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b-side Festival 2018

Dorset
7th September 2018 - 7th September 2018




An overview of b-side Festival by Megan Dunford


Featured b-side Festival artist: Ania Bas


And the crowd go wild: Laura Hopes


The Portland Lookalike Agency by Joe Borez & James Laming

Project Slideshow: b-side Festival 2018 - 2019

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b-side Festival 2018 Artists

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Brian Callinan

Deborah Evans

Jessie Wybrew

Lily Lloyd

Lucy Large

Miss High Leg Kick

Rosie Leventon

Sheila Ghelani and Sue Palmer

Stephen Coles & Katie Surridge

Carrie Mason

Andrew Martin Lee

Bootworks Theatre

Farhad Berahman

Joe Borez & James Laming

Kennedy Coombs

Laura Hopes

Leni Dothan

Raphael Daden

There There

Thomas Hughes

Tim Spooner

b-side Festival 2018's Events

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The Portland Lookalike Agency 2024

17th February 2024
Over the years the island has weathered a steady economic decline and celebrity status can...

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Here to Stay

8th - 11th September 2022
In 2018 artist Leni Dothan transported 200 Portland stones to London where they were exposed...

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Common Salt I

15th - 17th September 2018


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Portrait Photography 1

9th September - 14th May 2018
Farhad will be taking portraits of visitors at The Esplanade and you will be able to have...

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Portland Pathways Exhibition

8th - 17th September 2018
“Freedom means to me being able to wander the island, to walk through the quarries,...

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Marking Time

8th - 16th September 2018
Drawing is viewable at anytime between 08 - 16 September and will grow daily. Carrie...

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Arcadia Screening and Harvest Supper

9th - 10th September 2018
“With a soaring score by Portishead’s Adrian Utley and Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory, this film is...

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Cinepoem

8th - 17th September 2018
A specially created ‘cine-poem' by Lucy Cash, Sue Palmer and Sheila Ghelani will be premiered at...

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Harvest Shorts 2021

9th September - 9th December 2021
Short fiction, documentary and arts films exploring our relationship with farming, food and land. Film...

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Ram Jam 60: b-side festival closing party

16th - 17th September 2018
We'll be closing this year's b-side festival with a special DJ set from our director Alan...

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The Portland Lookalike Agency Premiere

8th - 9th September 2018
You are cordially invited to The Portland Lookalike Agency's grand premiere! Expect red carpets, live...

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Arcadia Screening

9th - 10th September 2018
“With a soaring score by Portishead’s Adrian Utley and Goldfrapp’s Will Gregory, this film is...

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Storms, Rocks and Thrills - The West Weares Walk

8th - 12th September 2018
A walk through shipwrecks and misleading rocks leading up the hill to quarries in search...

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Portland Promettes at Nicodemus Knob

8th - 15th September 2018
The Portland Promettes combine music, dance, comedy, live art, audience interaction and general showing-off in...

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Birds, Pexies and Mills - The Medieval Windmills Walk

9th - 13th September 2018
A walk through the Lawnsheds, sheep tracks and medieval windmills tracing women’s rights and folk...

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Portland Promettes at Chesil Esplanade

8th - 17th September 2018
The Portland Promettes combine music, dance, comedy, live art, audience interaction and general showing-off in...

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Monuments of Portland

8th - 17th September 2018
Monuments of Portland, explores Portland’s rich palette of natural and synthetic materials, its landscape of...

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What Would You Fight For?

8th - 17th September 2018
Raphael Daden references the High Angle Battery’s military history creating poignant and thought provoking  illuminated...

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Fly By Night

8th - 17th September 2018
Open aboard and climb your eyes. Now close your mind. FlyByNight tours reluctantly present to you the...

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A tour of b-side festival for Artists and Curators

15th - 16th September 2018
This bus and walking tour of Portland will take in some of the highlights of...

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The Excursionists Guide to Portland - Geotourism in action

14th September 2018
DORSET - LOVED TO DEATH? ****POSTPONED**** Over-tourism has become a key concern for destinations from...

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Meet the Artist: Tim Spooner

9th - 10th September 2018
Drop in! You are invited to The Man Shed to meet Tim Spooner. Find out...

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Easton Ridge National Park Tours

8th - 16th September 2018
The Institute of Inter-witted Research is pleased to take you on an exclusive tour through Easton Ridge...

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Easton Ridge National Park

7th - 16th September 2018
The Easton Ridge National Park is located a short distance along the public footpath between...

