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August – November 2014

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WELCOME

In July Arnolfini secured funding through the Arts Council Investment programme and joined 20 other organisations from Bristol who have their support until 2018. We are pleased that Arts Council England has committed its support, proud to be part of a thriving cultural scene in the city, and would like to congratulate our fellow cultural organisations that also received awards. As we all prepare for Bristol’s European Green Capital year in 2015 we know that culture will play a significant role as we join together to make next year Bristol’s year.

The summer programme at Arnolfini celebrates our city through the gallery exhibition The Promise (page 3 – 6) which includes a whole series of commissions and collaborations throughout Bristol. We have devised a varied programme of tours, talks and activities with a range of different audiences and interests in mind. The programme invites you to explore and enjoy our city through new eyes and in different ways, from bikes to boats.

Our popular family programme offers a wide range of activities throughout the summer and autumn, including play and foraging in Leigh Woods (page 16). A new family gallery is open every day throughout the exhibitions on level two of Arnolfini where we invite you to express your creativity.

For the autumn season we present solo exhibitions by the artists Willem de Rooij and Josephine Pryde (page 9). De Rooij’s photographic works centre on the very Bristol theme of protest, whilst Pryde will fill the first floor galleries with her hyper-realistic images. Pryde will also create a new interactive artwork for Arnolfini which promises to surprise. Artist Emma Smith’s residency (page 10) continues with experimental workshops open to all, exploring the power of the voice to connect us to one another. Encounters Festival (page 14) returns in September to celebrate 20 years of bringing inspirational screenings and events to Bristol.

Looking ahead, we are delighted to have In Between Time back for their dazzling festival of performance in February. Next summer as part of Bristol’s European Green Capital events we welcome Richard Long to Arnolfini for a major exhibition featuring new commissions and past works.

As a charity we work hard to raise funds to support a vibrant programme of exhibitions and events, whilst taking our custodianship of the grade 2 listed building, Bush House, seriously. Every pound you spend in our café bar, shop or kindly give through the donation boxes or by becoming a member helps us with our mission. We are immensely grateful to all our supporters, and look forward to welcoming you to Arnolfini.

Kate Brindley, Interim Director

Opening Hours

Exhibition spaces open: Tuesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday, 11am – 6pm

Admission to the exhibition spaces is free

Shop open: Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm

Café Bar open: Daily from 10 am

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Contents

Exhibitions 4 Talks & Events 10 Off-site Projects 12 Music 13 Screenings & Events 14 Family 16 Poetry Festival 18 At a Glance 19 Shop 21 Café Bar 21 Venue Hire 22 Support Us 22 Membership 22 Visit Us / Access 23

(Cover image) Kate Newby, Mr and Mrs Hands, installation view, 2014. Photo Stuart Whipps (Opposite) Oscar Tuazon, Live Steam Shift Whistle, installation view, 2014 (Back cover image) Josephine Pryde, Scale XIII, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and Simon Lee Gallery

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The exhibition in the galleries of Arnolfini include a display of architecture models and other materials that relate to the history of the city including a detailed, large-scale model of the city centre and a futuristic plan for a museum in Castle Park. These fascinating items give an overview of the diverse ways in which Bristol has been imagined, but not always realised. The exhibition also includes major works by Abraham Cruzvillegas, Luke Fowler, Isa Genzken, Judith Hopf, Marcel Breuer, Jennifer Kabat, John Miller, Charlotte Moth, muf architecture/art, Studio Manuel Raeder, Josef Strau, Sophie Warren and Jonathan Mosley, Oscar Tuazon, Stephen Willats and a Mapping Project: Doing Things Separately Together.

Across Bristol there are off-site commissions by international artists, including Jeremiah Day, Assemble, Gabriel Lester, Kate Newby, and Lost Property, developed for significant places in Bristol. Share your pictures and comments @arnolfiniarts #PromiseBristol

The Promise is organised in association with PARADISE, a project by Trust New Art Bristol, National Trust. The commission at Leigh Woods is a joint project by Arnolfini and Trust New Art Bristol, National Trust.

Supported by Simplyhealth – Art in the Public Realm Commission Award, The Henry Moore Foundation, Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, The Gane Trust and The Ken Stradling Collection, Amalgam Modelmaking, Creative New Zealand, Wring, and Blink Giant Media.

