Embark on an artistic journey in our Japanese-Style Painting Course. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or a beginner, come and explore the dynamic dance of brushstrokes and nuances of black ink. Under the guidance of local artist Sachin Babbar, the workshops are an invitation to practice the Zen of brushwork using calligraphy brushes, black ink,… Continue Reading Japanese-Style Painting 6-week course (Afternoon)
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
Lebanese artist Mounira Al Solh invites you into a vivid world where ancient mythology collides with contemporary experience. In this exhibition, she poignantly and playfully navigates a multitude of complex themes such as identity, migration, trauma, inequality and gender. This multidisciplinary exhibition includes her critically acclaimed Venice Biennale pavilion installation A Dance with her Myth… Continue Reading A land as big as her skin by Mounira Al Solh
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
In this series of minimalist oil pastel drawings, curated by Rainmaker Gallery, Jason Wesaw reflects on reconnection, resilience and the healing power of return. Through subtly textured surface and carefully chosen colour, these meditative works unfold with quiet intensity. Jason Wesaw is a multi-disciplinary artist, educator, and peacemaker. He is an enrolled member of the… Continue Reading Returning by Jason Wesaw
An original play by Worms Theatre Company, with an opening act by Pete the Temp. A story of the estranged human severed from ancient kinship. A collection of mischievous tales in which the more-than-human-world offers counsel to the lost human. The story asks: Whose world is this? We live in boxes and walk in lines.… Continue Reading The Children of Mike
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
Within each of us lives a map. A breathing record of where we’ve been, where we come from, and where those before us have walked. Held in the body, woven into memory, carried in our ancestors’ stories, it quietly guides us: stay here. move on. come home. For those of us from diaspora communities, with colonised… Continue Reading The Map Has No Borders
Queendom Rising is a new photography exhibition by Bristol-based photographer George Netana celebrating women from Bristol’s diverse diaspora communities. This portrait series is inspired by the artist’s lived experience as a mother of Māori daughters growing up in diaspora, and explores how identity, belonging, and cultural memory are formed and sustained across generations and geographies. She has… Continue Reading Queendom Rising: Portraits of Diaspora by George Netana
Rooted in West African cultural heritage, CRAZE WORLD uses symbols, figures and patterns to confront social issues such as racism, police brutality and censorship. The work in this collection reflects the belief that art plays a vital role in shaping public thought. It provides an opportunity for viewers to encounter these visual narratives and consider… Continue Reading CRAZE WORLD by BÓLÁRINWÁ
