Arts & Entertainment

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
Find out what’s happening across the Salisbury & Avon Arts & Entertainment scene.
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Top: Tempest Community Company

Magical outdoor Tempest filled with “sounds and sweet airs”

Review by Brian MacReamoinn In a spectacular curtain-raiser to the Salisbury International Arts Festival, this promenade production of Shakespeare’s The…

art works by Lesley Walker

Talented artists portray a connected worldview for evoking memories

Fisherton Mill welcomes four talented artists to its main gallery this summer. All four share a flair for colour…

Enjoy an evening of sea shanties while raising funds for our local life boat

Enjoy an evening of sea shanties while raising funds for our local life boat

The Salisbury, Wilton & District Branch of the RNLI is holding a fundraising concert in June featuring two local…

The Salisbury Musical Society choir

Salisbury Musical Society to bring coronation anthems to the Cathedral

The Salisbury Musical Society will perform songs from the coronation at a special concert in Salisbury Cathedral on 24…

Hixon can be found on the site vacated by Wilding

There’s a new steak house in town

Words and photo by Tristan Ovington We are becoming spoiled for choice when it comes to places to eat in…

A view of the exhibition (credit: Ash MIlls)

Young contemporary artists offer a meeting of minds in the le jardin

by Katrina ffiske Meet Me in The Garden/Rendez-Vous Dans Le Jardin is a collaborative exhibition with two young contemporary artists,…

Cornelia Parker’s Magna Carta (An Embroidery) Credit: Finbarr Webster

Exploring our rights and freedoms: ‘to be free’ at the Cathedral

With conflict around the world dominating the news and the unsettling debate around immigration, a timely contemporary art exhibition…

Battle of Britain

A crisis of brilliance as mysticism meets futurism: the art of Paul Nash

The Arts Society Salisbury’s May lecture was given by Dr David Haycock on The Art and Life of Paul…

Salisbury Pride Festival 2023 has been cancelled after a dispute over the Progress Bar

Salisbury Pride Festival 2023 cancelled after Progress Bar row

THE 2023 Salisbury Pride Festival has been cancelled. Organisers of the event, which last year took place in July, said…

Commission opportunity at River Park

Artist sought for ‘large-scale artworks’ at new Salisbury River Park

AN artist is being sought to create ‘large-scale artworks’ at Salisbury River Park. The search has been launched by Studio…