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Until 25 October
Bunny & the Bee
Hop, skip and jump your way down to Rostra & Rooksmoor Galleries for Rick Smith’s
debut solo show;www.rostragallery.co.uk

Until 26 OCTOBER
The Big Draw Self-Portrait Drawing Show
A rare fund-raising show of self-portraits by a very varied bunch of people, some very well known including Maggi Hambling, Willy Russell and Philip Pullman.  All are for sale. Chapel Row Gallery; www.chapelrowgallery.com

Until 27 October
PROVENANCE
Provenance is a dual-site exhibition with work from both established and emerging artists: www.artbathspa.com

Until 28 October
Infared 100
The Royal Photographic Society is celebrating the centenary of infrared imaging with a small international exhibition of infrared photographs and thermograms. Fenton House; www.rps.org

UNTIL 30 OCTOBER
CHANGING COLOURS
An exhibition of paintings and prints by Nick Cudworth depicting the onset of Autumn and the changing colours of the countryside around Bath;
www.nickcudworth.com

Clive Alexander Jebbett
Clive’s art has a unique personality and forms a different link and reaction with every viewer. Gallery le Fort; www.gallerylefortfineart.com

Until 31 OCTober
Treasure and Terror:  Discovering the Americas in the Age of Exploration
A lavishly illustrated exhibition with Renaissance maps and artefacts from the Americas before the coming of the Europeans. American Museum in Britain; 01225 460503

The Art of Real
Life: Contemporary Figure Painting
The exhibition includes works of portraiture as well as works that explore the interaction of people in a various settings, or as figures in a landscape, city or town. Red Rag Gallery;
www.bathartgallery.co.uk

William Beckford, Sultan of Lansdown
An anniversary exhibition with portraits and objects on loan from private collections. Beckford’s Tower; 01225 460705

Until 4 NovEMBER
Mixed Show
An autumn mixed show featuring a wide selection of exciting new work. Highlights include 2010 Bridget Riley prints, exclusive new paintings by Rosalind Freeman, limited editions by Robert Motherwell. The White Room Gallery;
www.thewhiteroomgallery.com

Until 21 November
Shaped by War
The largest ever retrospective dedicated to the Somerset-based veteran photographer.  Don McCullin.Victoria Art Gallery;
www.victoriagal.org.uk

UNTIL 27 NOVEMBER
BRIAN RUSHER: JOURNEY
This exhibition focuses on an eclectic mix of artworks inspired by the artist’s travels. For appointments call: 07767 407841, to view further work visit: www.brianrusher.co.uk

Until 30 NovEMBER
Joy de Berker
Joy de Berker works in oils and this particular exhibition now showing at Demuths Vegetarian Restaurant will display her current paintings on a garden theme; www.joydeberker.com

Until 17 DecEMBER
We need to talk about the future
Video installation by Ruth Maclennan, exploring peoples’ reactions to the pressures of social, political and technological change. ICIA University of Bath; www.bath.ac.uk/icia

Until 9 January
The Diana Dresses
Including dresses worn during royal tours of Canada and New Zealand in the ’80s. Designers include Catherine Walker, Versace, Donald Campbell, and Murray Arbeid. The Fashion Museum;
www.fashionmuseum.co.uk

Until February
Britain from the Air Exhibition
A street gallery run by the Royal Geographic Society and WeCommunicat8. Kingston Parade, Abbey Precinct, Abbey Church Yard and Union Street; www.britainfromtheair.info

26 – 30 October
Galvanize
An art and textile exhibition by Hannah Paget based on the relationship between man and machine. Milsom Place; www.milsomplace.co.uk

26 Oct – 17 Nov
A Passion for Coast and Sky
A Passion for Coast and Sky will show Fred Cuming’s latest group of paintings, including works from Venice, Somerset, Rye and Teignmouth. Adam Gallery; This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

28 Oct – 30 Dec
All I Want For Christmas
Unique locally made gifts including Rebecca Sage’s Guardian Angels, solid bronze wildlife sculpture by Art of A Fine Nature, Julia Davey’s ceramic tableware, Jo Luckstead’s ceramics and Flora Jamieson’s stained glass decorations; rostragallery.co.uk

30 – 31 OCTOBER
Seventeenth ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION
One of the largest art exhibitions in the area brings together over 200 pictures from more than 40 local artists. Organised by Box Art Group at the Selwyn Hall: 01225 891244

30 Oct – 6 Nov
Luck of the Draw
Continuing her experimentation of colour play and of abstract themes, this new exhibition by Becky Buchanan features engaging compositions of intriguing and striking juxtapositions. Edgar Modern; www.edgarmodern.com

1 – 29 November
Trevor Gellard FRPS
Trevor’s photography is primarily of people and their reactions, captured in streets, museums and public places. The Royal Photographic Society, Fenton House;
www.trevorgellard.com

2 – 10 November
Becky Buchanan - Luck of the Draw
Through her work Becky tries to see man’s impact on the world with fresh eyes, relishing the surprising and sometimes jarring contrasts between the natural and the artificial. Edgar Modern;  www.edgarmodern.com

4 – 18 November
ANTONI TÀPIES:Graphic Work
Inseparable from his work as a whole, Tàpies’ graphic work is concerned with the materiality of a work of art. Adam Gallery; www.adamgallery.com

5 – 28 November
Win-win art project
An exhibition of paintings showcasing the creative talents of a wide range of artists at The Bear pub, Wellsway; www.Lauraizaguirre-artist.co.uk

10 November
ART AT THE EDGE  WHERE SPORT BECOMES ART: Preview Evening
There will be a ‘private view’ of the sculptures completed so far as part of Art at the Edge’s public art project which celebrates Bath’s Olympic and Paralympic acheivements. Guildhall; www.artattheedge.org

10 nov – 31 Dec
Danielle Bosse
The Dark Pearls series is the product of a chance juxtaposition between two equally intense but distant reactions. Quest Gallery; www.questgallery.co.uk

12 – 21 November
Bath Art Affair
A collaboration between 30 of the city’s art galleries and dealers, with the primary objective of celebrating Bath as an art city to an international audience. Numerous Locations; www.bathgalleriesgroup.com

13 November
LARKHALL WINTER ART FAIR
 Following the huge success of the Larkhall Open Studios art trail, this one-day event brings all of the artists together under one roof at the heart of the community. Oriel Hall; larkhallopenstudios.weebly.com

14 – 28 November
Snowdon to London
Three contemporary landscape artists travel through middle England and North Wales on a visual journey from Snowdon to London, in an exhibition showing at the Red Rag Modern Art Gallery in Brock Street; www.bathartgallery.co.uk

16 – 27 November
Dream Bomb
A new body of paintings from Heath Hearn. His latest observations of countryside and urban landscapes explores abstracted forms in Hearn’s familiar energetic approach with a focus on notions of eclipse and enclosure.Edgar Modern; www.edgarmodern.com

20 Nov – 4 Dec
FRED CUMING: A Passion for Coast and Sky
A vital part of the English landscape painting tradition, Cuming has always been fascinated by the changing landscape around us: the skies, fabulous rainbows and wonderful rapid violent storms. Adam Gallery; www.adamgallery.com