Art exhibition

Sherborne Pride

Dorset History Centre

Young photographers create lasting record of Pride celebrations in Dorset

15 Days In Clay - Edible Conversations artists with Dep Ld Lieutenant and partner

15 Days In Clay - Edible Conversations artists with Dep Ld Lieutenant and partner

Latest art exhibition from 15 Days in Clay opens at Durlston Country Park

Sustainable innovation takes centre stage on September 27 at St Mark’s Church in Talbot Village for The Community Fashion Show, delivered in collaboration with Defashion Dorset as part of Sustainable Fashion Week and the Arts by the Sea Fringe

Sustainable innovation takes centre stage on September 27 at St Mark’s Church in Talbot Village for The Community Fashion Show, delivered in collaboration with Defashion Dorset as part of Sustainable Fashion Week and the Arts by the Sea Fringe

Arts By The Sea Festival

Arts University Bournemouth to showcase creative talent at Arts by the Sea 2026

Sharon James at work

Sharon James at work

Exhibition exploring Black British history and identity opening at Poole venue

The Raw Wall Collective will present the exhibition at the Gallery Upstairs in Upton Country Park, Poole, on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4.

The Raw Wall Collective will present the exhibition at the Gallery Upstairs in Upton Country Park, Poole, on Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4.

New art exhibition to showcase more than 30 artists at Upton Country Park

Mike Jeffries with paintings

Mike Jeffries with paintings

Dorset-based artist raising funds for charity through new watercolour exhibition

New group exhibition showcasing the work of six local artists opens in Poole

Rock, Paper, Scissors, a group showcase by MA Fine Art and MA Painting students from Arts University Bournemouth (AUB), is running at GATHER in The Dolphin, Poole, until Saturday, August 29.

Rock, Paper, Scissors, a group showcase by MA Fine Art and MA Painting students from Arts University Bournemouth (AUB), is running at GATHER in The Dolphin, Poole, until Saturday, August 29.

Free interactive art exhibition currently open at GATHER at The Dolphin in Poole

Auger Collective presents - “Straight from the Quantum Manifold” - an exhibition by Tony Butcher.

Auger Collective presents - “Straight from the Quantum Manifold” - an exhibition by Tony Butcher.

Boscombe gallery to showcase new exhibition by local painter in November

Judith and Jessie Visit

Judith and Jessie Visit

Swanage cousins reunited with Sweet Pea Fairies portrait at Russell-Cotes exhibition

Artwork by Cat Suzanna, Fine arts Painter and sculptor from Poole

Artwork by Cat Suzanna, Fine arts Painter and sculptor from Poole

One-off "rare" sculpture and paintings exhibition opening in Bournemouth next week

Lighthouse Theatre

Sanctuary art project in Poole shines light on 'hidden corners of intimacy'

MA Painting: Rob Davis' Signals

MA Painting: Rob Davis' Signals

Arts University Bournemouth to open art exhibitions tonight at Poole venue

From July 21 to August 4, Durlston Country Park will be hosting an exploration of colour through Shelley Perry’s ‘Colour and Coast’ exhibition, in their Fine Foundation Gallery.

From July 21 to August 4, Durlston Country Park will be hosting an exploration of colour through Shelley Perry’s ‘Colour and Coast’ exhibition, in their Fine Foundation Gallery.

Durlston Country Park

Art exhibition bringing the coast to life comes to Dorset country park next week

Janna Edwards with the Edible Conversation cake

Janna Edwards with the Edible Conversation cake

Durlston Country Park

New exhibition celebrating Poole ceramics project comes to Durlston Country Park

MBN Arts’ annual Summer Arts Exhibition, held on July 2 in Bournemouth, celebrated the work of children and young people aged 8 to 21, with pieces spanning illustration, fine art painting, sculpture, music composition, and large-scale spray-painted

MBN Arts’ annual Summer Arts Exhibition, held on July 2 in Bournemouth, celebrated the work of children and young people aged 8 to 21, with pieces spanning illustration, fine art painting, sculpture, music composition, and large-scale spray-painted

Creative showcase of talent on display at annual summer arts exhibition

Poole Leisure Painters

Poole Leisure Painters

Community group hosting new art exhibition at Dorset venue this September

'They both wore blue' by Roger Strong

'They both wore blue' by Roger Strong

Free art exhibition celebrating belonging to open in Boscombe next month

Left to right: Charlotte Wishaw, Tom Hayes MP and Eleanor Ball

Left to right: Charlotte Wishaw, Tom Hayes MP and Eleanor Ball

Art exhibition from local university now on display at MP's constituency office

Jason Wilsher-Mills in Harbour Life Gallery, Poole Museum

Jason Wilsher-Mills in Harbour Life Gallery, Poole Museum

Step into a world of imagination in new exhibition at Poole Museum next week

Seven year old in Dorset has artwork selected for Royal Academy exhibition

The interactive exhibition from AUB students, titled Design for a Micronation, invites the public to view the pier through a series of spatial propositions that reimagine the pier as an autonomous territory.