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Outdoor Cinema - Steamboat Bill Jr with live soundtrack by The Arranz Ensemble

14th - 15th September 2018
Join us in the beautiful grounds of Pennsylvania Castle for an evening of classic cinema...

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Remember the Portland Bois?

7th - 16th September 2018
“After reading about local gang, The Portland Bois, I became inspired by the small acts...

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Endangered Dust

8th - 15th September 2018
Installation and Land Artist Rosie Leventon has recently been making work referring to vernacular architecture...

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Performative Bronze Casting: Portland Plaque Series

8th - 16th September 2018
Katie Surridge and Stephen Coles met through their passion for sculpture when Surridge used Coles workshop...

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Clothes Line

7th - 16th September 2018
Brian is constructing a sculpture, which aligns with the clear, distant horizon. It’s reminiscent of...

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Performative Bronze Casting: Portland Plaque Series at The Old Engine Shed

11th - 12th September 2018
**VENUE UPDATE** This casting was due to take place at Church Ope. It is now...

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Performative Bronze Casting: Portland Plaque Series at St Andrews Ruin

13th - 14th September 2018
Katie and Stephen combine an interest in traditional low technology and performative castings exploring history...

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Performative Bronze Casting: Portland Plaque Series at West Weares

15th September 2018
Katie and Stephen combine an interest in traditional low technology and performative castings exploring history...

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National Theatre Wales Screening of Tide Whisperer

15th - 16th September 2018
A National Theatre Wales production streamed live from the shores of Tenby. Written by poet...

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WHY? Fake News Discussion

14th September 2018
Join journalist Sara Hudston, performance maker Gemma Alldred, Kevin Burden and There There in a...

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Traces Left in the Landscape

8th - 17th September 2018
Beautiful etched artist books capturing traces left in the landscape. “I try to capture journeys...

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Portland Office for Imaginary History - Mobility Scooter Safari

16th - 17th September 2018
Join Ranger Gentry on his mobility scooter, bring your own scooter or hire one from...

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Portland Office for Imaginary History - The Tophillian Tour

8th - 16th September 2018
The Portland Office for Imaginary History returns as a mobile unit for both festival weekends,...

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Portland Office for Imaginary History - The Underhillian Tour

8th - 17th September 2018
Explore the Tophill and Underhill areas of Portland with The Portland Office for Imaginary History...

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Portland Office for Imaginary History - Indoor Explorers Tour

14th - 15th September 2018
The Portland Office for Imaginary History returns as a mobile unit for both festival weekends,...

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The Portland Lookalike Agency Screening

15th - 16th September 2018
The Portland Lookalike Agency is a fictitious organisation that can provide celebrity lookalikes drawn from...

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Kamra-e-faoree

8th September 2018
Farhad has created a series of hand tinted photographic portraits of Portland residents taken in...

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And The Crowd Go Wild

8th - 17th September 2018
Laura has reanimated the dramatic Portland Stadium Bowl, situated in a former quarry next to...

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Portland Stone Rehabilitation Centre

8th - 17th September 2018
Prompted by the invisible enemy of air pollution Leni has worked with the Chemistry department...

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Family Workshop

16th - 17th September 2018
Have a go at hand tinting photographs. All materals provided - just drop in.

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Portrait Photography 2

9th - 10th September 2018
A fantastic opportunity to have your portrait taken by Farhad Berahman using his self built...

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Papering Over The Cracks

8th - 17th September 2018
This site-responsive installation uses the story of Chiswell Walled Garden as a starting point to...

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The Widows Dream - Skate Film Cabinet

8th - 16th September 2018
Inspired by a photo taken on Portland in 1925 of two fishermen and their impressive...

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Lost paths and freedoms - The East Weares Walk

11th - 15th September 2018
A coastal walk in pursuit of lost paths, via railways tracks, naval matters and Skylark...

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Portland Promettes at Portland Bill

8th - 16th September 2018
The Portland Promettes combine music, dance, comedy, live art, audience interaction and general showing-off in...

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Trigger Warning

14th - 16th September 2018
Hacked village fête games, depict and denounce deceitful Eastern European clichés. Audiences of all passports...

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Youth Voice Performance

13th September 2018
***POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE*** What do young people care about? How do they make their...

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Common Fancy

8th - 17th September 2018
For 18 months Lily Lloyd has been producing work about Portland, responding to the community...

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Jessie Wybrew

16th - 17th September 2018
Focussing on our connection with nature and the surrounding environment, Jessie wants to bring attention...

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Common Salt II

6th - 7th July 2017
A new artwork that unfolds in two parts: A performance A treasured artefact A collaborative...

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