What narratives are told when women are the storytellers? In this pre-recorded online performance and accompanying exhibition, Valise Noire Storytelling Theatre will share new writing created by local women who have experienced male violence against women. These Women of Words speak to female narratives from Dorset’s past and present. The group’s evocative writing amplifies unique […]
IMOGEN CHARLESTON : HAND AND EARTH Hand and Earth at the Red House Museum and Gardens The connection people have with the land through making objects from clay dates back over 20,000 years. Imogen shares the story of our local geology with an exhibition of vessels made from local wild clay. Inspired by Guy Sydenham, who worked […]
Interactive storytelling pop-up, creating a story written by visitors; they grow the fairy tale by adding a paragraph, and the tree by decorating with paper-cut leaves. 3D-story starts from seed and grows into fully-fledged tree. Including paper-cut workshops and story-generator to nurture ideas. Organised by Rebecca Hougham and Mel Bennett Creativate Bespoke Art Tuition Location: […]
NEVILLE COOPER : VISUAL LANGUAGE IN LANGUAGE AND COLOUR The Exhibition is a retrospective of Neville Cooper's work from the last 50 years. Neville initially came across the work of Jasper Johns while studying at the West Surrey College of Art & Design in 1978 and has been inspired to create abstract paintings ever since. He […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 11 AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO REALITY ‘An appropriate response to reality’ is an exhibition curated by Aaron Peever and Callum Stacey. The exhibition will showcase works by Alice Cunniffe, Jack Earls, Aaron Peever, and Callum Stacey. This exhibition responds to this year’s BEAF theme 2B Human through artworks made in restricted […]
BOSCOMBE PRECINCT STREET FESTIVAL OPENING DAY : URBAN FURNITURE PERSPECTIVE, ECO-CAB Too many events at BEAF and too little time to see them all? Grab an ECO-CAB from outside BEAF New Arts Space on Boscombe High Street and get dropped off at your chosen destination within the precinct. ECO-CAB: the friendly cabbie with zero carbon […]
Join us at TOSH for a mini market, bringing you products made by our awesome resident local creatives as part of BEAF festival's launch! Browse and buy items made by the emerging creative business who are graduating from our Start Up Programme, and experience our taster workshops. We'll be hosting Sustainable Scrunchie Sewing with Studio […]
An illustrated travel experience celebrating planet earth and the diverse natural environments found around the globe, consisting of 2D prints and large scale 3D elements and scenes. Join us to explore 4 microcosms, Jungle, Desert, Mountain and Underwater ARTIST WEBSITE HERE COVID-19 AND GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES We will be following Government guidelines for all events to […]
DENISE WEBBER : RECENT DRAWINGS “I hear the vixen in the early hours, crying for a mate. It’s a primeval sound. She has no need of sanction or permission. But when I am drawing the sparrow, I think of the sound of its wingbeats: somewhere between a murmur and a shiver. A bird, being a creature […]
William Kentridge is one of the world’s greatest living artists, and has had an expansive career which has seen him design opera sets, stage multi-disciplinary performances and create hard-hitting and poignant drawings and animations. His work explores the legacy of apartheid, as well as the human condition, and the ever-repeating cycles of history and memory. […]
Seeking Refuge is a photographic project led by Bournemouth based fine art photographer and community activist Caroline Beale Johnson. It shows images and words from the lives of refugees and migrants currently seeking asylum and living in Bournemouth. For this project Caroline selected and worked with six emerging and established photographers to provide an insight into the […]
MARK PERRY : SNAPSHOTS OF NORMAL In choosing the normal, incidental, and ordinary world of my high street, I also hope to celebrate the people, the place, and some of its character. Using my smartphone camera allows me to capture people unburdened by the knowledge of a lens being cast on them, and avoid too many […]
SIMON KILMISTER : EDGE OF WONDER An interactive experience exploring the boundaries of the mind. The human brain cannot comprehend the immensity of the Infinite, and never will, because if the human brain could comprehend the Infinite, the Infinite would become human, and therefore would be relative. Expand your perspective, for the sky of your […]
‘into the frameless distance to the city of (no) memory’ Analogue photography/film is used to question what it means to go into exile, fleeing into that ‘frameless distance’ that's so full of promise, hope and possibility. The project centres on Miklos Gaál’s escape from Hungary, where he swam across the Danube, and took a train to […]
A photographic portrait of the people that live in, work and visit Boscombe. The series introduces the subjects from a space somewhere between social documentary and portraiture. “I have lived here for the last decade and adore the unique alloy of the eccentric, the vibrant and the mundane that melds together to form the character […]
“Sharing personal stories linked to the complexity of existence, to uncertainty and to broader reflections on the human condition.” For the BEAF 2020 Artists’ Commissions we set a theme, introduced through the words of visionary international artist William Kentridge. His expansive career has seen him stage multi-disciplinary performances, design opera sets and create hard-hitting and […]
INEKE VAN DER WAL “And if the earthly no longer knows your name“ An immersive large-scale set of drawings in charcoal, which cover a whole wall specifically created for the B.A.D. space. The wall of drawings invites a thought-provoking interpretation on the human condition which is addressed by the artist in the form of abstract […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 5 CHRIS REYNOLDS: JENNY IN STRINGTOWN One of the leading international experimental graphic novelists, Chris Reynolds presents original ink-drawn artwork. Jenny in Stringtown represents a young girl’s attempts to escape the enervating small town where she grew up. SEE WEBSITE HERE COVID-19 AND GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES We will be following Government guidelines […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 5 NIC RAWLING AND THE PAPER CINEMA 'THE MAKING OF MACBETH' To accompany The Paper Cinema’s digital presentation of their most recent acclaimed theatre show, Macbeth, this exhibition displays the incredible artwork that is created by Nic Rawling, lead artist, director and illustrator of The Paper Cinema. For each production Nic […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 9 EMILY HAWES : A FIN RISING ON A WIDE BLANK SEA An installation of moving image, sound and sculpture, that weaves together themes of local history, bioacoustics, marine ecologies and storytelling. Artist's Website In her 1988 short essay The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction, Ursula K le Guin refutes the […]
ROYAL ARCADE : UNIT 5 RICHARD SANZ: LIVE LAUGH LOVE An exhibition of life-affirming paper dioramas displaying everyday scenes to inspire and delight. COVID-19 AND GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES We will be following Government guidelines for all events to make sure we provide a safe and enjoyable experience for everyone. Keep up to date on our website as events […]