When:  mon, weds 7-9.30 thurs 7-9.30, during term time

A friendly pottery/ ceramics scuplture class, exploring individual creativity, forms of hand building; working on the wheel as well as some exciting decorating techniques. good balance of tutor support and freedom to express! 9 pounds per session, with discount for block bookings
ffi berni vinton on 07954995127 or 01179523298
berni@bvinton.freeserve.co.uk

When: Every Thursday afternoon starting Thursday 8th of May 12.30- 3.00

An opportunity for all who want to express their creativity!

When: Mondays 9.30am - 12.30pm from 22 Sep - 15 Dec 2008

StART the Week - 3 Flowers by Isobel Golt MorrisA 12 week course on Mondays from 15 Sept - 15 Dec 2008 at St Paul's Learning & Family Centre, 94 Grosvenor Rd, Bristol BS2 8JX with tutor Isobel Morris. Start the week with ART projects using a variety of materials and equipment. Experiment & develop your skills whilst building up a record of work. All welcome.
For anyone who would like to try art but hasn't been encouraged previously and those who have some experience but want to extend their practice further.

For info & to book a place please contact the Adult Learning Service T:0117 9038844. Enrol for the morning, afternoon or both. £128/£20 concessions

When: 22 September - 17 October 2008

Transition

an exhibition of work by

CHRISTOPHER BOX

The Octagon Gallery
The Castle School,
Thornbury,
Bristol,
BS35 1HT

Monday 22nd September - Friday 17th October

www.christopherbox.co.uk

Private View
Friday 19th September
4pm - 7pm
Inivitation Only

When: 27 September - 19 October 2008

Bristol-based cultural events organisation, Compass Film takes this year’s festival of cinema and arts in a new and mysterious direction… Inhabiting an unused space at the top of the fabulous Mivart St Studios in Easton – one of the most ethnically diverse and creatively vibrant communities in the South West – Compass will transform the arena into a magical world to house this year’s festival.

Over a month between 27 September–19 October, Compass invites audiences to partake of film, visual arts, poetry, music, dance, fine foods, and many other mysterious offerings! The programme will culminate in the trademark programme of international cinema featuring the elusive cinematic treasures from four corner of the globe: Poland, Pakistan, Somalia and Argentina. This is a festival for the people of Bristol. The focus countries form a substantial part of the multi-ethnic DNA of this diverse city.

From poetry and theatre slams, to magic, illusion and burlesque, the festival will offer a unique audience experience: a world into which the viewers invest as soon as they enter the venue, and not just at the moment the lights go down.

For more information visit www.compass-film.co.uk/

When: An exhibition of the work of Jonathan Hayter with shadow puppetry complete with a performance of `Gods and Demons ` on october 5

LORD SHIVA THE CREATORAt the Tobacco Factory
Raleigh Road, Southville
Bristol BS3 1TF
UK
`Gods and Demons` - Jonathan Hayter : EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCE - shadow puppetry Exhibition
29 Sept - 12 Oct 2008

Free
`GODS AND DEMONS` EXHIBITION AND PERFORMANCE –JONATHAN HAYTER

Jonathan Hayter Has been working with puppetry for most of his career `Gods and Demons` is an exhibition that features much of the work he has pioneered with shadow puppetry. His background as a graphic artist provided him a vision for exploration of both colour and form within the medium, producing some exciting and original visual pieces that are artworks in themselves as well as being practical performance puppets . The puppets on display here represent a 10 year involvement with the medium , during which h Jonathan has discovered new materials , and techniques to work with.

In October 2007 David Currell academic and puppet enthusiast featured much of Jonathan `s work in his landmark publication `Shadow puppets & Shadow Play`. Jonathan ha worked under the company name of `Figure of Speech ` since 1993 and continues to provide performances as well as educational workshops for schools , theatres , and festivals..

On Sunday 5th October there will be a performance of Jonathan`s current shadow show with Figure of Speech – ``Gods and Demons`. This begins at 8pm.
Gods and Demons ` - is an exciting atmospheric performance played- out on a shadow screen, where the forces of light and dark are represented through the themes and iconography present in the spiritual traditions of the Indian sub –continent. `Gods and Demons ` is a musically driven piece with the original musical accompaniment of Indian strings of Donagh Sanfey and Mike Ford. Colourful animated projections – together with music and puppetry make this an unusual and striking performance not to be missed!!

For more information about this contact Jonathan at: joffe@figureofspeech.org.uk
or tel: 0117 952 17111

When: 2 - 12 October 2008 The Great Oak Hall, Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury

Koi Nobori - flying carp: Wax resist dying techniques on handmade paperElaine Cooper studied traditional papermaking in Japan for 10 years. Her exquisite papers provide the perfect medium for her detailed fine art work, and her creations have a resonance, beauty and depth that is sublime. Her paintings on stained glass papers are inspired.

