Evolver 117 - September and October 2020

VISUAL ARTS Please book a timed slot before visiting any gallery 17 BAT PRINT STUDIO LAUNCH “Bat Print Studio - an open access printmaking studio launches with a group show of members’ work at the Silk Mill Gallery in Frome. Bat Print Studio holds regular courses for anyone wishing to learn a new skill as well as classes for young artists aged 7 to 18.” 25 October - 1 November: Silk Mill Gallery, Merchants Barton, FROME, BA11 1PT. 11am - 5pm. 07443 491801 / batprintstudio.com. CAZ SCOTT 10 October - 10 November Gallery On The Square, Queen Mother Square, DORCHESTER, DT1 3BL. Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. 01305 213322 / gallerypoundbury.co.uk. “New paintings.” BRUNEL BROIDERERS 13 - 31 October Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 2pm. 01460 54973 / themeetinghouse.org.uk . “Six mixed media textile artists.” ALEX SCHELLENBERG 13 - 31 October Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 2pm. 01460 54973 / themeetinghouse.org.uk . “Paintings and textiles.” ‘SOUTHWEST SCULPTORS’ 15 October - 2 November The Gallery, Symondsbury Estate, BRIDPORT, DT6 6HG. Thursday - Monday 10.30am - 4.30pm. 01308 301326 / lymebayarts.co.uk . “A group exhibition of 3D work designed and crafted by sculptors from the Southwest.” ‘A BREATH OF FRESH AIR’ 16 October - 2 November The Gallery Upstairs, Upton Country Park, POOLE, BH17 7BJ. 10am - 4pm. 01202 775304 / thegalleryupstairs.org.uk . “New work by members of Poole & East Dorset Art Society (PEDAS), celebrating the re- opening of The Gallery Upstairs.” ‘TELLING TALES’ 19 October - 5 December Rotunda Gallery, Lyme Regis Museum, Bridge Street, LYME REGIS, DT7 3QA. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01297 443370 / lymeregismuseum.co.uk . “Pictures, words and whimsy created by author and illustrator Carolyn Margaret-Louise King.” LILY MIXE: ‘SYMBIOSIS’ 22 October - 14 November That Art Gallery, 2 Upper Maudlin Street, BRISTOL, BS2 8DJ. 0117 329 2522. “Lily Mixe’s new works seem alien and yet familiar, each one a boiling pot of possible life.” ‘MADE IN GLASTONBURY’ 3 - 28 November Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 2pm. 01460 54973 / themeetinghouse.org.uk . “Paintings, photographs, furniture, and decorated glass and wood.” ‘WINTER EXHIBITION 2020’ 14 November - 8 January Gallery On The Square, Queen Mother Square, DORCHESTER, DT1 3BL. Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5pm, Sunday 11am - 4pm. 01305 213322 / gallerypoundbury.co.uk. 168 ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION 14 November - 7 March Royal West of England Academy, Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 1PX. 11am - 3pm. £6.50. 0117 973 5129 / rwa.org.uk . “The RWA's renowned Annual Open Exhibition returns for its 168th year with a stunning variety of work from emerging and established artists. This dynamic and varied exhibition invites painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and mixed media submissions and is a showcase of some of the most exciting artists from across the country and beyond.” ZARA MCQUEEN AND PERCY LIZZARD 18 November - 1 December The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. 10am - 4pm. 07979 590790. ‘CHRISTMAS COLLECTION’ 1 - 23 December Ilminster Arts Centre, The Meeting House, East Street, ILMINSTER, TA19 0AN. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 2pm. themeetinghouse.org.uk . M U S I C S T U D I O V E N U E A C C O M M O D A T I O N W I L D L I F E A N D F A R M M I L L F A R M M U S I C B R A D F O R D A B B A S , D O R S E T W W W . M I L L F A R M D O R S E T . C O M 0 1 9 3 5 4 1 3 1 6 8