EXHIBITIONS

The Promise A dialogue between the city and its people

Until Sunday 9 November, at Arnolfini and locations across Bristol, free #PromiseBristol

Arnolfini presents The Promise, an exhibition of international contemporary art with a focus on the city of Bristol. The exhibition includes installations and sculptures spread throughout Bristol, and is accompanied by walks, family events, talks, bike rides, and film screenings. It explores the relationship between the city and its residents, and inspires visitors to rediscover Bristol and view the city from new perspectives.

Events

Bristol Bike RidesSaturday 2 August, 10am, Arnolfini to Church Road, Pop-up Park Event, Sunday 21 September, 2.30pm , Church Road, Leigh Woods to The Downs, free

Join Sustrans and Arnolfini for these guided cycle rides, designed to take in the off-site projects of The Promise and celebrate eco-friendly initiatives in the city.

The Promise Boat Tour & Dead Rat Orchestra Performance: The CutSaturday 16 August, boat tour, 2pm, £7 / £5 concs, concert, 7.30pm, £5

See page 12 for full details.

Talk: Design and Social Context Thursday 2 October, 6.30pm, £6 / £4 concs

Including presentations by Alan Powers and Kieran Long, this discussion event will look at the impact of design on people’s lives and the social and political contexts that define our relationship to our environment. Presented by Arnolfini and the Design Study Centre as part of The Promise.

Discussion: Bridges, Underpasses and Roundabouts. Promise and Disjuncture in the city

Wednesday 15 October, 2pm, free

Using the M32 as a case study, this discussion event looks at the relationship between design and people’s experience of the city. This afternoon session will bring together local groups and commentators to discuss projects planned and happening on sites around the M32 motorway, with the aim of articulating shared visions from emerging ideas.Presented by Arnolfini and the Architecture Centre as part of The Promise and the Bridge150 season.

Screening: Radio On Friday 17 October, 8pm, £6 / £4 concs

A rare example of a British road movie, Radio On is a journey through late seventies Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol. Featuring music from a number of new wave bands from the time, as well as established artists such as Kraftwerk and David Bowie. Chris Petit, UK, 1979, 104 minutes

The Promise: Designing a New Reality Wednesday 5 November – Sunday 9 November, free

Graphic designers from the University of the West of England BA programme will design alternative narratives and uses for a series of architectural sites in Bristol. Working in film and print they will create dialogues around new realities and histories for Bristol. The work will be presented as part of The Promise, launching at 6pm on 5 November.

(Image left) The Promise, installation view, 2014. Photo Stuart Whipps (Image above) Doing Things Separately Together, installation view, Arnolfini, 2014. Photo Stuart Whipps

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Good Press ExhibitionFriday 1 August – Wednesday 1 October, 11am – 6pm, Reading Room, free

An exhibition of archived materials and recent publications by Glasgow bookshop and project space Good Press. The exhibition will feature a fascinating catalogue of projects and a selection of recent publications, including a series of posters from the ongoing conceptual piece An Essay On The Nature Of Independent Activities and Fairness.

Bristol Doors Open DaySaturday 13 September, 11am – 6pm, spotlight tours every half hour from 12pm – 3pm, 20mins duration

Bristol Doors Open Day is Bristol’s annual celebration of architecture and culture, with over 60 of Bristol’s fascinating contemporary and historic buildings opening their doors for free. Get a new and unique perspective on our exhibition The Promise with spotlight tours led by Arnolfini staff, learn about the fascinating history of Arnolfini and take part in pop up activities including designing your own exhibition poster to be entered into a prize draw.

Bristol Biennial presents I’M STAYING Until Sunday 31 August, free #IMSTAYING

I’M STAYING is a public artwork by Shaun C Badham addressing ideas of place and chance, permanence and transition. It will move around Bristol over a two year period. Initially displayed on the outside of Arnolfini’s building, viewers are invited to vote online and choose the next site for the neon artwork to be installed. Where will the work travel next: your street, your work, your home? To vote, visit bristolbiennial.co.uk

(Image above) Jeremiah Day, Awake and You’re in Motion (Response to Brief from Bristol Radical Historian), installation view, 2014. Photo Stuart Whipps (Image right) Shaun C Badham, I’M STAYING, Bristol Biennial, 2014

The Promise Off-site Artworks

Oscar Tuazon: Live Steam Shift WhistleUntil Sunday 9 November, Ladies Mile, The Downs, free

Oscar Tuazon has created a 20 foot high sculpture that doubles as a large fire pit. Tuazon’s sculpture, playing with the tradition of architectural follies in landscape parks, will host barbeques throughout the summer.

