Now in its sixth year, the Take Five: Weston Arts + Health Festival celebrates creativity and wellbeing across Weston-super-Mare. This year highlights the importance of lifelong learning, inspired by the Five Ways to Wellbeing. A key feature is its partnership with Race Equality North Somerset and that we, Diverse Artists Network, are supporting the Many Cultures, One… Continue Reading Take Five: Weston Arts + Health Festival 2025
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!
A groundbreaking day of activism, artistry and identity to take over Millennium Square – presented by Good Law Project, Diverse Artists Network and Bristol Legacy Foundation The 2025 edition of the Bristol Harbour Festival is set to deliver its most powerful programme to date, as the Expression Stage at Millennium Square returns on Sunday 20th… Continue Reading Expression Stage at Bristol Harbour Festival
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. Join 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… Continue Reading Artist Gathering on Socially-Engaged Arts Practice
LilitthArtist, muse, model, and dancer—a migrant soul infused with creativity and intuition. Soft-spoken yet deeply embodied, Lilitth radiates kindness, curiosity, and passion, moving gracefully with life’s ever-changing rhythms. She is a familiar presence, appearing in many forms—you may have encountered her before, and perhaps you will again. Through her art, Lilitth awakens the senses of… Continue Reading Preview of “Lilitth” Solo Art Show
We’re excited to be presenting DIASPORA! – a vibrant series of music and voice workshops celebrating global harmony, rhythm, and cultural connection at Shambala Festival. The Harmony Yurt will offer soulful choral traditions from around the world, while the Melody Yurt will bring the beat with ancient percussion, Kora, Balafon, and Djembe drumming. With 12… Continue Reading DIASPORA! at Shambala Festival
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. In the kids’ area, the Diverse Artists Network — a development agency championing diversity, cultural competency, and representation in the arts — will… Continue Reading Kids Area at FORWARDS
“Life-affirming Balochi folk that can’t fail to stir something inside any member of the human race. At 80, Ustad’s fairytale rise to the global stage isn’t quite as remarkable as the first benju note you hear ringing through his junkshop amp. A dizzying melange of sound from classical raag to zahirook, Persia to Kurdistan, birdsong… Continue Reading The Jam Jar Presents: Ustad Noor Bakhsh
Join the Diverse Artists Network (DAN) on Thursday, 11 September, 6pm-9pm, at the St Paul’s Learning Centre, BS2 8XJ, for an interactive, group conversation about division and community resilience. Please arrive at 5.30pm for a 6pm start. In the wake of the far right riots of last summer, and the rise of populist fascism both… Continue Reading Community Recovery Conversations: Creativity, Resilience and Resistance
Come join us to dig deep into your past and heal your inner child through inner work techniques at our event “INNER WORK – Reparent Your Inn Join us for a transformative event focused on healing and nurturing your inner child. Through guided explorations and group connection, you’ll have the opportunity to explore and heal… Continue Reading INNER WORK – Reparent Your Inner Child
ARTUBA are a highly experienced pair of musicians who formed a duo in 2021. Since that time they have played in and around the South West of England including numerous gigs in the Bristol area. Notable highlights include playing on the Bristol Ferry and Strange Brew as part of the Diaspora Festival, performing at the… Continue Reading Artuba with Doctor Edson Burton Presents: Long Time Gal
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. Are 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… Continue Reading Artist Gathering: Creativity & Community Resilience
