Visual art, Contemporary

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English Martyrs Exhibition

Contemporary works created by the students of the school in a wide variety of styles and media.

Pedestrian Gallery, Leicester

Tue 2 Jul

Free / 0116 261 9170

  • 09:30 – 17:00

Wed 3 Jul

Free / 0116 261 9170

  • 09:30 – 17:00

Thu 4 Jul

Free / 0116 261 9170

  • 09:30 – 17:00
…and 2 more dates until 8 Jul

Estuary

A group show featuring works in several disciplines, not only marking the 10th anniversary of the Museum of London Docklands' opening, but also celebrating and being inspired by the Thames Estuary. 12 London-based artists are presented, including Nikolaj Bendix Skyum Larsen, Michael Andrews, Gayle Chong Kwan and the Bow…

Museum of London Docklands, E14

Fri 24 May

Free / 0870 444 3857

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 0870 444 3857

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 0870 444 3857

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 154 more dates until 27 Oct

Evince Rock Jewellery Exhibition

Showcase of new jewellery and crafts.

Bar Ten, Glasgow

Mon 24 Jun

Free / 0141 572 1448

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Mon 26 Aug

Free / 0141 572 1448

  • 12:00 – 18:00

Mon 28 Oct

Free / 0141 572 1448

  • 12:00 – 18:00

The Evolver Prize 2013

Contemporary works in various media by the shortlisted artists.

Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton

Sat 13 Jul

Free / 01404 45006

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Tue 16 Jul

Free / 01404 45006

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Wed 17 Jul

Free / 01404 45006

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 33 more dates until 31 Aug

Exhibition Of Art Work By Residents

Contemporary works in a variety of media.

Sanctuary Housing Association, Brighton

Sun 2 Jun

Free / 01273 917272

  • 00:00 (Monday morning)
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Eye for Art

Work by over 70 contemporary British artists in aid of Fight for Sight, the charity dedicated to funding eye research.

Menier Gallery, London SE1

Fri 24 May

Free Free to view exhibition; £35 for auction / 0207 407 3222

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Sat 25 May

Free Free to view exhibition; £35 for auction / 0207 407 3222

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Eye For Art: Fight For Sight Charity Art Auction

Works in various media by over 70 artists including Patrick Hughes, Michelle Pearson Cooper, John Keane, Sarah Caswell and Tony Husband.

Menier Gallery, London SE1

Fri 24 May

Free / 0207 407 3222

  • 11:00 – 20:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 0207 407 3222

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Fiona Rae: Maybe You Can Live On The Moon In The Next Century

Contemporary paintings inspired by the visual language of the online world, further influenced by a trip to Tokyo in 2004. Created by the former Young British Artist and 1991 Turner Prize nominee.

Towner, Eastbourne

Fri 24 May

Free / 01323 434670

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 01323 434670

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 01323 434670

  • 10:00 – 17:00
…and 24 more dates until 23 Jun

Flesh Reality

A group show featuring works by emerging and well-known contemporary artists, including John Issacs, Sarah Lucas, Erwin Wurm, Matthew Miles and Konrad Wyrebek, which explores the human relationship to the body.

Point Zero, London N16

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7241 1608

  • 12:00 – 19:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7241 1608

  • 12:00 – 19:00

Wed 29 May

Free / 020 7241 1608

  • 12:00 – 18:00
…and 7 more dates until 8 Jun

Flock

Contemporary works from emerging artists representing the pick of London's art BA graduates. The selected artists cover a broad spectrum of styles and media.

GXgallery, London SE5

Sat 10 Aug

Free / 020 7703 8396

  • 09:00 – 18:00

Mon 12 Aug

Free / 020 7703 8396

  • 09:00 – 18:00

Tue 13 Aug

Free / 020 7703 8396

  • 09:00 – 18:00
…and 19 more dates until 4 Sep back to top

Flora McLachlan: Heartwood

Contemporary works inspired by guardian spirits of animals and the landscape.

Art Jericho, Oxford

Fri 24 May

Free

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Sat 25 May

Free

  • 11:00 – 17:00

Wed 29 May

Free

  • 11:00 – 17:00
…and 7 more dates until 8 Jun

Floral

Contemporary works in various media inspired by the natural world.

Denise Yapp Contemporary Art Gallery, Monmouth

Fri 24 May

Free / 01600 860950

  • 11:00 – 16:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 01600 860950

  • 11:00 – 16:00

Wed 29 May

Free / 01600 860950

  • 11:00 – 16:00
…and 11 more dates until 15 Jun

Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh

Fri 2 Aug

Free / 0131 550 3660

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:30 – 18:30

Sat 3 Aug

Free / 0131 550 3660

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:30 – 18:30

Sun 4 Aug

Free / 0131 550 3660

Part of Edinburgh Art Festival.

  • 10:30 – 18:30
…and 39 more dates until 14 Sep

Frances Macdonald

Contemporary landscape paintings capturing the ruggedness of the Argyll coastline created by the local artist who looks for beauty in the rawness of rough sea rather than the tranquility of a sunset.

