Wednesday, 11th November 2020 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 19:00 to 18:00
Art in the City is a series of international artist’s talks co-presented by Fine Art UWE Bristol and Arnolfini. Heather Agyepong is a visual artist, performer/actor and maker whose work is included in A Picture of Health | Women Photographers from the Hyman Collection.
Friday, 18th December 2020 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 08:00 to 18:00 | Free
Let’s Make Art, guide children in making a standing cardboard portrait of themselves with an interior scene as well as an outward showing persona.
Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 11:00 to 18:00 | 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.
Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Sunday, 13th June 2021, 12:00 to 18:00 | 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.
Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Friday, 30th April 2021, 12:00 to 18:00 | 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.
Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 12:00 to 18:00 | 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.
Saturday, 19th December 2020 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 12:00 to 18:00 | Free online and when the exhibitions reopen
As part of The Big Draw campaign, UWE drawing and print students designed a range of free creative activities inspired by our current exhibitions, A Picture of Health and Jo Spence: From Fairy Tales to Phototherapy.
Wednesday, 3rd February 2021 to Sunday, 20th June 2021, 08:00 to 18:00 | Free
Drawing With Sound explores how you can create pictures from the sounds we hear in and around our home.
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.
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.
Monday, 1st March 2021 to Thursday, 23rd December 2021, 08:00 to 18:00
We invited artist Sam Francis to investigate A Year In the Life of a Field, 40 years on from Lizzie Cox’s original multi-disciplinary project of the same name.
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.
Coming soon
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.
Make a donation
Arnolfini are a registered charity and rely on support to realise our ambition to bring contemporary art to the community in Bristol and beyond.
We are grateful of any donation you’re able to manage, please click on the link below. Thank you.
Make a donation