Day School Bristol

Day School is a year-long programme, offering artists a shared studio space alongside monthly education days with guest artists, support and advice for work and careers, and other professional development opportunities, community projects and social occasions.

Day School is committed to the idea of alternative education as a meaningful response to the current climate of UK arts education provision, and the opportunity to contribute to maintaining a thriving artistic community in the amazing city of Bristol.

Day School Provides:

-A year-long programme designed to support individual progression and professional development.

-A small cohort of 14 (maximum) artists and practitioners with a broad range of disciplines and interests.

-24/7 access to a shared studio at St Anne’s House, Bristol, the space will be organised and set up collaboratively by the participants (whole studio space c.39m squared)

-Monthly education days (Saturday) with invited guest artist/educator (including talks, workshops, crits, 121s, discussions and other group projects).

-121s with Day School coordinators Harriet Bowman and Natasha MacVoy

-Opportunity to work collaboratively and to contribute to workshops and talks

-Annual group project or exhibition

-Day School participants are eligible to apply for New Contemporaries

-Professional development opportunities

-Regular studio practice development activities (peer-led)

-Social occasions

-Shared kitchen facilities

-wifi