Perpetually Stew

. OUR APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN __________________ PERPETUALLY STEW is an open call event series in Bristol, creating a space for artists who use performance and movement in their practice. Each month we invite a different selection of visual artists to explore new or old work in an intimate gallery space and engage afterwards in constructive feedback on each other’s craft. Practitioners of all skill levels and experience are invited to join us and duly stew. APPLY NOW VIA THE LINK IN BIO _________________ Poster art by @ben_hart9 @kit.form

Perpetually Stew welcomes our second artist in June’s exhibition, The Paula Davy. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘱 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘢𝘥! 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩𝘢𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 “𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴” 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵, 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘴 ‘𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵’. Perpetually Stew is a recurring live art exhibition in Bristol, platforming performance artists from across the UK to exhibit and encounter each others practices. Join us for our next instalment on Thursday 4th of June and duly stew. pauladavy.wordpress.com @kit.form Tickets Available on Headfirst/ via the link in our bio

04.06.26 at KIT FORM gallery Perpetually Stew introduces our first artist of June’s exhibition, Mary Hurrell Mary Hurrell (South Africa/UK) is an artist and composer based in Bristol, working across experimental music and performance. Her practice explores forms of language, movement and voice in relation to physical and psychological experience. Hurrell released her debut album FORMATIONS in 2024, with recent live performances at venues and festivals including En Masse Festival, Bristol Beacon, Strange Brew, Cafe OTO, The Old Hairdressers and Jupiter Rising Festival. Her work has been exhibited and commissioned by institutions including Pallant House Gallery, motor dance journal, Nicoletti Contemporary, and Flat Time House; with residencies at Britten Pears Arts, PRAXIS (Spain), Gilfélagið (Iceland) and Yamakiwa Gallery (Japan). Perpetually Stew is a recurring live art exhibition in Bristol, platforming performance artists from across the UK to exhibit and encounter each others practices. Join us for our next instalment on Thursday 4th of June and duly stew. @maryhurrell @kit.form Tickets Available on Headfirst/ via the link in our bio

04.06.26 at KITFORM gallery This June you are invited to the 13th installment of Perpetually Stew, a Bristol-based event series platforming artists who use performance in their practices. Each event we invite a selection of live artists to explore new or old work in an intimate gallery space, and offer the opportunity engage in constructive feedback on each other’s crafts. Practitioners of all skill levels and experience are invited to join us at KIT FORM and duly stew. On Thursday 4th June we’ll be hosting another cohort of artists from across the UK to share their work at KITFORM gallery. More information on each artist to be announced over the next few weeks. Tickets are available on Headfirst / via the link in our bio @kit.form

From our April Perpetually Stew, Ran’s visceral translation of flesh from landscape from instrument. Thank you for bringing your art to Bristol. Ran is a London-based embodied sound artist who creates networks of sonic and choreographic feedback using d.i.y embodied sonic interfaces. Ran is interested in how a body interacts with exponential systems of power, and explores the way these forces propagate and perpetuate in recursive and self-destructive ways. @present_tense_ran @kit.form Photos courtesy of @lucyxbentley

Images from Rachel Helena Walsh’s three-act fluxus performance from our April Perpetually Stew. Rachel Helena Walsh is a Performer, Artist, Poet and Producer from Ireland, based in Wales. Trained in theatre but now mostly working in live art, immersive experiences, audio and spoken word. She enjoys bringing live art elements into other artistic frameworks. Rachel seeks to create work that connects, challenges and inspires. Themes often dealt with are: death, dating, nature, politics and mental health. She wishes to share the beauty of everyday actions, moments and place. Join us on 4th of June for our 13th instalment of Perpetually Stew. @rachelhelena @kit.form Photographs courtesy of @lucyxbentley

Henry Wilson’s hypnotically earnest performance at our April edition of Perpetually Stew. Henry Wilson’s practice navigates the taxonomy of the self-inflicted and structural violence, centering the body as a primary site of molecular friction.These acts of [pseudo-self]-injury are spectacles in which the interiority of the subject is forcibly externalised with the rupture of the biological container. This “theatre of impact” serves as a brutal inquiry into how anxiety of the individual is inscribed upon the fascia. Through the repetition of impact and the endurance of the wound, Henry S Wilson interrogates the porosity of the skin as a boundary between the individual and the group; the spectator and the spectacle. Thank you Henry, for bringing your art to the stew. Join us in June for our next installment. @henry_jgwilson @kit.form Photographs courtesy of @lucyxbentley

