January Exhibitions and Events | The Local Art Scene

Browse through forthcoming events and exhibitions in January

Find out more about each event, view exhibiting artists or click through to their own personal websites.

Hampshire

17 January – 14 March
St Barbe Museum Art Gallery | Lymington

Cumbria

20 September - 13 March 2026
Abbot Hall | Kendal

Dorset

31 January – 10 May 2026
Dorset Museum Art Gallery | Dorchester
Until 8 March 2026
The Russell-Cotes Art Gallery | Bournemouth

East Sussex

15 October - 12 April 2026
Charleston | Lewes
31 January - 12 April
Brighton Museum Art Gallery | Brighton
Until March 15 2026
Hastings Contemporary | Hastings

Essex

17 January - 12 April 2026
Firstsite | Colchester

Isle of Wight

13 September - 8 March 2026
Dimbola | Freshwater

Kent

03 October - 15 March 2026
Turner Contemporary | Margate

Wiltshire

16 January - 24 April 2026
Young Gallery | Salisbury

Oxfordshire

Until 8 February 2026
Ashmolean Museum | Oxford

Cornwall

06 December - 12 April 2026
Tate St Ives | St Ives
21 January - 18 April
Penlee House Gallery & Museum | Penzance
30 January - 21 March
Newlyn Art Gallery | Newlyn
Until 28 February, 2026
Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery | Truro

Aberdeenshire

Until 15 February 2026
Aberdeen Art Gallery | Aberdeen

Merseyside

Ongoing
Lady Lever Art Gallery | Wirral
Until 22 February
Walker Art Gallery | Liverpool
Until 6 Sep 2028
Tate Liverpool | Liverpool

Bristol County

20 January - 08 March 2026
RWA Bristol | Bristol
31 October 2025 - 26 April 2026
Bristol Museum Art Gallery | Bristol

London

02 October - 15 February 2026
Tate Britain | Westminster
13 November 2025 - 8 February
National Portrait Gallery | Covent Garden
8 October 2025 – 10 May 2026
Tate Modern | Southwark
Until 21 February
Barbican | City of London