b-side is an internationally recognised arts festival that is led by the love of local. Taking place on the extraordinary Isle of Portland, b-side welcomes curious wanderers and arts-obsessed regulars to its 11th year. The festival will take place on Dorset’s best kept secret from Thursday 7th – Sunday 10th September.
The theme for this year culminates in four newly commissioned artworks which focus on the intriguing history and heritage of Portland’s land. With land protection at the forefront, This Land focuses on two fragile and unique natural and built heritage sites identified as at risk: the last remaining area of original Portland landscape at Portland Bill and the ruins of a Tudor cottage, Brandy Row on the seafront at Chiswell. Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, community-led research has inspired artists to create work that highlights the potential future of these sites as well as their story’s connection to wider global challenges. The Heritage Fund proudly supports thousands of heritage projects across the UK thanks to money raised by National Lottery players.
