1st June to 19th June A celebratory exhibition in the Gallery Shop to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Visitors are encouraged to create sketches, prints or paintings to display in the Gallery Shop.
Category: News
Become a Friend of Lyme Bay Arts
The past couple of years have been uncertain to say the least, and we are incredibly fortunate to have made it through. The support of our members and visitors has been crucial. Whatever 2022 and beyond throws at us, we hope to remain a place that inspires others; a place where a diverse range of […]
Christmas and New Year opening
We’ve all been working hard this year and need a bit of down time to recuperate and catch up! We’ll be operating shorter hours over the Christmas period, and after 9th January 2022, the gallery shop will be closed till 23rd January, but the Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery will be open every day from 10:30-16:30 as usual. […]
Artist talk this Saturday 20/11/21
Patrick Jones will be hosting a talk on Abstraction at 3:30pm on Saturday 20th November in the Sou’-Sou’-West Gallery at Symondsbury. Renowned East Devon painter Patrick Jones (pictured above with his current co-exhibitor at Sou’-Sou’-West, Nigel Moores) has spent his life developing paintings which use his experience of the real world, such as movement, atmosphere […]
The Creative Sketchbook
Three workshops with artist Christine Allison during her exhibition ‘The Sky Is The Limit’ at the Sou’ Sou’ West Gallery on the Symondsbury Estate. Monday 1 November Wednesday 3 November Friday 5 November 10am – 1pm, maximum 6 places on each workshop (only one workshop per person). Adults only. £30 per place. Please book through […]
A change of directorships
Lyme Bay Arts is run by a community interest company (CIC), with a board of directors. We are writing to let you know that, as of Thursday 27th May, Elizabeth Richie resigned as a director after three successful and hard-working years, and will be leaving us to concentrate on her own artistic pursuits, which have […]
Museum in a Matchbox
– ‘A creative centenary celebration in miniature’ Lyme Regis artist and Lyme Bay Arts member Christine Allison invites creative adults to join her in making 100 innovative matchboxes to display in the museum to celebrate Lyme Regis Museum’s 100th birthday. The idea – visit Lyme Regis museum and choose an object from all the exhibits […]
A funding boost for us
We are incredibly grateful to share the news that Lyme Bay Arts CIC has been awarded funding from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund, administered by Arts Council England. This grant is vital to our plans to support our brand new gallery shop, to further develop our digital strategy, and to continue to provide creative opportunities […]
How much is that doggie in the window?
How much is that doggie in the window?The one with the waggly tailHow much is that doggie in the window?I do hope that doggie’s for sale Bob Merrill, 1952 This endearing chap has attracted much attention, and may not be for sale for much longer! Pop in and see him, and all his animal and […]
Fundraising for Bridport Refugee Support Campaign
One of the current paintings on show in ‘Awakening‘ has been chosen by the Bridport Refugee Support Campaign to become a fundraiser for them. Pamela Allsop (one of the three painters involved in the exhibition) was keen to dedicate their show to those in a more serious lockdown, like Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and invited Clive Stafford […]