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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 : 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 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 : 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 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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 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 […]