Despite the pandemic, Bristol and the West is alive with art at the moment. Here are a few of the current shows our Associate Artists are exhibiting in, within the city and beyond. Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair – Frea Buckler, Ian Chamberlain, Jemma Gunning,…
Bo Lanyon explores how artists working now have responded to the legacy of the St. Ives school in Cornwall, speaking with artists Lucy Stein, Hannah Murgatroyd and musician Gwenno about painting, the British Modernist tradition, ancient Cornish fougous, living with the dead and the lasting influence of his grandfather, Peter…
BRICKS SEEKS TRUSTEES WITH FINANCE, PROPERTY OR FACILITIES SKILL SETS THAT BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ARTISTS AND COMMUNITIES. DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION HERE (updated 5/10/20) Bricks (CIO 1183118) seeks to recruit up to three new board members…
Bricks Artist Talks are programmed every Wednesday, 13.00-14.00. Join us each week on Zoom – no booking required. Talks will be recorded for future broadcast. Contact us on 07709 264 201 if you have trouble accessing Zoom. In this talk Jemma will talk about her current projects –…
INTRODUCTION Arts Action Group St Annes (AAG) was formed in January 2020, through a Creative Community Mapping project initiated by Bristol based arts and community charity Bricks. The AAG has been formed through an open invitation process, and consists of 9 local residents. The aim of this project is…
Arts Action Group St Annes are putting on a community led co-design event to look at what the community want to see at St Annes House. St Annes Park (look for a gazebo!) 13:00 – 15:00, Saturday 22nd August 2020. This event will be used to make the case to…
We have four emergent creative professionals joining Bricks as temporary team members for summer 2020 from University of Bristol, Bath Spa, UWE Bristol and Creative Workforce for the Future. We are really excited to…
We are delighted to welcome Jessica Akerman as Artist Programme Producer. You can read more about Jessica over on our about page. Jessica will be working with the Associate Artists on Bricks Artist Programme to develop and deliver the project from June 2020 – January…
May 2020 Bricks has been awarded grant funding through Arts Council England Emergency Fund in response to Covid19. Bricks pitched a project called Reaching Resilience, which will create a new artist support network a hybrid model with elements of an associates scheme, a sales platform and a peer network.
Bricks is a member of Bristol DIY Network; an independent gathering of arts organisations, large and small, funded and unfunded, all of whom deliver cultural programmes within the city of Bristol. This is an sector led network that advocates for the sector, with full network meetings once or twice a…