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DORSET VISUAL ARTS
DORSET
VISUAL
ARTS
Making Dorset
The driving ambition behind this
grouping is to bring high quality
design and making to new markets
within and beyond Dorset. We aim to
develop the group’s identity further to
become recognised nationally and
internationally. Membership of the
group is by selection.
Dorset Art Weeks
OPEN STUDIOS
EXHIBITIONS
EVENTS
DAW is an open studio event open to
all artists practising in Dorset,
regardless of DVA membership.
Produced by DVA, it is its biennial,
flagship event. Reputedly the largest
biennial open studios event in the
country. The event attracts around
125,000 studio visits. Visitors are
fascinated by seeing how artists work
and the varied types of environment
they work in.
DAW 2018 HEADLINE SPONSORS
Hall & Woodhouse
Wyke Dorset Cottages
DAW 2018 MEDIA PARTNERS
Evolver
Sherborne Times
Bridport Times
The DVA Team
Jem Main - Artistic Director
Suzy Rushbrook - Programme Curator / Membership Manager
Rachel Dunford - Lead Co-ordinator / Communications Manager
Mandy Rathbone - Finance
Simon Barber - Graphic Design
DVA Chair: Jim Hunter
Little Keep, Barrack Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1SQ
07598 138295 /
Charity No. 1113249
DVA is a not for profit organisation and registered charity. It has a
membership of some 300 artists, designers and makers living and
practising in the county, some with national and international
reputations. We are currently developing a number of
opportunities for our members working across the spectrum of the
visual arts with a focus on creative and professional development.
Membership Groups
INTERROGATING PROJECTS
For those wanting to benefit from
interaction with other artists. The focus
of group sessions is on creative and
professional development. When
exhibiting, the focus is on displaying
artists’ research and development
material and works in progress.
THE SALON
A selected fine art group, bringing
together established and recent
graduate fine artists, much along the
lines of a traditional ‘sketch book
club’. The primary purpose is to
encourage critical debate, share
creative knowledge and experiences,
and prompt various collaborations.