Events

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to  remain an artist once we grow up” Pablo Picasso We are incredibly fortunate to have a superb printmaking press in the teaching area at Sandy Hill. These courses offer a rare opportunity to experience a professional printing press in the spacious teaching studio at Sandy […]

In My Shoes: A Community Exhibition Celebrating Care Leavers 17 Networkers and Dorset Council Youth Voice led the development and curation of this exhibition, working directly with care leavers to shape every aspect of the project. Dorset Museum & Art Gallery provided the platform and space, enabling these organisations and the care leavers themselves to […]

“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to  remain an artist once we grow up” Pablo Picasso We are incredibly fortunate to have a superb printmaking press in the teaching area at Sandy Hill. This is a rare opportunity to experience a professional printers press in the spacious teaching studio and develop our […]

Sandy Hill Arts is delighted to be offering the Arts Award accredited qualification for the first time in 2026- a wonderful opportunity for young people to explore and develop their love and knowledge of the arts. The Arts Award is a Level 1 qualification ( offering the young person an accredited and recognised qualification for their […]

Join us on Saturday 19th September between 12 and 4pm for our Autumn Arty Bazaar at the Boilerhouse Gallery at Sandy Hill Arts. There’s something for everyone at an Arty Bazaar and each one is just a bit different from the last one. And it’s totally free to come along. Follow the sounds of live […]

TICKETS ON THE DOOR OR ONLINE We are delighted to welcome back Jimbino Vegan, this time with his groovy band the Jazz Cannibals. Jimbino is a clarinetist, singer-songwriter and jazz musician who has learnt his art performing in a circus for 5 years and 5 years playing in New Orleans. He is an energetic and […]

UPDATE: We have opened up this one day free workshop to intermediate musicians of all ages (from 15 up) rather than just young people. An exciting new jazz themed music project led by Jazz veteran Rob Mills and award winning newcomer Amy Jerman, based around repertoire, improvisation and performance. This is a FREE one day […]

Following on from her hugely popular spring course, we are delighted to welcome Heather Gibbons back in spring 2025 for a  six week ‘From the Drawing to the Painting’ course ( starting Thursday 24th September  10-1pm and then continuing until Thursday 29th October).  Drawing the Line New Beginnings Playing the Shapes Playing the Colours To […]

From golden Sunflowers to orange and black Rudbeckias, the Autumn Garden at harvest time offers a gorgeous range of warm colours to create a piece of fused glass. This fun and relaxing workshop involves cutting glass and decorating your image with small glass pieces, frits, beads and stringers. Your glass pieces will be fired after […]

An exhibition of Rachael Lee’s current paintings, in which figures, rooms and remembered fragments move between intimacy and ambiguity. The works grow through revision and discovery. Bodies emerge, dissolve and return; interiors become emotional and psychological spaces rather than fixed scenes. Together, the paintings create an exhibition that is quiet, intimate and open to interpretation […]

Back by popular demand ! We were awe struck by Sahra and Theo last year and had to have them back so the rest of you have a chance to witness what we did. DO NOT MISS THIS GIG! Sahra and Theo are a husband and wife duo, playing improvised and free spiritual jazz with […]

Bowie is back after previous sold out shows ! We’ve got a lively, fun-filled evening of  music ready for you with Paul Anthony’s Pop Up Bowie to bring our fabulous season of events in our marquee to a close before we pack it away and switch to our winter programme in Room 14  . We’ll […]