1 – 30, June
Seeking Ecological Citizenship Showcasing works exploring Ecological Citizenship — attuning to and expressing our relationship with nature. Photographic prints, multimedia art forms, writing and poetry. Free entry during café opening hours: Tuesday–Friday 9:00am–4:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am–2:30 pm. The Millhouse Gallery Café, Rose Mills Industrial Estate, Ilminster, Somerset, TA19 9PS. 07980 946465 www.millhousearts.co.uk.
16 May – 27 June
All This Useless Beauty: Mellony Taper Exhibition of work by artist Mellony Taper, winner of the THG Open 2025. The works span themes of inheritance, vintage and found objects reveal the hidden domestic lives of women. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 5. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LX. thelmahulbert.com / 01404 45006. Free admission.
1 – 7 June
‘Structures’. An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Ruth Piper and Liz Coxford. They navigate the wooded hills and beaches of Dorset, exploring and celebrating their common theme of structures; represented by Ruth’s composite paintings of flora and fauna and Liz’s soft pencil pigment drawings of small buildings on the edge of the coastline. Open daily:10am – 6pm, The Salt House, West Bay, DT6 4HB. Dorset Art Weeks – Venue 185, ruthpiper.com, lizcoxford.com.
Until 6 June
Frances Hatch: Sensing Place An exhibition of ‘place palettes’, sketchbooks and paintings made along the Jurassic coastline over the last 20 years. The Alsop Gallery, Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3NR.
6 June – 15 August
Many Worlds, One Mind Gordon Cheung. The exhibition brings together key works from across Cheung’s practice, exploring his distinctive approach at the intersection of art history, global economics, and technology. Influenced by Chinese philosophy and European painting, Cheung’s work reflects a cross-cultural perspective shaped by his London upbringing and Hong Kong heritage. CLOSE Gallery, Hatch Beauchamp, Somerset TA3 6AE. Thursday 11-4. Friday 11-4. Saturday 11-3. Or by appointment, please email info@closeltd.com.
13 June – 10 July
Painting India over Time Tobit Roche. The seventh exhibition of paintings by Tobit Roche at The Art Stable, and it is always a great pleasure to be surrounded by Tobit’s beautiful and romantic work. In this exhibition the focus will be on India where Tobit lived as a teenager and where he continues to visit regularly. Also included will be plein air paintings from Nepal and Pakistan, as well as remembered and reimagined pictures painted in the studio. The Art Stable, Kelly Ross Fine Art, Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset DT11 8HB. https://www.theartstable.co.uk.
Predictions Alexander Massouras. A series with diverse imagery, spanning windows, flowers and falling figures, whose connections are tenuous to the point of being almost nonsensical. Like previous work, Alexander plays with the boundaries between representation and abstraction, between order and chaos. The Art Stable, Child Okeford, Blandford, Dorset DT11 8HB. https://www.theartstable.co.uk.
Until 4 July
Beyond words In a celebration of Dorset and the artists who thrive here, beyond words brings the brilliance of Alex Lowery’s paintings together with the quiet beauty of Yo Thom’s latest pottery and the lean, lovely lines of Petter Southall’s furniture to the galleries at Sladers Yard. A strong group show in the Café gallery includes paintings by Martyn Brewster ARE, Vanessa Gardiner, Frances Hatch RWS and wood engravings by Howard Phipps ARE RWA SWE. We also feature an ongoing show of leading ceramic artists and other designer makers. Sladers Yard, West Bay Road, West Bay, Bridport Dorset DT6 4EL. gallery@sladersyard.co.uk. Tel. 01308 459511. https://sladersyard.co.uk.
A Life in Art: Roger Fry a major new exhibition exploring the life, work and influence of one of the most important figures in 20th‑century British art. The exhibition comes to the Museum from Charleston, Sussex, home of the Bloomsbury Group. Roger Fry (1866–1934) was a curator, critic, painter and designer, who transformed British art. He was a member of the Bloomsbury Group, the influential circle of artists, writers and thinkers that included Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. Fry’s ideas helped to reshape artistic thinking in Britain and beyond. He is perhaps best known for introducing post‑impressionist art to England. His groundbreaking exhibitions of 1910 and 1912 shocked, surprised and inspired the public and changed the direction of British art forever. The Museum of Somerset, Taunton Castle, Castle Green, Taunton TA1 4AA. Book tickets at: museumofsomerset.org.uk.
11 July – 29 August
Printmaking Tradition and Transformation Exhibition celebrating 30 years of the Double Elephant Print Workshop featuring stunning contemporary works by Double Elephant members showcasing printmaking processes. Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 5. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Dowell St, Honiton EX14 1LX. thelmahulbert.com / 01404 45006. Free admission.
