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
The Resident Residency
27th February 2020
- 27th February 2020
Resident artists receive financial and creative support for the development of an idea over a…
The History, Myths and Legends of Church Ope Cove
4th October 2019
- 4th October 2019
From stories of the fishermen, smugglers, leisure seekers and hut owners who have used the…
Dorset Moon at Nothe Fort
12th July 2019
- 12th July 2019
Over three weekends more than 41,000 people enjoyed Luke Jerram's monumental Museum of the Moon…
Pollution Pods
28th June 2019
- 28th June 2019
The Pollution Pods were created by artist Michael Pinsky for the Norwegian University of Science…
b-side Assemblies 04: Making Art in Times of Crisis
28th June 2019
- 28th June 2019
We face one of the biggest catastrophes in our planet's history. Climate change and environmental…
And the Crowd Goes Wild
1st January 2019
- 1st January 2019
In 2019 b-side was awarded funding from The Heritage Lottery Sharing Heritage fund to work…
Collections
18th December 2008
- 29th December 2018
Want to see and hear some art or can't make it to the island?
WHY? Festival 2018
13th September 2018
- 13th September 2018
The WHY? festival took place over one weekend during b-side 2018 festival. Produced and programmed…
Get Involved
Calling all collaborators
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.
