, David Inshaw and Rob Pountney inspired by the writing of Thomas Hardy. Dorset County Museum, High West St, Dorchester. 01305 262735.

Until 20 June

John Piper Prints featuring his grandson Luke Piper. John Leach Gallery, Mulchelney Pottery, Langport. www.johnleachpottery.co.uk.

Until 28 October

Village Exhibition: A Sideways Look at Thorncombe Beaminster Museum Whitcombe  Rd, 01308 863577.