Plymouth Art Weekender at Grow Plymouth: Totems for Troubling Times + Open Studios

Details of the event: Grow Plymouth opens its doors for three days of exhibitions, open studios, music and activity as part of Plymouth Art Weekender 2026.

At the centre of the weekend is Totems for Troubling Times, an evolving exhibition and residency led by artist collective 'Room to Manoeuvre' – Claire Gladstone, Shelley Hodgson and Tina Kutter – alongside around 20 invited guest artists.

Bringing together sculpture, assemblage, contemporary reliquaries, vending systems, altars and shrines, the exhibition explores relationships between belief, value and exchange – moving between the sacred and transactional, sincere and absurd, everyday and extraordinary.

Friday 16 October | 5.30–8.30pm 
Ritual Celebration: Totems for Troubling Times + Bar & DJ

Join the artists for an evening gathering marking the culmination of the residency and the beginning of Plymouth Art Weekender at Grow. Explore the exhibition, meet some of the artists, then stay for drinks and music.

Saturday 17 + Sunday 18 October | 11am–3pm
Evolving Exhibition + Open Studios

Explore Grow Plymouth’s working artist studios, meet the artists and discover paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, mixed media and works in progress, alongside Totems for Troubling Times in the ground-floor Project Space.

Free entry | All welcome

The ground-floor Project Space is accessible at street level. Artist studios are upstairs and accessed by stairs only.

Location: Grow Plymouth, 14 Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AQ

Event's page / Booking page link: https://grow-plymouth.squarespace.com/blog/total-for-troubling-times-room-to-manouvre-plymouth-art-weekender