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      • ARCHIVED EXHIBITIONS>
        • EXHIBITION: 'Second Best' - MA Fine Art 2nd Year
        • EXHIBITION: Miscellaneous
        • EXHIBITION: 'HUMAN'
        • EXHIBITION: 'Chow Down'
        • EXHIBITION: We Both Have Nipples
        • Exhibition: Apocalypse
        • EXHIBITION: Xmas Bonanza
        • Exhibition: Sugary Sweet Machine
        • Exhibition: Zen Shan Ren
        • Exhibition: Crash
        • Bass Culture Exhibition
      • MELISMA - Show
      • "Say Cheese" Cheese + Wine Night
      • Crossed Fingers (Fingerboarding)
      • Welcome to the Dollhouse
      • The Ithaca Axis
      • Tempting Failure
      • Screen Printing Workshop
      • Improv Festival
      • Falun Dafa Course
      • Pop Up Clothes Swap
      • Famous Academy Sundays
      • Ship Of Fools - From The Cradle To The Bin
      • Xmas Market 2012
      • Hell Has All The Best Parties
      • Island Scratch Night
      • DRAW - PhotoTransferWorkshop
      • Pink Kitten Chinese Pole
      • InstantCoffees-Students Show
      • CLOWN - The Art Of Play
      • Evil Island Takeover
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WELCOME TO THE ISLAND

The Island is a multi use arts facility and creation centre in the old police station in Bristol city centre. It hosts a wide variety of creative spaces from circus training, dance and rehearsal rooms, making spaces and artists studios to dark rooms, recording studios, a gallery and a suite of early 20th century police cells.

To find out whats happening here at The Island, check out the CALENDAR.
Also, check out WHAT'S ON from main menu and don't forget the ISLAND NEWS PAGE.



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COMING UP


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THE GREAT SPAVALDOS - Il Pixel Rosso
Monday 20th May - Sunday 26th May
2pm - 5pm + 6pm to 9pm
Each show is for 2 people and runs for 25 minutes
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EXHIBITION - HYBRID
for “Hybrid“, a mixed media exhibition at The Island, Bristol
This is unpaid work experience. We ask that each invigilator signs up for at least 4 four-hour shifts between Sat 18th May and Sun 2nd June. 

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CLOTHES SWAP PARTY (pop-up boutique & swap)
Sunday 9th June 2013    2:00 - 6:00pm   @ The Island Gallery space - entrance: Bridewell street gate - 1st floor
Bring all your under-worn clothes and accessories, over-read books and under-played vinyls and swap them for some lovely new things!   STALL: £5-00 if you want to sell stuff  .  ENTRANCE: £2-00 unlimited places for SWAPPING

Email for more info - info@theislandbristol.com

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MAKING PICTURES 11 June 2013. Doors open at 18.00
Artists, illustrators, photographers, gallery owners, publishers, printers, framers and restorers will benefit from sound advice and practical demonstrations by knowledgeable and friendly members of the industry.....
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Screen Printing Workshop.
15th - 16th June 2013. 10am til 4pm - £75
Come and be guided through the entire photographic screen printing process for multi coloured art prints. Includes prep and printing of onto paper with at least three colours and utilizing advanced and experimental techniques and methods to broaden the range of effects you can utilise.  Click for more info

REGULAR EVENTS


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Stitch-Up-Studios WORKSHOPS in March/April
Sewing From Scratch (Beginners)   27th April - 10.00 - 4.00pm   Tutor - Sally Mason
Draping on the Stand - An Introduction    Sat 4th May  -   10.00 - 4.00  - Tutor Sally Mason
Leather Sewing - Taster Session WorkshopSat 18th May  -  10- 4.30  -  Tutor: Lisa Bailey
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BEGINNERS YOGA - with Cleo Edwards
WEDNESDAYS 18:00 – 19:30 pm  -   EQUIPMENT PROVIDED

10% off if you book both blocks – by Wednesday 3rd April (£70)
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HATHA YOGA CLASS
Tuesdays. 7.30am-8.30am - £5 - The White Room
"Start your Tuesdays off well with an early morning hatha yoga class at The Island. Doing something for you everyday...and on Tuesdays make it a yoga class."... click for more info...

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Spring Term Classes for 2013
Enrol on an exciting new series of dance classes with DanceSpace Bristol now!
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Circus Training
Regular classes in the Circus Training Space here at The Island
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