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Name: Upstairs tour
Start: 2026-11-14T12:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-14T15:30+00:00
Location: Ashton Court

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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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Tahmina Begum's debut book brings us the stories of three South Asian Muslim women navigating the complexities of choice, desire and expectation in lives shaped by history, faith, family and so much more. Begum will be in person at Bookhaus inviting us into their world, and reflecting on womanhood forged in the fires of a patriarchal, Islamaphobic world. Womanhood launch with Tahmina Begum at Bookhaus.

Kenmure Street is a shining light of collective action in our recent history. Here's another chance to catch the Sundance winning doc following the momentous resistance of this Glaswegian community, stepping up against the Home Office to stop the deportation of their neighbours. Bristol Radical Film Festival 2026 - Everybody to Kenmure Street at The Cube.

Sell out warning! "No-one is finally dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away". And so the black-hatted Discworld bard will be in the room as earthly Ankh-Morpork guide and Pratchett biographer Marc Burrows leads a comic tour de force littered with audible footnotes, Pratch-tastic puns, allstar dramatic readings, special guest interviews and nerd-baiting nuggets plucked from the life of STP. Celebrating Terry Pratchett with Marc Burrows at The Gaffe Comedy Club.

Glory & Gore makes a helluva racket screaming down the barrel of the ongoing trans culture / healthcare wars: two of the most twistedly creative crews in all of Bristol performance artdom cabaret you senseless, before Byford Dolphin Incident pummel you with mathy queercore powerviolence. This'll be impossible to sweep under the carpet... GLORY & GORE at Loco Klub.

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What our editors say

“Spike Island presents the first European survey exhibition of the work of Beverly Buchanan (b.1940; d.2015), bringing together five decades of sculpture, painting, drawing, earthworks, artists’ books and rarely-seen archival material. Rooted in the landscapes and histories of the American Southeast, Buchanan developed a singular practice shaped by memory, materiality and place, exploring the enduring legacies of slavery through the histories embedded in architecture, landscape and everyday materials.”
From: EXHIBITION: Beverly Buchanan, 'Weathering'

“This exhibition foregrounds the intimate forms through which Buchanan nurtured these relationships, alongside major works spanning the 1970s to the 2010s. Artists’ books, manifestos, small sculptures and her witty, affectionate Christmas cards reveal a practice that moved fluidly between the monumental and the personal. Buchanan’s writing—by turns incisive, humorous and deeply reflective—runs throughout the exhibition, offering insight into her artistic thinking as well as her daily life, ambitions and struggles.”
From: EXHIBITION: Beverly Buchanan, 'Weathering'

“Buchanan’s influence on younger generations of artists has long exceeded the institutional recognition her work received during her lifetime. Acknowledging this legacy, the exhibition includes a new commission by London-based artist Phoebe Collings-James (b.1987), whose practice has been shaped by a longstanding engagement with Buchanan’s work. Developed in dialogue with the exhibition, the commission extends Buchanan’s influence into the present, highlighting the continued resonance of her ideas across generations and geographies.”
From: EXHIBITION: Beverly Buchanan, 'Weathering'

“Through her practice Sky discovers where we belong in this world and invites you to linger in her vision of joy and peace. In its simplest essence Rituals is an exhibition that hopes to shine a light on Earth’s magical beauty and remind that we humans are connected and one with this wild and wondrous place. Launch event 4th December 6-9 pm. Open to the public Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th & Saturday 12th December 11 am-5 pm. Also, most times by arrangement until December 20th. Free”
From: RITUALS

“Kieran’s work has featured in several group exhibitions over the last two years. He currently has work in the Royal West of England 173rd Annual Open Exhibition and held his first solo exhibition this autumn at Negative Thinking Bristol.”
From: Make Your Own Photography Zine