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Bristol's Exhibitions Scene

New art exhibitions are opening all the time in Bristol. Use this guide to find private views and exhibition launches in Bristol.

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Sell out warning! Bedmo would be a much greyer place indeed without the pastoral oasis of Windmill Hill City Farm. Come celebrate half a century of community nature & nurture with family-friendly frollicking (puppet shows, face painting, pottery) + live music from local folk legends, acappella choirs + more TBA. Windmill Hill City Farm 50th Anniversary Fayre at Windmill Hill City Farm.

Sell out warning! Bristol’s BYO conspiracy theory gathering returns! We’re assured no government actors are involved, but eyes and ears are everywhere. Scramble together your wildest conspiratorial jabberings – now’s your chance to be heard – or just pull up a chair for the unfolding post-post-truth wormhole... Truth Seekers 2026 at St Werburghs Community Centre.

A bona fide Renaissance woman, Sarah Dunant’s storied career has taken her from broadcast journalist to arts critic, from lecturer to celebrated author. She joins the Folk House to discuss her latest works of historical fiction and kick off the sparkling inaugural programme of Bristol New Writers Festival. In conversation with Sarah Dunant at Bristol Folk House.

Next up from Project The Dolls: I Saw The TV Glow’s chronically online older sibling, refracting the nightmare of adolescent loneliness and dysphoria through a webcam lens. We’re All Going To The World’s Fair established modern horror talent Jane Schoenbrun as the first director to truly capture the seductive, unsettling power of internet communities – it’s The Blair Witch Project for the r/nosleep generation! We're All Going to the World's Fair 15 7.30pm at Strange Brew.

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“JAMAICA STREET STUDIOS OPEN STUDIO 2026 Once a year Jamaica Street Studios throws open it's doors for you to come and explore our beautiful building! - 27 stunning artist's studios - 32 artists - A grade II listed building - The KIT FORM group show exhibition - Our brand new KIT FORM DARKROOM - Our famous fundraising auction - Beers, ciders, coffee, cake! - KIT FORM is on ground level with step free access Jamaica Street Studios is only accessible via stairs - Jamaica Street Studios & KIT FORM 37 - 39 Jamaica Street Bristol BS2 8JP”
From: Jamaica Street Studios - Open Studios 2026

“Jonathan Baldock leads an informal and intimate tour of Held, in the company of Arnolfini Head of Exhibitions Gemma Brace. Together they’ll focus on key works in the exhibition to explore craft, making and materiality, the body, and world building.”
From: Jonathan Baldock Exhibition Tour

“Ragged Edges A solo exhibition of British landscapes by printmaker Ruth Ander. With handprinting demonstrations throughout the weekend. "My inspiration is landscape, nature and light- often in North Somerset, the Severn Estuary, Dorset and Wiltshire- the places I know and love best, but also sometimes far away places I’ve travelled to. My motivation is to express the way I feel about these places- they move me and I want to move others." PREVIEW EVENING all welcome Thursday 10th September, 18:00 - 21:00 - Runs 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th September 12:00 - 18:00 & 12:00 - 16:00 Sunday KIT FORM has step-free access - 37 Jamaica Street, Stokes Croft, BS2 8JP”
From: Ragged Edges

“Welcome to the Tooliverse, an exhibition by Dr Alice Beck. Follow Toole, the bottle nose dolphin, through her adventures as she moves to the city and undergoes the messy and uncomfortable transition of self. The exhibition will showcase original digital collages, screen prints and a curated soundtrack, with a talk from the artist. Merchandise and prints available for purchase.”
From: Welcome to the Tooliverse