Non Charity Employer
About us
Who we are
b-side is an internationally recognised and locally loved arts organisation that both embodies and enriches its place of origin - the Isle of Portland in Dorset.
This island is the beating heart that embodies and inspires b-side’s work, but our projects and opportunities extend all over Dorset and beyond.
We work with and commission artists who are as excited by the bigger picture as the smallest detail. Using Portland as a microcosm to explore relationships to and with land, artists create unique and inventive projects inspired by the themes of ‘people’ and ‘place’. We host big discussions on topics that affect us both locally and globally, and create art that exists in unusual and unexpected places.
Every two years, we produce the b-side festival, which brings new, unique art to local audiences and visitors alike, sharing incredible stories about and with the Isle of Portland, as well as the rest of the world.
b-side is run by a collaborative team of artists, producers and curators with experience in visual arts, live art, performance, social practice, heritage, environment and arts education. In 2012, we were awarded funding from Arts Council England to become a National Portfolio Organisation.
