Wide Open is a celebration of Paignton’s people, places and spirit. Join us to dream up, make and experience great creative and cultural activities where you live.
Wide Open is a celebration of Paignton’s people, places and spirit. Join us to dream up, make and experience great creative and cultural activities where you live.
Reimagining Distortion
Meet the Wide Open artist in residence for February! Jake Cooper is a creator of sculptural light installations inspired by geometry, movement and perspective.
Shining Infinite Tales
Wide Open welcomes Jessica Wooller as our resident artist for January. Jessica is passionate about experimental film, creative editing, live projection, and cinematic visuals.
‘Shedding Light’. Sarah Wise de Jong
We welcome Sarah Wise de Jong as our artist in residence for December who will be exploring Paignton through the lens of 'our theme of ‘Light Source’ using photography and mixed media. Sarah Wise de Jong is a British-Dutch visual designer with a passion for photography and publishing.
Light Source
Wide Open is delighted to welcome Monica-Shanta as our artist in residence for November.
From 13th to 29th November, Monica-Shanta will be working with local light sources in Paignton, from the natural sun, to playful refractions of glass and water and electrical light.
From creative events and activities, to unique spaces to test out and share your ideas, find out how you can get involved.
Wide Open is part of a major capital programme centred on Paignton Picture House made possible by the Cultural Development Fund. It will see the successful reopening of the historic grade II* listed landmark in 2025, one of the earliest purpose-built cinemas in Europe.