“There is rice at home” is a well known saying in African households to signify that we already have an abundance of what we need. “Rice at Home” extends this conversation in this documentary directed by Louise Ndibwirende and produced by Martha Redfern which brings together elders from Rwanda, Bangladesh and India as they reflect… Continue Reading Rice At Home | Film & Q&A
On Sunday 15 February 2026, Power Town Festival will take place at Strange Brew, Bristol, from 1pm to 11pm. Power Town Festival is a full-day, family-friendly celebration of music, culture and community, created to champion Black and Global Majority artists and celebrate African and Caribbean culture in Bristol. The festival is delivered by Creative Power… Continue Reading Power Town Fest: Donae’o LIVE,Kenny All Star, Kwazy & more
Join Jessica Olivia Neill, writer and DAN event producer, for this free writing workshop on the theme of creative community. Part of our Community Celebration taking place at Arnolfini on 21 February, this session will explore some creative writing prompts, poetry examples, and how to write a poem as a group. Head to the Reading Room on floor 2.… Continue Reading Poetry as Community: A Creative Writing Workshop
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… Continue Reading Community Celebration
Come and take part in this free singing workshop with actor, writer, singer, producer and creator of the musical DAWTA, Dionne Draper. Part of our Community Celebration taking place at Arnolfini on the 21 February, this interactive session is for all ages and abilities. This session will take place in the Community Workshop on floor 2. !function(e,t){if(!e.getElementById(t)){var c=e.createElement(“script”);c.id=t,c.src=”https://static.beaconproducts.co.uk/js-sdk/production/beaconcrm.min.js”,e.getElementsByTagName(“head”).appendChild(c)}}(document,”beacon-js-sdk”)
Artist Carlota Matos has been running a Creative Leadership Training programme in partnership with the charity Borderlands, supporting migrant women to build confidence in planning and leading creative workshops. In this session, participants from the training will be sharing creative activities they have developed. From flower arranging to food memories, come and explore your creativity… Continue Reading Get Creative! Women’s Workshop
What We Inherit, What We Carry An Experiential Introduction to Systemic Constellations Systemic Constellations, which includes family constellations, is an experiential approach to understanding human experience through the lens of systems. A system might be a family, but it can also be a relationship, a workplace, a community, a culture, or a collective history. Systemic work… Continue Reading Intro to Systemic (Family) Constellations: Online Experiential Workshop with Katie Despres
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. Come along this Friday 27th February, 11am-1pm in the Community Workshop at Arnolfini to our Artists Gathering when we’ll be talking about how to get involved… Continue Reading Artists Gathering: Festivals Special
Overview Join us at ECC for a series of workshops, talks and interactive, immersive experiences for community empowerment & voices on policing We’re once again back at the awesome ECC in Easton, Bristol, this time in two rooms- the main hall and the Stapleton room, from 12.30 pm to 18.25 pm for the launch of… Continue Reading Communities for Justice
Join Desi Roots Collective (DRC) for a Desi Holi Gathering — a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of Holi, the South Asian festival of colour, spring and renewal at the Pickle Factory on 8th March, 12 – 3pm. Holi has always been more than just colour-throwing. It marks the changing of seasons, the softening of winter, and… Continue Reading Bloom in Colour: Holi with Desi Roots
The library is here for you! You could be here for the library… We invite you to a meeting at the Bedminster Library to discuss ideas on how to connect with the shared space and how it can impact the wider community. We would love to hear your ideas for: Events Exhibitions Groups and clubs… Continue Reading Open Community Meeting
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. Nature’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… Continue Reading Artist Gathering on Embodiment and Wellbeing
