16 April 2025
Arnolfini is proud to host the thought-provoking exhibition Tapestry of Black Britons from 9 May to 29 June 2025. This multi-participant artwork, produced by Paula Ogun Hector and woven by Bristol-based textile company Dash + Miller, aims to elevate Black British history and contribute to a more inclusive historical narrative.
06 February 2025
Following a hugely successful inaugural run at the Whitworth in Manchester, Arnolfini presents Being Here by Barbara Walker, one of the most important British artists working today.
21 January 2025
Arnolfini, Bristol’s international centre for contemporary arts, is delighted to announce an ambitious 2025 exhibition programme, featuring four extraordinary artists whose work spans painting, drawing, sculpture and installation, each addressing complex questions about the world in which we live.
12 September 2024
Renowned choreographer and artist Siobhan Davies is making a highly anticipated return to Arnolfini on Friday 27 September to present two of her collaborative short films: Transparent (2022) and All This Can Happen (2012). The screenings will be accompanied by a short talk with the artist.
05 September 2024
Celebrating over twenty years of extraordinary practice, internationally acclaimed Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi will be showing at Arnolfini as part of Bristol Photo Festival in Autumn 2024, marking her first major UK exhibition.
21 August 2024
Arnolfini’s programme of live events for Autumn 2024 promises an exhilarating exploration of diverse artistic expressions, from immersive performances and compelling film screenings to thought-provoking artist talks and participatory workshops.
20 May 2024
Within her work Omuku immerses faceless figures within nature, highlighting the relationship between both individual and collective thought and ideas of belonging. These psychological spaces move beyond traditional hierarchies of western landscape painting, allowing both nature and humans and past and present to coexist.
13 May 2024
For Summer 2024 Arnolfini welcome audiences into the kaleidoscopic and multidisciplinary world of Adébayo Bolaji, whose solo exhibition In Praise of Beauty will be taking over the first-floor galleries, exploring and questioning notions of beauty through painting, sculpture, film and writing.
11 March 2024
Launched in March 2024 at Arnolfini, Hayward Gallery Touring’s major group exhibition Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood will plunge into the joys and heartaches, mess, myths and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day.
21 November 2023
Following careful consideration, and several discussions with the organisers, Arnolfini took the difficult decision not to host the two interrelated Palestinian Film Festival events on 2nd of December.
We recognise that this has led to a variety of views. Our reasons for making this challenging decision are outlined in the attachment here.
27 September 2023
Dream and Refuge presents a selection of recent acquisitions and works from the Jerwood Collection that explore home, refuge, and movement.
06 September 2023
Artists from three continents, working at the vanguard of music and sound, interwoven with spoken word, moving image, and creative learning, are among a diverse programme of live events at…
22 August 2023
Eregata እርጋታ is the first major solo European exhibition of one of Ethiopia’s leading contemporary artists, Elias Sime, introducing audiences to a man and maker of extraordinary craftsmanship and collaborative spirit.
18 July 2023
Arnolfini and Bridges for Communities welcome audiences to Stitching Together, an exhibition of beautiful textile creations and stories of women from across the city, celebrating the joy of making through the shared language of sewing.
26 April 2023
Arnolfini launches its summer 2023 programme with Threads: breathing stories into materials, a major exhibition featuring twenty-one contemporary international artists and makers, for whom textiles is their chosen medium. Co-curated by leading textile artist, Alice Kettle.
28 March 2023
Arnolfini has launched its first ever crowdfunding campaign through Art Happens with Art Fund. With a target of £20,000, the month-long campaign aims to transform Arnolfini into a living, breathing textile studio for as many members of the community as possible.
14 December 2022
Garry Fabian Miller, one of the most progressive figures in fine art photography, makes a welcome return to Arnolfini in February 2023 to present ADORE, a major exhibition celebrating a lifetime of practice.
19 October 2022
Journey of the Mind: touring art exhibition invites visitors to open their minds to new perspectives. Visitors will learn about a focused practice for the mind and the means to build a kind, equal and inclusive community.