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Arnolfini Arts
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Exhibitions:
Dana Awartani | Sahara Longe
Let's Make Art 'Enjoy Yourself'
Tuesday-Sunday, 11am-6pm
🆓 donations welcome
Full programme ⤵️
🎶🎭🎬 Full programme ⤵️
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16 Narrow Quay, Bristol, United Kingdom BS1 4QA
We’re bringing a beloved Christmas classic to life! ❄️✨
Join us for a special festive screening of The Snowman, accompanied by a live performance of the iconic score by City of Bristol Brass Band.

📅 Two screenings are available on the day at 11.30am & 2pm
🎟 Book your tickets: buff.ly/anRskiP
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A brilliant soft launch for Echoes, our final year partnering with Jerwood Collection and co-curated with AIM.

See selected works from Jerwood alongside 9 new response pieces created by AIM’s artists.

Experience it on our second floor, until 25 January.
November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A radical night of sonic resistance ⚡
Black Industrial / Noise reimagines the lineage of techno and noise through a radical Black lens, where resistance becomes resonance.

📅 Fri 21 November, 7.30–10pm
🎟️ £15 / £8 concession
👉 Book here: buff.ly/myKAbgO
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Tired of the grey skies? 🌧️ Visit Emma Talbot: Everything Is Energy and surround yourself with colour, life, and light - the perfect antidote to the November gloom 💛

🗓️ on until 8 February 2026
🎟️ Free entry (donations welcome)

📸 Lisa Whiting

#EmmaTalbot #Arnolfini #ContemporaryArt #FreeExhibition
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Echoes opens tomorrow on our Second Floor.
Co-curated with Art In Motion (AIM), featuring works from Jerwood Collection alongside new responses by AIM’s artists.
The final chapter in our three-year collaboration with Jerwood.

#Arnolfini #JerwoodCollection #ArtInMotion #BristolArt #InclusiveArts
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
🎷 Tomorrow at Arnolfini: immerse yourself in an evening of experimental sound with Evan Parker and Trance Map+.

📅 Friday 7 November, 7.30–10PM
🎟️ Book your ticket: buff.ly/dD8yoUk

#Arnolfini #EvanParker #TranceMap #ExperimentalMusic #ImprovisedMusic
November 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Join us this Thursday, 2PM - 4PM for a reflective workshop with SollÉ (Nathan Sollé), inspired by Emma Talbot: Everything is Energy. 🌿✨ Explore creativity, sustainability, and connection through songwriting, collage, and sound.

Book your place: buff.ly/wPGcy41
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🎵 Free improvisation. Acoustic meets electronic. Hypnotic saxophone textures.
Evan Parker + Trance Map+ — this Friday. Don’t miss it.

📅 Friday 7 November, 7.30PM to 10PM
🎟️ Book your ticket: buff.ly/dD8yoUk

#Arnolfini #EvanParker #TranceMap #ExperimentalMusic #ImprovisedMusic
November 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Make the most of the last days of half term with a visit to "ENJOY YOURSELF"!

Curated by Let’s Make Art, this exhibition celebrates Arnolfini’s creative past and present, and it’s your final weekend to see it in Gallery 5.

#LetsMakeArt #Arnolfini #ArtForEveryone #BristolEvents #HalfTerm
October 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
✨ Discover Everything is Energy — the new exhibition catalogue from artist Emma Talbot, exploring transformation, nature, and resilience.

Join Emma and Gemma Brace for an In Conversation on 29 Oct, and grab a signed copy on the night 💫

#EmmaTalbot #EverythingIsEnergy #Arnolfini
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This Saturday, Latinas in Bristol are taking over the second floor at Arnolfini to celebrate Día de los Muertos! Drop in between 11–1 or 2–4 to join the festivities. Free and open to all ages!
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
This Saturday, Latinas in Bristol are taking over the second floor at Arnolfini to celebrate Día de los Muertos! Drop in between 11–1 or 2–4 to join the festivities. Free and open to all ages!
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Half Term fun alert! 💥
Let’s Make Art returns for two days of creative workshops inspired by Emma Talbot: Everything is Energy.

📅 Tuesday 28 & Wednesday 29 October
🕒 11am–1pm & 2pm–4pm
📍 Arnolfini Community Workshop
✨ Free, no booking needed – just drop in!
October 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Almost a week since Everything is Energy opened at Arnolfini 🌿
Two floors of Emma Talbot’s silk paintings, sculptures, drawings and animation exploring our connection to the natural and digital worlds.

Visit us and immerse yourself in this calming and thought-provoking exhibition. ✨
October 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Evan Parker returns to Arnolfini 🎷
An evening of pure improvisation — saxophone, electronics, and sound in the moment.

🎟️ Tickets: buff.ly/kWPWbTL
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join us for a conversation between Emma Talbot and Gemma Brace, our Head of Exhibitions — exploring the ideas, energy and inspiration behind the show.

🎟️ Tickets here: buff.ly/LS9eaWh
October 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Calling all women, trans and non-binary creatives ready to break into music 🎶
Join Saffron Music for two experimental DJ and vinyl workshops celebrating 100 years of Daphne Oram.

Tickets here: buff.ly/fDde8O0

#OramAwards #SaffronMusic #WomenInMusic
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Making meaning. Building connection.
Creating with others. Finding joy. ✨

It’s the last month to explore "ENJOY YOURSELF", our exhibition with @letsmakeartuk — a joyful journey through process, collaboration and creativity.

Don’t miss your chance to experience it before it closes! 💛
October 14, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Join us Friday for the free public preview of Emma Talbot: Everything is Energy — an immersive new exhibition exploring life, nature, and connection.

Be the first to experience it at Arnolfini, Bristol 💫

#EmmaTalbot #EverythingIsEnergy #Arnolfini #BristolArts #ArtExhibition
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📸 Have you found our cut-out frame yet?

Pop your head through, strike a pose, and don’t forget to tag @arnolfiniarts and @letsmakeartuk in your photos! 📸✨
Let’s celebrate joy, creativity, and the art of making together 💫

#EnjoyYourself #LetsMakeArt #Arnolfini #BristolArt #FamilyArt
October 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Dance. Acrobatics. Intimacy.
Armour dissolves barriers and reimagines masculinity in a circle shared with the audience.

Part of Circus City Festival 🎪

📍 Arnolfini, Bristol
🗓️ 9 & 10 October | ⏰ 8:30–9:30pm

🎟️ Tickets available now: buff.ly/rThGnLm
October 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
It’s October, and we’ve got 3 more chances to get creative together this month 🎨
🗓️ Thursday 2, 16 and 30 October
🕑 1pm to 3pm |📍 Arnolfini | 💸 Free
🔗 Sign up here: buff.ly/ufTMcaZ
Gallery visit, followed by hands-on session in our community workshop space. All free via WorkWell.
October 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
'Bright, beautiful and melancholy’ — The Guardian on Dana Awartani: Standing by the ruins.
Her first solo public gallery show in Europe explores the loss of cultural heritage in the Middle East.
This weekend is your last chance to experience it alongside Sahara Longe: The Other Side of the Mountain.
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Post-war Japan. Political unrest. An explosion of art.
From experimental photography to surreal theatre and Butoh dance, this film reveals the creative revolution that defined a generation.

📅 2 October | 🕢 7.30pm to 9pm
🎟 Grab your tickets today: buff.ly/KpQYR6P
September 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Step away from the rush and join us for an afternoon of slow looking and gentle creativity.

🧵 Common Threads, Weaving Worlds invites you to explore themes of loss and renewal through the lens of our current exhibitions, led by artist Fiona Morehouse.
September 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM