Bricks has been commissioned to deliver a public art programme for the new Trinity Academy, Lockleaze, Bristol BS7 9BY. We are excited to receive artwork proposals from individual artists or creative collaborations who have a passion for the creative arts – including music, theatre, visual arts, dance or others. Artists…
This is an ongoing open call for artists interested in working with us be that on commissions in the public realm, podcasting or other opportunities such as studios or project spaces. By filling in the short form below you can flag up your work to us and join the…
Bricks seek to commission five new public artworks for Moxy Bristol at 55 Newfoundland Circus, St Pauls, Bristol, BS2 9AP We are excited to receive proposals from emerging and established artists who have strong personal connections to St Paul’s, St Jude’s and the local area, including visual artists, writers and…
For the past few months, delighted to be awarded a Bricks micro commission, I have been focusing on bringing to light my long standing ideas about storytelling in relation to visual art. I proposed to explore a different domain to my usual forms of expression and worked predominantly with…
Annabel Other as Scorching Horse Annabel Other explores how it feels to miss the closeness and comfort of friendship during periods of isolation, through conversations about horses with her friends. Produced by Rowan Bishop, co-produced by Jack Gibbon and Jessica Akerman of Bricks. Original music by …
Mahali 0:00 Do you think horses hum to themselves? All 0:02 *laughing* Annabel 0:05 Oh God, Yeah. Course they… Do you think they’re quite musical? I mean, they do that kind of dressage Mahali 0:13 That kind of clippy cloppy thing, that rhythm. Annabel 0:14 They’ve got rhythm,…
1. INTRODUCTION Bricks has kindly commissioned me to develop my work for the next couple of months. For the past 5 years my work explored camera-less photographic processes. This includes camera obscura installations, sculptural light prints, and photograms of…
[00:00:00] Atmospheric street noises recorded outside 27 Harcourt Road. Cliff Andrade: [00:00:10] (Sighs) I’m feeling anxious. What am I actually anxious about? Now that I am standing here I am not sure this is going to work. Maybe I should have just said I couldn’t do this podcast anymore. You’re…
The Bricks Podcast follow Bristol’s contemporary artists, on journeys within the city walls and beyond, along the ley lines of the South West, up the A roads north, and through their unique observations on the world. In this episode, inspired by Proust’s idea that true recollection can only occur…
Skeleton sketches in non-traditional anatomical poses. My proposal for the Bricks Micro commission is all about developing visual ideas of anatomy in motion via sequential drawings and animation. I want to think about how to step away from traditional static poses used to represent the body within medical art and…