The interactive exhibition from AUB students, titled Design for a Micronation, invites the public to view the pier through a series of spatial propositions that reimagine the pier as an autonomous territory.

Bournemouth Pier

Bournemouth Pier reimagined as 'micronation' in bold new university exhibition

A Traveller woman smoking a clay pipe with her two children. They’re sitting outside a bender which is a simple tent made of canvas over a framework of bendy wooden poles. The photo was taken in the 1910’s near Shillingstone.

A Traveller woman smoking a clay pipe with her two children. They’re sitting outside a bender which is a simple tent made of canvas over a framework of bendy wooden poles. The photo was taken in the 1910’s near Shillingstone.

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller

Wimborne museum presents new exhibition on Dorset gypsy and traveller histories

'After the Party' by Barbara Davis

'After the Party' by Barbara Davis

New art exhibition exploring remnants of past events opens in Boscombe next week

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) students have partnered with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery to launch Treasure! Lost and Found, an innovative, interactive exhibition designed to completely transform the visitor experience.

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) students have partnered with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery to launch Treasure! Lost and Found, an innovative, interactive exhibition designed to completely transform the visitor experience.

Arts University Bournemouth students collaborate with museum in new showcase

DRAX STUDIO presents a major new exhibition celebrating the timeless design, engineering and cultural legacy of Porsche through the work of acclaimed German artist Picassolina.

DRAX STUDIO presents a major new exhibition celebrating the timeless design, engineering and cultural legacy of Porsche through the work of acclaimed German artist Picassolina.

New exhibition celebrating the legacy of Porsche to come to Dorset this month

A talented young artist, Ayse aged 10 and at Twynham Primary School in Christchurch, has been selected to exhibit her work in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

A talented young artist, Ayse aged 10 and at Twynham Primary School in Christchurch, has been selected to exhibit her work in the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

10-year-old artist from Dorset celebrates Royal Academy of Arts selection

Dorset-based artist Pauline Ferrick-Squibb is hosting her powerful exhibition “This is Menopause” in Parliament this week, sponsored by Vikki Slade MP, shining a light on the hidden menopause crisis affecting women across the UK.

Dorset-based artist Pauline Ferrick-Squibb is hosting her powerful exhibition “This is Menopause” in Parliament this week, sponsored by Vikki Slade MP, shining a light on the hidden menopause crisis affecting women across the UK.

Dorset artist hosts menopause exhibition sponsored by Dorset MP in Parliament

Playing - freedom at Badbury Rings

Playing - freedom at Badbury Rings

From war to Dorset: Ukrainian photo exhibition to be displayed at Dorset museum

PROPHECY: Living Life As Art opens at Lighthouse Poole on June 3

PROPHECY: Living Life As Art opens at Lighthouse Poole on June 3

Lighthouse Theatre

Free art exhibition part of Dorset Art Weeks opens at Dorset venue next week

Brochure by Katy Harrald, part of Durlston Country Park's art exhibition for Purbeck Art Week

Brochure by Katy Harrald, part of Durlston Country Park's art exhibition for Purbeck Art Week

Durlston Country Park in Dorset to host art exhibition until June 7

Gabriel Buca, co-founder of CLIMBUNITY

Gabriel Buca, co-founder of CLIMBUNITY

Exhibition from collective founded by AUB graduates to go on display next week

Immersion by Sarah Diggins

Immersion by Sarah Diggins

Arts University Bournemouth hosting art exhibition at The Dolphin Centre

Museum of East Dorset Curator Millie Lake aiming to showcase a rich and deeply personal collection of objects and photographs and hopes the exhibition will appeal across generations

Museum of East Dorset Curator Millie Lake aiming to showcase a rich and deeply personal collection of objects and photographs and hopes the exhibition will appeal across generations