Barbeques on The DownsSunday 3 August, Sunday 17 August, Sunday 21 September, 1pm, charge for food

Join us for a programme of special barbeque events, hosted by Bristol restaurants Rice and Things, The Ox, and The Cowshed, cooked on Oscar Tuazon’s sculpture.

Assemble: Spirit of PlaySee page 16 for full details

Jeremiah Day: Awake and You’re in Motion Until Sunday 9 November, junction 2 underpass, M32, free

Jeremiah Day’s work is a memorial for social engagement and the way it changes the shape of cities. Taking into account the backdrop of events that surrounded the urban redevelopment of Bristol, this new commission looks at the contested history of the M32, through an installation of posters at the site.

Kate Newby: Mr and Mrs HandsUntil Sunday 9 November, No.1 Redcliffe Street, Brunel Way underpass, car park at corner of Redcliffe Way bridge and Welsh Back, and North Cabin, The Control Room, Redcliffe Bridge (until 28 September), free

New Zealand born artist Kate Newby embraces the unnoticed, inviting us to look again at our surroundings. Installed on four sites across the city in overlooked or surprising spaces, Mr and Mrs Hands is a series of temporary interventions - gestures and objects that explore the role that architecture plays in shaping thought and perception.

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Josephine Pryde: These Are Just Things I Say, They Are Not My Opinions Friday 21 November – Sunday 22 February, free #JosephinePryde

Autumn sees a major exhibition of British artist Josephine Pryde. Known primarily for her photographic work, the artist has developed a singular style of image making which recalls methods and ideas used in advertising and fashion photography, and the new forms of images that emerged in recent years through social media. Looking at the overlaps between these areas, Pryde is testing the limits of the medium of photography and its place in art.

Pryde creates hyper-seductive pictures, which often include moments of doubt: critical hooks, which question the very visual language that she is simultaneously employing and referencing, such as the shimmering surfaces of textiles, portraits of staged personas or photos of splashing liquids. The presentation of images is often an important element of the work, and photographs are mounted onto aluminium tubes, or presented with objects literally breaking through the surface. However Pryde doesn’t reject the language of photographic imagery - rather she adopts and layers it, with results sometimes reminiscent of stock photography (generic images produced and archived for commercial use).

For her exhibition at Arnolfini, Josephine Pryde is premiering an installation that combines a series of photographs with a new three dimensional work. Visitors will be encouraged to move through the rooms in more than one way in order to view the exhibition. The photographs will develop a set of signs relating to screens and touch. Supported by the Henry Moore Foundation.

Willem de RooijFriday 21 November – Sunday 8 February, free #WillemdeRooij

The work of Dutch artist Willem de Rooij is multifaceted. Interested in the beauty of images and materials, he is also aware of the impact of context and the institutional framing of art works. Often including anthropological artefacts in his presentations, his works employ delicate weavings, with golden and silver threads and colour gradients, and elaborate flower bouquets in specially designed vases. In their physicality these works invite the pleasure of immediate experience and curious fascination. De Rooij responds to what he calls “referential terror” – the idea that images are subject to preconfigured meaning, that is, the viewer thinks there should be a meaning even if there is none. In a much subtler way, these works lend themselves to interpretation and their capacity to question, for example, the way in which colours relate to systems of meaning, including skin colours, body fluids, or political parties.

In other works, de Rooij’s approach to political meaning is more direct. His installation Index: Riots, Protest, Mourning and Commemoration (as represented in newspapers, January 2000 to July 2002) consists of 18 large panels with a selection of photographs cut from newspapers. The installation is a selection of global images from political struggles, which invites a closer look into the mechanics of representation and how people are presented “in protest”?

(Image top) Josephine Pryde, Knickers VII, 2014. Courtesy of the artist, Simon Lee Gallery, and Temnikova & Kasela (Image bottom) Willem de Rooij, Taping Precognitive Tribes, 2012. Courtesy Galerie Buchholz, Cologne/Berlin

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Lab 1: Vocalise to SocialiseWeekender: Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 November, 2pm, free

This weekend will focus on the evolution of the voice and its role in social bonding. Day one will explore ideas from biology, psychology, neuroscience and anthropology about the origins of vocalisation. Day two will look at the history of the use of voice for social purposes, and key stages in its development. Speakers include Sophie Scott (University College London) and Camilla Power (University of East London).

Lab 2: Beyond the WordSunday 16 November, 2pm, free

This lab will explore the potential of the voice to communicate emotional states and human relationships across social and linguistic boundaries. Speakers include psychologist Lawrence White (Plymouth University).

