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Helen Snell in Wolverhampton Art Gallery’s The Joy of Making exhibition

It's with great joy we can let you know about Helen Snell's commission from Wolverhampton Art Gallery and Wolverhampton… »

CUBEOpen 2011 and DESIGNLab extended

CUBEOpen 2011 and DESIGNLab 2011 have been extended until Saturday, February 18. The urban environment is explored… »

Somerset Art Weeks open studios to focus on artists as individuals

Somerset Art Weeks are taking place again in September 2012, with a fortnight of open studios focusing on the artist as an… »

Ilfracombe empty shops to get artistic treatment from arts college

Students from Ilfracombe Arts College are set to convert the town’s empty shops into works for art in an Empty Shops project, which seems to have the support of the whole town, if the story and the comments are anything to go by.

New South West Arts Education Partnership site

The new South West Arts Education Partnership site has all kinds of interesting information about the organisations which support children and young people’s quality cultural opportunities, to quote them. Plus there are flashing lights – now that can’t be bad.

South West Music School looks for talented musical youngsters

Are you young and gifted and musical? South West Music School is sniffing out exceptionally talented young musicians (Reggae to Rock, Folk to Flamenco and Bach to Bhangra – and any combination) aged between 8 and 16.

The Great Create Festival of the Arts 2009

The award-winning Great Create Festival of the Arts (May 20 to June 28), now in its third year, showcases contemporary art in all formats from South West artists. This exhibition, founded and directed by artist Emma Carter, is hosted by the National Trust at Greenway – the woodland estate on the river Dart that was once the holiday home of Agatha Christie. The house has now opened for the first time following a major restoration project.

Dartmoor photograph competition to capture essence of the moor

Up to £200 is up for grabs in each of three categories for Dartmoor Photographic Competition, which is calling for photographers to capture the essence of Dartmoor in Landscape, Heritage and Life.

Oil painting found in the South Hams could fetch £250,000 at auction

An 18th century Italian landscape oil painting, unearthed in the South Hams is looking to fetch around £250,000 when it goes up for auction at Bonhams in London on July 8.