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SUMMARY:Artists Gathering on DIASPORA! 2026
DESCRIPTION:The countdown to DIASPORA! ’26 has begun. Come to the next Artists Gathering to find out how we plan to collaborate with artists\, facilitators and cultural groups.\nThis session will cover:\n\n\nAn outline of our vision for DIASPORA! ’26\nAn update on where we are with funding (headline: things are still uncertain)\nSome of the venues we’ll be partnering with\, and what that means for how the festival will work\nDifferent ways you can be included the programme\n\nJoin us on Friday 28 November\, 11am-1pm in the Community Workshop at Arnolfini\, to see how you can get involved!\n\n \n\n\n\nAccessibility Information: \nPhysical Access \n\nLevel Access: All public areas\, including the galleries\, shop\, and café bar\, have level access.\nLifts: Lifts provide access to all floors of the building.\nWheelchairs: Free wheelchairs are available for visitors to borrow.\nPortable Seating: Portable folding stools are available around the galleries for visitors to use.\nAccessible Toilets: Accessible toilets are located on multiple floors (Floors -1\, 0\, and 2).\n\nSensory & Cognitive Access \n\nAssistance Dogs: Assistance dogs and those in training are permitted in the venue.\nHearing Loops: Hearing loops are available in the Café Bar and the main auditorium.\nBSL Interpreters: British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters can be provided for selected events upon request.\nRelaxed Openings: Relaxed exhibition openings are sometimes held for blind and partially sighted visitors.\nRest Friendly Space: Arnolfini is a Rest Friendly space\, aiming to be a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.\n\nSupport for Events & Other Needs \n\nCarer Tickets: A free carer ticket is available for ticketed events when booked in advance.\nDiscounted Tickets: Discounted tickets are available for some events for visitors receiving disability benefits.\nVisitor Experience Team: The team can assist with requests for portable seating\, wheelchair use\, and other accessibility needs.\n\nGetting Here \n\nAutomatic Doors: The building features automatic doors from the quayside to the main entrance.\nParking: Two designated Blue Badge parking spaces are located nearby in the Mud Dock City Docks car park.\nPublic Transport: Many bus services stop nearby at Broad Quay and Queen Square.
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/artist-gathering-on-diaspora-2026/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DIASPORA! 2026,Networking,Social,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Artists Gathering: Embodied self-care and wellbeing
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Artist Gatherings are designed to bring together members of our network to connect\, share their projects\, hear from guest artists\, and network.\n\n\nThis month’s session will be led by Lildonia Lawrence\, with a focus on self-care and wellbeing. \nWould you like some practical tips on how to stay grounded\, compassionate and connected in times of social and political upheaval? Then join us on Friday\, 31 October in the Community Workshop space at Arnolfini from 11am-1pm. \nThrough discussion\, reflection\, and mindful movement\, we’ll consider the embodied impact of rising fascism\, the emotional weight of social media\, and practical ways to protect our energy. Together\, we’ll nurture calm and love as powerful acts of collective resistance and care. \nLildonia Lawrence is a Wellbeing Coach and Equity & Diversity Trainer. Having worked in the field since 2010\, she specialises in BIPOC wellbeing\, anti-racism\, and equitable healthcare. Her passion stems from the belief that everyone\, especially those facing social exclusion\, deserves access to top-tier mental health and wellbeing education. \nShe is the author of Back Yourself: A Wellbeing Guide to Healing from Racial Trauma and hosts the Intersections podcast. \n  \n\n   \nAccessibility Information:\n \n\n\nPhysical Access \n\nLevel Access: All public areas\, including the galleries\, shop\, and café bar\, have level access. \nLifts: Lifts provide access to all floors of the building. \nWheelchairs: Free wheelchairs are available for visitors to borrow. \nPortable Seating: Portable folding stools are available around the galleries for visitors to use. \nAccessible Toilets: Accessible toilets are located on multiple floors (Floors -1\, 0\, and 2). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSensory & Cognitive Access\n\n\n\n\n\nAssistance Dogs: Assistance dogs and those in training are permitted in the venue. \nHearing Loops: Hearing loops are available in the Café Bar and the main auditorium. \nBSL Interpreters: British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters can be provided for selected events upon request. \nRelaxed Openings: Relaxed exhibition openings are sometimes held for blind and partially sighted visitors. \nRest Friendly Space: Arnolfini is a Rest Friendly space\, aiming to be a safe and inclusive environment for everyone. \n\n\n\n\n\nSupport for Events & Other Needs \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarer Tickets: A free carer ticket is available for ticketed events when booked in advance.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscounted Tickets: Discounted tickets are available for some events for visitors receiving disability benefits.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisitor Experience Team: The team can assist with requests for portable seating\, wheelchair use\, and other accessibility needs.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting Here\n\n\n\n\n\nAutomatic Doors: The building features automatic doors from the quayside to the main entrance. \nParking: Two designated Blue Badge parking spaces are located nearby in the Mud Dock City Docks car park. \nPublic Transport: Many bus services stop nearby at Broad Quay and Queen Square. 
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/artists-gathering-embodied-self-care-and-wellbeing/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Social,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Pop-up Artists Gathering: Wye Valley River Festival Special
DESCRIPTION:Are you a marginalised artist or creative living in the Wye Valley area? Join DAN and the Wye Valley River Festival team on Saturday\, 18 October\, 11am-3pm at the Tintern Village Hall\, NP16 6SZ\, for a pop-up Artists Gathering.\n \nYou don’t have to be a professional artist to attend\, or even an artist at all. It’s more about bringing people together from different cultural backgrounds so they can share their lived experience of living and working in Wales.\n \nThe day will include:\n\ngroup conversations\ncreative workshop elements\ninformation on how to get involved with the Wye Valley River Festival 2026\nsome opportunities to network\nsome time to walk in nature.  \n\nRefreshments and light snacks will be provided\, but feel free to bring a packed lunch. Please also bring suitable clothing for the walk.
