Fringe Arts Bath 22 May - 6 June 2026
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Gentle Shifts

Gentle Shifts

Venue: The Artpad BA2 4DNclick for map
Private View ● Fri 22 May ● 6pm - 9pm
Sat 23 May ● 11am - 6pm
Sun 24 May ● 11am - 3pm


Gentle Shifts invites artists to explore subtle, often unnoticed moments of change — particularly those that occur internally. The exhibition is centred on emotional movement, quiet transformation, and shifts in perception: moments of insight, fragility, realignment, or becoming.

We are especially interested in work that reflects interior states and personal transitions, whether fleeting or sustained. These shifts might relate to identity, memory, emotional recalibration, or private responses to lived experience. While the focus is on inner change, we remain open to broader interpretations where internal transformation is shaped by place, environment, or social context.

Rather than dramatic rupture, Gentle Shifts considers change as something gradual and accumulative — unfolding slowly, softly, and with resonance. Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme in ways that feel intuitive and personal, whether literal or abstract, narrative or atmospheric.

Exhibiting Artists:
Amalin Molee, Em Williams, Grace Duncan , Jenny Aalberg, James Thornton, Lila Vail, Lily Serendipity, Marina Belikova, Romana Ashraf, Valentina Dorronsoro.

Event:
Live musical performance from Follow the Sun at 7pm on the opening night, Fri 22 May.


Overlooked, Kin Collective exhibition, 2025. Photograph by Grace Duncan.

Curated by Kin Collective

Bath based collective, creating space for emerging artists.

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