Lab 3: Speech Rhythms, Brain RhythmsSaturday 22 November, 2pm, free

This lab will explore the rhythms of speech, music and the brain, considering their potential for synchronising our thoughts and actions. Speakers include speech scientist Fred Cummins (University College Dublin).

Lab 4: The Persuasive Power of VoiceSaturday 29 November, 2pm, free

This lab will explore the power of the human voice to promote social solidarity, looking particularly at the use of speech and song for persuasion and protest. Speakers include musicologist Sarah Knight (University of Nottingham).

Language Evolution WorkshopsLab session days, 11am, free

Before each lab session there will be a language evolution workshop. You are invited to take part in a series of activities and games to evolve a new language informed by the 5Hz research programme. Sessions will be led by artist Emma Smith and psychologist Laurence White.

TALKS & EVENTS

5Hz LabsSaturday 8 – Sunday 30 November, free #5Hz

5Hz is a collaborative project by artist Emma Smith, psychologist Laurence White, cognitive neuroscientist Nina Kazanina and musicologist Emma Hornby. Exploring the power of the voice to connect us to one another, the project imagines an alternative evolution of speech specifically for the purpose of social bonding. Following public experiments in spring and summer, you are invited to participate in a series of language evolution workshops, talks and laboratory demonstrations by eminent scientists – phoneticians, psychologists, neuroscientists and musicologists – contributing to the development of the artwork and interactive installation, to be presented at Arnolfini in March 2015. The events are a form of public research, allowing active engagement with the science and art through experiments and hands-on activities.5Hz is produced by Arnolfini in collaboration with the University of Bristol, Plymouth University and with the support of the Wellcome Trust. The 5Hz events programme is also supported by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2014.

(Image left) 5Hz, Arnolfini, 2014. Photo Justin Yockney (Image right) Peter Liversidge, Everything Is Connected, 2012. Frieze Art Fair, 2012 and Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2013

The Great Debate: Who Owns Bridge Design?Wednesday 8 October, 6.30pm, £6 / £4 concs

Since the 1990s architects have been increasingly involved in bridge design, but where has this left the engineer? Find out how engineers and architects feel about their changing roles and the effect it has on bridge design. Chaired by Tanya Ross (Buro Happold) and featuring Jim Eyre, Julia Elton, Hugh Pearman and Ian Firth.Presented by the Architecture Centre as part of the Bridge150 season.

UWE/Art in the City Lecture Series

£6 / £4 concs, free for UWE staff and studentsOrganised by Arnolfini, Bristol City Council, and the University of the West of England. Supported by Bristol City Council

Gabriel LesterWednesday 29 October, 6.30pm

Gabriel Lester is an artist working in a range of media, initially focusing on music and progressing to film, installations and constructed environments. Lester’s work originates from a desire to tell stories and construct environments that support these stories and propose their own narrative interpretation. Gabriel Lester’s work is included in The Promise at Arnolfini.

Tobias RehbergerWednesday 12 November, 6.30pm

Tobias Rehberger creates objects, sculptures, furniture and environments as diverse as he is prolific. His work crosses, and plays with, traditional divisions between art, design and interiors. This is especially true of the Binary Clock Sculpture he has created for Southmead Hospital Bristol, installed in May 2014.

Peter LiversidgeWednesday 3 December, 6.30pm

No single category or definition can successfully describe Peter Liversidge’s diverse practice which includes work in almost every conceivable medium: drawing, film, performance, painting, photography, installations and multiples. All of his works are united by an underlying streak of dark, absurdist humour and a gently persistent questioning of things.

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The talks and presentations will cover a number of contemporary music matters, from the history of recording to the mechanics of sound systems and the aesthetics of Industrial culture, while the conversations will illuminate the thinking of key contemporary musicians and commentators. There will be a number of extra events taking place throughout the weekend, including film screenings and family activities, a pub quiz hosted by The Wire, and a closing night concert featuring musicians associated with Mississippi Records.

The programme includes audiences with Robert Wyatt, Carla Bozulich and Paul Gilroy, a reading by Dean Blunt, plus new talks by Mark Fisher, Sarah Angliss, David Keenan, Julian Henriques, Nick Richardson and Mississippi Records’ Eric Isaacson. Produced by The Wire in collaboration with Arnolfini and Qu Junktions

MUSIC#ArnolfiniMusic

Off The Page Friday 26 – Sunday 28 September, Weekend ticket £30, Friday £10, Saturday £20, Sunday £8

Off The Page is a literary festival focussing on contemporary sound and music. Over this weekend of talks, presentations and conversations, the event will feature an array of leading underground musicians, critics and authors.

