Seeing Differently exhibits the works of three exciting contemporary artists, who approach their work with distinct yet intersecting approaches to abstract painting.

Dates: Saturday 6th June - Wednesday 10th June

PV: Friday 5th of June | 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Opening Hours: Daily | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm 

Still Ane Mair is the solo exhibition of Freelands Fellow recipient Marly Merle, who, in this showcase, uses found typography to construct a texturally and materially rich set of glyphs named in the Scots language.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 29th of May - Wednesday 3rd of June

PV: Friday 29th of May, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Opening Hours: Daily, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

MUD METAL OIL is a group exhibition showing the works of a dynamic collective of local artists across a range of contemporary fine art practices.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 22nd of May - Wednesday 27th of May

PV: Friday 22nd of May, 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Opening Hours: Daily, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Boomsatsuma’s Exhibition Showcase is a group exhibition, displaying the works of thirteen budding photographers who exemplify photography’s capacity for worldbuilding across genres.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday 14th of May -  Thursday 21st of May

PV: Thursday 14th of May, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

Opening Hours: Daily, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Core Sample is a collaborative exhibition from the 2025/6 Day School cohort, featuring works that explore the relationship between bodies, materials and spaces.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 8th of May - Wednesday 13th of May

PV: Friday 8th of May, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Opening Hours: Daily, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Sustain brings together the works of University Centre Weston’s creative student cohort, revealing what can be produced when ecological awareness and creative reasoning collide.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday 30th of April - Wednesday May 6th

PV: Thursday, 30th of April, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 

Opening Hours: Daily, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Though each artist in Personal Mythology brings a distinct voice and practice, the exhibition is shaped by the creative synergy of a close-knit circle of artist friends.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 24th April – Wednesday 29th April 2026
PV: Friday 24th April, 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Opening Hours: Daily, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

In Form and Colour is an exhibition celebrating sculpture and painting, exploring the human form, abstract expression, and the creative dialogue between two Bristol-based artists.

Exhibition Dates: Thursday 16th April – Wednesday 22nd April 2026
PV: Thursday 16th April, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Opening Hours: Daily, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Containment explores how physical, emotional, and social limits shape our everyday lives. Artists Rosalind Brooks, Serafina Kiszko, and Danni Heath transform everyday containers into playful, interactive artworks reflecting personal and collective experiences of restriction and liberation.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 10th April – Wednesday 15th April 2026
PV: Friday 10th April, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Tupperware Party
Opening Hours: Saturday 11th – Wednesday 15th April, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm.

Backhand 4 is an artist-led exhibition platform started by Jacob Faulkner & Sam Brentnall, creating accessible and engaging spaces for contemporary art.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 3rd April – Tuesday 7th April 2026

PV: Friday 3rd April, 6:00 pm

Opening Hours: Saturday – Tuesday, 10:30 am – 6:00 pm

The Ethics of the Horizon (or how to pave a dirt road with a pair of binoculars) begins with a simple yet inexhaustible question: how do we inhabit time when the future becomes a constant promise and the present never fully arrives?

Exhibition Dates: Friday 27th March - Wednesday 1st April

PV: Friday 27th March, 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Opening Hours: 12.00 pm- 6.00 pm 

This collaborative exhibition brings together four Bristol-based artists whose three-dimensional practices explore geometry, pattern, and intricate design.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 13th March - Wednesday 25th March

PV: Friday 13th February, 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Opening Hours: Vary, please see event description.

Women by Women comes together through shared experience, mutual support, and the power of collective storytelling.

Exhibition Dates: Friday 6th March - Wednesday 11th March

PV: Friday 6th March, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Opening Hours: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm

A Leg Up comes about through professional camaraderie, alliances of support and giving artist friends a leg up.

Exhibition Dates: Saturday 28th February - Wednesday 5th March

PV: Friday 27th February, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm | With DJ Paul Spence + improvisational dancer FeeGee.

Opening Hours:
11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Umwelt explores how, though we share the same physical space, each of us inhabits our own perceptual world - our umwelt -shaped by our senses, memories, and lived experience.

Exhibition Dates:
Friday 21st February - Tuesday 25th February

PV:
Thursday 20th February, 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Regular Opening

Opening Hours:
11:00 am – 6:00 pm

Dialogues with Nature presents works by 15 artists based in Bristol and around the world, exploring our evolving relationship with the natural world.

Exhibition Dates:
Friday 13th February - Wednesday 18th February

PV:
Friday 13th February, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Regular Opening Hours:
10:00 am - 6:00 pm daily

Kate Rymagali’s exhibition explores the human future through the lens of the present, placing artworks that comment on today into imagined future contexts and inviting audiences to question, reflect, and speculate.

Exhibition Dates:
Friday 6th February - Wednesday 11th February 2026

PV: Friday 6th February | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Opening Hours:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Paper Dance is an exhibition of freestanding sculpture and wall pieces by Hats Aston, inspired by movement and dance, and created using recycled industrial paper, hand-dyed silk, and tissue paper.

