WELL-KNOWN characters from the isle of Portland can be seen in a free photography exhibition at Bridport Arts Centre, which continues until Saturday, June 2.
People Of Portland has been put together by Ten Shots photography group, a group which started out of B-Side - an art organisation and venue on Portland, evolving and becoming an exhibiting group within its own right.
The group is now expanding its roots and you can see their latest exhibition in Bridport Art Centre’s café and foyer gallery spaces.
Gone are the days when only ‘true’ Portlanders inhabited Portland (born and bred and their ancestors before them). Today Portland is thriving; it has lowered the drawbridge to welcome the outside world and currently boasts a very diverse community and a growing economy.
Portland people are interesting, sometimes guarded at first, but always keen to talk and to show you the breathtaking scenery that dominates their world, right in the centre of the Jurassic Coast.
Ten Shots member Sarah Colwell said: “The members of the Ten Shots collaboration are delighted to have been given the opportunity to exhibit their work in Bridport.
“This will be our third exhibition since the group’s inception last summer and our photos on show at Bridport Arts Centre showcase some well-known Portland characters.
“We exhibited the same work at B-side’s Outpost on Portland in January and were delighted with the response, so we hope that the people of Bridport and beyond will enjoy getting a glimpse of the People of Portland.
“As a group of ‘emerging’ photographers we are honing our skills not just in photography but also in curation, so are extremely grateful to the staff at the Bridport Arts Centre for hosting the exhibition and for all their help and advice.”Tourism, food and drink, art and craft and engineering being just some of the sectors that support the local economy; even the traditional crafts of fishing and quarrying have diversified to include the wholesale fishing industry and mining on a huge scale.
n Ten Shots People of Portland, Bridport Arts Centre café and foyer, continues until Saturday June 2 and is open daily between 10am to 4pm.
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