Main Gallery
BCC Creative Club – Sparked by 100 Creative Days Exhibition @ The Create Centre
Exhibition is open from 21st November 2024 – 24th December 2024
Our exhibition- hosted by The Create Centre -was sparked by a few people in Bristol City Council who shared their work with each other as part of the #100dayproject (an international opportunity to share creativity on Instagram).
As word got around, we found more colleagues who juggle work and family; finding tiny spaces and moments to explore their creative side.
The result is a fabulous opportunity for talented but mostly unknown artists to see their work on the wall of a gallery. It’s diverse, creative and has come together through good fortune, a few lunchtime video calls and a big dollop of talented enthusiasm.
Create’s gallery space is available to hire for events and exhibitions. The large, open plan space measures approximately 12 x 8 metres and has a flexible arrangement of partitions, allowing the choice of a large open area or more discrete zones.
Email create.reception@bristol.gov.uk for details or come in and speak to the team.
Cafe Gallery
1st October to 3rd January
(extended to 7th Feb with new work)
Paintings by Liane Stevenson
Liane’s landscapes are a response to places visited and enjoyed. She is inspired by the rhythms found in the natural and agricultural landscape and in the architectural geometry of the cityscape. She uses mixed media and collage to represent and enhance the decorative aspect of these qualities, whist maintaining a sense of place.
Primarily though, Liane has an immense joy in the artistic process, drawing, applying paint and experimenting with colour and materials.
lianestevenson.theartistsweb.co.uk
Regular Activity
‘The UK discards nearly a million tonnes of textiles every year ‘ (WRAP)
This exploration of some of the aspects of textile sustainability consists of two parts. Firstly the CREATE Centre hosts a permanent exhibition of information about textile sustainability, including advice, explanations, and facts and figures. This exhibition is open during CREATE opening hours. The second part is the practical activity days that take place on most Wednesdays from mid morning to mid afternoon. Here the exhibition is extended to include examples of domestic items made from fabrics that would otherwise have been sent to landfill. In addition, such items as cushions, tea cosies, table mats and many other items are being made on the spot, with the intention of encouraging visitors to start or continue their own work. At all the times the exhibition and practical activities are open, free small fabric pieces are usually available so that visitors can take them to incorporate in their own projects.
FABRICation is run by Mike Timmins, who is experienced in decorative textiles as well as textile science and technology.
Transformabin
As part of Bristol’s 2015 Green Capital celebrations, 14 unique community inspired projects were commissioned for each of it’s Neighbourhood Partnerships. Mufti Games with Baggator Young People’s Project successfully pitched to Ashley, Lawrence Hill and Easton Partnership to create a fun project highlighting issues relating to household waste, fly-tipping, and recycling in the local area.
From this the Transformabin was created; a communal bin converted into a playable games station. The simple labyrinth style game highlights the effects that waste has on our city, combining fun and imagination with a positive envorimental message.
The Transformbin is a permanent fixture at Create and can be found in our gallery,
Monday to Friday, 9-5pm.