Performers at sea front

b-side Festival 2018

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b-side celebrated 10 years in 2018 and our biennial festival returned to Portland.

The festival showcased the very best in contemporary art, made in response to this beautiful, intriguing and extraordinary island. Over 15,000 visits were made to the b-side on this year and it was our biggest festival yet. 

For a taste of b-side Festival 2018 have a look at all the Festival images HERE

“WOW!! Makes you stop and think. Art at its best.”

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Festival visitor
Woman drawing outside

Marking Time by Carrie Mason

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Performers dancing

Portland Promettes by Miss High Leg Kick

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Back lit photograph

Kamra-e-Faoree by Farhad Berahman

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Woman holding up a sign

Storms, Rocks & Thrills - The West Weares Walk by Ania Bas

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bronze casting outdoors

Performative Bronze Casting by Katie Surridge & Stephen Coles

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man taking a photograph of a group
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Man walking
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Picture of a stone
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Man looking at a sculpture
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An overview of b-side Festival by Megan Dunford

Featured b-side Festival artist: Ania Bas

And the crowd go wild: Laura Hopes

The Portland Lookalike Agency by Joe Borez & James Laming

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Portland Office for Imaginary History - The Underhillian Tour
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Portland Office for Imaginary History - The Underhillian Tour

Outpost
Portland

Explore the Tophill and Underhill areas of Portland with The Portland Office for Imaginary History - view non-existent sites of real interest such

Portland Office for Imaginary History - Indoor Explorers Tour
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Portland Office for Imaginary History - Indoor Explorers Tour

Royal Manor Theatre
Portland

The Portland Office for Imaginary History returns as a mobile unit for both festival weekends, leading expeditions into the territory of the

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Traces Left in the Landscape

Outpost
Portland

Beautiful etched artist books capturing traces left in the landscape.

“I try to capture journeys or periods of time in specific places

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National Theatre Wales Screening of Tide Whisperer

Hotel Aqua
Portland

A National Theatre Wales production streamed live from the shores of Tenby. Written by poet and playwright Louise Wallwein, The Tide Whisperer

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Common Salt

Outpost
Portland

A new artwork that unfolds in two parts:

A performance A treasured artefact A collaborative project by artists Sue Palmer & Sheila

Want to see what we programmed for 2018 Festival?

The 2018 Guide can be viewed online with our interactive reader. You can also download a PDF copy using the link below. 

Download festival guide

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