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SUMMARY:Nexus exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Nexus brings three artists together for a diverse exhibition of work\, examining different styles that share commonalities through their collective interpretation of colour\, composition\, and form. \nThis exhibition combines different approaches to contemporary art under one roof. Influenced by our individual experiences and ways of portraying the world\, Mark Elliott Smith\, Bernard Charnley and Kate Cochrane\, collaborate and provoke our perspectives and insights into specific genres. \nMark Elliott Smith’s work brings something new to abstraction. Inspired by dance and costume\, mediaeval art\, and his response to music\, he builds images which are analogues of the process of construction and destruction\, fragmentation and coherence. Painting in layers of flat acrylic colour\, his work animates space while creating the illusion of depth\, imparting an energising\, positive sense of possibility through his playful use of colour and form. \nBernard Charnley combines layered oil paint with oil bars and inserted sections of canvas\, creating work which moves between abstraction and figuration\, examining the relationships between geometry\, surface\, depth\, and illusion as imprints of the human. His interest in philosophy informs his portfolio of work\, which reflects on the nature of social fracture. \nKate Cochrane works in a variety of media\, including oils\, acrylics\, gouache\, and dry pastels. Taking inspiration from landscape\, trees\, rocks\, castle ruins and reflections in water\, her process of creating paintings\, along with wanting to express how she feels\, results in a rich tapestry of colour and texture. \n3 Aug – 13 Sept \nOpen: Sun – Tue / 9 – 5pm\nOpen: Wed – Sat / 9 – 9pm
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/nexus-exhibition/
LOCATION:The Station Gallery\, Station Approach\, Frome\, Somerset\, BA11 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Exhibition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kate Cochrane":MAILTO:info@fromeopenstudios.co.uk 
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260929T160000
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SUMMARY:Black Swan Arts Open 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Black Swan Arts Open 2026 brings together artists and makers working across all disciplines and media\, selected by a distinguished panel from across the contemporary arts\, alongside a range of generous prizes and awards. \nThe Open is Black Swan Arts’ flagship exhibition\, bringing together artists at different stages of their careers from the region and beyond. Founded in 1986\, Black Swan Arts has played a central role in Frome’s cultural life for four decades\, and this year’s Open marks the organisation’s 40th anniversary. \nThe 2026 Open has been selected by a carefully chosen panel of guest judges\, independent of the organisation’s Board and Programming Group\, bringing a thoughtful\, open-minded and rigorous approach to the selection process. \nSelected works will be exhibited in the Long Gallery at Black Swan Arts from Saturday 8th August to Sunday 27th September 2026. \n2026 Selection Panel\nDea Vanagan – Senior Director\, Hauser & Wirth Somerset\nGemma Brace – Head of Exhibitions\, Arnolfini\nMolly Martin – Artist and Writer\nMartyn Cross – Artist\nHamish Young – Artist and President of the RWA \nPrizes include:\n£1\,500 First Prize supported by Hauser & Wirth Somerset\n£500 Lynda Pelly Prize for an Artist Under 30\nBlack Swan Arts Solo Exhibition\nRabley Gallery Print Prize\nJ.M. Smith Framing Prize\nKobi & Teal Exhibiting Prize \nThe selection panel has now chosen the exhibiting artists and all applicants have been notified. If you have any queries\, please contact office@blackswanarts.org.uk
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/black-swan-arts-open-2026/
LOCATION:Black Swan Arts\, 2 Bridge Street\, Frome\, Somerset\, BA11 2BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Clothing and textiles,Exhibition
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260825T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261010T150000
DTSTAMP:20260811T133905Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition on Sir Benjamin Baker - Frome's illustrious engineer
DESCRIPTION:Frome Museum are hosting a brand new exhibition on Sir Benjamin Baker\, Frome’s illustrious engineer. See the iconic 1880s photographs of the Forth Bridge under construction in a new display in the museum’s impressive grand staircase. Entry is free\, but donations are gratefully accepted. The exhibition runs from 25 August – 10 October\, and the museum is open Tuesday – Saturday and Independent Market Sundays\, 11am – 3pm.