Koi are revered by the Japanese for their elegance, symbolism and harmonious relationship with nature and man. Their colours, movement and life force form the main theme of Rainbow Dancing.

This fascinating exhibition features a selection of paintings on stained glass papers, original prints and etchings, handmade papers and papersculptures and other works by the artist.
elainecooper_art@yahoo.co.uk

Entry to the Arboretum applies.

TImes 10am - 4pm daily.
Exhibition not open on Monday 6th Oct.

When: Friday 14th November 2008

Architectural Book Structures with Guy Begbie

A Masterclass in the alteration of the ‘found’ or ‘discarded’ book, to create a set of small architectural books from the original, through page engineering, cutting and binding.

Using the book form as a means of recycling existing printed images and texts, extends the narrative possibilities through a reconfiguration of structure.

By applying bookbinding and paper-engineering processes, the architectural nature of folded paper can be utilised to create three-dimensional spaces, which will explore the multi-spatial aspects of visual and textual narratives. We will use discarded books available in the studio, but if you prefer, you can bring your own with you.

Guy Begbie is a bookbinder and multi-disciplinary artist. He exhibits his artists’ books and delivers book arts workshops and master classes internationally. Guy is the Book Arts Co-ordinator at Herefordshire College of Arts. He is the external examiner for BA (Hons) Book Arts & Crafts at London College of Communication, University of the Arts, London.

One-day class, limited to 10 participants, £120

Date: Friday 14th November 2008

Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm

Coffee break 11.00am - 11.30am, lunch 1.00pm - 2.00pm

(materials, lunch vouchers, teas and coffees are included in course fee)

Applications should be sent to:
Research, Enterprise and Outreach Office
School of Creative Arts
Bristol UWE
Bower Ashton Campus
Kennel Lodge Road
Bristol
BS3 2JT

For further information, please contact sca.shortcourses@uwe.ac.uk

Tel : +44 (0)117 32 84810
Fax : +44 (0)117 32 84785

To download a booking form, please visit http://amd.uwe.ac.uk/index.asp?pageid=1683

When: Friday 17th - Sunday 19th October

A Festival of Film – served with discussion, displays & great value food!

The Pierian Centre presents a weekend Festival of Film on 17th–19th October. The Meaning of Food looks at food from every angle – from the comic austerity of A Private Function to the sensuous abundance of Chocolat. Speakers, discussions and groaning plates complete this cultural banquet – a part of Share the Harvest: a celebration of Bristol's abundance of local food.
Vegetable Man by Archimboldo
Food is at the core of human culture – and goes far beyond mere survival. Food lives in the mouth, in the mind, and in the farmer’s hand. It lives in the memories of individuals and communities. Food can be a holy sacrament, or a commercial transaction – a key to ritual, to relationship and to politics. And hunger has been our almost constant companion since time began. The Meaning of Food explores the myriad ways that film handles food.

Four big feature films form the corner-stones of our festival. They look at the way food creates social divisions; at what happens when corporations monopolise our food; at what famine does to the soul of man; and at the liberating impact of sensuous indulgence. Around them is a programme of documentaries, discussions and delicious dishes & dainties!
Michael Palin puts his foot in it (A Private Function)
Alan Bennett’s award-winning script for A Private Function takes a comic look at the austerity, angst and appetites of a Yorkshire town enduring post-War rationing. Bravura performances from Michael Palin, Maggie Smith and Richard Griffiths present a world where the scarcity of meat drives law-abiding people to behave like pigs (7.30pm Friday). Soylent Green at 3.30pm on Saturday is a very different film with a darker take on food. This classic 1970s sci-fi explores the effect of over-population on the world’s resources. Shortages have given the giant Soylent Corporation a complete and unquestioned monopoly of food production – until Charlton Heston’s investigation of a seemingly motiveless murder reveals the truth behind the best-selling ‘Soylent Green’.

