Art
Southbank Bristol Arts Trail
Bristol’s long, fruitful neighbourhood art trails calendar begins in May each year – and it begins in some style with one of the biggest, oldest and most consistently adventurous of the dozen-odd annual trails, Southville and Bedminster’s Southbank.
Over 150 artists and makers will be sharing their work with the public at this year’s Southbank Bristol Arts Trail, which returns for its 15th instalment this month. Visitors to BS3 will find a network of shows, installations and exhibitions displayed in over 45 private homes and public spaces across Southville, Bedminster and Ashton, as well as a programme of workshops and live performances. Work on view ranges from fine art to street art and from prints, drawings and sculpture to ceramics, textiles, photography, jewellery, glass, bespoke furniture, music and theatre.
Over 25 homes serve as temporary galleries for the weekend, with exhibiting artists including ceramic designer Joanna Rose Boyd, Sue Gruffydd and her ‘Bagladies’ made from plastic bags and papier-mâché, Jonathan Rolfe with his original prints featuring urban architecture, Angie Parker and her hand-woven floor art, Ruth Broadway’s beautiful prints (pictured) – and Roy Gallop whose renowned ‘Wonky House’ workshop features mechanical toys for children of all ages, as well as a human jukebox.
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Elsewhere, this year’s Southbank will feature mixed, market-place shows in over 20 public spaces, including the Tobacco Factory, the Southville Centre and the Southbank Club, as well as local churches and more unusual venues such as Margot May Tea Rooms and the Steam Crane pub. Local schools will be showing students’ artwork with a Dreams theme, and Ashton Park students will be exhibiting in a brand new venue, The Ashton Gatehouse.
May 13-14, 11am-6pm. For more info, visit www.southbankbristolarts.co.uk
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