OFF-SITE PROJECTS

Maria Thereza Alves Seeds of Change: A Floating Ballast Seed GardenOngoing #ballastseed

Working with Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves, designer Gitta Gschwendtner and the University of Bristol Botanic Garden, Arnolfini has transformed a disused grain barge into a ballast seed garden on Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The garden, populated with a variety of non-native plants, is a living history of the city’s trade and maritime past.

The garden is visible from Castle Park and can be accessed through Arnolfini’s public art programme of boat tours running in August.Seeds of Change: A Floating Ballast Seed Garden was commissioned by Bristol City Council as part of its public art programme and designed by Gitta Gschwendtner. The project was funded by the Ashley, Easton & Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Partnership, with the kind support of Bristol Harbour Authority, Arnolfini, Ramboll, University of Bristol Botanic Garden and Avon and Somerset Probation Trust Community Payback team and Bristol Packet Boat Trips.

Summer Events & Boat Tours

Boat tours, £7 / £5 concs (unless stated otherwise).All tours leave from Arnolfini, booking required

Boat Tour Led by a University of Bristol Botanic Garden Volunteer GuideWednesday 6 August and Thursday 14 August, 5.30pm

An introduction to the botanical background of the Ballast Seed Garden. Your tour host will explain the principles behind the design, how the plants are raised, established, and introduce the plant species explaining how the display will be developed in the future.

The Promise Boat Tour & Dead Rat Orchestra Performance: The CutSaturday 16 August, boat tour, 2pm, concert, 7.30pm, £5

A boat tour that links Arnolfini’s exhibition, The Promise, to the Ballast Seed Garden project. Join a discussion that coincides with the arrival of the Dead Rat Orchestra, who will have travelled 273 miles exclusively by waterway to Bristol and will perform in the evening with special guests in Arnolfini’s auditorium.

We Are Family Boat TourSaturday 30 August, family workshop, 1pm – 5pm, free, boat trip, 3.30pm, £7 / £5 concs, £3 for under 12’s (free for under 3 years)

Drop in to Arnolfini and explore the fantastic world of ballast seed plants. Craft your own plant pots, add to our big fuzzy felt garden and join our wonderful storyteller on a trip full of adventure to the Ballast Seed Garden. (Image left) Floating Ballast Seed Garden, Photo Max McClure (Image above) Dean Blunt, Photo Mikael Gregorsky

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Analog Video Workshop: Chris J King and Alexander PeverettSaturday 20 September, 10am, £27.50

Media Artists Chris J King and Alexander Peverett will present a workshop in hands-on-video techniques influenced by Norman McLaren.

Live Audiovisual Coding Workshop: Thor MagnussonSaturday 20 September, 10am, £20

Explore how new expressive performance and compositional methods, such as live coding, allow for audiovisual pieces where sound and visuals are intrinsically mapped.

Artists’ Moving Image at Encounters Festival This year, Encounters introduces a dedicated strand for artist film and video into the festival, inviting three leading international organisations to curate short film programmes for the festival.

Touch Presents: The Memory of WaterWednesday 17 September, 1pm, £5 /£4.50 concsTicket Deal – buy ticket for this event and Vinyl Requiem at 9.30pm for £12

Since 1982, Touch has created sonic and visual productions that combine innovation with a level of care and attention that has made it the most enduring of any independent company of its time. Label founder Jon Wozencroft introduces some of their finest film productions.

Oberhausen Presents: Artist Film and Videos from 1994 to 2014Thursday 18 September, 1pm, £5 / £4.50 concs

A selection of artists‘ film and video from the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen archive of the last 20 years, including The Artist (Laure Prouvost) and Shock of Time (Sun Xun).

LUX Presents: Looking, MediatedFriday 19 September, 1pm, £5 / £4.50 concs

Looking, Mediated is a new LUX touring programme of moving image works by artists who utilise, address and challenge contemporary forms of visual experience.

Benedict Drew in PerformanceThursday 18 September, 8pm, £5 / £4.50 concs

Encounters 2014 and Arnolfini present a new festival-commissioned performance by Benedict Drew, who works across video, sculpture, music and their associated technologies.

McLaren the Musician Friday 19 – Saturday 20 September

In association with Bath Spa University’s Seeing Sound symposium, this series of events explores the legacy of Scottish-born animator, Norman McLaren (1914 – 1987). McLaren’s work in animation and ‘animated sound’ mapped out territory that subsequent generations of filmmakers, audio-visual artists, and musicians are still exploring. Part of McLaren 2014.

