Evolver - May and June 2021

9 VISUAL ARTS Please check venue opening times and access before travelling MELANIE THOMPSON: ‘WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?’ Until 4 May Heart of The Tribe Gallery, 74 High Street, GLASTONBURY, BA6 9DZ. 11am - 5pm. 01458 832167 / heartofthetribe.com. PEARL GATEHOUSE Until 4 May The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . “Land, sea and florals.” SARAH HUMBY AND JAYNE SOAKELL: ‘FIELD TRIPS’ Until 4 May The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . IAN REILLY: ‘WESSEX WANDERS’ Until 4 May The Gallery, Shaftesbury Arts Centre, Bell Street, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 8AR. Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. 01747 855243 / shaftesburyartscentre.org.uk . “Exhibition of oil landscapes of Wessex, prompted by walking, camping and sketching its many beauties - rolling hills, ancient hill forts and stunning Jurassic Coast.” SADIE HENNESSY OD ARTS FESTIVAL 2021: ALONE WITH EVERYBODY “OD ARTS FESTIVAL returns this May, bringing exhibitions, performances, film and workshops by local and international artists to not-so-sleepy Somerset. New and specially-sited artworks will pop up around the villages of East Coker and West Coker, in cafes, halls, houses, chapels and fields, and also online for a special digital programme. Devised before the hiatus of the global pandemic, the guiding theme for the festival of ‘Alone with Everybody’, explores loneliness - what it is, how we continue to experience it, where it comes from, and how it might be addressed. A programme of playful, experimental and performative artworks will probe different aspects of aloneness, and ask visitors to discuss how it might be liberating as well as difficult to be alone. With over 20 events and exhibitions across two villages and online platforms, artists, neighbours and visitors will come together through Od Arts Festival to think, dream and ponder what it means to be alone with everybody.” 28 - 30 May: Locations across EAST COKER and WEST COKER, Somerset, and online. odartsfestival.co.uk 168 ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION Until 9 May Royal West of England Academy, Queen’s Road, Clifton, BRISTOL, BS8 1PX. Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm. £7.95. 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.” BEN SANDERSON KATRINA BROWN FAIRLAND COLLECTIVE