Exhibition Dates:
Saturday 31st January - Wednesday 4th February 2026

PV:
Saturday 31st January, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (free) |
Fusion dance class & social dance: 7:00 pm –10:00 pm

Regular Opening Hours:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily

Bristol Remix is a photography exhibition by local photographer Bub (Bubimages), featuring location-based model shoots across Bristol.

Fri, 5 Dec 2025, 6:00–8:30pm (Preview)
Sat 6 – Wed 17 Dec 2025
Mon–Sat, 11:00am–5:00pm
Sun, 11:00am–4:00pm.

Bristol Clay returns this December with its third group exhibition, bringing together twelve local ceramic artists and makers whose work showcases the beauty, versatility and artistry of contemporary ceramics.

Thu 21 Nov, 6:30–10:00pm (Opening Night)
Fri 22 – Tue 26 Nov, 11:00am–6:00pm (Open Daily, Free Entry)

MURMUR/ation brings together Bristol-based artists exploring nature, the body, memory, and transformation. Like the shifting movement of starlings, the exhibition celebrates dialogue, connection, and collective rhythm.

Curated by baffcage collective.

Thrus 13 Nov 2025, 7:00–10:00pm (Private View)
Friday 15 – Wed 19 Nov 2025, 11:00am–6:00pm (Open Daily, Free Entry)

Major Arcana unites 22 Bristol-based illustrators in a visionary reinterpretation of the Tarot’s most iconic cards, from The Fool to The World. Each artist brings their own style to this contemporary exploration of mysticism, storytelling, and self-discovery, with a limited-edition tarot deck and prints available.

A Homage to Woman Magic: Celebrating the Goddess Within Us
Fri 7 Nov – Wed 12 Nov 2025.

Fri 7 Nov 2025, 5:00–7:00pm (Public Preview & Vernissage)
Sat 8 Nov 2025, 12:00–7:00pm (Spiral Ritual Performance at 12:00, Gallery Open)
Sun 9 – Tue 11 Nov 2025, 11:00am–6:00pm (Open Daily)
Wed 12 Nov 2025, 11:00am–6:00pm (Meet the Artist: Wendy Sharpe, afternoon event)

A Homage to Woman Magic brings together women artists whose works explore mythology, empowerment, and transformation. From Celtic archetypes to contemporary heroine myths, the exhibition reimagines the feminine as creator, storyteller, and symbol of resilience, celebrating womanhood in its many magical forms.

Thurs 30 Oct 2025 18:30 – Wed, 5 Nov 2025 18:00
Centrespace Gallery & Studios (map)

Thurs 30 Oct 2025, 6:30–9:00pm (Private View)
Fri 31st Nov – Wed 5 Nov 2025, 10:00am–6:00pm (Open Daily, Free Entry)

Wild Within brings together five Bristol-based female abstract artists, four painters and one ceramicist, whose expressive, intuitive practices celebrate freedom, emotion, and connection to nature. Their works embody empowerment through self-expression, exploring femininity, creativity, and the natural world through vivid colour, rich texture, playful form, and raw emotion.

Sat 25 Oct 2025, 12pm – 5pm (ticketed immersive shows every 15 mins, 8 min duration).

Sun 26 Oct 2025, 12pm – 5pm (ticketed immersive shows every 15 mins, 8 min duration).

Phycologica is an interactive installation where participants exchange breath with microalgae, co-creating a bioluminescent display accompanied by hydrophonic soundscapes and multi-sensory elements. The work highlights algae’s role in carbon capture and envisions sustainable, reciprocal ways of living with our life-support systems.

Open Hours: Daily, Sat 18th - Wed 22nd, 1 1am – 4pm.

Special Event: Tue 21 Oct 2025 — free drop-in stitch & print activity.

Hidden Gems marks 30 years of the Gordano Textile Artists collective, with works in stitch, print, mixed media, and collage. From miniatures to large wall hangings and sculptural forms, the exhibition explores the precious, the overlooked, and the quietly radiant, including a special series inspired by pearls.

Private View: Fri 10th Oct, 6pm – 9pm & Sat 11th Oct, 6pm – 9pm

Open: Sat 11th – Wed 15th Oct, 10am – 6pm

Finissage: Wed 15th Oct, 6pm – 8pm

Special Event: Sun 12th Oct – Pete Judge in concert (see website for details & tickets)

WE’RE HERE NOW brings together Bristol-based illustrators Henning Löhlein, Joe Berger, Adrian Barclay, and Danny Jenkins.

Private View: Fri 3rd Oct, 6pm – 9pm

Open: Sat 4th – Sun 5th Oct, 11am – 5pm
Mon 6th – Wed 8th Oct, 12pm – 4pm

Set List brings together Helen Acklam, Victoria Coombes, Helen Grant, and Nicky Hodge in an improvisational exhibition exploring rhythm, surfaces, and process.

Private View: Fri 26th Sept, 6pm - 9pm

Open Daily: Sat 27th - Wed 30th Sept, 11am - 6pm

UWE MA Fine Art students present: SKIN. Rachael Kennedy, Claire Taylor, Shula Soleman, Tom Price, Akasha Dryden, Charlie Lockwood, Nicolas Schneider.