Portland Gallery, London SW1A

Thu 14 Nov

Free / 020 7493 1888

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Fri 15 Nov

Free / 020 7493 1888

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 18 Nov

Free / 020 7493 1888

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 9 more dates until 29 Nov

The Fringe At The Foundry

Contemporary works in a variety of media by artists including Roger Dean, Peter Messer and Harold Mockford.

Foundry Gallery, Lewes

Fri 24 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 12:00 – 17:00

Sun 26 May

Free / 01273 917272

  • 12:00 – 17:00
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Gallery Artists

Contemporary works in a range of media and a variety of styles.

Browse & Darby, London W1S

Thu 25 Jul

Free / 020 7734 7984

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Fri 26 Jul

Free / 020 7734 7984

  • 10:00 – 17:30

Sat 27 Jul

Free / 020 7734 7984

  • 11:00 – 14:00
…and 35 more dates until 6 Sep

The Games Of Art

Contemporary works in various media exploring the effects that constraints and limitations have on creativity and freedom.

The Black-E, Liverpool

Fri 24 May

Free, donations welcome / 0151 709 5109

  • 09:00 – 17:00

Sat 25 May

Free, donations welcome / 0151 709 5109

  • 10:00 – 16:00

Sun 26 May

Free, donations welcome / 0151 709 5109

  • 10:00 – 16:00
…and 188 more dates until 30 Nov

Gardens And Flowers

An exhibition of work in various forms, highlighting the importance of gardens to our native insects. Participating artists include, Samantha Bryan, Meg Burkill, Helaina Sharpley, Esther Munday, Hector Fraser and Natalie Musgrave.

Gallery Forty-Nine, Bridlington

Sat 1 Jun

Free / 01262 679472

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Thu 6 Jun

Free / 01262 679472

  • 10:30 – 17:00

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 01262 679472

  • 10:30 – 17:00
…and 10 more dates until 29 Jun

George Fullard & John Hoskin: Cast In A Different Light

Contemporary drawings and sculptures created by the two artists. Fullard's bronzes focus on the injuries he suffered during the Second World War, while Hoskins shiny steel and black welded constructions examine the conflict of geometry and organic forms.

Gallery Pangolin, Stroud

Mon 17 Jun

Free / 01453 889765

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Tue 18 Jun

Free / 01453 889765

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Wed 19 Jun

Free / 01453 889765

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 26 more dates until 19 Jul

Glasgow Miracle City Walking Tour

Discover the engines of the so-called 'Glasgow Miracle' – the city's reinvention in the post-industrial age as a hotbed of artistic talent and creative innovation. This walking tour, led by student guides from the GSA, takes you round the city's hidden arts scene, exploring galleries, studios and public works of art.

The Glasgow School of Art Shop

Sat 25 May

£19.50 (Students and senior £16; Under 18s £9.75; Under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584

Sun 26 May

£19.50 (Students and senior £16; Under 18s £9.75; Under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584

Sat 1 Jun

£19.50 (Students and senior £16; Under 18s £9.75; Under 5s free) / 0141 353 4584

…and 39 more dates until 13 Oct back to top

The Glasgow School Of Art Degree Show

The annual degree shows for all graduating students from the departments of fine art, design, architecture and design, and a chance to spot the Turner prize winners of tomorrow, if past records are anything to go by.

Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow

Sat 8 Jun

Free / 0141 353 4500

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Sun 9 Jun

Free / 0141 353 4500

  • 10:00 – 17:00

Mon 10 Jun

Free / 0141 353 4500

  • 10:00 – 21:00
…and 5 more dates until 15 Jun

Graham Nutt: TT Legends

Contemporary works by the artist.

Erin Arts Centre, Isle of Man

Fri 24 May

Free / 01624 832662

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Wed 29 May

Free / 01624 832662

  • 10:30 – 16:30

Thu 30 May

Free / 01624 832662

  • 10:30 – 16:30
…and 4 more dates until 7 Jun

Grand Boucle

Contemporary works in a variety of media.

Kemistry Gallery, London EC2A

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7729 3636

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7729 3636

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Mon 27 May

Free / 020 7729 3636

  • 10:00 – 18:00
…and 5 more dates until 1 Jun

Group Exhibition

Works by gallery artists including Elina Brotherus, Annabel Elgar, Peter Marlow, Edgar Martins, Susan Meiselas, Stephen J Morgan, Paolo Roversi, Jeffrey Stockbridge, Mitra Tabrizian, Deborah Turbeville and Thomas Zanon-Larcher.

The Wapping Project - Bankside, London SE1

Fri 24 May

Free / 020 7981 9851

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 7981 9851

  • 10:00 – 18:00

Group Show

Contemporary works in a variety of styles and media. Featuring the artists Ingri Haraldsen, Haroun Haward, Merlin Ramos, Louise Thomas and Fred Sorrell.

ArtEco Gallery, London SW18

Sat 25 May

Free / 020 8875 0110

  • 19:00

Thu 1 Aug

Free / 020 8875 0110

  • 11:00 – 18:00

Fri 2 Aug

Free / 020 8875 0110

  • 11:00 – 18:00
…and 21 more dates until 31 Aug back to top