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We have fantastic news! Free kids' holiday bus travel in the West of England is to be extended for three years after the scheme was launched last year!This will make a huge positive difference to young people in the most deprived areas of the region, improving accessibility and opportunity.We would like to say a big thank you to our project partners for helping to make this happen:- @room13hareclive- @bhac2018- @universityofbristol- @westofenglandcombinedauthorityYou can read more about this collaborative project on our website at:bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/free-bus#freebus #transport #policy #policymaking #holiday #travel
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We have fantastic news! 🎉 Free kids' holiday bus travel in the West of England is to be extended for three years after the scheme was launched last year! This will make a huge positive difference to young people in the most deprived areas of the region, improving accessibility and opportunity. We would like to say a big thank you to our project partners for helping to make this happen: - @room13hareclive - @bhac2018 - @universityofbristol - @westofenglandcombinedauthority You can read more about this collaborative project on our website at: bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/free-bus #freebus #transport #policy #policymaking #holiday #travel
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Excited to have one of my pieces on exhibit next month at the TOUCH GRASS exhibition in London at @studio404.world @otherbox with @creativedebuts. This image was created as part of Weaving Narratives, for @brsphotofest in partnership with @costitchproject @hellobrigstow @nilu156 Looking forward to talking about this work at @photoethicscentre symposium next month
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Excited to have one of my pieces on exhibit next month at the TOUCH GRASS exhibition in London at @studio404.world @otherbox with @creativedebuts . 🖤 This image was created as part of Weaving Narratives, for @brsphotofest in partnership with @costitchproject @hellobrigstow @nilu156 ✨ Looking forward to talking about this work at @photoethicscentre symposium next month 🌿
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We still have some tickets left for this workshop on 23rd March exploring newly catalogued material from the founders of the Welfare State International, Engineers of the Imagination, Pathological Optimists and more! Join us and the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection @uobtheatrecollection for lunch and afternoon of exploring the archive.Further information and booking at@uobtheatrecollection
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We still have some tickets left for this workshop on 23rd March exploring newly catalogued material from the founders of the Welfare State International, Engineers of the Imagination, Pathological Optimists and more! Join us and the University of Bristol's Theatre Collection @uobtheatrecollection for lunch and afternoon of exploring the archive. Further information and booking at @uobtheatrecollection
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2 months ago
Would you like to find out more about co-produced research?THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONEDJoin Brigstow and artist Hannah Mumby for a workshop to explore how to use co-produced approaches in research at a free training on the 28th January.EVERYONE is welcome.Hannah is an artist and creative facilitator based in Exeter. She facilitates reflective spaces to help teams explore and learn from the tangles knots of their collaborative work. She specialises in helping people delve into the messy process of co-production, using effective facilitation practices and an interactive tool called the Co-production Oracle that she co-created with the University of Exeter.See link in bio "events"
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Would you like to find out more about co-produced research? THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED Join Brigstow and artist Hannah Mumby for a workshop to explore how to use co-produced approaches in research at a free training on the 28th January. EVERYONE is welcome. Hannah is an artist and creative facilitator based in Exeter. She facilitates reflective spaces to help teams explore and learn from the tangles knots of their collaborative work. She specialises in helping people delve into the messy process of co-production, using effective facilitation practices and an interactive tool called the Co-production Oracle that she co-created with the University of Exeter. See link in bio "events"
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3 months ago
We are excited to share that we currently have two Connections funding competitions OPEN! Connections funding is for up to ÂŁ1500 to develop and solidify growing ideas, partnerships and plans for interdisciplinary and co-produced research. Open Connections Funding. Deadline 19 Feb. Thematic Connections Funding: From Harms to Harmonies. Deadline 12 MarchInfo: see link in bio " Open Calls"
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We are excited to share that we currently have two Connections funding competitions OPEN! Connections funding is for up to £1500 to develop and solidify growing ideas, partnerships and plans for interdisciplinary and co-produced research. 💰 Open Connections Funding. Deadline 19 Feb. 💰 Thematic Connections Funding: From Harms to Harmonies. Deadline 12 March Info: see link in bio " Open Calls"
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2025 has been a wonderful year getting to know new artists and community partners, delving into unexpected research topics and ideas, and holding training with enthusiastic curious groups. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the Brigstow community this year. It is your thoughts, ideas, and contributions that help our community grow, and all of us develop in our practice.Whether you are curled up with a sketch book, on a dog walk, or tobogganing with children, we wish you a winter break full of peace, joy and good health.We look forward to connecting with you again in 2026!Season's Greetings and best wishes from,The Brigstow Team,Debbie, Gail, Will, Julia and Ceri. Brigstow Institute will leave the office at 3.30pm on the 23 December 2025 for the winter break, and return on the 5 January 2026.
