b-side volunteers are an essential part of the organisation and the festival just can't happen without them. We have lots of different opportunities available – from helping artists install work, stewarding artworks, front of house meet and greet to helping visitors enjoy their festival visit. If you are looking for a career in the arts or…
JOB TITLE: Festival Steward Supervisor, b-side 2021 FEE: £10 per hour LOCATION: On-site at b-side Festival (09-12Sept) across the Isle of Portland We are looking for 6 enthusiastic, friendly, and reliable people to become our Festival Steward Supervisors at the b-side festival 09 – 12 September on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. During the…
Energising the cultural scene in Dorset, b-side Festival presents work from South West based creatives alongside new and established artists from across the UK and beyond.
Fringe Benefits 09 – 12 September 2021 This year, why don't you be the artist? Join the festival by creating art in your front window/garden/garage/driveway, celebrating the Isle of Portland! We are inviting everyone across the Isle of Portland to take part in this year's festival by creating something that celebrates the Isle of Portland. It could…
Sunday 12 September, 4.00 – 6pm. Meet at Easton Gardens. We will be parading through the streets of Portland and everyone is invited to take part. Portland has a tradition of parades – we would like to revive this custom and end our festival with a celebratory gathering through the streets of Portland led by you…
New Artists commissioned by Dorset Council to undertake a Weymouth Public Art Trail Community art programme – ‘Past Present and Future’ Following a successful Arts Council England application by Dorset Council, interviews were held last week in which two Bristol based artists – Alec Stevens and Jo Kimber were appointed. Jo is a Creative Producer…
09 – 12 September 2021 We are very excited to announce our new dates for b-side Festival 2021. It's been a busy year for b-side despite the COVID restrictions and we have been regularly in contact with our commissioned artists who created their proposals for the Festival way back in 2019! We realise and fully…
We are thrilled to announce that b-side has been granted an Arts Council England, Cultural Recovery Fund. We will receive £34,958 and this award will enable us to create a COVID safe, accessible environment for our visitors to the festival this September. We will also be able to commission some innovative new digital art, and…
FEE: £500 DEADLINE: 22 March 2021 We are looking for a Weymouth or Portland based artist/illustrator to create a comic strip style illustration of a section of our Annual Report. We are envisaging a visual representation of our report that is accessible and engaging while informing Portland residents (and the world!) about b-side's work. We…
In a unique online awards day held over five sessions on Thursday 4 February this year’s Winners and runners up in the Dorset Tourism Awards have been announced. The event saw 61 awards presented in 22 categories with a final ‘Winner of Winners’ award being the final announcement. It was the culmination of an 11 month…