by Lisa | Monday, July 9, 2018 | Art, Event, Visual city
No more Bridge. Easy on the Balloons… Those pictures of the Suspension Bridge, hot air Balloons and Harbourside. Those statues of slavers, soldiers and politicians, those demonstrations of wealth and power seep into our very marrow. Those corporate billboards...
by Micha | Wednesday, June 20, 2018 | Blog, Turbo Island
If Stokes Croft doesn’t engage with the World Cup, the World Cup comes to Stokes Croft. And this in proper Stokes Croft style. Turbo Island got a delivery, and an unconventional one at that. Who said you need a residence to have mail sent to you? The content of...
by Micha | Friday, June 15, 2018 | Art, Bearpit, Blog, Our Walls, Visual city
The Cube sculpture in the Bearpit has been removed without consultation or proper process. This is suppression of a bold community experiment in common public space and cultural expression. This is a fight for the soul of our City. Could the Bear be next? An uncommon...
by Lisa | Thursday, June 7, 2018 | Blog
PRSC brings you: We Make Our Own Future, a series of documentaries designed to empower and inspire. Each film is about the power people have to change the world – from creating hip hop in the ghettos and favelas, to changing the face of education, or growing our...
by Micha | Monday, April 30, 2018 | Adblock Bristol
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 Point Temple...
by Micha | Saturday, April 21, 2018 | Art
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...
by Micha | Wednesday, April 4, 2018 | Blog
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...
by Micha | Thursday, March 29, 2018 | Art
In March 2018, the Apothecaire on Stokes Croft was installed. Discussing Drugs The area of Stokes Croft is particularly challenged by issues over drugs. Starting from the concept of the ‘Apothecary’, the place where you would get medicinal supplies, the...
by Micha | Monday, March 19, 2018 | Art, Bearpit, Our Walls
Bristol City Council rules out large charging Clean Air Zone: reaction from Friends of the Earth Bristol City Council rules out the option of large Clean Air Zone to tackle the city’s dangerously polluted air Commenting on the decision to rule out the option of...
by Micha | Tuesday, March 6, 2018 | Art, Blog
By Nicola – AdBlock Bristol Our voices are making a difference – by persuading Bristol City Council to hold a debate on advertising in parks, and saying NO to a new digital billboard. But first… did you know that the amazing residents of St Werburgh’s...
