• BEAF TAKEOVER : THE ROYAL ARCADE

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • BEAF TAKEOVER ROYAL ARCADE : SHIFT COLLECTIVE

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • BEAF TAKEOVER ROYAL ARCADE : HOME

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • AFA COLLECTIVE – LIVED SPACE

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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. […]

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  • BEAF TAKEOVER ROYAL ARCADE : GABRIEL BUSH

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • BEAF TAKE OVER ROYAL ARCADE : LUCY TURNER

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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, […]

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  • BEAF TAKEOVER ROYAL ARCADE : JAYNE JACKSON

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • BEAF TAKE OVER ROYAL ARCADE : SKATEBOARD COMPETITION

    Royal Arcade Boscombe Precinct, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • IAAC CONNECTED EXHIBITION : SAULĖ DOMINAITĖ

    Sovereign Shopping Centre 600 Christchurch Rd, Bounemouth, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • LEIGH WILLIAMS : GLORY II

    Sovereign Shopping Centre 600 Christchurch Rd, Bounemouth, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • IAAC CONNECTED EXHIBITION: TANJE ZIMBA

    Sovereign Shopping Centre 600 Christchurch Rd, Bounemouth, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • OPEN SUBMISSION : HIATUS

    Boscombe Precinct & Sovereign Centre Christchurch Rd, Boscombe, United Kingdom

    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 […]

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  • BEAF TAKEOVER ROYAL ARCADE : CORRIANNA CLARKE

    Sovereign Shopping Centre 600 Christchurch Rd, Bounemouth, United Kingdom

    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! […]

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  • OPEN SUBMISSION : FOURTH WALL GALLERY – 3 EXHIBITIONS

    Vita Nova 11 Romelia Lane, Boscombe, United Kingdom

      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 […]

  • OPEN SUBMISSION : VITA NOVA QUILT MAKERS – AN EXHIBITION BY VITA NOVA

    Vita Nova 11 Romelia Lane, Boscombe, United Kingdom

      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 […]

  • OPEN SUBMISSION : SOUND FISHING

    OPEN SUBMISSION : SOUND FISHING

    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 CARAVAN STUDIO

    Boscombe Arts Depot (B.A.D.) Boscombe Arts Depot (B.A.D.), Bournemouth, United Kingdom

    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 […]