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2025 has been a wonderful year getting to know new artists and community partners, delving into unexpected research topics and ideas, and holding training with enthusiastic curious groups. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the Brigstow community this year. It is your thoughts, ideas, and contributions that help our community grow, and all of us develop in our practice. Whether you are curled up with a sketch book, on a dog walk, or tobogganing with children, we wish you a winter break full of peace, joy and good health. We look forward to connecting with you again in 2026! Season's Greetings and best wishes from, The Brigstow Team, Debbie, Gail, Will, Julia and Ceri. ❄❄❄❄❄ Brigstow Institute will leave the office at 3.30pm on the 23 December 2025 for the winter break, and return on the 5 January 2026.
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4 months ago
Artist call out! The University of Bristol Theatre Collection is seeking a freelance artist to co-create and deliver series creative workshops inspired by the Fox and Gill archive with a community group based at the Wellspring Settlement, Barton Hill, Bristol.We’re looking for a socially engaged practitioner with experience working with collaboratively with communities, an interest in archives, and a practice connected to themes of nature, gardening, celebration, and ceremony. Communication skills and adaptability are essential. Applications open 19th December and close Midnight 11th January Find out more / apply via the link in bio.#artgrants #theatreandperformance #fundingopportunity #theatrearchive #performancearchive
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📢Artist call out! 📢 The University of Bristol Theatre Collection is seeking a freelance artist to co-create and deliver series creative workshops inspired by the Fox and Gill archive with a community group based at the Wellspring Settlement, Barton Hill, Bristol. We’re looking for a socially engaged practitioner with experience working with collaboratively with communities, an interest in archives, and a practice connected to themes of nature, gardening, celebration, and ceremony. Communication skills and adaptability are essential. ✨Applications open 19th December and close Midnight 11th January ✨ 📩 Find out more / apply via the link in bio. #artgrants #theatreandperformance #fundingopportunity #theatrearchive #performancearchive
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4 months ago
Join Brigstow for an ideation workshop in preparation for our next funding callA workshop to bring together people from across our broad community to either create new or develop existing research ideas in response to the theme "From Harms to Harmonies" .We will use creative methods that will help kick start ideas and fuse together individuals interested in the same topics.Throughout the workshop, our hope is that it will generate exciting and inspiring early interdisciplinary research topics and ideas that could be worked up into more solid plans and projects during the Connections Funding stage of our new funding cycle.12 January - /brigstow/events
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Join Brigstow for an ideation workshop in preparation for our next funding call A workshop to bring together people from across our broad community to either create new or develop existing research ideas in response to the theme "From Harms to Harmonies" . We will use creative methods that will help kick start ideas and fuse together individuals interested in the same topics. Throughout the workshop, our hope is that it will generate exciting and inspiring early interdisciplinary research topics and ideas that could be worked up into more solid plans and projects during the Connections Funding stage of our new funding cycle. 12 January - /brigstow/events
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5 months ago
Currents for Change: A Boat Tour with a DifferenceJoin Brigstow Institute and Transform Drug Policy Foundation for an unforgettable journey through Bristol’s harbours and hidden histories. Explore how psychoactive substances have shaped global systems—from the transatlantic slave trade to today’s legal and illegal drug markets. Date: 3 December 2025 Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Location: Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol Register now: bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/events/currents-for-change
