My passion is photography, it has been for many years, this year I have been doing a challenge to produce a photo everyday of 2020 and remind myself and others of the beauty of the world around us. Little did I know lockdown would make this a very different project, it has captured the world around us, and helped me through lockdown, reminding us of all the happy beautiful things around our homes and local community.

• The latest posters to go up are by Portland residents Kath Webb and Susanna Aldred.

  During the lockdown, many people have been rekindling their love of making – baking, sewing, painting, drawing and crafting we want to celebrate and showcase this, and make sure that everyone can still engage with b-side’s creative programme despite the current closure of our project space and postponement of the 2020 Festival.

  Outpost project space is on Fortuneswell High Street, Portland and has huge street-level windows – it makes the perfect safe social distancing exhibition space. Following an overwhelming response to our call out to Portland residents to show us their creativity we have a fantastic visual archive of Portland Lockdown creative talent.

  Kath has been making artwork representative of the local harbour scenes and cottages

  “During lockdown I have created pieces which are influenced by the overall feeling of emptiness and quiet that I have encountered particularly during my exercise periods. The harbours and pubs void of people, solitary cottages which contain self isolating families all contribute to this feeling which I draw on when creating my work. ”

  Susanna’s photographs document a year on Portland, the selection here demonstrate the beauty of this remarkable place during an extraordiinary year.

  Check out all of Susanna’s images on Instagram: photo_mostdays.

  Take a look at all the Lockdown Art exhibitions so far HERE.

  Outpost
  77 Fortuneswell
  Portland
  DT5 1LY

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