by Micha | Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | Art, Bearpit, Visual city
Last October, without prior discussion of any kind, Bristol City council served legal papers on The Bearpit Improvement Group (BIG) and Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) for removal of all assets (including the bear sculpture, performance space, and community...
by Micha | Tuesday, January 8, 2019 | Art, Event, Visual city
After a successful public ballot which received almost 1,400 votes on paper and online, PRSC is thrilled to announce the final results of the Proper Bristol Postcard Competition. Winner Big Jeff (by Paul Blakemore) The final results of this public ballot offer an...
by Lisa | Thursday, December 20, 2018 | Art
I’m coming out of work stressed and late, feeling angry at the modern world for being so hard to cope with. Head down, rushing home, scowling at the pavement as I go, listing life’s little injustices in my head – all the minor problems that built...
by Micha | Wednesday, December 5, 2018 | Art, Event, Visual city
Dear Bristol! We are delighted to announce the 15 finalists for the Proper Bristol Postcard Competition, and the winner of the Under 18s category. Under 18s winner Intimacy – by Roo Morgan (age 17) [instagram] We will be opening the final choice of...
by Micha | Tuesday, November 20, 2018 | Art
Westmoreland House, Stokes Croft’s iconic derelict playground, will be gone by Christmas. Even before Burning Candy painted the giant skull and crocodile on its upper stories, the gutted hulk of Westmoreland House was a symbol of the dilapidation of Stokes...
by Micha | Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | Art, Our Walls, Voice
Friends of the Earth, People’s Republic of Stokes Croft and Medact call for a clean-up of Bristol’s toxic air with the launch of a series of street artworks. The campaign will see further air pollution artworks unveiled as the Global Parliament of Mayors Annual...
by Micha | Saturday, September 15, 2018 | Art, Bearpit, Voice
This should make you laugh. This film was first on 27th June in Bristol. Save Bearpit made it in defence of civil liberty and general survival in a climate of brutal gentrification, with particular reference to The Bearpit, an historically “outsider” area....
by Micha | Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | Adblock Bristol, Art, Bearpit, Our Walls, Visual city, Voice
Just before Whitsun, on the quietest news day of the year, the Cube sculpture in the Bearpit was pulled down by Bristol Waste, under the instruction of Deputy Mayor, Asher Craig. A number of people, including Asher Craig (Bristol Labour Councillor), Martin Fodor...
by Micha | Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | Blog
Studio space FOR HIRE at 14 Hillgrove Street, Stokes Croft BS2. Room about 9m2, can be shared by two artists. £220pcm. For enquiries and viewing please get in touch.
by Micha | Tuesday, August 28, 2018 | Voice
PRSC Radio is now looking for contributors! Never assume anything…! PRSC Radio provides a safe internet radio platform which questions everything and to which everyone can contribute. We aim to do justice to the creative potential of Stokes Croft and the surrounding...