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/pop-up-artists-gathering-wye-valley-special/
LOCATION:Tintern Village Hall\, Tintern Village Hall\, NP16 6SZ
CATEGORIES:Networking,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Artist Gathering: Creativity & Community Resilience
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Artist Gatherings are designed to bring together members of our network to connect\, share their projects\, and discuss areas where support is needed within the arts community. \nAre you an artist interested in how creativity can help to build community resilience? Join our Artists Gathering on Friday\, 26 September in the Community Workshop space at Arnolfini from 11am-1pm. \, to explore how creative practice can respond to civil unrest and division\, particularly in the wake of the far right riots of last year\, and the present context of rising populist facism. \n\nFollowing on from our Community Recovery Conversation at St Pauls Learning Centre on 11 September\, we invite you to bring your experience and expertise to this creative exploration of resilience and resistance in communities.\n\n \n\nAccessibility Information:\n\nArnolfini Arts offers level access throughout\, a central lift to all floors\, and free wheelchair loans.\nVisitors can use accessible toilets on every level\, borrow folding stools\, and benefit from hearing loops in the cafe and auditorium.\nAssistance and guide dogs are welcome\, with free carer tickets available for ticketed events.
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/artists-gathering-creativity-community-resilience/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Kids Area at FORWARDS
DESCRIPTION:FORWARDS has a dedicated kids area\, featuring immersive shows and exciting workshops\, theatre\, ball pool\, skate ramp\, arts & crafts\, music\, plus much more – there is something for the whole family. \nIn the kids’ area\, the Diverse Artists Network — a development agency championing diversity\, cultural competency\, and representation in the arts — will present a vibrant programme of hands-on workshops celebrating creativity\, culture\, and community. From midday to early evening\, young participants can explore activities led by talented local and international artists: creative crafts with Ruth Ramsay & Karen Chard\, spoken word with Solomon OB\, magical storytelling with mermaid Carol Sherman\, the joyful rhythms of steelpan with Alphonse Daudet Touna\, energetic drumming with AFIDANCE\, and dances from across the African diaspora with Penny Marie. These sessions are designed to spark imagination\, build confidence\, and introduce children to a rich spectrum of artistic traditions\, reflecting the network’s mission to connect and empower diverse voices in the arts.
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/kids-area-at-forwards/
CATEGORIES:Festival,Networking
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SUMMARY:Artist Gathering on Socially-Engaged Arts Practice
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Artist Gatherings are designed to bring together members of our network to connect\, share their projects\, and discuss areas where support is needed within the arts community.\n\n\n\nJoin us on Friday\, 25 July\, for our next Artist Gathering on socially-engaged arts practice. If you’d like to find out more about how art can foster community and belonging\, and make real and lasting social change\, come along to the Community Workshop space at Arnolfini from 11am-1pm. We’ll have some expert speakers sharing their experience of this field\, and talk about ideas on how to raise funds.\n\n\n\nJoining us will be the incredible…\n\nEmma Blake Morsi is an award-winning\, multi-disciplinary arts producer. A prolific visual storyteller\, she predominantly works across photography\, words\, illustration\, design\, film\, events and sound. \nIman Sultan West is an artist\, poet and cultural practitioner who explores through her work and words how community can be brought together through creativity and the understanding of heritage. \nJo Chalkblack\, a social practice artist and creative producer\, whose work centres on collaboration with communities. She focuses on co-creating outcomes that foster belonging\, support community cohesion\, and invite collective re-imagining and meaning-making through creative expression. \n\n\n\nSign up and come along to this interactive session!
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/artist-gathering-on-socially-engaged-arts-practice/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Social,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Artist Gathering: Balancing Parenthood With A Creative Career
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Artist Gatherings are designed to bring together members of our network to connect\, share their projects\, and discuss areas where support is needed within the arts community. \nJoin us on Friday\, 27 June\, 11 AM–1 PM at Arnolfini Arts for our next Artists Gathering\, on balancing parenthood with a creative career. Led by Dr Natalie Hyacinth\, this session is for anyone juggling lots of different roles alongside their creative practice. \nNatalie is a sound artist and writer\, creating and thinking about music at the intersections of technology\, climate justice and Black life. Her research is intersectional and interdisciplinary\, incorporating themes from Cultural Geography\, Philosophy and Afrofuturism. Experimenting with sounds and sonic technologies as a form of defiance and resistance\, Natalie seeks to create new sound worlds as part of her activism\, a creative practice she explores under the name The Black Astral. \nSign up and come along to this interactive session! \n\nWe launched our memberships\, who receive free access to these events. Members receive a discount code in the confirmation email and newsletters. Find out more at https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/memberships/ \n  \n\n  
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/4138/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Social,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Artist Gathering: Discover how to get involved in DIASPORA! 2026
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly Artist Gatherings are designed to bring together members of our network to connect\, share their projects\, and discuss areas where support is needed within the arts community. \nJoin our Artist Gathering on May 30th\, 11 AM–1 PM at Arnolfini Arts. Discover how you can get involved in DIASPORA! 2026\, connect with fellow creatives\, and learn more about Diverse Artists Network. This is a space to share\, exchange ideas\, and support marginalised artists in the arts! \nWe launched our memberships\, who receive free access to these events. Members receive a discount code in the confirmation email and newsletters. Find out more at https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/memberships/
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/artist-gathering-discover-how-to-get-involved-in-diaspora-2026/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:DIASPORA! 2026,Networking,Social,Workshop
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