The Ox is an Oscar-nominated Swedish film about the moral and spiritual choices that hunger confronts us with. Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow are among the cast in this true story of a family’s struggle to survive the 1860s famine. “There is a kind of biblical simplicity and inevitability to the story,” wrote the New York Times. “The individual images are sometimes stunning. The lighting often suggests the work of Vermeer." Sven Nykvist directs; and this rare screening is at 7.30pm on Saturday. In Chocolat Juliette Binoche offers irresistible temptation when she sets up a chocolate shop in a strait-laced French village. Johnny Depp and Judi Dench join her in a seductive and indulgent finale to the Festival at 7.30pm on Sunday.
Lemon Man by Archimboldo
The Ethical Food Debate at 2pm on Saturday is a chance both to celebrate World Food Day and to unravel the complexities of the current global food crisis. The theme is ‘The Good, the Bad & the Unpalatable’ – and our expert panel of Julian Oram (Head of Policy, World Development Movement), Jeremy Birch (Friends of the Earth), and Claire Milne (Transition Bristol) will address the issues from a local and global perspective. Entry is free – so do come along to find out the real roots of the current environmental, health and economic crises. The solution is in your hands – so your presence, your questions and your in-put are crucial!

Three documentaries on the Sunday almost form a mini-festival on their own. The day starts with coffee & pastries at 11.30am in preparation for a 12 noon screening of Four Tarts & A Tenor. Francesca Joseph’s delightful BBC Picture This film takes a wry look at the culinary demands that Pavarotti inserted into his contract for the Llangollen Eisteddfod. Entry is free – and the screening is introduced by Peter Symes, Series Editor and award-winning documentary film-maker. Things get more serious on Sunday afternoon. A Latin American lunch from 1.30pm heralds our screening at 3pm of the inspiring film The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil. The collapse of the Soviet Union deprived Cuba of over half its oil imports overnight. Faith Morgan’s film examines how the country’s agriculture survived a shock that all of us will face very soon. Find out what Cuba’s development of low-energy alternatives can teach the oil-addicted West! Then at 6pm the focus moves from the global to the local with Discovering Levels’ Best – a documentary by Somerset Food Links. This portrait of the Somerset Levels & Moors introduces both a unique landscape and the farmers, growers and producers of its distinctive food and drink. The screening is introduced by Elaine Spencer-White, and is followed by a mouth-watering spread of locally-produced delicacies!

Kids’ Morning from 10.30–12.30 on Saturday is a feast of cartoons and comedies about food – informative and fiercely funny. Hands-on foody activities from All About Food accompany the screenings to help kids understand where food comes from and what goes into it. And throughout the weekend our Prize Raffle is a chance to win a Hamper-full of good things. Bart Spices, La Ruca, Pukka Teas, the Better Food Company and stall-holders from the Bristol Farmers Market have each donated a groaning Hamper of gourmet grub. Buy a ticket to support the Festival and maybe scoop one of the most palatable prizes around! Each of our major feature films is accompanied by a meal of appropriate food – from a 1940’s rationing Banquet for A Private Function to a Scandinavian feast for our screening of The Ox. And there are no prizes at all for guessing what’s on the menu for our finale of Chocolat!
Pillars of the Community (A Private Function)
The Meaning of Food is supported by Pukka Teas, La Ruca, Averys, Bart Spices, Bristol Farmers Market and the Better Food Company – Bristol-based producers of fine food and drink. All About Food is providing kids’ activities on the Saturday and delicious chocolate Brownies on the Sunday, washed down with Pukka’s “Pleasure Tea”. The Ethical Food Debate is organised by Bristol Food Hub and Fair Trade Network – and the festival is part of Share the Harvest: a celebration of Bristol's abundance of local food. Visit www.sharetheharvest.co.uk to find out about more food events happening.

A full Programme with times is attached – or is available from 0117 924 4512 or info@pieriancentre.com. Prices are £4.50 for evening screenings; £3.50 for daytimes; and £2 for children. Special low income rates are available on request. The Pierian Centre is at 27 Portland Square, St Pauls, Bristol BS2 8SA (www.pieriancentre.com). Ample parking is available in the Square.

When: 8th to 18th October 2008, 10am - 6pm

A Visual Arts Exhibition at Paintworks / Bristol

Bristol Contemporary Open is an artist-led initiative and annual exhibition, showcasing emerging contemporary artists from the Bristol and the South West region. The exhibition has been organised and curated by practicing artists to promote the work of some of the region’s foremost emerging artists. The aim is to ‘fill the gap’ not addressed by our white cube artspaces and modern galleries - presenting new artists to new audiences - and introducing local communities to the latest ideas in visual arts.

BCO presents 24 of the region’s brightest rising stars. In contrast to conventional exhibitions, the artists will be showing their own selections of their newest work, presenting the latest contemporary art with pioneering ideas and fresh techniques, emanating from their studios and workshops. The exhibition features a range of painting, drawing, sculpture, print and photography. This innovative show was originally conceived in 2007 after the successful ‘Revelation’ exhibition at Paintworks.

The exhibition reflects the current interests of contemporary artists working in the region, with artworks that explore themes of relationship, environment, threat and fantasy.