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/exhibition-on-sir-benjamin-baker-fromes-illustrious-engineer/
LOCATION:Frome Museum\, North Parade\, Frome\, BA11 1AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Exhibition,History and heritage
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ORGANIZER;CN="Frome Museum":MAILTO:info@frome-museum.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T160000
DTSTAMP:20260821T142451Z
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SUMMARY:MAGIS XL
DESCRIPTION:MAGIS XL the encore to THINK XL\, showcases 40 artworks generously donated by 40 artists each with a connection to Black Swan Arts to continue its 40th anniversary celebrations. \nThis major fundraising exhibition builds on the success of April’s THINK XL when many artists responded to personal requests to gift artwork for the benefit of the arts centre.  Initially a single exhibition was planned\, however with two thirds of the artworks sold\, word spread of the exhibition and more artists offered to donate their artwork. By mid May the idea for a second exhibition was underway. \nMAGIS XL is exhibiting artwork; ceramics\, glasswork\, paintings\, photographs and sculpture from Frome and regionally based artists who are nationally and internationally recognised in their fields\, including donations from Christopher Bucklow\, Ian Marlow MRSS\, Bruce Munro\, Sandra Porter RWA\, Patricia Volk FRSS. \n100% of sales with build on over £3000 raised from THINK XL\, with the aim to at least double the total\, all of which will support a secure future of Frome’s first centre for visual arts.
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/magis-xl/
LOCATION:The Round Tower at Black Swan Arts\, 2 Bridge Street\, Frome\, BA11 1BB
CATEGORIES:Arts,Exhibition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Black Swan Arts":MAILTO:office@blackswanarts.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260927T170000
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SUMMARY:Frome Skatepark Project - The Great Dexhibition
DESCRIPTION:45 skateboard decks become 45 canvases for selected local and national artists. These will then be exhibited and auctioned to raise funds for Frome’s new skatepark. \nThe exhibition opens at The Train Station Gallery on 18 August 2026 and continues until 27 August 2026. The auction goes live on 18 August 2026. \nDon’t miss the opportunity to bag yourselves a wonderful artwork whilst helping to raise funds for our new skatepark – you can view and bid on the decks here. \n 
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/frome-skatepark-project-the-great-dexhibition/
LOCATION:The Station Gallery\, Station Approach\, Frome\, Somerset\, BA11 1RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Charity event,Community,Exhibition
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ORGANIZER;CN="Frome Skatepark Project":MAILTO:fromeskateparkproject@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260919T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260919T180000
DTSTAMP:20260902T113128Z
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SUMMARY:Welcome to The ForEm
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to The ForEm – Part fête. Part exhibition. Part experiment. \nThe ForEm asks deceptively simple questions: \nWhat makes Frome\, Frome? And who gets to decide what comes next? \nThe ForEm invites people to explore the stories they tell about the town: its independence\, creativity and community spirit\, and also its challenges\, contradictions and changing identities. Expect performances\, films\, artworks\, games\, community stories and a warm invitation to question ways of thinking\, feeling\, dreaming\, sensing – and making sense – of the town we share. \nThe ForEm is the commissioned work of Frome-based artist Kate Keara Pelen\, developed through her collaboration with the University of Glasgow’s Civic Imaginary Partnerships research project. It turns a year of research into a space for the town to play with\, challenge and add to what we have found. \nFree performances: \nTom Spencer will guide an unconventional gallery tour through the artefacts\, stories\, myths and characters of the town. \nMartin Scott – bringing together Town Crier\, Cheese Lord and long-time observer of Frome life – will invite audiences to spin the wheel of Frome Roulette\, triggering different stories about the town’s civic tribes\, traditions and archetypes. \nPlus: \nThe Community Loom designed by Claire Orpin and Tamara Jones. \nFilms made by Frome residents through the community film project led by Dr John Sealey of Fabian’s Films (shown on a loop in the gallery all day and an official screening and Q&A between 5-6pm) \nDrop in\, disagree\, contribute\, play. \nhttps://civicimaginaries.gla.ac.uk/welcome-to-the-forem/
URL:https://www.discoverfrome.co.uk/event/welcome-to-the-forem/
LOCATION:The Silk Mill\, Merchants Barton\, Frome\, BA11 1PT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Arts,Children,Clothing and textiles,Community,Exhibition,Family,Film,History and heritage,Talk
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