Since 2007, the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft – PRSC – has worked to promote civil liberty with a particular focus on public space. Sweeping, painting and speaking out are part of their resistance to zealous regulation of independent initiative. Their lead has encouraged others to do the same and, as a result, Stokes Croft has become a hub of confident and creative dissent.
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Huge digital billboard planned opposite Temple Meads
Adblock Bristol is dismayed to report that there’s a new proposal for a HUGE LED digital advertising screen to be mounted on the big City Point building which directly faces the mouth of the Temple Meads Station approach ramp. Object here: 18/01751/A City...
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10 Years Ago, PRSC and crew…
Mina Road tunnel transformed by PRSC and crew Monday 21 April 2008 On Saturday and Sunday 19th/20th April a team of 20 or 30 committed individuals set about their plan to transform the Mina Road tunnel into a real street art gallery. The tunnel, about 70m long with...
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Billboard invasion: do we really need 17 new digital ad boards in Bristol city centre?
We’re alarmed to discover that a whopping SEVENTEEN new digital ads are trying to sneak into Bristol’s City Centre. 17 planning applications for new free-standing wifi units in town, complete with digital advertising screens of course. Outdoor ad company Primesight...
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INVERSE – Media & Cultural Production Degree Show
INVERSE is a reworking of the metropolis, reclaiming histories and spaces to experience the mediated city and is the degree show of Media and Cultural Production students from The University of The West of England. Please join us for the preview from 6-9pm, Friday 25th May, SPACE PRSC, 17-25 Jamaica Street, Bristol, BS2 8JP The exhibition will also be open 2-6pm Sunday 27th & 12-6pm Monday 28th May
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An Exhibition of Creative Pieces by students on the Intercalated BA in Medical Humanities at the University of Bristol Saturday, 2nd June Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft Space, Jamaica Street 10.30 am to 5 pm Each year the University of Bristol offers medical students the opportunity to pause their studies and gain an intercalated BA in medical humanities. Joining English and Philosophy students, these medical students are able to explore some of the wider issues around healthcare with a particular…
China Decorating Workshop
Spend a relaxing afternoon creating a uniquely decorated piece of fine English bone china! Choose your piece and collage as many images and as much text as you like from our unrivalled collection of historic and new water-slide ceramic transfers! The price of a workshop includes a fine English bone china mug, transfers and firing. If you want to make something else, choose from a selection of other pieces of fine English bone china ware available at an additional charge…
A Way of Life – Bristol Premiere.
A cinematic journey through the world of global Hip Hop. "Hip hop is a basic attitude against oppression, the attitude that my voice isn't being heard, and I'm going make my voice heard no matter what, that goes across all races of people, all cultures" - KRS-One (USA) PRSC and Industry#1 Films present the Bristol premiere screening of A Way of Life - a documentary celebrating global Hip Hop culture. With a DJ dropping beats, b-boys and b-girls cutting shapes,…
PRSC present: In Our Hands
The inspiring story behind the blood, sweat and tears of the British farmer... Food and farming is in crisis. In just over a decade we’ve lost more than 33,000 farms from our countryside, and alongside this, bad diet is now causing more health problems than smoking! The fundamental link between people, food and the very land we stand on is being broken. Yet it need not be this way. There is a growing movement of farmers and food workers who…
China Decorating Workshop
Spend a relaxing afternoon creating a uniquely decorated piece of fine English bone china! Choose your piece and collage as many images and as much text as you like from our unrivalled collection of historic and new water-slide ceramic transfers! The price of a workshop includes a fine English bone china mug, transfers and firing. If you want to make something else, choose from a selection of other pieces of fine English bone china ware available at an additional charge…
China Decorating Workshop
Spend a relaxing afternoon creating a uniquely decorated piece of fine English bone china! Choose your piece and collage as many images and as much text as you like from our unrivalled collection of historic and new water-slide ceramic transfers! The price of a workshop includes a fine English bone china mug, transfers and firing. If you want to make something else, choose from a selection of other pieces of fine English bone china ware available at an additional charge…
Summer walk: Reading the streets
Chris Chalkley, Founder of the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft, presents a personal perspective on the ongoing visual debate that takes place on the walls of and through the architecture of Stokes Croft. The urban environment is an ever evolving space, a battleground for ideas where multiple voices compete for attention. Street signage and corporate advertisements jostle for position with gig posters, graffiti tags, throw ups, paste ups and “pieces”. Stickers cover lamp posts and street furniture. Political expression is everywhere,…