Festival 2022

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8th September 2022 - 11th September 2022

The Festival returned 08 - 11 Sept 2022

It was great to be back!

The Festival made a welcome return in 2022 with some wonderful artistic talent to celebrate, explore and engage with.

Scroll down to see the artists who took us all on an incredible journey around Portland.

Full events programme below too. Try the search function to find a particular event or artist.

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Festival 2022 Slideshow

Festival 2022 Artists

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Gemma Stephens

Claudia Antonius and Jörg Jozwiak

Kevo Stero and Maasai Mbili

Duncan Whitley

Richard Tomlinson

Caitlin Akers

Joe Borez & James Laming

Ioannis Panagiotou

Christopher Lee

Jo Tyler

New Curators

Katie Surridge

Antje Rook

Emily Tracy

Clarissa Hustler

Beats Across Borders

Belinda Zhawi

Penny Newell

Babar Suleman

Kneed

Anna Stoodley

Festival 2022's Events

Portland Parade 2023

2023-09-17

This year's theme is KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD AND WONDERFUL, we are celebrating Portland's amazing biodiversity...

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TYROLIA MUNDUS DEVELOPMENT SITE

2022-09-08

See for yourself the exclusive proposed development site for the luxury apartment complexes Haus Kitzbühel...

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Trishaw Festival Tours from The Eight Kings

2022-09-10

We have teamed up with CyclingWithoutAge.org.uk once again to offer FREE trishaw tours around the...

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Trishaw Festival Tours from St Georges Centre

2022-09-10

We have teamed up with CyclingWithoutAge.org.uk once again to offer FREE trishaw tours around the...

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One night only: the film from Requital

2022-09-10

Meet at the Portland Bill Car Park between 8 and 9.30pm. Once you arrive at...

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Fantasy Orchestra at Church Ope

2022-09-10

The Fantasy Orchestra is an open-to-all community orchestra and choir based in Bristol, Paris and...

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Fantasy Orchestra at Quiddles

2022-09-09

The Fantasy Orchestra is an open-to-all community orchestra and choir based in Bristol, Paris and...

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Fantasy Orchestra at the Festival Hub

2022-09-08

The Fantasy Orchestra is an open-to-all community orchestra and choir based in Bristol, Paris and...

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Twilight walk

2022-09-10

Join an evening walk along the coast from Sweethill Farm to Pulpit Rock to view...

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b-side Festival Launch Party with Fantasy Orchestra

2022-09-08

The Orchestra's motto is ‘World Peace One Note At A Time’ and brings together over...

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Pilgrims Horses - Live performance

2022-09-10

Live performance featuring artist Ioannis Panagiotou and classical musician DANGUOLĖ LINGYTĖ, 300 jars with copper,...

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Poetry Ledge

2022-09-08

Join poet and climber Penny Newell on Poetry Ledge - an experiment to bring poetry...

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TYROLIA MUNDUS

2022-09-08

Tyrolia Mundus - Investment opportunity. The Real Estate Bureau, Portland proudly presents plans by Tyrolia...

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TYROLIA MUNDUS TOURS

2022-09-08

Exclusive opportunity - Hear more about the proposed luxury apartment complexes Haus Kitzbühel and Haus Wörgl and you all you...

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Requital. The Lighthouse as The Siren

2022-09-08

The masculine and phallic physical structure of the lighthouse is combined digitally with the typically...

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The Last Landscape - Scratching the Surface

2022-09-10

You’ll be listening to the Portland landscape whilst admiring the unique vista at the most...

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Look Out

2022-09-09

Emily has been commissioned as part of the This Land project to make work in...

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Pilgrims Horses

2022-09-08

Commemorating 100 years of the Asia Minor Catastrophe (1922-2022) during which many Greek refugees died...

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Portland Abstracts

2022-09-08

Gemma has replicated various sites around Portland using a portable wooden toy theatre as her...

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Fringe Benefits

2022-09-08

Many wonderful Portland residents are part of this year's b-side festival through our popular fringe...

