We are delighted to announce the launch of Best Dorset Artist category for our 2025 Competition which is sponsored by Dorset Hideaways . All artists that reside within the county boundary of Dorset are eligible. Whilst we are an international competition eager to discover and show art from around the globe, Dorset is very much our home base. The county has a wealth of diverse creativity that deserves to be recognised and celebrated. Our aim is that the Best Dorset Artist category will provide a platform from which we can display the talent and creativity of the artists that call this picturesque county their home.

Helping to usher in our new 2025 Competition prize category for Dorset based artists, we are holding an exhibition in the Gallery to celebrate some of the talented artists from Dorset who were finalists in our 2024 Competition. Running in the Gallery until Saturday 10th May. You can find out more about the exhibition by checking out its own page HERE . Our 2025 International Open Arts Competition is open for entries until Friday 4th July, You can find out more about the Competition - including the new Best Dorset Artist Category, sponsored by Dorset Hideaways - by viewing the 2025 Competition webpage HERE .

We are proud to announce that our 2025 International Open Art Competition is OPEN FOR ENTRIES. Along with a fantastic top prize of £5,000 we have two new category prizes fresh for this year, and our other category prizes too. The new categories are Best Dorset Artist - for artists that are based in Dorset - and The Adapted Class - for artists who paint with their mouth or feet or use adapted tools to create their art. More can be found out about the Competition on it's dedicated page on our website, the link is below. Good luck if you are entering and please spread the word to anyone else who you feel may be interested. Thank you!

In the Gallery from Monday 10th until Saturday 22nd February during opening hours, the Ocean Love Exhibition will feature paintings and sculptures by Scapa Joe that promote their love of the ocean, while still being in their distinct style that raises awareness about the environment. 'Whilst I have always loved the sea, since moving next to the sea 18 months ago , my love has grown.' - Scapa Joe You can preview some of the artwork that will be on display here. For more details please contact the Gallery.

20 of our Gallery Artists are helping us with the countdown to Christmas, with Christmas baubles they have created especially for us in their own unique style. Starting today and finishing on Wednesday 18th of December, we will be revealing the different baubles created by the Gallery Artists each day and showcasing the work of the featured Artist. You also have the opportunity to potentially own some of these fantastic baubles by entering our Prize Draw, where all proceeds are going to the charity - The Bank of Dreams and Nightmares . To find out more about the Christmas Bauble Countdown, please check out it's own page HERE

From Monday 18th until Saturday 30th November, we will be holding an fortnight Exhibition to prominently display art work from our Gallery Artists that is priced between £25 - £200. It will be a great event to pick up any Christmas presents or for a small indulgence in a treat for yourself! For more information on our Affordable Art Fortnight or to view the artwork that will be on display check out its dedicated webpage here. Also we are now offering a Layaway Scheme, to help spread the costs of purchases between £150 - £5,000, subject to our terms and conditions, to help make the art that we sell more attainable to purchase. More can be found out about this scheme by contacting us directly, or speaking to a member of the team when visiting the Gallery.

We are proud to now offer our customers the ability to pay for Gallery purchases using our Layaway Scheme. For purchases between £150- £5,000, you can now spread the cost with weekly or monthly instalment payments that are relative to the purchase amount and interest free. Each Layaway Scheme is individual and tailored to you - working within our general framework and subject to our terms and conditions. If you would like to find out more contact us directly or speak to a member of the team when visiting the Gallery.

With the judged categories announced at the Awards Night on Saturday 14th and the People's Choice announced via social media on Sunday 29th, we are pleased to further announce the winners of our 2024 International Open Art Competition on our website too. We have been thrilled to have been able to show case these amazing Artists and their artwork with you and if you would like to find out more about them follow the link here. Congratulations to all our winners and also thank you to everyone that has participated in the 2024 Competition, with either entering, visiting the Finalists Exhibition or voting to help choose our People's Choice winner.

The evening of Saturday 14th September 2024, saw us hosting our Awards Night for our International Open Art Competition 2024, at the Malthouse Gallery, at The Town Mill, Lyme Regis, where our Finalist Exhibition for our 2024 Competition was held. The evening was an opportunity to celebrate the mesmerising artwork and talent shown by the Finalists from this years Competition and to announce the Competition's category winners - excluding the People's Choice Award which was announced on Sunday 29th September via social media. In attendance on the night were; the finalist artists and their loved ones, the amazing sponsors who support the different category prizes for the Competition, the fantastic judges who choose the winning artwork and other brilliant people who help bring our Competition to life. The evening had a buoyant, buzzing feeling with guests talking with one another and important network connections were made. A video of the highlights from the Awards Evening, and that of the Judging night to can be viewed here . It was a lovely highlight to the 2024 Competition and we would like to say thank you to everyone who came and made it an unforgettable evening. The winners announced on the night were: The Norrsken Award for Best in Show: Kanmi 'Me, Myself & I' The Daler-Rowney Under 18s Award: Kay Benbow 'Conniption' The Advantage Digital Print (ADP) Award for Best Digital Piece: Judi Brachi 'Other Dreams' The Furleigh Estate Award for Best Creative Piece: Aloysius Ong (Syn Wei Ong) 'Meadow - Dance of Freedom' The Lyme Bay Dental & Implant Clinic Award for Best 3D Piece: Matt Sowter 'Angler' The RISE Award for Best Concept Piece: Ruth Baker 'Day Dreamer' Announced on Sunday 29th September: The People's Choice Award, sponsored by Unique Framecraft: Violet Von Riot 'The Bath Collage'