Art of Inclusion Bristol

01/06/2023

https://inclusionprojectbristol.wordpress.com/2023/06/01/sparks-our-new-city-center-venue/

Sparks is open and the Department of Imagination coming soon!

Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of May saw the opening of Sparks Bristol, the ribbon was cut and the public streamed into the building which used to house Marks & Spencers, located in the heart o…

25/05/2023

Bristol Live will be at Kuumba this Friday 26th May 2023 at 8pm to investigate the current situation facing Kuumba Board and the Centre. Users, Unitholders and supporters are encouraged to attend.

On Saturday 27th May 2023 Kuumba will hold an Public Open Day Gathering between 2-10 pm to share Voices, Views, Sign Petitions, create Placards/Posters and share other info not yet done so in the public domain about Kuumba's current situation.

Join for a celebration of Kuumba's community and a fight to save it. There will be
●Caribbean Chicken, Rice & Peas
●Fry Fish
●Ital Food
And Cold Refreshments
Plus activities for the kids:
🎨Children Arts & Craft Table.
🏰Bouncy Castle
Plus Roots Music & Chill Out Vibes☀️🌞

Please share and gather together to celebrate and save Kuumba for future generations. 🙏

20/05/2023

Gender Criminal is putting on a show at The Island next week exploring Trans bodies:

'Hey folks! This is a message from the House of Bussy, your new trans drag x performance art collective. Our debut show TRANS/FORM is showing next week at the Island in the cells. It's at 7pm on the 23rd, 24th and 25th May. It's a theatrical exploration of the trans body piece by piece with an amazing cast of drag performers such as Xanthe Kween, Blxndie, Tammy Pink and Habibi, and myself Gender Criminal producing!

Pay what you can tickets are available below, or message on instagram for more info. We hope to see you there ❤️

https://linktr.ee/houseofbussy '

You can also read more below in B24/7:

https://www.bristol247.com/lgbtq/features-lgbtq/performance-night-will-celebrate-and-explore-the-trans-experience/

Meet the trans performers sending an open invite to shake audience’s perspectives

12/01/2023

Returning on the 26th January for a second event of discussion. 'Haunting Ashton Court' delves into mediums of poetry, film and theatre, finds the threads of working-class stories, q***r stories, Black stories and pulls on them...
Featuring a screening of Dan Guthrie's film 'black strangers', followed by a panel discussion between Dan and young creatives.
Recommended pre-booking, pay what you can afford with free transport available.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/haunting-ashton-court-an-evening-of-performance-tickets-474763659887

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12/01/2023

We are currently looking for applications for our Artspace Lifespace residency program... more information here:

https://artspace.uk/about/residencies/

Below are some pictures of some of my favourite residencies from the last few years including The World Reimagined, //Kabbo Hue ferdinand, Hag Media, Raina Greifer & Moon House Theatre.

If you have a project we would love to hear from you!

30/11/2022

Queering Masculinity was a weeklong exhibition with Brook Tate & Daniel DeWolfe , galley with a series of workshops and performances running alongside. Both Brook and Daniel grew up as Jehovah’s Witnesses and use there work to explore identity and sexuality. Read more bout their exhibition here… https://inclusionprojectbristol.wordpress.com/2022/11/30/q***ring-masculinity-exhibition-final-performance/

22/11/2022

It's not too early to start planning your 2023!
The Spring courses applications are now open! Develop or learn a new creative skill and achieve an arts award! Choose from Music to 3D Art and many more ❗️

↪️ Find out more and apply: https://buff.ly/3czna9Z

22/11/2022

A super helpful guide from the fabulous B***y Bass

09/11/2022

Check out my new blog post:
Haunting Ashton Court: Reclaiming Forgotten Histories

“What are the stories we tell about ourselves?
Who has permission to write them?
What does it mean to recover forgotten histories from historically marginalised perspectives?”

https://wordpress.com/post/inclusionprojectbristol.wordpress.com/1105

09/11/2022

& ’s exhibition Queering Masculinity is on until Saturday 12th November. the exhibition contains a range of beautiful paintings and drawings by the artists exploring the body, masculinity & q***rness. A program of workshops and performances run alongside the exhibition, with a closing performance on Saturday night. The exhibition is open during the day and tickets for the events in the evening can be found on headfirst.

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