Museum of East Dorset

Dorset museum launches community call-out for cherished items for new exhibition

Knot Wrap exhibition

Knot Wrap exhibition

Arts University Bournemouth

Arts University Bournemouth and Lush hosting innovative design exhibition

Lighthouse Theatre

Open call to visual artists to help create festive sanctuary at Dorset venue

Sarah Humby's work

Sarah Humby's work

New art gallery opening in Pokesdown in tandem with Dorset Art Weeks

Kamil Woj, a painter from New Forest

Kamil Woj, a painter from New Forest

Painter completes artwork in Bournemouth using 'famous painting technique'

A new body of work by the artist known as The Artful Green opened on April 17 at Drax Studio, 17 Haven Road, Canford Cliffs, BH13 7LE

A new body of work by the artist known as The Artful Green opened on April 17 at Drax Studio, 17 Haven Road, Canford Cliffs, BH13 7LE

New art exhibition from local artist open at Dorset venue until May 4

Zoe Wilson in Gallery.

Zoe Wilson in Gallery.

'Lost media' of rock legend photographs to feature in free New Forest exhibition

In and Out of Bounds: Forest Bounds Exhibition runs from 13 - 25 April with the official opening event on Friday April 17 from 5:30 to 7.30pm.

In and Out of Bounds: Forest Bounds Exhibition runs from 13 - 25 April with the official opening event on Friday April 17 from 5:30 to 7.30pm.

New Forest-themed exhibition on identity and place opens next week

Shelley Zig Zag by Tom Winter.

Shelley Zig Zag by Tom Winter.

TV art show finalist opens new solo exhibition at Christchurch venue

Blossoms of Fuji by Anastasiia Boiko

Blossoms of Fuji by Anastasiia Boiko

Young Ukrainian artist to present solo exhibition at Bournemouth Library

Wild Nature showcases the vibrant pieces that Lisa Parkyn creates, in the picturesque setting of the Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Country Park

Wild Nature showcases the vibrant pieces that Lisa Parkyn creates, in the picturesque setting of the Fine Foundation Gallery, Durlston Country Park

New art exhibition opens celebrating the vibrant beauty of the natural world

The project brought together Fine Art and Dance students in a live, immersive experiment exploring the relationship between sound, movement and visual art, led by creative collective Das Spezial and Sound Sanctuary

The project brought together Fine Art and Dance students in a live, immersive experiment exploring the relationship between sound, movement and visual art, led by creative collective Das Spezial and Sound Sanctuary

Arts University Bournemouth

When sound becomes art: AUB students collaborate in live creative experiment

Sir Peter Cook.

Sir Peter Cook.

Arts University Bournemouth

Renowned architect returns to his 'first UK building' at AUB for milestone event

Millie Lake at the Museum of East Dorset.

Millie Lake at the Museum of East Dorset.

Museum of East Dorset

Wimborne museum launches free after-hours event for new exhibition next month

David Bird took the photos of people from local swimming groups like Beyond the Blue in Poole as part of his MA Photography degree at AUB.

David Bird took the photos of people from local swimming groups like Beyond the Blue in Poole as part of his MA Photography degree at AUB.

Royal Bournemouth Hospital

New exhibition on local cold water swimmers at Bournemouth Hospital gallery

The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, one of two exhibiting locations for Hidden Interventions.

The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, one of two exhibiting locations for Hidden Interventions.

Mummies and taxidermy otter inspire new Bournemouth art exhibition

The Mayor of Poole cutting the cake with The Friends' President, Mike Yeomans.

The Mayor of Poole cutting the cake with The Friends' President, Mike Yeomans.

Upton Country Park

Exhibition at Dorset park marks 50 years of development and investment

The Thrift Fairy From A
Flower Fairy Alphabet.

The Thrift Fairy From A
Flower Fairy Alphabet.

Enchanting new exhibition comes to Bournemouth art gallery and museum this month

Ulrone, Yorkshire, August 25 2023.

Ulrone, Yorkshire, August 25 2023.

‘England-on-Sea’ brings documentary photography of coastal life to Poole

Adilson 'Adi' Naueji, whose solo exhibition Boscombe: Beyond Your Eyes will be open to the public at Boscombe Arts Depot from March 20 to April 4.

Adilson 'Adi' Naueji, whose solo exhibition Boscombe: Beyond Your Eyes will be open to the public at Boscombe Arts Depot from March 20 to April 4.

Self-taught artist prepares for Boscombe show with new art exhibition

A painting titled Breeze

A painting titled Breeze

Exhibition exploring Japanese cultural concept of Ma comes to Dorset castle