Cine-Seizure: Benjamin Damage (with Panther Panther!), COH & Frank, Konx-Om-Pax, HOL, Thor MagnussonFriday 19 September, 8pm, £10 / £9 concs

Five big screen electronic performances blur the lines between sound and image, cinema and club, accelerating the tempo as this immersive audio visual night progresses.

Seeing Sound Salon: McLaren the MusicianSaturday 20 September, 2pm, £5 / £4.50 concs

Organised by Bath Spa University’s Seeing Sound symposium, this informal afternoon salon aims to introduce a wider, non-specialist audience to McLaren’s role in the development of synthetic sound, electronic ‘visual music’, and experimental animation.

SCREENINGS & EVENTS

20th Encounters Short Film and Animation FestivalTuesday 16 – Sunday 21 September

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival returns to Bristol for six days of inspirational screenings & events for everyone to enjoy. The 2014 Encounters Festival celebrates 20 years as the UK’s leading short film and animation festival, presenting 20 / 20: Looking back to look forward. Connecting the past to the future, this special anniversary is a celebration of unmissable films, live performances, radical debates and forward thinking visions in sound and image.

Encounters-festival.org.uk / @EncountersSFF

Desert Island Flicks with Will SelfTuesday 16 September, 8pm, £10 / £9 concs

In conversation with Andrew Kelly (Director of Festival of Ideas and founder of Brief Encounters), the author and broadcaster Will Self discusses a selection of his favourite films. Presented in association with Bristol Festival of Ideas

Cinema — LIVE! Encounters Festival and Arnolfini join forces to present border crossing live experiences in sound and image from live events and screenings to talks and workshops.

Vinyl Requiem (replayed)Wednesday 17 September, 9.30pm, £10 / £9 concsTicket Deal – buy ticket for this event and Touch Presents at 1pm for £12

Created by sound artist Philip Jeck in collaboration with visual artist Lol Sargent, this reinvention of a one-off audio-visual performance of remarkable force and scale sees Jeck perform live with his on screen digitised self.

(Image below) Synchromy, 1971. Directed by Norman McLaren © National Film Board of Canada. All rights reserved.

16 17(Image left) We Are Family: Sophie Rae Print Workshop, Arnolfini, 2014 (Image below) We Are Family: Siobhan Davies Dance, Arnolfini, 2014

Storytelling Every Tuesday, 10.30am, free

Listen to stories from local children’s authors as well as beautiful books carefully selected from Arnolfini’s Shop.

For ages 5 and under. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Family Foraging WalkSunday 12 October, 11am, £5 / £3 concs, free for under 16s

Join local forager and BBC favourite Andy Hamilton as he leads families on a foraging adventure around the The Downs.

Family Arts FestivalFriday 17 October – Sunday 2 November, 11am , free

Pick up a Family Arts Festival guide and join the festival trail to see how many amazing activities you can take part in across the city.

FAMILY

Arnolfini offers activities for families to do together during exhibitions. Visit our family space on level two where you can use our giant building blocks to create your own city, or add to our big collaborative artwork by drawing the inhabitants of The Promise Hotel. Plus printed family guides are a great way to engage children in the exhibition as you work together to explore the gallery spaces.

Family Film ScreeningsSaturday 30 August, Saturday 27 September, Saturday 25 October, Wednesday 29 October, Thursday 30 October, Friday 31 October, Saturday 29 November, 11am, free

As part of our family programme of events, join us for a special film screening just for families. Each screening will introduce you to a different theme or idea taken from our exhibitions or events. Films are suitable for all ages.

We Are Family Saturday 30 August, Saturday 27 September, Saturday 25 October, Saturday 29 November, 1pm, free

Explore Arnolfini’s exhibitions and events through exciting activities for families. Get creative and join in with engaging, fun, and practical activities such as gigantic drawings, 3D collages and workshops with amazing artists. Drop into the Light Studio and see what fantastic creations you can make! Most suitable for ages 5+ but all ages are welcome to have a go.

Bristol Bike Ride: Leigh Woods to The DownsSunday 21 September, 2.30pm, free

A guided cycle ride led by Sustrans and culminating at a special barbeque on The Downs. Travel from the interactive play project of Assemble at Leigh Woods to artist Oscar Tuazon’s artwork on The Downs. Children are welcome if they are able riders,and accompanied by an adult.

