b-side & Inside Out Dorset JOINT PRESS RELEASE Two of Dorset’s most popular arts festivals – b-side & Inside Out Dorset – are to be postponed until next year as a consequence of the on-going coronavirus pandemic. Both biennial events had been set to return this September, Inside Out Dorset hosted by Dorchester-based outdoor…
B-SIDE FESTIVAL – NEW DATES To all our friends and followers, The b-side team and directors have decided that the b-side Festival 2020 will be postponed until 11-19 September 2021. We are all really disappointed but the safety of our Portland community, artists, festival-goers, volunteers, team, and partner organisations all have to come first. We cannot even…
B-SIDE’S STATEMENT b-side would like to reassure artists and our partner organisations that we are here to talk about the impact Coronavirus is having on your work. We are committed to continuing our support of the many artists we commission across our programme, and, where possible, to offer support to artists in our region. As an…
Hello to all our supporters, we very much hope that you and yours are healthy and safe at this time. Along with lots of other organisations, we are looking at how our public-facing programmes and events will be impacted by the immediate and future Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. We are actively monitoring this situation – the health…
B-SIDE ADMINISTRATOR & FESTIVAL ASSISTANT If you have a passion for art & culture and like working as part of a busy team (no two days are alike and we like that), then we want to hear from you. You will be assisting the b-side team in all aspects of programme management to include – festival…
We are thrilled to announce that b-side have been awarded a grant of £9,000 from Alice Ellen Cooper Dean to develop our bursary and mentoring scheme for young visual artists. From March 2020 – March 2021 we will train, mentor and support 5 young artists from the Borough of Weymouth & Portland (and surrounding areas) to…
We are really excited to be welcoming photographer Gina Bolt to our Board. Gina actively participated in Culture+ (European and Arts Council funded) Early Careers Network Programme learning business skills, marketing and self-promotion, managing money – budgets, tax, evaluation, impact and diversity, leadership and presentation skills. She is currently part of the Board Diversity Training Programme…
Portland Museum and b-side have commissioned award-winning director, designer and audio/visual specialist Dan Shorten of Guildhall School of Music & Drama to create an inspiring and innovative piece of work to show at the museum during b-side festival in September 2020. As part of The History, Myths and Legends of Church Ope Cove project the…
Stories, Myths and Legends of Church Ope Cove Following a successful Arts Council grant application Portland Museum working in partnership with b-side wish to commission an artist to create work in any media responding to the history and environment of Wakeham and Church Ope area of the isle of Portland, Dorset. The opportunity offers up to £4000 plus an additional allowance of up to…
Friday 28 – Sunday 30 June, St Peter’s Church, Bournemouth Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July, Sherborne Abbey Friday 12 – Sunday 14 July, Nothe Fort, Weymouth Free www.dorsetmoon.com On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the first Moon landing, the Dorset Moon summer arts event has been hailed a resounding success.…