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May 2017
September 2017
Lov Lov Lov
The recently departed, Angela Francis, was an incredible painter, who was inspired by the world that surrounded her; nature, music, social issues and human interaction. This exhibition is not only a showcase of her incredible talent, but also a celebration of her life! Join us on Friday 29th September from 7pm to explore her bold, bright and intriguing work. A chance to purchase a one-of-a-kind painting for your home or work place and keep Angela's spirit alive.
Find out more »Wildscreen Festival – Witness the Wild
This October, we’re bringing together local community groups, artists, scientists, wildlife filmmakers and photographers to transform two concrete roundabouts into oceanic sanctuaries, giving thousands of people the opportunity to dive beneath the waves and explore the ocean depths for themselves and discover how we can all do little things to help protect it. Though vast, our ocean is not limitless and it needs our help. 275 million tonnes of plastic waste is generated every year around the world. That’s the…
Find out more »October 2017
JtoJ Exhibition “Voice from the Past”
“The struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting”. (Milan Kundera) The Bearpit, Central Bristol. 6pm-9pm. Working with Bristol Artists and the students of the Creative Youth Network, Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft offer an outdoor exhibition of Bristol’s political heroes of the past in the struggle for justice. The exhibition will be built in the Bearpit from 10-18th October, when passers-by will see artists and students at work in this extraordinary public space where the…
Find out more »November 2017
Alchemy ’17
A contemporary ceramics exhibition by sixteen artists from Maze Studios, Bristol. This exciting exhibition showcases a diverse collection of work celebrating the creativity of this group of 16 ceramic artists. Brought together by a passion for making and exploring the properties of clay, each artist’s work has a unique identity. The exhibition will include sculptural and functional pieces. Artists: Miah Allman, Fiona Barr, Renee Betts-Secrett, Louise Blois, Linda Brogan, Rachelle Corker, Carrie Dare, Lizzie Edwards, Jessie Jermyn, Iona Lautieri, Mandy…
Find out more »December 2017
BUY OR BURGLE IT – Outdoor Rolling Exhibition
Opening: Friday 1 December, 6 - 9pm The outdoor rolling exhibition Buy or Burgle It on Jamaica Street wall, will run throughout December from Saturday 2 until the 23. Make sure to pass by regularly as the exhibition will change daily, thus creating a rolling exhibition. Buy or Burgle It is designed to provide an outlet for aspiring and established artists to showcase and sell their work, and to offer to the public the opportunity to purchase artworks at an…
Find out more »Open Art Weekend
This is for our resident artists to display and sell their work. This will involve putting on other events alongside such as bands, bar, entertainment etc
Find out more »SPACE Open – Part I. Celebrating PRSC people, tenants and friends
Opening: Friday 8th December, 6-9pm This coming December the Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) presents its exhibition SPACE to celebrate, showcase and promote local creative talent close to PRSC hosting a lively month of exhibitions and events. We invited PRSC people, tenants and friends to take part in a two - week exhibition and a series of events which we will run throughout December. SPACE Open celebrates the creative heartbeat around PRSC, showing to the public who we are…
Find out more »January 2018
THE WRY WHY – art exhibition
The "WRY WHY" is the artists look at the space between loss and gain it is a conversation played out on found materials, detritus from skips and waste constructed into visual artefacts that look at the rivalry between keep and change.
Find out more »Side by Side
An exhibition of photographs by Lisa Furness and Sarah Scruff. Fri 18:00-22:00 | Sat 12:00-19:00 | Sun 12:00-17:00 Running over a single weekend, Side by Side reveals the parallel journeys of two photographers over several years. Their images are presented as separate but sympathetic collections, echoing each other and creating new meanings and visual connections in a shared environment. Lisa’s photography takes an aesthetic tour through squatted communities across Europe, inviting the viewer to explore and enjoy these unique spaces. Sarah photographs colours,…
Find out more »April 2018
A Tribute to Raphaël Dufresne
A jazz concert in tribute to Raphaël Dufresne will take place on Wednesday the 11th April from 7PM to midnight at the PRSC Space (14 Hillgrove road / 17 Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS2 8JP). The concert will consist of open jam sessions and music played by Immigrant Swing and the different bands and fellow musicians with whom Rapha used to play. IMMIGRANT SWING THE GIN BOWLERS JACK CALLOWAY AND HIS DANCE BAND RED RAY & THE REPROBATES PEANUT…
Find out more »Sell Buy Date – Art Fair
'Sell Buy Date' is a fundraising art fair for local artists to come and sell and showcase their work. It's a great opportunity for up and coming artists to get their name heard and sell some of their pieces they've been working on. If you've got nothing to sell, not to worry just come along and enjoy some good music and lovely pieces of work. Event date: 14/04/2018 Start time: 10.00 End time: 22.00
Find out more »May 2018
24H OUR CITY – The People Of The Croft