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One in Twelve

2022-09-08

Steve Urquhart – much of whose career has been spent working and recording in UK...

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Every-day Portland

2022-09-08

What's happening in YOUR news today? A citizen journalism project, excavating and celebrating the everyday...

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Portland Print Workshop

2022-09-08

Roll your sleeves up and make a poster that celebrates the uniqueness of Portland. Try...

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Zine Scene at Portland Print Workshop

2022-09-09

Cut, paste, print and fold your very own handmade publication. We will try our hands...

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b-side Festival Hub

2022-09-08

This is the place to find out ALL the b-side latest! Where to go, what...

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The Last Landscape- Wildlife Walk

2022-09-09

Portland has a distinct ecology relating to its coastal location and limestone geology with habitats...

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WORK IN PROGRESS

2022-09-10

Working mainly in sculpture and installation, Christopher has been working creatively with Portland Museum on...

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The Pink Pippos of Portland

2022-09-11

Part of the b-side fringe The Pink Pippos of Portland' is a new, family-friendly musical,...

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Heart of Stone Dorset Tour 2022

2022-09-09

Heart of Stone is an outdoor theatre community project with original story, music and performance...

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The Portland Office for Imaginary History: Access All Areas, Part 3!

2022-09-09

Join the Portland Office for Imaginary History’s Ranger Alistair Gentry for an off-road expedition to...

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Portland Beatside at Quiddles

2022-09-09

Popping up at various sites over the course of the Festival join the musicians and...

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Portland Beatside at High Angle Battery

2022-09-10

Popping up at various sites over the course of the Festival join the musicians and...

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Portland Beatside at The George Inn

2022-09-09

Beats Across Borders are the house band for an evening of alternative pub games, mixing...

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b-side Pub Night - Pots n Pints

2022-09-09

Join artist Anna Stoodley for POTS N PINTS - an evening of pottery-in-the-pub fun! Get...

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Viva Voce

2022-09-09

Using the Thames and Exe rivers as a starting point, it traces the movement of...

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Off To Collect Some Rock

2022-09-08

Join us for a unique launch event with poet and climber Penny Newell and silent...

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Portland Beatside at St Georges Centre

2022-09-08

Popping up at various sites over the course of the Festival join the musicians and...

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Who Lived in a House Like This?

2022-09-10

Ever wondered about the significance of the places you might walk past every day? Starting...

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THE NIGHT ABOUT US FILM SCREENING

2022-09-09

End the night with a vodka chaser in the form of a very evocative film...

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Our Common Tools

2022-09-08

Referencing Portland’s agricultural past the sculptures are inspired by digging tools and the coming together...

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Souvenirs of Place and Love Exhibition

2022-09-09

Earlier in the year as part of Platinum Jubilee celebrations b-side teamed up with Island...

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LAST MINUTE - KEEP IT WEIRD COSTUME MAKING

2022-09-11

You know it's The Big Portland Parade on Sunday afternoon right? You haven't made an...

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The Last Landscape Exhibition & Giant Map

2022-09-08

Dominated by the iconic lighthouse the surrounding landscape at Portland Bill is often overlooked. Prior...

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Campfire Conversation: This Land, Your Land, My Land, Whose Land

2022-09-10

Come and join us around the campfire for a conversation about our relationship with land...

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Opes and Dreams : Friends of the Future

2022-09-08

Take part in creative writing activities hosted by b-side New Curators. They will be on...

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Kimberlin

2022-09-08

Completed in 2019, with a 2022 cut to be premiered at this year’s festival. The...

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INACCURATE RECORDINGS: MAPPING PORTLAND’S LANDSCAPE USING PRINT AND SOUND

2022-09-10

Explore the weird and wonderful landscape of Portland, focussing in and around the distance between...

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The Big Portland Parade 2022

2022-09-11

This years theme is KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD and everyone is invited to this celebratory parade...

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Resources

Festival 2022 Guide

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B-Side Easy Read Guide

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Festival 2022 Headline Feedback

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