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SUMMARY:Artist Gathering on Embodiment and Wellbeing
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. \nNature’s loving embrace is our constant background yet world political events\, our own life challenges and social upheavals we are living through interrupt our innate connection to and belonging in this vast source of resilience\, insight and kindness. In this session you will be supported to reignite your unique relationship with nature\, with yourself as nature\, and the creativity this enables. There will be a guided meditation\, movement and space for collective reflection. Bring something that is resonating with you from among the emerging spring abundance – a blossom\, daisy or leaf bud for example. No worries if this isn’t possible\, there will be spares.\n\n  \n\n\nAccessibility Information:  \n\nBlue Badge Parking\nThere are two designated Blue Badge parking spaces within easy reach of Arnolfini in the Mud Dock City Docks car park\, accessed via The Grove Car Park. There are also five spaces in The Grove Car Park. Parking in the accessible blue badge spaces are free\, and are available on a first-come\, first-serve basis. You can find more car parks on the Travel West website. \nLevel Access and Lifts\nAccess to the main entrance is via automatic doors from the quayside\, which has a uneven cobbled surface. There is smooth level access from Prince Street to our Café Bar entrance as well as at the main entrance of Arnolfini from both Prince Street and Narrow Quay.\nThere are lifts to all floors and level access to all public spaces\, including galleries\, shop and café bar. \nAccessible Toilets\nAccessible toilets can be found on Floor -1\, 0 and 2.\nPlease note that sometimes our visitor toilets may be fitted with a code lock\, you can receive this code from any of our Team at the entrance to the building. \nInduction Loops\nThere is a induction loop system covering most areas of the Theatre.
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/artist-gathering-on-embodiment-and-wellbeing/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Social,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Community Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, 21st February from 12:00 to 18:00 at Arnolfini for a vibrant community celebration bringing together the Diverse Artists Network (DAN) and the wider creative community. This special gathering honours the power of artistic expression and highlights community resilience in the face of unrest\, amplifying creativity as a force for connection\, healing\, and change. \nThe event is an opportunity to learn more about what we do\, meet our Friends of DAN\, connect with fellow creatives\, and stay up to date with Bristol’s dynamic grassroots arts scene. You’ll also hear about the launch of our exciting Agency and how you can be a part of what’s to come! \nThe day will be lively\, inclusive and family-friendly\, featuring: \n\ncreative workshops for all ages\nlive music\ntheatre and dance performances\nopen mic\na raffle with exciting prizes\ndelicious food and space to relax and connect.\n\nWhether you’re an artist\, a supporter of the arts\, or simply curious\, come celebrate creativity\, community and collective resilience with us. \n💃 Are you a community group or cultural dance group that has a circle dance as part of your culture? Email us at hello@diverseartistsnetwork.com to get involved. \n✍️ If you wish to become a volunteer\, please email us at danvolunteermanager@gmail.com. \n\n \n\n\nAccessibility Information:\nPhysical Access\n\nLevel Access & Lifts: There is level access or ramp entry to the ground floor. An internal lift provides access to galleries and event spaces on Levels 1 and 2.\nWheelchair Loans: Manual wheelchairs are available to borrow for free on a first-come\, first-served basis; advance booking is recommended by emailing Visitor Services.\nSeating: Portable folding stools are available throughout the galleries\, and quiet seating can be found in the Reading Room on Level 2.\nAccessible Toilets: Fully accessible and gender-neutral toilets are located on Level 0 (inside the Café Bar) and Level  \n\nVisual & Auditory Support\n\nAudio Described Tours: Scheduled audio-described tours are provided for major exhibitions (e.g.\, the Everything is Energytour on January 30\, 2026). Recorded audio descriptions are also hosted on Soundcloud.\nLarge Print Guides: Large text guides are available at gallery entrances for all exhibitions.\nHearing Support: A hearing loop system is installed in key areas of the venue.\nLighting & Contrast: The building features effective lighting and strong color contrast on doors and floors to aid visually impaired visitors. \n\nAssistance & Calm Spaces\n\nAssistance Dogs: All assistance dogs and dogs in training are welcome. Water bowls are provided in the Café Bar on Level 0.\nRestful Spaces: The Reading Room is designated as a “Rest Friendly” space for visitors needing a quiet environment.\nCompanion Tickets: Free tickets are available for companions or carers of people with additional needs for ticketed events. \n\nArrival & Parking\n\nBlue Badge Parking: There are two designated spaces in the Mud Dock City Docks car park and additional spaces in the nearby Grove Car Park (BS1 4RB).\nPublic Transport: Most city centre buses stop at The Centre/Broad Quay or Queen Square\, roughly a five-minute walk away.
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/community-celebration/
LOCATION:Arnolfini Arts\, 16 Narrow Quay\, Bristol\, BS1 4QA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking,Social,Workshop
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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: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:Fun In The Park
DESCRIPTION:Fun in the Park in Kingswood Park is back! A fun\, family-friendly day out in the park with children’s rides\, circus skills workshops\, facepainting\, music on the bandstand\, a range of fun activities from local community groups and delicious food options. Please save the date and watch this space for updates!
URL:https://www.diverseartistsnetwork.com/event/fun-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Kingswood Park\, Kingswood Park\, High Street\, Bristol\, BS15 9TP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Social
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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
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