Our annual Cultural Impact Survey is now open!
📊We’re inviting Bristol’s cultural organisations to take part in this year’s survey.
Your input helps tell the story of our sector, last year alone it showed that in 2023/24:
✨ The sector generated £892.3 million in economic and social value
✨ 10.9 million people reached
💬 We’ve made this year’s survey shorter and easier based on your feedback
Plus, you’ll receive your own impact report if you take part.
👉 Deadline: 10th July 2026. Complete the survey by visiting the link in our bio.
📷 Photo credit: Harry Kessell
⭐ With your help, we are creating a new Bristol Culture Strategy.
📝 We’re running surveys to find out what cultural activities you take part in, how important culture is to your wellbeing and if you believe our city’s culture is key to making it a good place to live.
❗ If you work in arts and culture, there’s also a sector survey to share what you think the strategy should focus on, and what the sector needs most.
The responses you give will directly inform the city’s next decade of cultural priorities, investment and activity. Surveys close 10 July.
🔗 Culture belongs to all of us. Make sure your voice gets heard - Survey Link in our bio
🌊 ARTIST COMMISSION OPPORTUNITY – Avon Riversides 2100
💷 4 commissions available – £5,000 each
Bristol City Council, with the Environment Agency and West of England Combined Authority, is inviting artists, collectives, creative practitioners or organisations to help shape the future of the River Avon.
Avon Riversides 2100 isn’t just about flood defences, it’s a once‑in‑a‑generation chance to reimagine Bristol’s relationship with the river, creating better public spaces, stronger community connections and thriving habitats for people and nature.
⭐ The Opportunity:
Bristol City Council are looking to appoint 4 artists/artist collectives, creative practitioners or organisations to deliver a creative engagement process with local citizens to give communities a meaningful voice in shaping the future riverside environment. The engagement should connect and capture the perspectives, experiences and stories of riverside communities and users, resulting in creative outputs that can be used in and influence the Avon Riversides 2100 design phase.
🗓️ Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 10am Tuesday 5 May
🔗 To find out more and apply, please visit the link in our bio.
Photo: Avon Gorge Suspension Bridge, CB Bristol Design, 2025.
📢 Opportunity Alert! ✨
Bristol City Council is seeking an experienced agency/ designer to develop a bold and imaginative visual identity for Broadmead. Work with us to bring local stories to life in an area on the cusp of exciting change.
🗓️ Applications are now open and close on Wednesday 15th April.
🔗 For more information and to apply, please visit the link in our bio.
Ahead of the Bristol Events Congress next week, here are just some of our speakers you can hear from…
We’re excited to announce that John, Charlotte and Ian will all be part of our power pilot panel, and Esther will be on our creative growth fund panel!
These are just a few of our speakers from the event, so if you haven’t already, free tickets are still available through the link in our bio.
See you next week!🙌🏻
🎉Bristol is #ChargedbyCreativity!✨
We’re pleased to announce that we are supporting the bid for UK City of Culture 2029, because we believe in a future where creativity is for everyone and joy is at the heart of our city.
This is just the start. While the initial stage moved fast, the future of the bid belongs to you. In line with the Bristol City Council Co-Creation Policy, if successful to the next phase, the bid will be built in partnership with our communities and the people that make Bristol what it is.
The story ahead is ours to write 🌟
#ChargedbyCreativity #Bristol2029 #CityOfCulture #BristolCreatives
🌟 Exciting news for the West of England! Bristol City Council & creativeShift are launching a new regional Creative Health Network - bringing together practitioners, partners & supporters to champion creativity in health and wellbeing.
🎉 Join us for the launch event:
📅 Tuesday 27th Jan 2026
🕓 4:30–6:30pm
📍 M Shed, Bristol
If you are a creative health practitioner or lead creative activities with a health and wellbeing focus, this network is for YOU!
✅ Sign up for the event & mailing list via the link in our bio
#creativehealthbristol #creativehealthnetwork #westofengland #bristolculture #healthandwellbeing
We’re happy to inform you that Broad Meadow wildflower installation @broadmeadowbristol on Merchant Street South has now been repositioned and is back to inviting passers-by to sit down, have a rest, enjoy the plants and listen to the audio work. The current set up is provisional and will be in place until January 2026. In January, the plant boxes and benches will be moved back into its original (centred and wider) shape and layout.
The other two Broad Meadow installations on Merchant Street North and Broadmead West have not been affected and are running as usual.
Thanks for the brilliant support from Bristol City Council’s City Centre Development team, @bristolartsdevelopment and Bristol BID
team @bristolshopping to get the installation back up and running.
#bristolbroadmeadow #bristolcommunity #bristolartist #bristolfamilies #culturedeclares
Three New Creative Commissions Now Open!
Bristol City Council is inviting artists, creatives, collectives and community & cultural organisations to shape the city’s new Cultural Strategy through three exciting opportunities:
🗣️ Community Conversations – Commissions worth up to £4,500 to spark conversations with underrepresented communities across the city.
🎭 Artist Conversations – Commissions worth up to £4,500 to connect with other creatives across Bristol’s cultural sectors.
✨ Everyday Culture Micro Commissions – up to £500 to share what culture means to you in daily life.
Applications are now open and close on Monday 12th January 2026.
🔗 To apply, please visit the BCC Arts & Culture Funding webpage or follow the link in our bio.
#BristolCulture #CreativeBristol #OpenCall #ArtsFunding #EverydayCulture
3 Days to Go!
We’re getting ready to launch three exciting creative commissions this Friday, as part of the development of the new Culture Strategy.
Whether you're an artist, creative, cultural or community organisation, part of a collective or someone who is passionate about culture in Bristol, there’s something for you. We will be offering three exciting opportunities:
💬 Community Conversations Commissions
🎨 Artist Conversations Commissions
💥 Everyday Culture Micro Commissions
Stay tuned for full details on how to apply and help shape Bristol’s cultural future.
#BristolCulture #CreativeBristol #CultureFunding
