1 -31 May
Kit Glaisyer: Paintings of Light & Drama explores Kit’s evolving exhibition of West Country landscape paintings in his gallery and studio, including original spectacular paintings, intimate drawings, and popular prints on canvas. Open Saturdays 10am – 3pm or by appointment. Bridport Contemporary, 11 Downes Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3JR. 07983 465789 www.kitglaisyery.com @kitglaisyer
Until 3 May
Carleton E. Watkins Photographing the American West. Accompanying the From Page to Screen film festival exploring the work of Carleton E. Watkins (1829-1916), one of America’s best-known landscape photographers. Exhibition Open from 10am – 4pm, Tuesday – Saturday. Bridport Arts Centre, 9 South Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3NR.
Until 4 May
Nicola Hicks ‘Dressed for the Woods’ the first solo retrospective of Nicola Hicks MBE FRSS – one of the most significant British sculptors of the 21st century. Messums West Place Farm, Court St, Tisbury, SP3 6LW. Email: west@messums.org. Telephone: (Thurs – Mon) +44 (0) 1747 445042.
Until 5 May
Sue Durant and Lin Hawkins – ‘Points of View’ – An exhibition featuring semi abstract representations of the natural world. Expect to see landscapes, seascapes, flowers and moons. Free entry. Ilminster Arts Centre, TA19 0AN. Open Tuesday – Saturday. 9.30am – 3pm. 01460 54973 www.ilminsterartscentre.com
Until 7 May
Dorset in Colour. An exhibition by 4 artists, Jenny Penney, Caroline Tucker, Rupert Andrews and Clare Hughes working in complex media, manipulating acrylic, card, clay or felt. 10 am – 4.30 pm daily, Eype Centre for the Arts, Mount Lane, Eype, Bridport DT6 6AR. Free entry and car parking. www.jennypenneyart.net.
Until 10 May
Portrait of the Artist, Philip Sutton. Sladers Yard, Contemporary Art, Furniture & Craft Gallery, Licensed Café, West Bay, Dorset DT6 4EL. www.sladersyard.co.uk. 01308 459511.
17 May – 12 July
Beautiful, swift and bright. Paintings by Louise Balaam NEAC RWA, Nick Jones and James Lynch. Ceramics by Gabriele Koch. Furniture by Petter Southall. Sladers Yard, Contemporary Art, Furniture & Craft Gallery, Licensed Café, West Bay, Dorset DT6 4EL. www.sladersyard.co.uk. 01308 459511.
18 May – 28 June
James Ravilious: An English Eye featuring key photographic works chosen from a large retrospective show originally mounted for Ravilious by the Royal Photographic Society. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am – 5pm. Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Elmfield House, Dowell Street, Honiton, Devon EX14 1LX. www.thelmahulbert.com.
24 May – 31 May
Bridport Art Society Spring Exhibition Salt House, West Bay. 10-4pm. All welcome. www.bridportart.com.
Until 8 June
Strength and Resilience: Somerset Women in the Second World War. An exhibition exploring the impact of 1939-1945 on the lives of four women with links to the West Country. Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury.
