VENUE MATCHING
Can You Help Dorset Artists?
Call for Venues: Dorset Art Weeks 2027!
Do you have a venue that could host artists and/or makers for Dorset Art Weeks 2027?
We're looking for diverse spaces, including galleries, framers, cafes, or even open gardens perfect for sculpture. Artists willing to share their studios for a group show are also welcome!
The possibilities are truly endless. This is a fantastic chance to promote your venue or business, all while championing the arts in Dorset.
Are you an artist seeking a venue for DAW27, or do you have a venue that could host artists or makers?
If so, please get in touch! We'll post your details on this page.
Registrations for Dorset Art Weeks 2027 closes on Wednesday 9 December 2026
ARTISTS SEEKING A VENUE
To be listed, please email [email protected] with the following information:
Name:
Contact: (email and/or telephone)
Location: Where are you based? Are you happy to travel to another area?
Discipline: A description of what you make/create. Website or Instagram link.
Requirements: Any other information you'd like to share about your needs.
Image: An image of your work.
VENUES SEEKING ARTISTS
To be listed, please email [email protected] with the following information:
Contact Name:
Contact: (email and/or telephone)
Venue Details: Where/what is the venue?
Artist Type: What type of artist/maker(s) are you looking for?
Requirements: Any other information you'd like to share.
Image: An image of your venue/space (if possible).
Please note - Dorset Art Weeks cannot take responsibility for venues or artists' arrangements. This page is purely for venues and artists to get in touch with each other for possible participation in the event.
SEE BELOW FOR LISTED VENUES AND ARTISTS
ARTIST SEEKING VENUE
POSTED - 14/09/26
Contact Name: Mandy Peters
Contact: [email protected]
Location: I am based in Poole near Ashley Cross. I am mainly paint outside but do some studio work too. I am hard of hearing and wear hearing aids.
Discipline: Watercolour painter
VENUE SEEKING ARTIST(S)
POSTED - 30/9/25
Contact Name: Aidan Hill
Contact: [email protected] or 01202 894858
Venue Details: The Barrington Arts and Community Centre, Ferndown, BH22 9TH. Ferndown’s main community centre and cultural hub, offering rooms of varying sizes in which to host exhibitions and demonstrations.
Artist Type: Any
Requirements: As an operating community centre we cannot offer a space for the whole period of DAW, however we can find dates/times/spaces to suit your needs. We have also reserved the Barrington for the first weekend of DAW specifically for any artists wishing to stage exhibitions in this period.