Art
Spike Island Open 2017
- Artists
- Sarah Wilton, Hengrove Orchard Project, Calling the Shots
Back at the end of this month, the hugely popular annual Spike Island Open weekend is a chance to explore behind the scenes of the former Brooke Bond tea packing factory. Spike Island is a vibrant hub of creativity for Bristol and the South West, home to over 70 artists’ studios, Spike Print Studio, UWE Fine Art BA/MA students and many other creative practitioners including designers, writers, filmmakers, animators and photographers.
Spike Island Open sees artists throw open their doors for you to see inside their spaces and learn about their work. Dotted around the building over the last weekend of April you’ll find an eclectic and intriguing mix of screenings, performances, installations, workshops and talks take place. Highlights over the weekend include clay vessel throwing with Sarah Wilton, young people’s film screenings by Calling the Shots, and portraits bitten in apples and Wassail singing with the Hengrove Orchard Project.
Creative fuel is brought by some of Bristol’s best street food traders, including Big O Donut Co. and Gopal’s Curry Shack, while Spike Island Café offer a colourful organic menu.
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Even the getting there is part of the fun: catch a Bristol Ferry Boat and encounter some special artists’ commissions on board.
Friday, April 28, 6-9pm (followed by party) / Saturday, April 29 to Monday, May 1, 11am-5pm. For more info, visit www.spikeisland.org.uk/events/activities/spike-island-open-studios-2017
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