Wild

Art with teeth - a multi-media exhibition of art on the wild side. Paintings, constructions, print & photography by artists from the southwest.

Public View Fri.22 6.30-8.00pm
19th May-June 7 10.30am., 5.30pm
Admission free
Windows Art Centre Gallery Caf‚/Bar

Be - Artifacts

A wearable sculpture exhibition, the history of Art on fifteen feet of railings, inept street portraiture and incompetent living statues. The Be-Artifacts are on the streets throughout the festival. The group will be recruiting for, and publicising the Be-Art Network, a regional network for artists, musicians and designers.

Bath City Centre
Promoted by Be-Art Network (e-mail: beartnet@AOL.com)

Bath Textile Artists Festival Exhibition

Bath Textile Artists

The group was formed over ten years ago with the objective of bringing together textile artists in the Bath area to support and encourage individual skills. They exhibit regularly, undertake commissions and have work in collections both in this country and abroad. Exhibits include embroidery, quilts, felts and mixed media.

Bath Industrial Heritage Centre
Admission free
Saturday 23 May - Sunday 7 June
10am - 5pm daily   

Art Tours and Open Studios

Free guided minibus tours of artists' studios, plus many festival exhibitions around the city. Take in loads of culture and see artists in their natural habitats! A leaflet listing opening times and locations of all studios and exhibitions is also available with S.A.E. from the Fringe office.

Queens Square (south side)
Buses run Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 May; Saturday 30 & Sunday 31 May; Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June.
Depart 10.30am and 2pm. Tickets available on the day, but you can book in advance (by end of office hours on Friday each weekend) by calling the Fringe office on 01225 480079 - tickets held until 10 mins. before departure.
Sponsored by Green Park Station, Hitchcocks, South West Arts.

Tyros And Masters

Local branches of the Guild of Spinners, Weavers & Dyers, Women's Woodwork Centre and the Decoy Wildfowl Carvers Association, collaborate in an exhibition showing work by novice members as well as that of their more experienced colleagues. Also tapestry and fabric collage workshops and demonstrations by Janet North and Anne Carpenter are available.

For further information telephone 01225 461825.

Library Gallery, The Podium
Tuesday 26 May - Saturday 6 June
10am - 5pm daily except Sundays
Admission free
Promoted by The Craft Guild

Enchanted Wood

See what you want to find. Art with events celebrating the spirit of nature, featuring works of Hazel McLean (multimedia), Kevan Manwaring (oils) & Tom Kelly (wood). Happenings detailed in leaflet available from Festival Box Office mid-May. Come and be moved into a sacred space faster than a sennapod!

Walcot Village Hall
Saturday 30 May - Monday 1 June
10am - 6pm daily
Admission Free
Promoted by Holistic Enterprises
Sponsored by Arcania and Collier & Co.

Bath: All Shook Up, 1970 - 2000

To celebrate Aaron Evans Associates' 20th Anniversary, an Exhibition examining planning, building and conservation in Bath over the last 30 years, looking at lessons learned and ideas for the future.

Schoolhouse Gallery, Building of Bath Museum
Saturday 16 May - Sunday 7 June
Admission free

Bath Volunteer Bureau Photographic Competition

A chance to recognise voluntary work through positive images. Submit one or two photos of people involved in actions that make a difference to others or the environment.

For entry form call Henrietta Sherwin on 465125.

Entries will be exhibited in Green Park Station foyer.
Entries must be in by May 8
Exhibition runs from 1-7 June