Exeter Phoenix

As well as our own programmed activity, Exeter Phoenix is home to a wide variety of studio classes and workshops that are run by external tutors.

A solo exhibition of recent work by Devon-based artist Huhtamaki Wab who works across painting, sculpture, video and performance

A solo presentation of paintings by Bristol-based artist Catherine Knight.   

Vigil is a unique, one-man telling, reframing our changing planet and exploring the ‘sixth mass extinction’ through original and engaging live performance.

Filmed in an empty venue and on location in the south west during the January lockdown, Mechanimal present a digital imagining of their award-winning show, Zugunruhe.

This beautifully positive documentary has been released to coincide with World Down’s Syndrome Day.

Over the course of 5 weeks we will go on a guided journey to meet and converse with our creative selves, responding through drawing, writing, collage, paint and more.

An urgent narrative, a cautionary tale and a roadmap for progressive reforms in a modern era where authoritarianism is on the rise, The 8th shows a country forging a new progressive path when reproductive rights are threatened all over the world.

With a fist full of credit cards, a lucky run at the horse track and chutzpah for days, Franco Stevens launched Curve, the best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine ever published.

Award-winning director, Kelly Reichardt, returns with the beautifully perceptive and patient story of friendship, hardship and tasty delights of frontier life in the Pacific Northwest.

Mary Hussain (Joanna Scanlan), who converted to Islam when she married and is now in her early 60s, lives quietly with her husband Ahmed. Following his unexpected death, she suddenly finds herself a widow and discovers that Ahmed had a secret life just 21 miles away, across the Channel in Calais.

A monthly evening of have-a-go magic, hosted by spoken word artist and pandemic Bard of Exeter Tim King.

Terry and Jude’s infamous quiz returns to Exeter Phoenix for a touch of alfresco questioning.

Work from a model and explore the principles of life drawing. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills.

Where his prior film, the acclaimed epic AQUARELA (a sell out in studio 74 last year), was a reminder of the fragility of human tenure on earth, in GUNDA, master filmmaker Viktor Kossakovsky reminds us that we share our planet with billions of other animals.

THE FATHER warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant – a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives.

The world’s oldest international match is revived as England welcome Scotland to Wembley in the second round of Group D games at UEFA EURO 2020.

Work from a model and explore the principles of life drawing. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills.

A star on the rise and an impressive musical force to be reckoned with.

Our Sunday Roast Club returns to the terrace! You can book a spot for our ever popular roasts between 12pm – 3pm this Sunday.

Use experimental techniques to create exciting portraits, working from a model we’ll explore new ways to draw the face.