Amanda Barrie, Larry Lamb and Clive Tyldesley among authors still on sale at Isle of Wight Literary Festival
With just a week to go, there's still a chance to grab some tickets for Literary Festival events
The Arts
The Isle of Wight has a rich history of incredible creative talent. Home to famous poets, writers and photographers in the Victorian age, the talent is still strong today.
From artists and photographers to poets, theatre groups, live music and more, there is always something cultural to report on or feature. If we’ve written about it, this is where you’ll find it.
Isle of Wight Tarot: 24 illustrated cards of Island stories go on show at Monkton Arts
Twenty-four illustrated tarot cards reimagine Island history, folklore and people this October
Pam Underwood, founder member of Newport’s Apollo Theatre, dies aged 95
Pam Underwood, a founder of Newport's Apollo Theatre, has died aged 95
Common Place exhibition of Brighstone craft closes this Thursday
Common Place, an exhibition of handmade work from Brighstone, closes on Thursday
Sandown’s Town of Culture bid: Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale backs ‘Tide Turners’ campaign
Wet Leg's Rhian Teasdale urges support for Sandown's bid to be UK Town of Culture
Interactive fossil art exhibition planned for Island beach
Fossil drawings go on show at Nettlestone Point, and visitors can take part too
Island Women evening comes to Cowes with three new guests
Farmer, firefighter and crime historian join October's Island Women evening in Cowes
Ryde Art Collective’s new show with Portsmouth curator opens this week
Ryde Art Collective's ten Island artists open their 2026 Quay Arts exhibition on Friday evening
Sandown glassmaking retrospective opens at Glory Art Glass
Sandown's Glory Art Glass marks 30 years with exhibition honouring the late Martin Evans
New spooky short story collection for young readers set on the Isle of Wight
Popular children’s author Peter J. Murray returns with ten more spine-chilling tales set in familiar locations across the Isle of Wight
Artists take on plastic pellet pollution in new Quay Arts exhibition
Artists respond to plastic pellet pollution in a new Quay Arts exhibition
Steve Miles artwork goes on show in Ryde’s Re:Box phone box gallery
Artist Steve Miles brings carnival-inspired new work to Ryde's phone box gallery