A PICTURE OF HEALTH | WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM THE HYMAN COLLECTION

Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 12:00 to 18:00 | The exhibition is due to reopen from 18 May 2021 in accordance with Government guidelines around covid. In the meantime, please check out our activities and offering online. | Free

A group exhibition of contemporary women photographers featuring autobiographical perspectives and social commentaries on the wider society, that aims to de-stigmatise subjects around mental health and create an environment in which people can have open conversations about their wellbeing. A Picture of Health includes work by Heather Agyepong, Sonia Boyce, Eliza Hatch, Susan Hiller, Rose Finn-Kelcey, Anna Fox, Rosy Martin, Polly Penrose, Jo Spence, and Paloma Tendero.

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Exhibitions

JO SPENCE : FROM FAIRY TALES TO PHOTOTHERAPY | PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE HYMAN COLLECTION

Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 12:00 to 18:00 | The exhibition is due to reopen from 18 May 2021 in accordance with Government guidelines around covid. In the meantime, please check out our activities and offering online. | Free

Drawn from one of the most comprehensive collections of Jo Spence’s works in the world, From Fairy Tales to Phototherapy focuses on the intersection between arts, health and wellbeing, celebrating her work as a photo therapist in which she used photography as a medium to address personal trauma, reflecting on key moments in her past.

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Exhibitions

BRIDGES FOR COMMUNITIES | THE PATH LEADS TO BRISTOL

Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Friday, 30th April 2021, 12:00 to 18:00 | The exhibition is currently closed due to lockdown but do check our online offerings. | Free

Arnolfini approached Bridges for Communities to create a local response to Hassan Hajjaj’s exhibition The Path and take part in a photoshoot exploring themes of culture, identity and story.

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Exhibitions

A Picture of Health | Look at this skin…it keeps changing

Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | Dates subject to Government guidance around Covid. | Free entry. Exhibition slots must be booked in advance. The exhibition is due to reopen from 18 May 2021 in accordance with Government guidelines around covid.

A Picture of Health is accompanied by an artist film programme, Look at this skin… it keeps changing, exploring experiences of wellness, recovery and ageing. The sensory nature of these films presents yet another interpretation of what ‘a picture of health’ might look like.

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Frank Bowling | Land of Many Waters

Saturday, 3rd July 2021 to Sunday, 26th September 2021, 12:00 to 17:00

Arnolfini are delighted to announce a major exhibition with pioneering painter Sir Frank Bowling featuring new and recent work, as Frank continues his exploration and experimentation with the painted surface that has marked his extraordinary career.

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Exhibitions

Stephen Gill

Saturday, 16th October 2021 to Sunday, 16th January 2022, 12:00 to 17:00

In Autumn 2021 Arnolfini will be celebrating over thirty years of extraordinary practice from Bristol-born photographer Stephen Gill, drawing together new previously un-exhibited work, alongside works from other iconic series.

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What's On

Exhibitions
Defiant I Stand For A Cause That’s My Own That Sometimes I Don’t Understand | A biography of yearly self-portraits by ron

Tuesday, 6th April 2021 to Sunday, 18th July 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | Free

A selection of self-portraits that artist, ron produced over a seven year period of extreme turmoil and challenges.

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Art in the City
TALKS | ART IN THE CITY – Cian Oba Smith in conversation with Simon Morrissey

Wednesday, 14th April 2021, 18:30 to 20:00 | £5.45 (including booking fee) Booking closes at 2pm on the day of the event.

Simon Morrissey in conversation with Cian Oba-Smith, award-winning Irish-Nigerian photographer whose work is concerned with representing people who are often overlooked and places that are too frequently misrepresented.

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Family
BABE 2021 | How to make a Shadow Box with Linda Toigo

Tuesday, 6th April 2021 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 07:00 to 21:00

Artist Linda Toigo shows us how to create a world out of paper and card!

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Exhibitions
Exquisite Corpse

Tuesday, 30th March 2021 to Sunday, 18th July 2021, 12:00 to 18:00

Exquisite Corpse was developed in response to the isolation and mental wellbeing challenges experienced by participants during Covid- 19 lockdown as a way to keep people connected through collaborative creativity.

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BABE 2021 | The Lost Weekend
BABE 2021 | Words dropped onto the page and splattered into image

Saturday, 17th April 2021, 14:00 to 16:30

Using metaphors of water, rain, snow, this workshop will explore imagistic aspects of the material and immaterial word.

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Arnolfini Online
PECo Theatre | City of Threads

Thursday, 25th March 2021 to Sunday, 27th June 2021, 18:00 to 18:00

A 12-part immersive podcast series by PECo Theatre that invites you on a journey into the city of Bristol as experienced through the perspectives of its visually impaired citizens.

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BABE 2021 | The Lost Weekend
BABE 2021 | Make, Do and Send

Monday, 22nd March 2021 to Sunday, 18th April 2021, 08:00 to 18:00 | Free online

A series of creative prompts and challenges based on artist’s books, for you to get involved with.

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Exhibitions
UWE Centre for Fine Print Research | It’s A New Day

Friday, 5th March 2021 to Sunday, 18th April 2021, 12:00 to 18:00

A selection of artists’ books exploring mental health, wellness and recovery curated by Sarah Bodman of UWE’s Centre for Fine Print Research in response to A Picture of Health.

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Exhibitions
Grey Areas | Jessie Edwards Thomas

Date tbc

Jessie Edward Thomas has co-designed and co-produced Grey Areas, a photographic dialogue with five individuals with complex needs who are currently within or have experienced the ‘homelessness pathway’ in Bristol.

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Arnolfini at 60
IAN BREAKWELL

Saturday, 10th July 2021 to Sunday, 17th October 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | Free

Work by Ian Breakwell, a world-renowned artist who played a key role in Bristol’s art scene as a young man

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Family
WE ARE FAMILY | Let’s Make Art : Word Art

Monday, 22nd February 2021 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 08:00 to 18:00 | Free

Let’s Make Art present a creative workshop for families using letters and words.

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Workshops
Rising Arts Agency | Wellbeing Workshops for Young People and Adults

Friday, 12th February 2021 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 08:00 to 18:00 | Free

Responding to Arnolfini’s current exhibitions four Young Creatives from Rising Arts Agency will share their creative wellbeing practices to help you through the half term and beyond.

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