19:30 this Wednesday at KIT FORM gallery PERPETUALLY STEW On 01.04.26 we welcome you to the twelfth instalment of Perpetually Stew: a live art exhibition and test space in Bristol, aiming to create a space for artists who use performance and movement in their practices. Each edition we invite a selection of performance artists to present new or old work in an intimate gallery space and engage afterwards in conversation on each other’s craft. Practitioners of all skill levels and experience are invited to join us at KIT FORM and duly stew. In this month’s edition we will be exhibiting performances from Ran, Rachel Helena Walsh, and Henry Wilson. KIT FORM gallery is a step-free venue on Jamaica Street, with gender neutral toilets, and a card-only bar. Perpetually Stew is a seated event with intervals between each performance for comfort and conversation. Please note that some artists will move or remove chairs for their performance. If you have any questions or queries about the event please contact us via instagram or talk to a member of the team on the night. Tickets are available to buy on Headfirst / link in our bio, and are subject to availability. @kit.form

We’re just under one week away from our next instalment of Perpetually Stew. ✅ Our artists are selected ✅ Programmes are printed ✅ Feedback forms prepared ✅ Ticket link is in our bio Join our latest three artists next week on 01.04.26 at @kit.form gallery for our 12th event and duly stew.

01.04.26 at KITFORM gallery. Perpetually Stew welcomes our third artist of the April instalment, Henry Wilson @henry_jgwilson Henry Wilson’s practice navigates the taxonomy of the self-inflicted and structural violence, centering the body as a primary site of molecular friction.These acts of [pseudo-self]-injury are spectacles in which the interiority of the subject is forcibly externalised with the rupture of the biological container. This “theatre of impact” serves as a brutal inquiry into how anxiety of the individual is inscribed upon the fascia. Through the repetition of impact and the endurance of the wound, Henry S Wilson interrogates the porosity of the skin as a boundary between the individual and the group; the spectator and the spectacle. Next month join us for our 12th instalment of Perpetually Stew; an open-call test space series platforming performance artists from across the UK, inviting them to present and explore new or old work in front of an audience in Bristol. @kit.form Tickets Available on Headfirst/ via the link in our bio Photo by @nelliefratelli

01.04.26 at KIT FORM gallery Perpetually Stew welcomes back our second artist of April’s exhibition, Rachel Helena Walsh @rachelhelena Rachel Helena Walsh is a Performer, Artist, Poet and Producer from Ireland, based in Wales. Trained in theatre but now mostly working in live art, immersive experiences, audio and spoken word. She enjoys bringing live art elements into other artistic frameworks. Rachel seeks to create work that connects, challenges and inspires. Themes often dealt with are: death, dating, nature, politics and mental health. She wishes to share the beauty of everyday actions, moments and place. This April join us in revisiting Rachel Helena Walsh’s passionate and exciting practice since her performance at the very first Perpetually Stew 18 months ago. We are thrilled to host her again. Perpetually Stew is an open-call event series platforming performance artists from across the UK, inviting them to present and explore new or old work in front of an audience in Bristol. @kit.form Tickets Available on Headfirst/ via the link in our bio Photo credit: Peter Evans

01.04.26 at KIT FORM gallery Perpetually Stew introduces our first artist of April’s exhibition, Ran. Ran is a London-based embodied sound artist who creates networks of sonic and choreographic feedback using d.i.y embodied sonic interfaces. Ran is interested in how a body interacts with exponential systems of power, and explores the way these forces propagate and perpetuate in recursive and self-destructive ways. Perpetually Stew is a recurring live art exhibition in Bristol, platforming performance artists from around the UK to exhibit and encounter each others practices. Join us for our next instalment on 01.04.26 and duly stew. @present_tense_ran @kit.form Tickets Available on Headfirst/ via the link in our bio