Conceived to celebrate contemporary – and sometimes controversial – artists working with the same visionary spirit as painter JMW Turner, the Turner Prize has long bestowed us with sensationalist, headline clinching artworks. A number of its alumni are now household names: Tracey Emin, Steve McQueen and Anthony Gormley, for example. To question its relevance may feel somewhat unwarranted given the aforementioned, but I’d argue it’s a more complex matter.
Read MoreEbony enchantress and the reigning Queen of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Symone, graced us with a drag show like no other last Thursday night. Why was the show like no other? Well, because it was an all-black cast.
Read MoreMary Magdalene is mentioned around fourteen times in the canonical gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and is arguably one of the most important women in the Bible. Whether you believe in Christian doctrine or not, the treatment of Mary Magdalene throughout Church history is a fascinating (and very revealing) lens to investigate gender and power. To explore the afterlife of Mary Magdalene is to dip into the murky theological and theoretical foundations of Christianity, and to consider why the men who decided on Christian canon wanted women to behave.
Read MoreIn the windswept town of Dudley, you might want to head to the warmth of the Full Moon on the High Street, or perhaps stop off for some food at the cafes. But there’s a light on at CoLab Dudley.
Read MoreHow has the apocalypse been represented in the arts throughout history, and what does culture tell us about the current state of our fears?
Read MoreBristol youth worker Delroy HIbbert tells us about how lock down, the response by the media to the Black Lives Matter movement and a chance street encounter with one of the young people he used to support led to him founding the youth-led media project Freestyle Bristol.
Read MoreI’d always wanted to go to an improv show so when I heard about Screwball: An Improvised Misadventure at the Bristol Improv Theatre…well, colour me intrigued.
Read MoreCertainly, we must accept that the contemporary visual arts landscape has grown busier. Once a horizon punctuated most significantly by the pencil and paintbrush, we now see them stand alongside the presence of immersive and digital media as well as studio methods that divert from the independent craftsman and easel.
Read MoreWhen an artist is accused or convicted of a heinous crime, does that mean we should no longer enjoy their art?
Read MoreUpfest has been a Bristol staple since it began over a decade ago and it is now Europe’s largest Street Art and Graffiti in Bristol. Since it was founded back in 2008, Upfest has grown and grown with artists from around the world coming to decorate spaces in Bedminster.
Read MoreWeston Super Mare, one of England’s oldest seaside resorts, nestled on the Severn Estuary and famed for its mud, donkey rides, and Grand Pier, is seeing something of a cultural regeneration recently.
Read MoreThe Pride March, Pride Day gathering in Castle Park, the dog show and legendary Pride after-party may be unable to go ahead as planned, but there are still loads of opportunities to show how proud you are to be a part of the LBGTQIA+ community in Bristol and enjoy all the festival has to offer.
Read MoreCertainly, we must accept that the contemporary visual arts landscape has grown busier. Once a horizon punctuated most significantly by the pencil and paintbrush, we now see them stand alongside the presence of immersive and digital media as well as studio methods that divert from the independent craftsman and easel.
Read MoreThen we all stood in a semi circle around a tiny painting, just 82x60cm, like a jewel, all deep rich colours in a beautifully carved wooden frame. Our guide started to tell us about it, and unlike the others it really caught my imagination. I was so fascinated by the details, the symbolism of all the things.
Read MoreSarah Akinterinwa always felt like an artist. As an adult, Sarah continued to pursue art as a hobby, then in the spring of 2020, amidst a pandemic and having recently been made redundant, she created the comic 'Oyin and Kojo’. Two months later, the cartoon editor of The New Yorker magazine discovered her work and asked her to become a contributor.
Read MoreArtemisia - an overdue retrospective display of the artworks of Renaissance artist Artemisia Gentileschi - is the first-ever solo exhibition focussing on a historic female artist in the National Gallery’s history. Art historian Maura Reilly would deem this an act of ‘curatorial activism’; that is, an exhibition curated without excluding constituencies of artists traditionally excluded from the master narratives of art.
Read MoreAs well as visual art Rae is branching out into gender neutral and size inclusive clothes, notebooks, bags, earrings and more, all infused with her love of colour and diversity.
Read MoreSecondary school teacher and philologist by day, Seigar’s passion for documenting his travels and love of pop culture led to him studying photography and cinema and television. His work, inspired by and reminiscent of photographer Martin Parr, has gained international recognition and is, deservedly, continuing to gain even more. Recently, he received the Rafael Ramos García International Photography Award.
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