Exhibitions and Events | The Local Art Scene

Browse through forthcoming events and exhibitions

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Hampshire

October 2 - January 30 2027

Wonderland

Chalk's Gallery | Lymington

Buckinghamshire

24 October 2026 - 28 February 2027

L.S. Lowry: The Battle of Life

MK Gallery | Milton Keynes

Bedfordshire

25 September - February 2027

Rhyme and Reason

The Higgins Bedford | Bedford

Dorset

24 October - 6 December

Christchurch Through the Lens

Red House Museum | Christchurch

Until 3 January 2027

Reading the Room: Domestic Interiors in Art

The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery | Bournemouth

East Sussex

26 September - 3 January 2027

Edge: Where the Land Meets the Sea

Hastings Contemporary | Hastings

Isle of Wight

October 1 - December 8

Various Solo Exhibitions

Quarr Gallery | Ryde

Until December 31, 2028

Mini Iconic Bowie – Terry O’Neill

Dimbola | Freshwater

Kent

3 October - 24 January 2027

Sophie Calle: Something Missing?

Turner Contemporary | Margate

Somerset

2 May – 18 October

Agua Salada

Hauser & Wirth Somerset | Bruton

Wiltshire

10 October - 14 November

Figurative Drawing

Messums West | Salisbury

6 September

Art in the Square

Salisbury Art Scene | Salisbury

Worcestershire

12 September - 3 January 2027

Reflections

Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum | Worcester

Berkshire

11 September - 15 November

Small Wonders: Reimagining British Art

The Base | Newbury

Cornwall

07 October - 09 January 2027

The Art of the Newlyn School: Paintings from the Bowerman Collection

Penlee House Gallery & Museum | Penzance

23 May - 31 October

Caroline Walker: Mothering

Newlyn Art Gallery | Newlyn

23 May – 31 October

Libita Sibungu: Zed Love

The Exchange | Penzance

24 October - 03 May

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Tate St Ives | St Ives

March 31 - November 1

Cornish Myths & Legends

Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery | Truro

Aberdeenshire

Until 31 December 2028

All Fired Up

Aberdeen Art Gallery | Aberdeen

Greater Manchester

19 September - 29 November

The Open [5]

Salford Museum and Art Gallery | Salford

Merseyside

Ongoing

Chinese pottery and porcelain

Lady Lever Art Gallery | Wirral

Bristol County

12 September 2026 - 3 January 2027

173 Annual Open Exhibition

RWA Bristol | Bristol

14 October - 9 May 2027

The Secret Life of Colour

Bristol Museum Art Gallery | Bristol

Channel Islands

Until 31 December

Seeing the Light

Jersey Museum and Art Gallery | Jersey

London

15 October - 7 February 2027

Yinka Shonibare and Thomas Gainsborough: A Conversation

National Gallery | Westminster

16 June - 18 October

Anish Kapoor

Hayward Gallery | Lambeth

2 October - 31 January 2027

Painting the French Riviera

Royal Academy of Arts | Piccadilly

8 October - 14 February 2027

Light and Magic: The Birth of Art Photography

Tate Modern | Southwark

September 2026 - January 2027

Amar Kanwar

Serpentine | Kensington and Chelsea

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