You’re very welcome to join us for the opening preview of our Summer exhibitions – Sahara Longe: The Other Side of the Mountain and Dana Awartani: Standing by the ruins on Friday 27 June 2025.
No need to book, just turn up between 5.30pm and 8pm.
It’s always an informal affair, with speeches by the artists and associated partners.
Arnolfini Bookshop will be open late until 8pm.
Arnolfini Café Bar will be open throughout, and afterwards.
Please note the Galleries and Level 2 will be closed during the day, save for Woman’s Craft Club in the Reading Room, 11am to 1pm.
About the Artist

Sahara Longe
Sahara Longe is a British figurative painter who lives and works in London. She will mount her first institutional solo exhibition at Arnolfini in Bristol, Summer 2025: 28 June to 28 September 2025.
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Dana Awartani
Dana Awartani engages in critical and contemporary reinterpretations of the forms, techniques, concepts and spatial constructs that shape Middle Eastern culture.
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