What’s Online

Explore 400 years of history at Red Lodge Museum, through interactive 360 photos. What secrets lie behind the bright red door? Step inside and experience more than 400 years of history, from ‘royal party house’ of the 16th Century to Victorian reform school for girls, see how the lodge has changed over time.

On 18th April 2020 That Art Gallery launched an online open call asking for submissions of pictures taken during the COVID-19 lock down - images of anything that had been noticed or inspired by the change in lifestyle brought on by the global pandemic.

Arnolfini are delighted to share Laura Phillips’ film created in response to histories of feminism in and around Arnolfini. It was first screened in December 2019, as part of the Still I Rise Expanded Programme.

For the first time, you can relive the closing night of Colston Hall before our redevelopment began. Slip back inside the 1950s auditorium as it was in June 2018, when a specially commissioned audio-visual spectacle by Limbic Cinema with music by Joe Acheson of Hidden Orchestra, used our auditorium as a grand canvas to tell the story of Colston Hall through music.

While they are off the road, Wise Children have taken to the airwaves with their Wise Radio channel. Today, Emma sits down with Tanika Gupta - one of the Wise Children family - for (virtual) Tea & Biscuits, chats, music and clips from the archives. The stream is available on demand from 6pm along with a transcript of the show.

While they are off the road, Wise Children have taken to the airwaves with their Wise Radio channel. Today, Emma sits down with Laura Keefe - one of the Wise Children family - for (virtual) Tea & Biscuits, chats, music and clips from the archives. The stream is available on demand from 6pm along with a transcript of the show.

What if the inspiration you need to make a film is just gathering dust on a shelf? Had been left discarded on a beach? Or tucked at the back of your fridge?

Encounters Film Festival invites you to rejoice in these inventive short films which prove that the stuff which surrounds us can be the source of exciting explorations.

Everyone’s favourite Syrian wedding singer shows us how its done, in this set from Simple Things Festival in 2017. Closing out proceedings, Omar Souleyman set the foyer stage alight and got the whole building dancing to his unique techno-infused take on Arabic and Syrian music.

Being Human explores how sculptors have grappled with the human form, presenting work in Bristol Museums collection that focuses on themes of beauty, identity, sexuality and existential angst in the aftermath of war.

This exhibition is a bite-size introduction to the Bristol School of artists of the 1810s to 1830s through paintings by artists such as Edward Bird, Francis Danby and Rolinda Sharples.

We may be off the road, but we’re on the air! Today Emma sits down for tea, chats and music with designer Lez Brotherston whose iconic sets and costumes have been seen around the world.

An interview with David Olusoga about his award-winning TV programme, A House Through Time, the latest series of which was set in Bristol. He talks about how he worked with the city’s archive and museums to carry out the research behind the discoveries in the programme.

Cocktails and canapes at home with Watershed - join Watershed Head Chef Chris Warren in conversation with Watershed CEO and food fan Clare Reddington for a cook-in demonstration of Watershed’s famous Nachos - with details of how to recreate them in the comfort of your own home. In between the demonstration this foodie loving pair will also be answering your cooking questions and talking about the best film themed cocktails and so much more.

This online event will feature BSL interpretation.

Finding your lockdown life dull or humdrum? From Encounters’ archive, here’s a playlist celebrating short films’ exquisite talent to capture the extraordinary quality hidden within the most mundane events.

We may be off the road, but we’re on the air! Today Emma sits down with old friend, colleague and genius set and costume designer Vicki Mortimer as they discuss their early days on the fringe theatre circuit, Reggae and Ska at Bristol’s Dug Out, and embroidery at the RSC.

We may be off the road, but we’re on the air! Today Emma sits down for tea, chats and music with Wise Children Executive Producer Poppy Keeling who talks about her days at Complicite and the starting of Wise Children. Listen live from 4pm or on demand from 6pm along with a transcript of the show.

We may be off the road, but we’re on the air! Today Emma sits down with Sound Designer and Wise Children Tech Director Simon Baker. With conversations about their tricky time at Shakespeare’s Globe and how Old School Hip Hop, Star Wars and the Tardis all fuse together to create a sound design.

Clive Smith captures the true stories from some of Bristol’s Afrikan Caribbean legends of martial arts - this podcast gives an insight into the journey of racism and discrimination that they all encountered whilst growing up in Bristol from the 1960s.

We may be off the road, but we’re on the air! Today Emma sits down for tea and biscuits chats with award winning lighting designer - Malcom Rippeth. Malcolm has been lighting Emma’s show since her early days at Kneehigh. Find out all about Malcom’s (thankful) attention to detail. Listen live from 4pm or on demand from 6pm along with a transcript of the show.

On Sun 7 June Bristol’s connection to the Slave Trade became international news - but its legacy has been shaping the lives of Bristolians for centuries. During this livestreamed event, CARGO Movement shared their short film UPRISING, and a trailer for the upcoming short film 1791, before a panel discussion hosted by CARGO writer, Executive Producer and Pervasive Media Studio resident Lawrence Hoo.

A strange new act has arrived at the fairground. Who is Grinpayne and how did he get his hideous smile? Helped by an old man, a lone wolf and a blind girl, his story must be told.

Haiku poets around the world sent in 800 poems responding to Japanese prints in Bristol Museum’s collection. Read some of the best and gain inspiration for your own writing.

Weronika and Marcin, from Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, invite you to watch and comment on The Last Post by Shahzia Sikander, a work from Bristol Museum & Art Gallery’s Moving Image Collection.

Back by popular demand, artist Andy Holden and his ornithologist father, Peter Holden, discuss the history and function of bird nesting – nature or nurture? Shelter or art form?

Curator Jenny Gaschke describes a Pre-Raphaelite painting by Burne-Jones, depicting the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty or The Little Briar Rose.

The RWA is pleased to present a video tour of St Ives: Movements in Art and Life, curated by Dr Rachel Rose Smith and supported by Arts Council England. Featuring artworks by Sandra Blow, Barbara Hepworth, Patrick Heron, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson and many more.

Join Wilhelmina Barns-Graham: Inspirational Journeys for a voyage across the continent and experience the travel-inspired artwork of one of Britain’s most inventive 20th century painters, brought to you by the RWA. Curated by the Wilhelmina Barns-Graham Trust and supported by Arts Council England.

The partner work to A Natural History of Nest Building. Narrated by a talking crow against a backdrop of landscapes Turner, Constable, Hockney and more, the video tells the history of egg-collecting in Britain, from aristocratic pursuit to widespread hobby until it was made illegal in 1954.