by PRSC | Thursday, September 26, 2019 | Art, Bearpit, Blog, Visual city
Ursa the bear has finally been evicted from her home in the Bearpit on the orders of Mayor Marvin Rees and Deputy Mayor Asher Craig. Mayor Rees ordered the removal of the 12ft bear statue last year, but following overwhelming popular support for a petition to save...
by Scruff | Friday, August 9, 2019
Opening night- 6- 9pm on the 9th August Open every day 12-5pm Saturday August 10th to Sunday August 18th Whatever else people think of the Bearpit, before the recent council take-back it had grown into a space covered in art, and a part of the visual culture of the...
by Benoit Bennett | Wednesday, July 3, 2019 | Art, Bearpit, Blog
At the end of last week the occupants of the Bearpit were suddenly evicted, and the whole space fenced off. We at the Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft were as surprised as anyone. Maybe more so, as Bristol City Council had signed documents with us, including...
by Lisa | Thursday, January 17, 2019 | Art
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...
