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Gemma Mackenzie is an artist whose practice investigates the shifting dynamics between control and its collapse, the reversible and the irreversible, and the transitional states that occupy the space between these conditions.

Exeter Contemporary Open returns for 2026. It forms a major highlight of the South West’s cultural calendar and a vital springboard for the careers of emerging contemporary artists. This year’s shortlist showcases the work of twelve contemporary visual artists who work across painting, sculpture, photography and drawing.

South West Women’s Art Group (SWWAG) presents works made from at least 70% re-used, recycled & reclaimed materials.

Award-winning director James Dawson’s new documentary is set in the rolling hills of Devon, tells the story of two neighbouring farmers who share the same name but take radically different approaches to land use.

Willem Dafoe lends his delicate gravitas to the role of Ed Saxberger, a forgotten New York poet who works in the post office.

From the director of the instant cult classic I Saw the TV Glow, Jane Schoenbrun, comes a new kind of horror remake, starring Hannah Einbinder (Hacks) and Gillian Anderson (The X Files, Sex Education).

Groundhog Day meets Waiting for Godot. ‘Paper Swans’ draws on absurdist theatre, visual symbolism and the playwright’s personal experience, as a woman from a post-Soviet country coming to the UK.