BEAF’s Takeover of the Royal Arcade turns this beautiful Victorian arcade into one big art gallery, continuing our festival theme of 2BHuman. With over 50 artists commissioned by BEAF come and see animation, photography, sculpture, interactive installations and fine art. All exhibitions are free to enter. COVID-19 AND GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES We will be following […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 29 SHIFT COLLECTIVE SHIFT collective was formed in 2019 by Dorset based photographers Lauren Forster, Caroline Beale Johnson, Jason Bascombe and Rob Amey. Over the past year the four photographers have been working on individual projects responding to broad themes that encompass the human condition, memory, division and connectiveness, legends and […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 30 THE MASTERS: HOME THE MASTERS, is a collaborative group of graduate and current MA Fine Art students from Arts University Bournemouth. Each artist will be creating a new piece of work to encourage the viewer to engage with the many definitions of ‘Home’. Drawing and painting workshops will be available […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 30 AFA COLLECTIVE : LIVED SPACE An exhibition and events programme that creates a series of encounters around themes of contemporary living in relation to space and the shifting nature of the present moment. Using installation, workshop practices and discussion, Lived Space considers the ephemeral and shifting nature of lived experience. […]
ROYAL ARCADE UNIT 12 GABRIEL BUSH : LOCKDOWN ARTISTS Lockdown Artists is a photo series shot during the third national lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The series focused on Arts University Bournemouth students showing their resilience and drive to create while in lockdown. The series shows how creatives have adapted their practice to the […]
ROYAL ARCADE : CONCOURSE LUCY TURNER : MACULA The work celebrates the macula, which is the part of the eye responsible for the central, high resolution, colour vision that takes place in good light. This key piece of anatomy that we all share is the reason that the world can look so bright and colourful, […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 26 JAYNE JACKSON : ASKING FOR IT Asking For It is a series of mugshot images challenging victim blaming, especially in cases of sexual/gender based violence. Each image represents a different decade and has been styled accordingly. The images contain 'crimes' such as 'wore red' or 'swiped right', which viewers are […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 17 – 19 SKATEBOARD COMPETITION EXHIBITION In early 2021, BEAF launched a Design A Deck competition in association with Noyce Gardens DIY, Moose Skates shop, MBN Arts and Dorset Mind Charity. This is to raise vital funds for the regeneration of an abandoned skate park at Noyce Gardens, Townsend estate. BEAF have […]
SOVEREIGN CENTRE IT'S ALL ABOUT CULTURE, CONNECTED EXHIBITION Saulė Dominaitė: 'Liberty – the freedom to live as you wish or go where you want.' Liberty is a word whose meaning can hold entire countries at hostage; one word whose heaviness provoked half a dozen generations to leave. Starting my 20s in a pandemic, my generation […]
Sovereign Centre : Concourse LEIGH WILLIAMS : GLORY II In Glory II, Williams explores the presentation of the fat body, and how we react to the sight of unashamed fatness. She does so with a large-scale sculpture of a belly, inspired by confident fat women and by her own journey of self-acceptance. The piece invites […]
SOVEREIGN CENTRE CONNECTED EXHIBITION : IT'S ALL ABOUT CULTURE TANJE ZIMBA - BLACK ESSENCE A series of three digital paintings and interconnected video, Me, Myself and My Hair - A journey of Acceptance. The three paintings focus on Tanje’s commentary on some of the key fashion/aesthetic aspects of Black Culture such as hair, nails and […]
BEAF is delighted to be working with the newly established Pen Gallery, based in Kingland Crescent in Poole who are providing a pop-up shop in B.A.D. Boscombe Arts Depot. This exciting contemporary art gallery and store put locals at the forefront. All their profits go back into keeping their exhibition space free to the public. […]
Humans learn to draw before they learn to speak and write. It’s a creative instinct as old as humanity. So why then, do so many of us end up later in life feeling like we can’t draw? That we don’t have the skills? I Can’t Draw is an Arts University Bournemouth project which “invites us […]
Stuart Semple is a multidisciplinary British artist working across painting, sculpture, happenings, technology and activism. He is well known for his sociologically engaged works that often discuss youth politics, accessibility and democracy. ABOUT STUART SEMPLE In 2018 Semple’s campaign against anti-homeless bars on benches inspired Bournemouth Council to remove them. He has now recreated the bench […]
HIATUS: AT LONG LAST Hiatus presents At Long Last, an exhibition showcasing a selection of work by a group of 2020 AUB BA (Hons) Photography graduates. The exhibition brings together a range of conceptual approaches to contemporary photographic practice, ranging from documentary to alternative processes. Instagram Location: 600 Christchurch Road - Unit on right hand […]
Corrianna Clarke, Boscombe Bound Created within and inspired by lockdown in Boscombe, the animated short 'Boscombe Bound' shares voices of the community, evoking the unique sense of this location and time. Come and experience the animation, view the sketchbooks and a selection of the 700 original paintings that formed the piece, and bring your own Boscombe story! […]
An exhibition of new work at Vita Nova's Fourth Wall Gallery, created by our members around the theme of 'Reawakening', with British contemporary artist Mark David Lloyd. Vita Nova is a community theatre and arts group for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.We are pleased to present four new pieces of work […]
An exhibition of a quilt created in response to the pandemic. Vita Nova is a community theatre and arts group for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.We are pleased to present four new pieces of work reflecting on recovery and transformation, lockdown, and the current situations facing humanity. Suggested donation: £4. Suitable […]
Adrian Newton : SOUND FISHING Livestream broadcast and sound walk featuring the soundscapes of the River Allen, Dorset Come Sound Fishing and bathe in the river without getting wet. A deep listening experience in the beautiful surroundings of River Allen, Wimborne. Underwater microphones will reveal the sounds of the chalk stream and its waterlife. Do […]
ROSE LEYSHON : THE TINDER GAMES On the precinct (parked in front of BAD) The Tinder Games is an unconventional inside-out exhibition displayed in the windows of the caravan studio of the sculptor Rose Leyshon. A series of small sculptures of young people in the nude pose for selfies in the mirror. The work reflects […]
We are the originals. The outsiders. We scar our bodies to never forget. Every tattoo has a story and these have never been heard before. They're raw, exquisite, fearless, and uncensored. Every word is written and performed by our outstanding outsider artists. "The Outsiders performances this year at the Kneehigh Asylum were the best things I've seen […]