For the opening of our exhibition 24H OUR CITY - The People Of The Croft photographer Claudio Ahlers and installation artist Sarah Middleton are inviting visitors to re-live the 24-hours they spend capturing photographic portraits of passers-by, artists, residents, activists, tourists, homeless people, professionals - the people of the Croft - in a colourful living room set in front of the iconic mural at the corner of City Road and Stokes. For one night and one day only the entire…
Find out more »June 2018
Intention
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…
Find out more »Moving Object Group presents Work in Progress
Moving Object Group Presents... An art exhibtion with puppetry, robotics, tenticles, smoke, drawing and projection experiements. Saturday 23rd June, 5-9pm PRSC The Space, 17-25 Jamaica Street, Bristol FREE Work from: Drew Bachelor Jennier Dingwall Hanna Habermann Kev Kirkland Tom McDonagh Paul O'dowd Otherstory Dewi Owen & Zuleika Gregory Emma Powell Richard Sewell Niklaas Wilsher
Find out more »August 2018
A Portrait of Bristol
By young people from the Creative Youth Network and PRSC. Come to Jamaica Street this week to see the finalised work from our street photography and stencil workshop run by the Creative Youth Network and PRSC. Run by photographers Colin Moody and Lisa Furness, and artist object..., young people set off to explore. Come and see Bristol through their eyes! The mural on Jamaica Street remains for most of September. The young people's photos and original stencils can be viewed…
Find out more »September 2018
Loovre Gallery Grand Opening
We are delighted to announce that on Thursday September 27th from 6pm-9pm PRSC will present the grand opening of Bristol's newest and most exclusive art gallery THE LOOVRE This evening reveals an inspirational collection of original artworks situated in a stunning new art space. This distinctive gallery creatively and playfully emphasises the originality of the artworks and the character of their makers. Tell your friends! (especially your cool, rich, art collecting friends) There will be a bar serving drinks and…
Find out more »October 2018
We Are Zanna – Launch Night
We Are Zanna is a new international arts magazine from Bristol. Issue One is a go! We have 50+ artists from all over the world and we couldn't be happier. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted, we were overwhelmed with the response and if you weren't successful this time, we hope you submit again in the future! For everyone who was selected, CONGRATULATIONS!! We hope to see many of you at our launch party. Come say hello to…
Find out more »November 2018
Westmoreland House Memorial Print Launch
Free Entry 6pm - doors openn 7pm -talks about issues of public ownership / public access and cultural venues. 7.30pm Spoken word from the wonderful Clayton Blizzard 8pm Jam Session from Immigrant Swing The Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft would like to invite you to the launch of a very special print. In celebration of the history of the Bristol alternative icon that is Westmoreland House, a series of limited edition, hand finished screen prints, is to be launched on…
Find out more »Break The Image
The very first event of the Bristol based collective of artists Break the Image, will offer you a unique experience into the creativity and art making of different passionate art practitioners. The collective, formed by artists belonging to art fields of any kind, works on the idea to gather people together through the unification of art and music. And that’s exactly what you will find once stepped into our extravagant, vibrant, creative venue: 6 artists will show their incredible talent…
Find out more »December 2018
Outdoor Gallery Winter Exhibition 2018
The PRSC outdoor rolling exhibition will run throughout December, from Saturday 1st until Friday 21st December. It is located on the PRSC Outdoor Gallery on Jamaica Street. Make sure to pass by regularly, as the exhibition will be regularly updated, thus creating a rolling exhibition. This exhibition is designed to provide an outlet for as aspiring and established artists to showcase and sell their work, but it’s not just for artists. A lot of the artwork on display has been…
Find out more »Moving Object Presents…
"Moving Object Presents" - an art exhibition with robotics, puppetry, inflatables, animation and live sound. We are a cohort of artists who have met over the autumn to support one another in the creation of new artworks. This exhibition presents the work-in-progress from our participants: Adriana Meirelles, Araceli Cabrera Caceres, Attila Fige, Coppersounds, Hanna Habermann, Paul O,Dowd, Richard Fox, Simon Abel and Tom McDonagh. Performances at:5pm - Hanna Habermann7pm - Simon Abel9pm - Coppersounds
Find out more »Proper Bristol Postcard – Exhibition Opening
From December 7th to 17th PRSC will be exhibiting all of the images entered into the Proper Bristol Postcard Competition. PRSC received hundreds of entries to our competition which challenged people to help us create a new series of postcards depicting the best and worst of our fair city. The collection includes witty images, angry images, beautiful details and pictures that celebrate a personal experience of Bristol. Taken as a whole the collected entries give a perceptive and overwhelming vision…
Find out more »Proper Bristol Postcard Exhibition
Free Entry Open 1pm-5pm every day. Late opening until 8pm Thursday Dec 13th From December 7th to 16th PRSC will be exhibiting all of the images entered into the Proper Bristol Postcard Competition. PRSC recieved hundreds of entries to our competition which challenged people to help us create a new series of postcards depicting the best and worst of our fair city. The collection includes witty images, angry images, surprising snapshots, beautiful details and pictures that celebrate a personal experience…