Assemble: Spirit of PlayWednesday 6 & Thursday 7 August, 10am  Follow-Your-Nose Play, free

Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September, 10am  Tree Play, free

Saturday 25 & Sunday 26 October, 10am Mud Play – come prepared to get messy, free

Architect and artist collective Assemble present an interactive play project in Leigh Woods. A joint project by Arnolfini and Trust New Art Bristol, National Trust as part of The Promise, Assemble will investigate how children can be encouraged to get the most from the site with play that promotes freedom and self-direction.

Family Arts Festival Events

Buggy Tour: The Promise Tuesday 21 October, 11.30am, free

An opportunity for parents to bring their babies (under 1 year old only) on a specially designed exhibition tour of The Promise.

Here, TodaySaturday 25 October & Sunday 26 October, 1pm, free, drop in

Join artist Andy Field and children from local primary schools for a performance piece with a difference as they take you on a journey into the future of Bristol. Team up with your personal guide and see the city through a child’s eyes, their imaginings, wild inventions, hopes, fears and impressions of the city.

The Big Family Arts PicnicSaturday 1 November, 12pm, free

Take part in exciting Big Draw activities with Bristol Children’s Scrapstore and The Architecture Centre and Playing Out as we imagine what the city would look like if families were in charge.

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AT A GLANCE

ExhibitionsExhibition spaces open 11am – 6pm, Tuesday – Sunday & Bank Holiday Mondays

Bristol Biennial presents I’M STAYING Until  Sunday 31 August

The Promise Until  Sunday 9 November

Willem de Rooij Friday 21 November 2014 – Sunday 8 February

Josephine Pryde: These Are Just Things I Say, They Are Not My Opinions Friday 21 November – Sunday 22 February,

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Bristol Bike Ride: Arnolfini to Church Road

Barbeque on The Downs: Rice and Things

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Barbeque on The Downs: The Ox

Dead Rat Orchestra: The Cut

Family Film Screening

We Are Family: Floating Ballast Seed Garden

Pete (The Temp) Verses Climate Change

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Bristol Poetry Festival Open Poetry Slam

Bristol Doors Open Day

Liberated Words Poetry Film Festival

Poetry Readings

BRISTOL POETRY FESTIVAL

Pete (The Temp) Verses Climate ChangeWednesday 10 September, 7.30pm, £7 / £5 concs

Pete The Temp will solve climate change using only his mouth in this high octane spoken word meets musical comedy, political commentary and audience participation show. Pete has shared a stage with among others Bill Bailey, Stewart Lee and Howard Marx and performed at over 20 festivals.

‘Poetry’s answer to Mark Thomas…’ ChortleShow produced by renaissance one, in association with Apples and Snakes, The Albany and the Cockpit Theatre, and is supported by Arts Council England.

SIX!: Alyson Hallett, Lucy Lepchani, Victoria Field, Dikra Ridha, Kate Firth, Shagufta IqbalThursday 11 September, 7.30pm, £7  /  £5 concs

Poetry Readings from poets from Bristol, the South West and the South East.

Bristol Poetry Festival Open Poetry Slam hosted by Glenn Carmichael and Claire WilliamsonFriday 12 September, 7.30pm, £7 / £5 concs

The most exciting slam of the year with slammers Melanie Branton, Megan Chapman, Graham Chilcott, Susan Evans,Robert Garnham, Peter Gebler, Gillie Harris, Daniel Haynes, Mark Jones, Tim King, Jennifer Lee, Nick Lovell, Abi Newman, Saskia Tomlinson, and Jasmin White.

Liberated Words Poetry Film Festival hosted by Lucy English & Sarah TremlettSaturday 13 September, 2pm, £5 / £4 concs

Presenting the poetry films of the finalists of the Liberated Words Poetry Film Competition, based on two themes: Memory: in commemoration of the anniversary of the 1914 – 18 war, and on Gloucestershire poet Ivor Gurney’s poem The High Hills Have a Bitterness. There will also be poetry films from St Gregory’s Catholic College, and by St Brendan’s Sixth Form College, plus a groundbreaking film from dementia patients at The Royal United Hospital, Bath.

Poetry Readings: Fleur Adcock, Robert Minhinnick, Vidyan Ravinthiran, Mir Mahfuz AliSaturday 13 September, 7.30pm, £8 / £6 concs

Fleur Adcocks poised, ironic poems are remarkable for their wry wit, conversational tone and psychological insight, unmasking the deceptions of love or unravelling family lives. Robert Minhinnick was described by the Sunday Times as “the best Welsh poet of his generation”. Vidyan Ravinthiran is a poet and critic and was formerly poetry editor of the Oxonian Review, and Mir Mahfuz Ali, published his first collection Midnight, Dhaka in 2014.

