Purbeck Art Weeks Festival
Immerse yourself in creativity, culture, and community as we showcase the remarkable talents of local artists, creatives, and international musicians alike.
When
☀️Summer festival
Next event:
Sat, 24 May 2025
About
Purbeck Art Weeks (PAW) was started in 2001 by a small group of visual artists who wanted to open their Studios to the public. In 2012 a performing arts dimension was added to complement the visual arts, and PAW became a fully rounded festival embracing all the arts.
From vibrant exhibitions to open studios and world class performances, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. All exhibitions and open studios are free to visit, concerts are ticketed and available to book. Doors open for a fortnight during the last week of May and the first week of June.
Alongside the visual arts we have an exciting line-up of concerts for you to enjoy in the evenings. We start with a fascinating exploration of 18th-century baroque theatre music from Apollo's Cabinet. Other highlights include an appearance from Stile Antico, a musical exploration of Finnish mythology mixing medieval sounds with electronics from Ensemble Gamut & Aino Peltomaa, and 'Cubaroque' - a fusion of early English and modern South-American sounds - from Toby Carr, Elizabeth Kenny & Nicholas Mulroy.
Events
Music from the 18th-Century Baroque Theatre
Apollo's Cabinet
- Sat, 24 May 2025
Priory Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham
6:00pm
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Purbeck Art Weeks Festival
Bach and His Roots
Hannah Ely
- Sun, 25 May 2025
- Church of St Peter, Church Knowle
- 12:00pm
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Palestrina 500
Stile Antico
- Fri, 30 May 2025
- Priory Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham
- 6:00pm
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Workshop for Singers
Stile Antico
- Sat, 31 May 2025
- United Reform Church, Wareham
- 10:30am
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Handel's Art Collection
Ensemble Augelletti
- Sat, 31 May 2025
- Priory Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham
- 2:00pm
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Love After the Storm
Saraband
- Sat, 31 May 2025
- Priory Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham
- 5:30pm
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Finnish Mythology, Medieval Sounds
Ensemble Gamut
- Sat, 31 May 2025
- Priory Church of Lady St Mary, Wareham
- 9:30pm
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Cubaroque
Toby Carr, Elizabeth Kenny & Nicholas Mulroy
- Sun, 1 June 2025
- St Edward, King & Martyr, Corfe Castle
- 2:00pm
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The Echoing Air & Music for Awhile
- Sat, 7 June 2025
- Carey’s Secret Garden, Wareham
- 4:00pm
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- Purbeck Art Weeks Festival
Location
Various locations in the Purbecks, Dorset
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