Annual Exhibitions

West Bay Exhibitions
In 2011 two exhibitions will be held in the Old Salthouse West Bay.  The first will be held over Easter while the second exhibition will be held at the end of August.
The West Bay exhibition was held for the first time over Easter 2008 and proved extremely popular with tourists.  It was successfully held again in 2009 and 2010 and will be held again over Easter 2011.  All members are invited to enter works for the Exhibition and all works submitted are exhibited, assuming they meet the Exhibition rules.   The Exhibition is open to the public and the great majority of members' work is for sale. 

Key dates for the Easter 2011 exhibition are:
Entry Form to Val Corgan by Thursday, 7 April
Handing in                            Thursday, 21 April                       12pm - 2pm
Open                                     Friday, 22 - Monday 25 April        10am - 5pm
Collection                             Monday, 25 April                          5pm - 6pm

The Easter 2011 West Bay Entry Form and rules and procedures can be seen by downloading, saving and viewing/printing by clicking here - Entry Form and Rules.

Key dates for the August 2011 exhibition are:
Entry Form to Val Corgan by Thursday 11 August
Handing in                            Thursday 25 August                     12pm - 2pm
Open                                     Friday, 26 Aug - Thursday 1 Sep   10am - 5pm
Collection                             Thursday, 1 September                  5pm - 6pm

The Entry Form and Procedures for the August West Bay exhibition will be issued later in the year.

Exhibition at Groves Nursery
In June 2010 there was an exhibition of members' work at Groves Nursery Bridport from 11 - 13 June.  The exhibition was mounted as publicity for the Society and the theme for exhibits was 'Summer in the Garden'. 

Annual Exhibition
The Annual Exhibition of members' work is held each year in the Allsop Gallery in the Bridport Arts Centre during the second half of July.  The Allsop Gallery is a spacious and airy room with wonderful natural light and is one of the best exhibiting spaces in this part of the country.  All members are invited to enter works for the Exhibition.  All works submitted are exhibited, assuming they meet the Exhibition rules.  The Exhibition is open to the public and the great majority of members' work is for sale.  The Exhibition has proved to be very popular with local people and tourists alike. 

Key dates for the 54th exhibition in 2011 are:
Entry Form to Val Corgan by Friday, 24 June
Handing in                            Sunday, 10 July             10am - 12pm
Private Viewing                    Tuesday, 12 July              7pm - 9pm        By invitation
Public Viewing                     Wednesday, 13 July        10am - 4pm       Closed Sun-Mon 17-18 July
                                              - Saturday, 23 July
Collection                             Saturday, 23 July          3.30pm - 4.30pm

The Annual Exhibition Entry Form and rules and procedures can be seen by be downloading, saving and viewing/printing by clicking here - Entry Form and Rules.

Categories and Award Winners at the 2010 Annual Exhibition were as follows:

Keith Cast Cup for Best Oil Painting                             Elise Miles - City Nights
Holloway Cup for Best Watercolour                               John Moseley - William
Al Watkin Cup for Best Acrylic                                     Jill Preston - Dorset Fields
Mary Johnson Award for Best Pastel                             Jenny Angold - Rape Field
Michael Chappell Award for Best Mixed Media               Marnie Shaw - Sea Circles
Kathleen Quick Award for Work in Any Other Medium    Val Corgan - Out!
Greyhound Trophy for Best Seascape                           Pippa Harvey-Tkachuk - Hengistbury Head
Pat Bayliff Award for Animals                                       Sonia Rose - Rusky
Groves Rosebowl for Flowers                                       Ray Gray - Summer Poppies at Two Swallows

Batten Cup for Most Popular Painting (Public votes)       Martin Leighton - Gathering Shower

Abbotsbury Exhibition
Occasionally an Exhibition of members' work has been held in the Strangways Hall in the centre of Abbotsbury.  In 2009 it was held over the August Bank Holiday.  All members are invited to enter works for the Exhibition and all works submitted are exhibited, assuming they meet the Exhibition rules.   The Exhibition is open to the public and the great majority of members' work is for sale.  In the past the Exhibition has proved to be especially popular with tourists.  However, because of the economic downturn it has been decided not to hold the Abbotsbury Exhibition during 2010 and 2011.  Instead a second exhibition will be held during August in West Bay (see above).

Exhibition Enquiries
Please address any exhibition enquiries to Val Corgan, Exhibition Organiser, on 01308 459398 or email her on -  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.