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.
Art & Design
Upcoming Events
American Road Trip Exhibition
@ The American Museum
| Bath
9 Mar - 31 Dec
The World Revealed
@ Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution
| Bath
23 Mar - 12 Oct
Toulouse-Lautrec and the Masters of Montmartre
@ Victoria Art Gallery
| Bath
26 Apr - 29 Sep
Phyllida Barlow. unscripted
@ Hauser & Wirth Somerset
| Bruton
25 May - 5 Jan
Adébayo Bolaji: In Praise of Beauty
@ Arnolfini
| Bristol
29 Jun - 29 Sep
PRESENCE: British Postwar and Contemporary Sculpture
@ Messums West
| Tisbury
6 Jul - 23 Sep
Elaine Constantine: I’m Com’un Home in the Morn’un
@ Martin Parr Foundation
| Bristol
11 Jul - 22 Sep
Romancing the Line: A celebration of figurative art on paper
@ Hidden Gallery, Bristol
| Bristol
15 Aug - 15 Sep
A Garden of Botanical Art
@ Badminton Estate
| Badminton
8 Sep - 15 Sep
RWA 171 Annual Open Exhibition
@ Royal West of England Academy
| Bristol
14 Sep - 5 Jan
Led By Donkeys: Exhibition
@ 17 Midland Road
| Bristol
14 Sep, 11am - 4pm
The Bath Independent Market
@ Green Park Station
| Bath
15 Sep, 11am - 4pm