B-Side Arts Festival
internationally recognised and locally loved arts organisation
b-side has a wide range of projects that run across days, weeks and even years.
b-side is not just a festival, we commission a whole range of art, research, events and activities throughout the year – take a look below.
b-side is currently running Common Lands, the over-arching theme for our programme of work over the coming years. In 2022-2023 Common Lands focuses on This Land – a project exploring and celebrating the unique natural and built heritage of the Isle of Portland.
Explore our current projects
Who Do We Think We Are?
4th December 2023
- 4th December 2026
A project that explores ancestry, identity and personal histories.
Common Lands
1st January 2021
- 22nd November 2026
Common Lands is the over-arching theme for our programme of work over the coming years.
CREATE! 2025 – a free course for emerging creatives
1st October 2024
- 1st February 2025
A free course for people based in Dorset who have creative events ideas
Who Do We Think We Are? b-side festival 2024
5th September 2024
- 8th September 2024
Photo's, films and artists from the 2024 festival
b-side Fringe festival 2024
31st August 2024
- 8th September 2024
b-side Fringe is back 31 Aug - 08 Sept 2024
Community Connections
8th April 2024
- 1st July 2024
A programme of events aimed at bringing communities closer together
This Land
9th March 2022
- 1st October 2023
A project exploring and celebrating the unique natural and built heritage of the Isle of…
Festival 2023
7th September 2023
- 17th September 2023
b-side festival 2023 is celebrating This Land, the limestone isle of Portland that is our…
CREATE! 2023
1st July 2023
- 31st July 2023
Create! 2023 a programme of career development for early career creatives interested in creating events…
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Whether you’re a venue-owner who’s got a great space, a resident who wants to help fundraise, or you’d just like to help out - get in touch.
