For exhibitions, art shows from fine art to installations, the southwest has a huge amount to offer. You may have to hop in the car or on a train, but the local art and design scene is thriving. There are galleries with the hottest national exhibitions to pop-ups with the best local talent.
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Bristol Pride x Martin Parr
27 May 2025 - 29 Mar 2026
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol
Unseen Colour by Werner Bischof
1 Nov 2025 - 26 Feb 2026
Lacock Abbey & Fox Talbot Museum, Chippenham
Don McCullin: Broken Beauty
3 Dec 2025 - 3 Dec 2026
The Holburne Museum, Bath
Werner Bischof: Unseen Colour
1 Jan - 31 May
Lacock Abbey & Fox Talbot Museum, Chippenham
Painting: A Changed Environment
17 Jan - 10 Mar
Messums West, Tisbury
Don McCullin in Conversation with Mariella Frostrup
17 Jan - 17 Mar
The Holburne Museum, Bath
Poster Power!
23 Jan - 10 May
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
Zandra Rhodes: A Life in Print
24 Jan - 10 May
The Holburne Museum, Bath
Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space
24 Jan - 19 Apr
Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Poster Power!
26 Jan - 10 May
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath
Paula Rego: Visions of English Literature
30 Jan - 10 May
The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum, Cheltenham
Olukemi Lijadu: Feedback
31 Jan - 3 May
Spike Island, Bristol
Phillip LaI: RAIN/RUIN
31 Jan - 10 May
Spike Island, Bristol
Niki de Saint Phalle & Jean Tinguely: Myths & Machines
31 Jan, 12 - 5pm
Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Bruton
Entographica - insect-inspired artwork
2 Feb - 25 Feb
Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution (BRLSI), Bath
Level 3 Hand-building: Six week course
Wednesday Evenings 18:00-20:30
Windmill Hill City Farm, Bristol
