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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 1d

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! 💛

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 2d

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

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 8d

📸 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

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 11d

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

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 14d

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.

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 19d

'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.

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 19d

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

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 20d

📅 Friday 26 September, 2pm to 4pm
📍 Arnolfini – meet at the welcome desk
✨ Free and open to all | No booking needed

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 20d

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.

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 23d

Spend a relaxed Sunday afternoon in our gallery spaces drawing faces and meeting new people. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or someone who swears they “can’t draw”, Portrait Club is for you. ✏️

👉 Book here: buff.ly/2ykLf3E

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 27d

🗓 2 October 2025 | 7.30pm to 9pm
🎟 £12 full price/£8 concession

👉 Buy your tickets here: buff.ly/qEO6vmD

Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers at Arnolfini

Directed by AMÉLIE RAVALEC / Produced by CIRCLE TIME STUDIO (UK / FR) & WHATSOPP. INC (JP) Duration: 100 minutes Languages: Japanese, English Amidst the profound social change and political turmoil…

www.headfirstbristol.co.uk

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 27d

Step into the radical spirit of 1960s Japan.

From Butoh dance to experimental photography, from graphic design revolutions to underground theatre—this documentary journeys through an explosive moment in global art history.

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 28d

📚 Writers of the Global Majority
Next session: Wed 24 Sept, 3pm to 5pm at Arnolfini.
A welcoming space to write, share & grow with others, led by Jessica Olivia Neill.

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · 29d

🎬 Melanie Manchot's Celebration (Cyprus Street) (2010) - intergenerational East London street party captured in one continuous 35mm shot.

📅 13 Sep - 1 Oct 📍 Dark Studio, Level 2 🆓 Free
buff.ly/u3hr6A8
📷 Melanie Manchot, Celebration (Cyprus Street) (2010). Still. Courtesy the artist

a colour photograph of the residents of Cyprus Street stood in the street, wearing brightly coloured clothing, with bunting running along the houses.

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Sep 15

📅 Three nights, three incredible events, one unforgettable week at Arnolfini.

Don’t miss this chance to experience art, ideas, and community in motion.
👉 Tickets are limited — book now: buff.ly/75LaWN2

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Sep 11

🧵 Join artist Alice Bowen-Churchill on Friday, 2pm to 4pm at Arnolfini and add your stitch to the Oxfam Milaya – a South Sudanese–inspired textile sharing stories of resilience, home & hope.

📍 First floor, within Dana Awartani: Standing by the ruins
🎟️ Free, drop-in

image taken from underneath stitching cloth, showing the back of the stitching and people's legs who are sat around the table working on it

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Sep 9

🧵 Join us Thursday, 11a to 1pm, for Meet Make Mend with founder Saffron Darby. Slow down, stitch, and restore your worn textiles in a warm, social setting.

Visible Mending highlights wear as part of a garment’s story, turning repair into creativity and care. Bring pieces to repair.

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Sep 7

Need a quiet creative evening in?
Join us for Online Portrait Club on 16 September – a chilled, untutored drawing session from home.
No experience needed, just a pencil and curiosity.
🕕 6PM to 8PM | 💻 Zoom
🎟️ Pay what you can + free tickets
🔗 Book here: buff.ly/oG49lbb

a simple outlined portrait done in black pencil showing a thinking face

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Sep 5

👩👧 ENJOY YOURSELF is for everyone — children, parents, and all curious minds. Drawing on 45 years of Arnolfini’s education and participation programmes, the exhibition celebrates creativity across generations.

🗓️ On until 2 November.
📍 Gallery 5, Level 2

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Sep 4

Join us for a Free Audio Described Tour this Saturday 6 September, 10am to 11am, designed for blind and visually impaired visitors.

📩 Booking essential – email [email protected] to reserve your place.

picture of a man stood on a chair holding and tracing his finger over a plastic stencil that was used to create the sand shapes in one of Dana's artworks

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Sep 3

One week left to see Merzschmerz by Andrea Luka Zimmerman – a heartwarming, oddball short film full of retold fairy tales, family memories and Schwitters-inspired weirdness.

📍 Dark Studio | 🎞 15 mins | Until 10 September

an old man and a young kid sat down next to each other, talking

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sahara Longe: The Other Side of the Mountain at Arnolfini until 28 September 2025.
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm.
🆓 (suggested donation of £5)

buff.ly/vN2QVsR

📷 Sahara Longe The Other Side of the Mountain, Arnolfini, Bristol 2025. Lisa Whiting Photography for Arnolfini. All rights reserved.

a colour installation photograph of oil painting portraits by Sahara Longe

a colour installation photograph of an oil painted portrait by Sahara Longe

Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Aug 30

Dana Awartani: Standing by the ruins, at Arnolfini until 28 September 2025.
Free entry (with a suggested donation of £5).
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 11am to 6pm.
buff.ly/84uVkE9

📷 Dana Awartani Standing by the ruins, Arnolfini June 2025. Lisa Whiting Photography for Arnolfini. All rights reserved.

a colour photograph of an orange wall over which is written in white vinyl a quote by Dana Awartani "I think it is our collectie history, we all share that history, it doesn't below to one civilization."

a colour installation photograph of Dana Awartani's installation I Went Away and Forgot You. A While Ago I Remembered. I Remembered I’d Forgotten You. I Was Dreaming, 2019.

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Aug 29

Join us for an In-Conversation with artist Jeannette Ehlers, exploring black hair as heritage, identity & resistance. With film and art curator Karen Alexander.

📅 Friday 19 September, 7pm to 9pm
🔗 Book your ticket here: buff.ly/Ydl5YVh

image of 3 people walking in straight lines opposite each other, all dressed in white linen clothing, being connected together through their long braided hair

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Arnolfini Arts @arnolfiniarts.bsky.social · Aug 28

✨ This Fri 29 Aug, 2–4pm | Join artist Alice Bowen-Churchill at Arnolfini & add a stitch to the Oxfam Milaya – a South Sudanese–inspired textile carrying stories of resilience & hope across the world. 🧵💛

📍 Happening on the 1st floor, within the exhibition Dana Awartani: Standing by the ruins.

close-up image of the communal stitching cloth showing different embroideries of shapes, flowers, birds, symbols and someone's hand whilst stitching

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