For more information visit www.bristolcontemporaryopen.org/

Paintworks,A4 (Bath Road) near Totterdown

When: Available Immediately

Really lovely cheap studio/workshop space available for renting. It is a converted garage that has good light and is in a residential area so very secure. I have decided to move out because a studio space closer to my house has become available. Really creative wicked people that are sharing the space. Price will depend on if someone takes the whole space, £90-140 per month. Available immediately. If you are interested please call me to arrange to view it.
Bex 07711 316190
rebecca_eaton_@hotmail.com

When:  9th October - 12th October 2008

irena czapska will be opening our show ONE by exhibiting, for the first time, a work that is the culmination of an ongoing series of experimental monoprints that focus on body identity, aging and the hopes, dreams and desires of both these facts of life.

www.containerarts.org/irena-czapska

an experimental and contemporary exhibition

showcasing ONE new piece of work in our ground floor space. In contrast to this the exhibiting artist has been asked to
present a mixture of related work and source material that shapes and influences the work that they make.

Opening Times

Thursday 9th Oct 11-4 pm
(Private View) 6-9 pm
Friday 10th Oct 12-7 pm
Saturday 11th Oct 11-6 pm
Sunday 12th Oct 12-6 pm
for directions visit www.containerarts.org

Container
12 King Square Avenue
Stokes Croft
Bristol BS2 8HU
www.containerarts.org,
info@containerarts.org

When: 28th October 08, 3rd Decemeber 08, 14th January 09

If you are interested in pushing the boundaries of the laser as a tool, then this is the course for you. Suitable for those already familiar with laser cutting and engraving.

Limited to 6 participants

Price: £300 per person (25% discount for 4 or more people booking and paying together

Applications should be sent to:

Research, Enterprise and Outreach Office
School of Creative Arts
Bristol UWE
Bower Ashton Campus
Kennel Lodge Road
Bristol
BS3 2JT

For further information, please contact sca.shortcourses@uwe.ac.uk

Tel : +44 (0)117 32 84810
Fax : +44 (0)117 32 84785

To download a booking form, please visit http://amd.uwe.ac.uk/index.asp?pageid=275

When: 10th October 2008 - 15 November 2008

Following on from 2007's 'Homecoming' exhibition this year the SBA are offering artists the opportunity to broaden their horizons by looking outside for inspiration. Outside might be the community around you; the city you live in or streets beneath your feet, it could be the open air or even the process of translating ideas or feelings into a visual medium. Bringing together work from artists in a range of mediums from all over the Bristol area this promises to be an exciting exhibition.

For more information visit www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk/

When: 11 - 12 October 2008, 11am - 6pm

In Bristol Studios in Barton Hill invite you to their annual Open Studios at Great Western Road, Barton Hill, Bristol, BS5 9BB on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October. Come along to see Open Studios, Gallery, Workshops and a Art & Craft Market.

For more information visit www.inbristol.org

In Bristol Studios Flyer

When: 18 & 19 October 2008, 11am-5pm

Over 120 local artists showing in homes, studios, schools, cafes, pubs and communal venues including Spike Island Print Studios, The CREATE Centre, The Hope Community Church, The Clifton Club and The Bristol China Factory.

Enjoy a variety of work from Hair Art by Andy at Sui Generis on Hotwell Rd, to 'Gorgeous' by Pete Dalby, a huge environmental installation viewable from the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The trail area, Clifton, Hotwells, Cliftonwood and Spike Island is a joy to wander around. Take a ferry form the centre, Temple Meads or Spike Isalnd, visit the historic Underfall Yard and harbour at Hotwells, wander the lanes of Cliftonwood for spectacular views and autumn leaves, and stroll the street of Clifton for architectural treasures.

We hope that this will be an exciting community event and there'll be a free launch event at the Hope Community Church on Friday 17th 7-11pm with artists film screening, live music, performance and DJ's. Please come along! The Landsowne poets are performing a the Clifton Library and Easton Community Choir are joining them.

For up-to-date info see www.westbristolarts.org.ukTrinity Church: By Nigel Shipley showing at the Adam and Eve Pub and CREATE Centre Gallery 'Local Views' exhibition.Living art - styling by Sui Generis hair and beauty: With hair and styling by Andy PeersJohn King, by John Stops showing at The Bristol China FactoryWest Bristol Arts logo: designed by Kate Edmunds © 2008 www.eggnogg.co.uk

When: 17th - 23rd October

A combined show of Bristol based artists Ruth Piper and Rick Standing.

When Ruth and Rick met co-incidentally last year they found a similarity in their work; symmetry in circles. Both explore in their own way the eternal structure of the circle and its relationship to human civilisation over the millennia.

