Art Weekender – Bristol & Bath: explore more!
Art Weekender – Bristol & Bath is a three-day celebration of the visual arts across the two cities taking place from Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November. Now in its second year, the Art Weekender is produced by Situations in partnership with over 30 arts venues, artist-led groups and arts producers. The weekender brings together exhibitions, one-off special events, artists’ talks, family activities and trails, public artworks and performances by outstanding contemporary artists in multiple locations across the two cities. There is free access to almost all venues and projects.
Come and explore the art in the heart of the West: visit artists’ studios, follow a trail to the unexpected and see the two cities through new eyes.
From one of the foremost American artists of his generation, Theaster Gates, to acclaimed Bristol-born sculptor, photographer and painter, Richard Long, to Mexico’s Day of the Dead family workshops and unique opportunities to meet Bath and Bristol based artists and see their work close up; check out our Highlights for further details to plan your visit.
Partners
Our partners include: 44AD Artspace, Art in Bearpit, Architecture Centre, Arnolfini, Aural-l, Bath Artist’s Studios, Bath Museums Partnership (including the American Museum, Fashion Museum Bath, Bath Spa, Holburne Museum), Bath Spa University, BEEF, Bristol Museums Galleries and Archives, Bristol City Council Public Art Programme, Cleveland Pools, Future Perfect, Hand in Glove, HO-ST, ICIA, Jamaica Street Studios, Knowle West Media Centre, Lockjaws, ONOMATO, Royal West of England Academy, Spike Island, The Kiosk Project, Trinity Centre, Visual Arts Southwest, Watershed Arts Trust.
This year the Art Weekender is supported by the Bristol & Bath Cultural Destinations Project. Part of a national initiative created by Arts Council England and Visit England, it brings together the two cities of Bristol and Bath and two key sectors of their economies, the cultural and the tourist, in a partnership not only to encourage existing visitors to stay longer and explore further but also attract new ones.
To a visitor interested in arts, culture and heritage, the two cities combined have everything to keep them engaged and entertained for weeks, from Roman Baths via Brunel to Banksy. Few visitors to either city understand just how close and accessible they are to one another – just 12 minutes apart by train.
When you add Bristol and Bath’s diverse mix of independent shops and local markets, quirky pubs and buzzing nightlife, funky cafes and fine dining, green spaces and world class architecture, you have a destination second to none.
