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    DESIGNER CALL OUT: Deadline midnight Sun 20th May

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    Mayfest Cafe: 15th-26th May in THE BIG ROOM

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    STORYBOOTH in THE SMALL ROOM: 18th - 21st May

Two empty shops in the centre of Bristol presenting art exhibitions and live performance.

MAYFEST CAFÉ

MAYFEST CAFÉ

15th-26th May

THE BIG ROOM

Come and grab a bite to eat and have a chat about this year’s Mayfest programme with other like-minded, peckish individuals with a thirst for adventure. Located only a stone’s throw from many of the …

STORYBOOTH

STORYBOOTH

18th – 21st May

THE SMALL ROOM

“Dreams is like pictures in books. If I wants to make a story I have to mix up a lot of dreams together” the BFG

Storybooth is an experimental installation run by a collective …

FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN by Nicholas Dietrich

FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN by Nicholas Dietrich

24th – 28th May

THE SMALL ROOM.

An exhibition of new work by Nicholas Dietrich.

The paintings depict distorted apparitions moving through virtual space, while referential touchstones in art are melded with specific cultural and personal concerns. The work visually …

ARCANUM COLLECTIVE & YOUNG ECHO COLLECTIVE

ARCANUM COLLECTIVE & YOUNG ECHO COLLECTIVE

 

30th May – 2nd June

THE BIG ROOM

”The duende, then, is a power, not a work. It is a struggle, not a thought” Lorca

An exhibition by Arcanum collective and Young Echo collective.

An exploration of perception and …

AFRO-BRASIL: AN INSIGHT

AFRO-BRASIL: AN INSIGHT

6th – 11th June

THE SMALL ROOM

Open daily from 10:00 – 17:00

Free entry

Musician and photographer, Jon Hardeman presents a photographic portrait of the people and the city of Salvador, of festival days, Carnival and its beating African …

BY NATURAL CAUSES

BY NATURAL CAUSES

6th – 11th June

Opening night Thurs 6th 6.30pm

THE BIG ROOM

In this exhibition a group of friends, brought together by their common interest and background in drawing, are exploring the notions of life, death and nature that are inherent and …

FOODSCAPES

FOODSCAPES

 

 

 

 

Sat 15th – Sun 23rd June

Free, daily from 10:00 – 17:00

THE BIG ROOM

Foodscapes invites you to explore rituals around planting, growing and harvest, shifts between producers and consumers, and how minute transformations in the mundane …

THE LEVEL

THE LEVEL

Watch this space for the next date.

THE LEVEL is a Producers networking meeting, regularly held at The Parlour Showrooms in partnership with Theatre Bristol.

At each meeting we provide a provocation (a talk or other offering), refreshments, and a …

Open Reading Group

Open Reading Group

Watch out for the next date.

THE SMALL ROOM

This reading group is for makers from all disciplines to discuss texts in relation to practice.

Each time a different maker will choose a text (related to their current practice), post …