Since 2007, the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft – PRSC – has worked tirelessly to promote civil liberty with a particular focus on public space. Sweeping, painting and speaking out are part of their resistance to zealous overregulation of independent initiative. Their lead has arguably encouraged others to do the same and, as a result, Stokes Croft remains a hub of confident and creative dissent.
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School of Activism – coming this Easter!
PRSC presents the School of Activism Easter Holidays April 3rd - 22nd Climate change getting you down? Brexit making you sick? Inequality and austerity driving you mad? Is there something you wish you could change? A problem you want to help solve? You are not alone....
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Ads and Art in the City
Hello, Vocalise Magazine! Here are some bits that we think make an excellent read for your next lunch break. Discussing the dangers of advertising The movement to resist billboards and outdoor advertising has been growing in Bristol. Namely AdBlock Bristol has been...
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A response to the City Council debate on the future of the Bearpit.
The Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft would like to express their shock at the news that councillors have received threats of violence and even threats to their lives. We condemn these actions. There is no place in political debate, or wider society for this kind of...
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List of Events
Interplay#2
Interplay #2 is the second exhibition by a collective of 11 art psychotherapists who met while studying together. The playful exhibition consists of both individual pieces as well as collective pieces made by the whole group. There will also be a space for the public to get creative. The participating artists are Jess Bidmead, Alex Burr, Louise Bradley, Sarah Challenger, Ben Gage, Julia Hutchinson, Georgina Sumner, Amy Wise and Ella Bryant. Open all day Saturday May 18th and Sunday May…
Proper Bristol Postcards Launch Night
PRSC invites you to a celebration of the richness of Bristol's visual culture. On May 23rd the much anticipated postcard collection generated by the Proper Bristol Postcard Competition will be officially launched. It will be an evening of live music, congratulation and irreverance. Free entry - All Wellcome Do you remember last Summer, when the sun didn’t stop shining & PRSC launched the Proper Bristol Postcard Competition? The competition was a rejection of the staid ‘suspension bridge & balloons’ image…
SIENA BARNES: ORIGINAL PAINT – opening night
From the 24th to the 26th May, Siena Barnes’ first solo show takes place at the PRSC gallery in Bristol. Siena will be using the opportunity to display a selection of her trademark large format punk rock folk art Indian Ink panels. Siena is self-taught and the works selected for the show draw on the artist’s fascinations, horror, porn and headlines, all viewed through the meme-fogged lens of the contemporary popular culture. As well as the work on display, lucky punters…
SIENA BARNES: ORIGINAL PAINT
From the 24th to the 26th May, Siena Barnes’ first solo show takes place at the PRSC gallery in Bristol. Siena will be using the opportunity to display a selection of her trademark large format punk rock folk art Indian Ink panels. Siena is self-taught and the works selected for the show draw on the artist’s fascinations, horror, porn and headlines, all viewed through the meme-fogged lens of the contemporary popular culture. As well as the work on display, lucky punters…
SIENA BARNES: ORIGINAL PAINT
From the 24th to the 26th May, Siena Barnes’ first solo show takes place at the PRSC gallery in Bristol. Siena will be using the opportunity to display a selection of her trademark large format punk rock folk art Indian Ink panels. Siena is self-taught and the works selected for the show draw on the artist’s fascinations, horror, porn and headlines, all viewed through the meme-fogged lens of the contemporary popular culture. As well as the work on display, lucky punters…
Benefit Bash | Bristol Recovery Orchestra Fundraiser
An evening of live music from local musicians, raising funds for the Bristol Recovery Orchestra. Featuring music from The Rin Tins, Paul Bradley and DJ DAD. Launched by local charity BDP (Bristol DrugProject) in 2019, the Recovery Orchestra is a place for people affected by alcohol and other drugs, to come together and compose original instrumental music collaboratively. The evening will also showcase performances by BDP's creative arts groups: Rising Voices Recovery Choir, Step Ladder drama group, and the Bristol…
Raise the Roof – Exhibition Opening
Exhibition Opening Night This exhibition aims to use art as a way to represent how Bristol’s changing landscape highlights the deepening housing crisis. More than 11,000 people are on the waiting list for a council house in Bristol alone. This figure is made even more shocking by the fact that over 1,000 homes lie empty. Average house prices approach £300,000 and average rents exceed £1,000 a month. This is a devastatingly harsh reality for around 120 people, who sleep rough…
Raise The Roof
This exhibition aims to use art as a way to represent how Bristol’s changing landscape highlights the deepening housing crisis. More than 11,000 people are on the waiting list for a council house in Bristol alone. This figure is made even more shocking by the fact that over 1,000 homes lie empty. Average house prices approach £300,000 and average rents exceed £1,000 a month. This is a devastatingly harsh reality for around 120 people, who sleep rough every night in…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
Raise The Roof
This exhibition aims to use art as a way to represent how Bristol’s changing landscape highlights the deepening housing crisis. More than 11,000 people are on the waiting list for a council house in Bristol alone. This figure is made even more shocking by the fact that over 1,000 homes lie empty. Average house prices approach £300,000 and average rents exceed £1,000 a month. This is a devastatingly harsh reality for around 120 people, who sleep rough every night in…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
THE WHEATSHIRE COLLECTION
Ever since the birth of Cubism the art world has been waiting for the next movement to arrive, well here it is in Bristol the birth of "TUBISM" has arrived,& MERLIN is the founder & creator. Free exhibition. Open Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th and Monday 15th July 10am to 9pm Opening night Friday 12th July 6-9pm Be there or be somewhere else.
THE WHEATSHIRE COLLECTION
Ever since the birth of Cubism the art world has been waiting for the next movement to arrive, well here it is in Bristol the birth of "TUBISM" has arrived,& MERLIN is the founder & creator. Free exhibition. Open Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th and Monday 15th July 10am to 9pm Opening night Friday 12th July 6-9pm Be there or be somewhere else.
THE WHEATSHIRE COLLECTION
Ever since the birth of Cubism the art world has been waiting for the next movement to arrive, well here it is in Bristol the birth of "TUBISM" has arrived,& MERLIN is the founder & creator. Free exhibition. Open Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th and Monday 15th July 10am to 9pm Opening night Friday 12th July 6-9pm Be there or be somewhere else.
THE WHEATSHIRE COLLECTION
Ever since the birth of Cubism the art world has been waiting for the next movement to arrive, well here it is in Bristol the birth of "TUBISM" has arrived,& MERLIN is the founder & creator. Free exhibition. Open Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th and Monday 15th July 10am to 9pm Opening night Friday 12th July 6-9pm Be there or be somewhere else.
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…
The People’s Comedy
On the first Friday of every month, the People's Republic of Stokes Croft present a revolutionary event. The UK's only sociopolitical comedy night, where Bristol's satirists deconstruct the power paradigm to comedic effect, and the acts ACTUALLY get paid. Tickets available at Headfirst Bristol This is set to be a fantastic night of political, social and cultural comedy featuring some of the most exciting grassroots comedians of Bristol and beyond Come and join the revolution. Bar opens at 7pm Show…