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Green Capital 2015: What’s on in July
What’s On in July
4 July – 13 September
Art Forms in Nature
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
An exquisite display of close-up photographs of plants taken in the 1930s by Karl Blossfeldt.
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4, 11, 18, 25 July
Soil Culture at Create
The Create Centre, Smeaton Road
A series of free workshops, films and exhibitions on Saturdays throughout July and August to celebrate the UN International Year of Soils.
10 July – 31 August
Sustainable Shaun
Bristol 2015 Lab, Harbourside
An interactive game created by Aardman Animations, ‘Sustainable Shaun’ is designed to engage and educate children about green issues in a fun and immersive way.
12 July, 9am – 12pm
Cycle Sunday
The Downs
A temporary closure of Circular Road will provide a flat, open route of 3km that cyclists of all ages and abilities can enjoy.
From 17 July
The Bristol Whales
Millennium Square, Harbourside
This temporary art installation on Bristol’s harbourside will depict two whales – the emerging tail of one, and the head and blowhole of the other – in a sea of plastic bottles, representing the detrimental effect of plastics on the ocean.
18 July – 1 November
Nature, Camera, Action!
M Shed, Princes Wharf
A brand new exhibition celebrating Bristol’s status as a global centre for wildlife filmmaking.
From 31 July
Richard Long: TIME AND SPACE
Arnolfini
A major new exhibition by Bristol-based artist Richard Long, whose work is born out of his engagement with the landscape.