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🌊 Currents for Change: A Boat Tour with a Difference Join Brigstow Institute and Transform Drug Policy Foundation for an unforgettable journey through Bristol’s harbours and hidden histories. Explore how psychoactive substances have shaped global systems—from the transatlantic slave trade to today’s legal and illegal drug markets. 📅 Date: 3 December 2025 🕐 Time: 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM 📍 Location: Brunel’s SS Great Britain, Gas Ferry Road, Bristol 🎟 Register now: bristol.ac.uk/brigstow/events/currents-for-change
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5 months ago
Climate change, activism and disability are all areas that are rarely thought of as joyful. Yet joy can be a powerful act of resistance, improving resilience of activists, bolstering the effectiveness of change making, and reasserting value and humanity. Last night Emma Geen and Polly Meyrick discussed their experiences within their talk 'The Joy of Activism: Finding Flowers in the Sh*t' ️ https://youtu.be/OwXh7Pbqw-I?si=rJkF0O42hSXA0Ict (see link in @hellobrigstow bio) part of a wider talk programme for hashtag#COP30 organised by the Personal to the Planetary fellows – a group of ten activists, academics, artists and scientists who have spent ten months collaboratively researching the climate emergency with @bristoluni_cabot_institute , @hellobrigstow and @closeandremoteThank you all for joining us for a wonderful evening!
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Climate change, activism and disability are all areas that are rarely thought of as joyful. Yet joy can be a powerful act of resistance, improving resilience of activists, bolstering the effectiveness of change making, and reasserting value and humanity. 🌸Last night Emma Geen and Polly Meyrick discussed their experiences within their talk 'The Joy of Activism: Finding Flowers in the Sh*t' 📽️ https://youtu.be/OwXh7Pbqw-I?si=rJkF0O42hSXA0Ict (see link in @hellobrigstow bio) 🌱 part of a wider talk programme for hashtag#COP30 organised by the Personal to the Planetary fellows – a group of ten activists, academics, artists and scientists who have spent ten months collaboratively researching the climate emergency with @bristoluni_cabot_institute , @hellobrigstow and @closeandremote Thank you all for joining us for a wonderful evening!
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6 months ago
The deadline for our current Exploratory Research Funding call has now been extended to the 27th November!If you are interested in Postcolonial natural history collections and museum and archive practices, have a look at our funding pages.
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The deadline for our current Exploratory Research Funding call has now been extended to the 27th November! If you are interested in Postcolonial natural history collections and museum and archive practices, have a look at our funding pages.
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6 months ago
Bristol glass, taxidermy pangolin —what stories do they tell about colonial silences?Join Materiality & Museum Extraction at Watershed, 19 Nov for an insightful evening exploring Bristol’s colonial past and present through the lens of two co-created projects, ‘Tales From the Bottle: Exploring the Legacy of English Glassmaking’ and ‘From Ghana to Bristol: Reimagining Reparative Justice in a Postcolonial World’.Talks + creative insights from historians, artists & scientists. Speakers include Zakiya McKenzie, Kirill Vlasov, Iman Sultan West, and Emmanuella Morsi.Free tickets [link in bio > Events]#DecolonisingMuseums #BristolEvents #COP30
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Bristol glass, taxidermy pangolin —what stories do they tell about colonial silences? Join Materiality & Museum Extraction at Watershed, 19 Nov for an insightful evening exploring Bristol’s colonial past and present through the lens of two co-created projects, ‘Tales From the Bottle: Exploring the Legacy of English Glassmaking’ and ‘From Ghana to Bristol: Reimagining Reparative Justice in a Postcolonial World’. Talks + creative insights from historians, artists & scientists. Speakers include Zakiya McKenzie, Kirill Vlasov, Iman Sultan West, and Emmanuella Morsi. Free tickets 👉 [link in bio > Events] #DecolonisingMuseums #BristolEvents #COP30
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