Evolver - May and June 2021

DORSET ART WEEKS 2021 Saturday 22 May - Sunday 6 June Jim Hunter First floor galleries Group 7 New ground floor gallery and café Café Coffee, teas and cakes New for DAW! Madjeston Farm ice cream! The Slade Centre, The Square, Gillingham, SP8 4AY 10am - 5pm • 07775 431652 • sladecentre.com 22 DORSET ART WEEKS 22 May - 6 June 2021 NORRIE DE MONTIGNY (VENUE 114) FRANNY OWEN (VENUE 97) KIT BENWELL (VENUE 7) This year the team, artists and makers behind DORSET ART WEEKS bring you a slightly different version of this highly anticipated biennial event. For artists and makers who plan to open their studio doors in a normal fashion, expect things to look a little different, with many resourcefully using outdoor space! Some venues will be by appointment only, with others online for DAW 2021. The three different ways you can see and experience all these brilliant venues will be clearly labelled on the new Dorset Art Weeks app and website. Both enable you to browse by artform and include links to artist’s own platforms to find more information and facilitate sales. This event is being run In partnership with EVOLVER. The DORSET ART WEEKS MAGAZINE 2021, featuring all venues taking part - in whatever form, is now available at all Evolver outlets throughout the region. For those that want to enjoy DAW 2021 from the comfort of their own home, there will be online events such as studio visits, artist talks and demonstrations to get involved in. However you discover Dorset Art Weeks this year, we hope the wonderful breadth of talent this county has to offer will continue to inspire you, we feel lucky to have so many talented artists and makers on our doorstep! Whenever you visit, please wear a mask and respect the 2 metre distance rule and all sanitising arrangements that are in place. The Dorset Art Weeks App is available free via the App Store and Google Play. For more information and news, follow @dorsetartweeks on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. We look forward to sharing the great visual art and craft on offer. Megan Dunford dorsetartweeks.co.uk