Somerset Art Weeks 2014 Launch Party Friday 12 September

Somerset Art WorksTo celebrate the Art Weeks Open Studio Event this year, SAW invites visitors and artists to gather and enjoy a unique evening of audio visual experience. Featuring Somerset based electronic sound collective, Hacker Farm. Artworks on display, music and film screening throughout the evening. Organised in partnership with Red Brick Building. Bocabar will be open throughout the event, offering fantanstic menu of food and drink to visitors. Full details: Read more

Somerset Hedge Group Photographic Competition 2014 Theme: Hedgerow landscapes through the seasons

Zig-zag hedge by Christopher BryneThere is still plenty of time to prepare your entries for the Somerset Hedge Group 2014 digital photographic competition, as the closing date for entries is 1st October 2014. The competition follows successful competitions in 2008, 2010 and 2012, when many entries were received and the winners received cash prizes at a presentation evening. For previous entries, access the Flickr images from the Somerset hedge Group website at: www.somerset-hedgegroup.org.uk. Full details: Read More

Litter art set to raise environmental awareness

yeovil_in_bloomCreating art from litter found on the streets of Yeovil may sound like a load of rubbish, but that’s what the Yeovil in Bloom team are doing to raise important environmental awareness issues in the town. On Monday 7 July at 10am in Yeovil Borough, Yeovil in Bloom staff will be creating Rubbish Art with items of litter that have been found in the environment that residents and visitors visit regularly. Full story: Read more