Find out more »April 2019
A Tribute to Raphaël Dufresne
Art exhibition and concert in memory of Raphaël Dufresne activist, musician and PRSC volunteer. The event will start at 7pm with a small presentation of the theme “Deeds, not words in the WIND”, through a short introduction of the exhibition forecasting some songs and poems. It will be followed by music performed by the different bands and fellow musicians with whom Rapha used to play and jam: Immigrant Swing Family Band The May Kings Joseph Elliot Trudgeon jazz band Jack…
Find out more »May 2019
NO IDEAS – Exhibition
The first and last big show from artist Katy Bauer, featuring hundreds of paintings, films, pots, tunes and everything! Also Featuring: RAT, FAT PAUL, AND DON MANDARIN (If he can get off work) Line-up Thursday May 2nd 6.30-11.30pm: EXHIBITION OPENING AND MUSIC FROM FAT PAUL AND RAT Friday May 3rd 4.30-10.30pm: EXHIBITION PLUS FILM SCREENING “DEAD MAN’S MONEY” (THE FAT PAUL SAGA) (film screening at 7.30pm) Saturday May 4th 2.30-6pm: EXHIBITION WITH SHORT FILMS AT 5PM
Find out more »Lucid – Photography Exhibition
Photography exhibition showcasing the work of 6 Bristol based photographers- Ellis Anistasiades, Tom Booth Woodger, Rob Rattray, Leia Morrison, Olumide Osinoiki, Aubrey Simpson. Open: 8th & 9th May 11am-5pm Private View: 8th May 18:00-21:00pm Expect work focusing on themes such as Wild Swimming, UFO’s and The English Riviera… Look forward to seeing you all.
Find out more »LUCID – Photography Exhibition Opening
Photography exhibition showcasing the work of 6 Bristol based photographers- Ellis Anistasiades, Tom Booth Woodger, Rob Rattray, Leia Morrison, Olumide Osinoiki, Aubrey Simpson. Open: 8-9 / 5 / 2019 Private View: 8th May 18:00-21:00pm Expect a live DJ, a bit of bubbly and exciting new unpublished work focusing on themes such as Wild Swimming, UFO's and The English Riviera... Look forward to seeing you all.
Find out more »Sphere – A Photography Exhibition
A photography exhibition displaying six varying environmental-based subjects – from communal living to single-use plastics and more – shot and curated by second year students from the University of the West of England.
Find out more »Interplay #2 – opening night
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.
Find out more »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…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »Mask Making with Art4Change
Drop in workshop and exhibition, free entry, suitable for all ages - just pop in! 3-6pm The aim of this workshop is to create masks which portray hidden emotions and thoughts, to give a sense of how people really feel. The masks created in previous workshops will also be exhibited during this session. We all wear 'masks' every day - without them our lives would not be possible. However these everyday masks are different from the masks that conceal what…
Find out more »June 2019
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…
Find out more »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…
Find out more »Touch: Perspectives from the Medical Humanities
1. Of all the human senses, touch is the one that is often taken for granted. Unlike the other senses, however, it is one that is very rarely lost. This makes it one of the most robust and reliable interactions that humans can have with the outside world. Touch has a preeminent capacity to link with memory, in order to aid recall or recognition. 2. Compassion is crucial to understanding patients’ stories and to providing them with care. Touch can…
Find out more »THE WHEATSHIRE COLLECTION – Exhibition Opening
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 opening Friday 14th June from 6pm to 9pm, then open daily until Tuesday 18th June.
Find out more »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 opening Friday 14th June from 6pm to 9pm, then open daily until Tuesday 18th June.
Find out more »July 2019
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 running from Friday 12th - Monday 15th July.
Find out more »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 running from Friday 12th - Monday 15th July.
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Cosmic Soul Collective Summer Weekend Jam
An eclectic weekend of organic experimental expression held by Cosmic Soul Collective, we will be hosting workshops and paint jams along with an art exhibition and art fair. while our cosmic DJs will be bringing the musical vibes all weekend long.
Find out more »Cosmic Soul Collective Summer Weekend Jam
An eclectic weekend of organic experimental expression held by Cosmic Soul Collective, we will be hosting workshops and paint jams along with an art exhibition and art fair. while our cosmic DJs will be bringing the musical vibes all weekend long.
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Bristol Perspective
Throughout July, we walked the streets of Bristol together, guiding young people to create images of how they view the city. Capturing the urban landscape, the group then worked together to create a mural through stencil graffiti art and mixed media. Come see Bristol through young eyes, gaining a new perspective of the city we love.
Find out more »August 2019
Bearpit Outdoor Gallery Exhibition
Opening night- 6-9pm on the 9th
A celebratory exhibition of the diverse and incredible artwork which the walls of the Bearpit have featured over the years. Open 9-17 August.