Art, Theatre & Film

Jun 153 min read

The red dress returns

The Red Dress is back at ACEArts in Somerton. Jenna catches up with project creator Kirstie Macleod about this incredible piece of art

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Aug 14, 20203 min read

Theatre reimagined - Galivanting goblins

The arts have been hit hard by Covid and theatre has been at the very heart of that, of course. New ways to bring creativity to you have...

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Nov 28, 20193 min read

Mellony Taper, Four Thoughts

We're excited for 'Small & Mighty' at The Round Tower, Black Swan Arts, & catch up with exhibiting artist Mellony Taper to discover more...

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Sep 24, 20199 min read

Somerset Art Weeks – A special anniversary festival

Somerset Art Weeks is back & this year it's a very special 25 year celebration of creativity. Here, I share my picks for the 2019 festival.

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Apr 13, 20195 min read

Songwriting & singing for the FIFTY BEES

A little while ago at the crack of dawn, I woke up, half-asleep, scrambled to find a scrap of paper and scribbled down some lyrics about...

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Jan 27, 20194 min read

The FIFTY BEES adventure – getting a sense of place

If you didn’t read the first blog about being part of FIFTY BEES 3, here’s a very quick recap - the sort you’d get at the start of your...

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Nov 20, 20183 min read

White-jawed & yellow-faced – FIFTY BEES 3

Get ready for a recap! (like the start of your favourite TV drama, when there’s a 60 second reminder of what happened last time ;)). The...

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Oct 30, 20186 min read

Bespoke, brilliant & all handmade by Ness Robinson & Oli Lee

If you read the blog regularly, you'll know we're always on the lookout for unique creations made in Somerset and to find people who are...

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Oct 19, 20184 min read

A night down the local boozer - theatre, heartbreak and horses!

Countdown to Victory. That's our quiz team name although believe it or not, this blog isn't about the coolest pub quiz in Somerset! We're...

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Sep 13, 20187 min read

Art for all - Somerset Open Studios

We've started to use the hashtag #artforall on Twitter and Instagram whenever we chat about art, because whoever you are and whatever you...

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Aug 23, 20186 min read

Still the bees knees! FIFTY BEES: The Interconnectedness Of All Things

You might think Somerset fibre artist Lydia Needle's idea for FIFTY BEES started with, well... a bee! ;) It's a good guess, but...

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Feb 11, 20184 min read

Rebecca Bruton - Four Thoughts

We're always on the look out for something a little bit different and we always keep our eyes open for art in unusual places, so this...

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Jan 20, 20185 min read

Reclaimed - Wassail Theatre

We’ve never had our home flooded – thank bleep! And we’ve never had to experience something as shattering as the Somerset floods of...

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Dec 5, 20174 min read

Shelley Dyer-Gibbins - Four Thoughts

Guess what? Somerset artist Shelley Dyer-Gibbins has done something pretty flipping awesome. She's only gone and won the 'Original Print...

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Oct 22, 20178 min read

Kate Rattray - Mosaics, Glastonbury Abbey & Robert Plant!

Got a cuppa? Sitting comfortably? Ready to join us on a journey through Glastonbury legend and mystery, all wrapped up in some beautiful...

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Sep 23, 20176 min read

Somerset Art Weeks - Celebrating visual arts in Somerset

It’s here! The time of year when we see these yellow signs pop up all over Somerset and we get a little bit excited ;). Yep… Somerset Art...

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Sep 10, 20173 min read

The Somerest Charabanc – theatre, but not as you know it!

“Welcome onboard The Somerset Charabanc” cries Pete, our bowler-hatted host, as we huddle together on a hand-crafted miller’s cart...

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Aug 31, 20172 min read

YOUR ART HERE - Ace postcards at ACEarts

We love postcards. There’s something very special about them isn’t there? We have some Somerset cool ones of our own that we leave in...

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Jul 15, 20176 min read

Lydia and the fifty bees...

...that's a great name for a band if you ask us, but no! This is all about the Bees. Fifty beautiful, almost life-sized ones,...

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Mar 13, 20173 min read

Jenni Dutton - Four Thoughts

It’s 'Four Thoughts' time and this week, we’ve been chatting to Somerset artist Jenni Dutton. Jenni’s created an incredibly special body...

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