News/Events
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Maria Thereza Alves wins coveted Vera List Centre Biennial Prize for Art & Politics
A Bristol art project about migration has won the 2016-2018 Vera List Centre Prize for Art and Politics. Presented every two years to an artist, or group of artists, whose work furthers social justice, this year the winner is Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves, who created Bristol’s Floating Ballast Seed Garden.
NEWS RELEASE
08.12.16
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Bridge Farm Primary to launch 'The Cloud' by Assemble.
A new artwork by Assemble, the London-based architecture practice and 2015 Turner Prize Winners, is set to be unveiled at a Bristol primary school on the 22nd September 2016. Commissioned by Bristol City Council and Arnolfini, the artwork which is entitled ‘The Cloud’ has been two years in development and was completed at the beginning of the summer. The school children at Bridge Farm Primary School, where the artwork is located, have been involved throughout the process.
Event
22.09.16
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Sarah Staton's 'Edith and Hans' to launch 15th September
On the 15th September 2016 the University of Bristol will unveil a new public artwork by artist Sarah Staton. Commissioned by the University for it's Stoke Bishop site, the work was produced by Field Art Projects.
Event
15.09.16
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Sarah Staton artist talk
Sarah Staton creates spaces and objects that seek to enable revelry and reverie. Her work combines a sculptor’s sensibility with design, landscape and architecture. Staton’s practice draws inspiration from graphic and furniture designers, architects and cultural critics with whom she collaborates. Staton’s recent work has explored interaction between audience and environment where her artworks have become habitable or capable of supporting life. Staton is interested in the tactile qualities of our built environment, an idea she returns to repeatedly in her work.
Event
23.11.16
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Marvin Gaye Chetwynd talk, Bristol: 19th October
Marvin Gaye Chetwynd (b. 1973, London, UK) studied anthropology at UCL before studying Fine Art at the Slade School of Art and Royal College of Art in London. Chetwynd’s work spans performance, sculpture, painting, installation and video each of which the artist infuses with elements of folk plays, street spectacles, popular culture and Surrealist cinema.
Event
19.10.16
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Dream it, Build it project launch 24th September: 1.00 - 4.00pm
muf architecture / art and Studio 7 present 'Dream it, Build it': An afternoon of music, food & den building to celebrate the completion of the Gainsborough Square Pavilion on Saturday 24th September 2016.
Event
24.09.16 – 24.09.16
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Ballast Seed Garden: Tea Party with Heather Morison
Put on your party outfit and join Heather for a very special tea party on board the Ballast Seed Garden
Events (Free for children under 5)
24.09.16
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Dr Richard Stone: Bristol’s historic harbour and the development of trade
Dr Richard Stone, Teaching Fellow in Early Modern History, University of Bristol leads a tour of Ballast Seed Garden.
Events (Free for children under 5)
21.09.16
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Dr Talya Hackett, Food Webs at the Landscape Level
Dr Talya Hackett, Food Webs at the Landscape Level leads a tour of the Ballast Seed Garden.
Events (Free for children under 5)
07.09.16
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Ballast Seed Garden: The Emerald Isle (Ahaa!) with Michael Loader
Join Michael Loader of Somerset Storyfest for a watery adventure on board the Ballast Seed Garden.
Events (Free for children under 5)
18.08.16
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Ed Drewitt, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol
Join us for a field trip exploring the wildlife of the Floating Harbour, with a special focus on the bird life including key species such as Peregrines and Kingfishers.
Events (Free for children under 5)
17.08.16
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Ballast Seed Boat Tour - Cooking Sections (Daniel Fernández Pascual & Alon Schwabe)
Artists Daniel Fernandez Pascual and Alon Schwabe lead a tour of the Floating garden and discuss how we use food as a tool through which to understand the world.
Events (Free for children under 5)
03.08.16