Using ancient and modern geometric techniques, they have connected with something primeval and futuristic deep in us and at the same time, knowingly out there in the cosmos!

Centre Space,
Leonards Lane,
Bristol, BS1 1EA

Opening Times
October 17th-23rd
Friday to Wednesday 11.00-6.00 Thursday 11.00-3.00
The ties that bindSPIN8.1.2

When: On Sunday 26th October

The popular Paintworks Art Market is once again bringing together a vibrant mix of Bristol’s finest artists from across the city to exhibit and sell their goods to the public. Pottery, Paintings, Textiles, Crafts, Jewellery, Enamelling, Photography... A bit of everything, all in one space. A perfect way to spend your Sunday!

Don't miss the best opportunity to buy pieces at genuinely affordable prices, have a chat with the artists or even see some of them painting live!

There will also be a kids area with lots of crayons for colouring and Bocabar will be open as usual serving tasty bites.

When: From 30th October to 2nd November, 11am - 6pm, Sunday 11am - 2pm

Dan Parry-Jones, Richard Twose, Tom Burke and Alan Wilkie put together an exhibition offering different perspectives about the relationship between audience, artist and the world around us.

We all search for the meaning in the world around us - we expect artists to help us find it. Perhaps what all artists do is look more closely at the surface of the world and re-present it back to us, held still enough for us to examine as closely as the artist does.

Here, four Bristol artists approach familiar themes, people and places, from four
different perspectives in what promises to be a remarkable show, spanning the scalse from realism top abstraction.

Allan Wilkie boasts skills in painting rarely seen these days in his outstanding figure-based narratives; equally, Richard Twose presents powerful portraits where we see the subjects’ life journey etched into the flesh. Dan Parry-Jones mixes both medium and process to create exquisite images, bridging the familiar with the unknown; while Thomas Burke strikes out with his orchestrated abstract compositions.

By bringing together these artists, Four Man Colour bears testament to the continuing vitality of painting in Britain today.

When: 4th of November

international artist and photographer, Katalina J. Szombath presents prints, paintings and enamels echoing 1930s literature and film and paintings inspired by Russian icons.

Exhibiting from Tuesday 4 November to Tuesday 23 December.

Opening event
Tuesday 4 November 8pm, with music by the Cube Orchestra.

When: Tuesday 4 November at 8pm

The steering group of SBA invite all existing and prospective SBA members to The Comedy Box, upstairs at the Hen and Chicken, North St Bedminster.
Bar and food provided so the event will be relaxed and social with plenty of opportunities for networking.
ffi : petegilbert @gmail.com

When: 4 weekends. 22-23,29-30 Nov. & 6-7,13-14 Dec.2008

[img_assist|nid=1970|title=Wrington|desc=OPEN STUDIOS WEEKENDS Talented artists and makers at the beautifully situated Barley Wood Walled Garden, Long Lane, Wrington, North Somerset are opening their studios for four weekends before Christmas, 22 – 23rd, 29 – 30th November and 6 – 7th, 13 – 14th December, from 11am until 4pm each day, and will welcome visitors. The studios will showcase the artists’ work, plus that of other local artists and makers, to include painting, pottery, enamels, glass, mixed media, beadwork, stone carving, pastels, silk scarves, jewellery, prints and cards and will provide a wonderful opportunity to see not only the artists’ current work but also the exciting recent changes at the garden, whilst providing a chance to buy thoughtful gifts for Christmas presents. At the same time, The Gallery in the High Street, Wrington will be exhibiting work (Saturdays only), 10am – 4pm, whilst Wrington Greens Organic Farm will be selling an enticing array of fruit and vegetables in the Walled Garden shop and of course, the Café will be open throughout the event (9.30am – 5pm) for lunches and delicious cream teas. Ample parking is available.|

When: 29th November - 21st December 2008

Artists Fran Richardson and Ruth Wallace have different approaches to similar themes of absence in a domestic setting.

Untitled – Bed 5, 2008 by Fran Richardson

Fran’s drawings exploit the blackness of the charcoal to create a dark, shadowy, unhomely place where unusual furniture and objects emerge from an endless void. Areas of the paper are left exposed for dramatic contrast with the dazzling light acting as a barrier to the possibilities beyond the confines of the architecture.

Ruth makes large-scale drawings in charcoal, graphite and mixed media. Her recent work, which centres on portrayals of women’s clothing, explores the dichotomy between absence and presence and the homely and the disturbing in relation to the domestic interior. It also addresses issues connected with memory and female identity and is informed by the distinctive visual style of film noir.

More info www.drawingschool.org.uk