(Image) Fleur Adcock © Caroline Forbes

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SHOP

Open Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm, Bank Holiday Mondays, 11am – 6pm

Arnolfini Shop is full of inspiring books and goodies for all ages. We stock a wide range of contemporary art titles, specialist magazines, artists editions and original Arnolfini archive posters dating back to 1968.

Contact the shop with enquiries or orders on 0117 917 2304 or shop@arnolfini.org.uk Follow us on Twitter @ArnolfiniShop

Arnolfini Members and Arnolfini Student Members get 10% off all purchases. Student Membership is free to all students upon presentation of a valid student or NUS card. Sign up now at Arnolfini Box Office, see page 22.

CAFÉ BAR

Open daily from 10am

Arnolfini Café Bar welcomes you with a Mediterranean-inspired menu using locally sourced ingredients: find slates of antipasti, pizzas, delicious sandwiches, as well as exceptional homemade cakes and pastries.

Contact Café Bar with enquiries or bookings on0117 917 2305 or cafebar@arnolfini.org.ukFollow us on Twitter @ArnolfiniCafe

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Touch Presents: The Memory of Water

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Oberhausen Presents: Artist Film and Videos

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LUX Presents: Looking, Mediated

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(Image top) Arnolfini Café Bar. Photo Sarah Bentley (Image bottom) Arnolfini Shop, 2011. Photo Jamie Woodley

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VENUE HIRE

Arnolfini is a unique venue on Bristol’s Harbourside, offering spaces filled with natural light and fantastic views across Bristol. We have versatile areas including a variety of meeting rooms, an Auditorium, and large open spaces with capacities ranging from 4 to 250 people. Arnolfini is the perfect venue for all your meetings, large screenings, product launches, seminars and training. We offer fully catered events with homemade food provided by our Café Bar, and by holding your event with us you are helping to sustain one of Bristol’s unique educational charities.

For more information, please call 0117 917 2300 or email events@arnolfini.org.uk

PATRONS OF NEW ART BRISTOL

Bristol is home to a vital and flouishing art scene with over 800 artist studios, outstanding galleries and world-class art producers. Arnolfini, Situations and Spike Island, have come together to offer our supporters a way to experience and support new art commissioned in Bristol.

Join Patrons of New Art Bristol for the chance to help artists realise their ambitions and enable organisations to take these works to audiences in Bristol and beyond.

For further information visit newartbristol.org or contact Georgina Bolton at gb@situations.org.uk

VISIT US

Arnolfini is situated by the water at Narrow Quay in Bristol’s Harbourside. It’s a 15 minute walk from Temple Meads railway station, and Marlborough Street bus station. Most buses stop in the city centre, a short walk from Arnolfini.

If travelling by car, follow brown tourism signs. The nearest car park is The Grove.

For further information visit arnolfini.org.uk or ring 0117 917 2300

Arnolfini, 16 Narrow Quay, Bristol BS1 4QA

Registered charity no. 311504

ACCESS

We aim to make all visitors welcome. There are parking spaces for disabled visitors outside our main entrance, access via Farr’s Lane. Wheelchairs are available inside the building, and guide dogs are welcome.

A large print and MP3 version of the brochure can be downloaded from the access page of our website. There is an induction loop system within the Auditorium. Please inform Box Office of any special requirements.

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For over 50 years Arnolfini has been a meeting place, a catalyst for ideas, and a unique showcase for world class contemporary art and performance. We have supported influential artists early in their careers and have encouraged people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with the arts. As a registered charity we depend on the support and generosity of our supporters to help us grow our innovative programme of exhibitions and events.

For more information about supporting us please email development@arnolfini.org.uk

Arnolfini would like to thank all of our members, supporters and friends who help to keep great art free for all.

Arnolfini PatronsAlice Workman, Hauser & Wirth Somerset Manuela & Iwan Wirth

Corporate PartnersEY Bibendum DAC Beachcroft LLP

ARNOLFINI MEMBERSHIP

Join Arnolfini and enjoy an exciting range of exclusive benefits. Becoming a member is a great way to get involved with Arnolfini, and be part of the creative landscape of Bristol.

If you have a student card you can get free membership at Arnolfini, which gives you a fantastic range of benefits. Just show your student card at Arnolfini Box Office to join.

Details of the membership schemes are available at arnolfini.org.uk or please contact the development department on 0117 917 2337 or developmentadmin@arnolfini.org.uk

(Image) Arnolfini building. Photo Jamie Woodley

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