Exciting news. 🎨🔥
15 amazing artists are arriving at @willwayyard as part of @upfest 2026 in Bristol.
There will be ongoing live murals across a massive 100m wall, along with selected spots inside the yard. Come down, check out the artistry on show and follow the Upfest paint trail.
@upfest is back with a 17 day cultural programme running across Bedminster and beyond, from Friday 15th May to Sunday 31st May.
At Willway Yard, there will be coffee, music and plenty of containers open to the public. Enjoy the weather, watch the artists at work and head inside to see our retail units in all their glory.
Head over to upfest.co.uk to see what else is on offer. 🎨☕🎶
#willwayyard #upfest2026 #bristolart #bedminster #streetart
Meanwhile Spotlight May featuring @jagomaker at @willwayyard . 🎭✨
Based in Studio G7, Kelly Jago (Jago Maker) specialises in designing and creating prop costumes, headwear, and prop wigs for film, TV, and theatre. Their work spans an incredible range of styles and scales, from the scaly jacket worn by Serafina in His Dark Materials, to a donkey head for Saltburn, gold wings for Jason Donovan in Grease, and most recently four giant dancing Scotch egg costumes for the Britain’s Got Talent semi final. 🐴🪽
No two projects are ever the same. The studio thrives on variety, working across a huge mix of materials and techniques to bring bold and imaginative ideas to life. 🎨
They are always open to new collaborations with fellow makers and creatives, so if you have an idea in mind, now is the time to reach out. 🤝
Later this year, Jago Maker will also be launching workshops, giving people the chance to step inside their world and learn the craft behind prop costume making. 🧵
Find out more via their website
and give them a follow @jagomaker .
We cannot wait to see their space come to life at the yard. Give them a follow and show some love as they settle into their new creative home. 🧡
#meanwhilecreative #willwayyard #bristolcreatives #props #filmindustry
Bristol Gardens and Landscapes: Group Art Exhibition by the Bristol Plein Air Painters!
Monday 8th June to Sunday 14th June
Open Daily 10am–5pm
Private View: Tuesday 9 June, 6pm
@willwayyard - Willway Yard, Bedminster, behind BV Studios
The inaugural exhibition by the Bristol Plein Air Painters brings together a collective of artists working across the city and beyond, united by a shared commitment to painting from observation. Part of Blooming Bedminster and the Bedminster Garden Festival, the exhibition reflects a collective engagement with place: observed, revisited, and reinterpreted through paint.
Open call for artwork is now open too. Please visit bristolpleinairpainters.com for more information.
Big thanks to @neilwatsonart for building our new website within a few days!
#Exhibition #OpenCall #BristolExhibition #BristolArtists #FreeExhibition
🌿 PLANT BINGO IS COMING TO SPROUTS HQ 🌿
We’ve teamed up with the lovely Devi from Plant Studio for a very leafy evening of houseplant themed bingo, good company, and some very green prizes 🌱
Expect:
🪴 Plant themed bingo rounds
🎁 Houseplant prizes
🍻 Drinks, laughs & general silliness
💚 A feel good evening raising money for Blooming Bedminster
Whether you’re a full blown plant collector or just in it for the bingo drama, everyone is welcome.
📍 Sprouts HQ, Bedminster
📅 Wednesday 10 June 2026
⏰ 6pm to 8pm
Tickets are live now via the link in bio 🎟
Tag your bingo partner below 👇
@plant.studio@bloomingbedminster@willwayyard
Now this is something seriously unique from @splasheristbristol here at @willwayyard . 🎨🔊✨
The world’s first Splash & Gong experience blends sound healing, gong baths and expressive painting into one immersive workshop experience.
Guided by the vibrations of gongs, singing bowls and drums, you are encouraged to completely let go through paint, movement and sound. Somewhere between mindfulness, rage painting and pure creative freedom. 🌈🌀
A brilliant example of the kind of original ideas and experiences growing inside the yard. Bristol, this one is definitely worth checking out. 🛸
#willwayyard #bristolwellness #gongbath #creativeworkshop #soundhealing
Seeing what gets created behind the walls of @willwayyard is always special, but this one is truly something else. 🛸🔥
Massive respect to @simon_f_bellamy for bringing FOLIE ONE to life after 6 months of designing, building and creating. The details, scale and imagination behind this installation are unreal.
Next stop @burningnestfestival and we cannot wait to see it land in a field. 🚀✨
#willwayyard #installationart #burningnest #bristolartists #meanwhilecreative
🗯️ W I L L W A Y Y A R D 👁️🗨️
@willwayyard is such a cool place in Bedminster where they’ve turned shipping containers in to little shops and salons 😎.
Think art studio, nail salon, bottle shop, mini book shop. There’s even a gym here! 🙌
It’s heaven for a creative person & small business lover like me 🤩
Here’s a sneak peek but why don’t you pop down and have a browse for yourself ☺️
📍 Willway Yard. Willway Street, Bedminster, BS3.
@willwayyard@sogel.studio@verysmallbookshopbristol@studiopachiraart@all_good_things.shop@allnattystore@alfieandbellabristol@bigtonicframing@_element.studio_
#willwayyard #shippingcontainer #bristolcreatives #shopssmallshoplocal #smallbusinessbristol
Big thanks to @rumpusanimation for the kind words. 🙌
We love having them as part of the community here at @willwayyard . Their space is seriously worth checking out, packed with creativity and bringing something unique to the yard. 📦✨
Give them a follow and take a look inside their world.
#willwayyard #bristolcreatives #animationstudio #meanwhilecreative #independentcreatives
What an amazing promo from @bwdtattoo , holding it down at @battleroyale.tattoo based right here at @willwayyard . 🖋️🔥
BATTLE ROYALE TATTOO.
Your local Bristol tattoo shop.
Solid tattoos at reasonable prices.
All styles welcome.
DM to book.
📸 by @jackb.content
#willwayyard #bristoltattoo #tattoostudio #independentcreatives #meanwhilecreative
Bit surreal this one…
We were genuinely just happy to be nominated — so to actually win has caught us off guard in the best way.
Really appreciate everyone who’s supported us, recommended us, and trusted us with their care. It doesn’t go unnoticed.
We just try to do good work and look after people properly — so this means a lot.
Thank you ❤️
— Flow Chiropractic
#FlowChiropractic #Bristol #BristolUK #BristolBusiness
#chiropractor
EXHIBITION OPEN CALL for all Bristol based Landscape Painters! Come and join us at @willwayyard for our exhibition in June, as part of @bloomingbedminster 🌸
🎨 Submit up to three paintings
🎨 Landscapes, gardens, and nature-based works
🎨 Maximum size: 100cm
🎨 Work created within the last two years
Submission deadline: Tuesday 26 May 2026
Selection announced: Friday 29 May 2026
Artists who have painted with the group are guaranteed inclusion of one work.
Visit our website for T&Cs and to apply, and DM us with any questions!
Exhibit alongside our plein air group @helenatraill@gailreidartist@frances.cooley.artist@cjshopland_art@chrisd_paint@fionareadart@anneelliott1441@andrew.m111@josslopez_art@_lois_pearson@neilwatsonart@studioloum and more!
#BristolArtists #BristolExhibition #BristolArt #BristolLife #Bristol
All change for @upfest 👀
I'm stocked and way over excited to say I've been relocated to a beautiful new wall at @willwayyard
I’ll be painting between the 14th–30th — check my socials for the exact days (hint: I won’t be out in the rain) please pop down and say hi if you can.
I’ll still be hanging around @TobaccoFactory with the other artists, so come say hi and grab a sticker… once I remember to actually order some 😅
