Poetry workshop with Dawn Gorman Explore your thoughts about landscapes that were exploited to establish our industrial past, and the bittersweet irony of the modern-time loss of our industrial heritage. We will take inspiration from Jemma Gunning’s haunting artwork in her exhibition Remnants at HOURS, which is an investigation and portal into structures that have… Read more »
Want to develop three-dimensional fictional characters but just can’t get there? The Enneagram is an ancient model of personality types that provides a fascinating framework for understanding ourselves and others better. It’s often the missing ingredient for writers struggling to flesh out their characters and make them as complex as we all are. In this… Read more »
Dive into the wonderful world of flash fiction in this workshop. What’s that, you might ask? Flash fiction is usually less than 1000 words. It’s dense, often challenging, typically uses a typical story arc, and tends to be immediate. Also known as microfiction, smoke-long fiction, drabble, or sudden fiction – soon these terms will roll… Read more »
A solo exhibition of abstract paintings by Nigel Shipley inspired by Japanese prints. The Japanese term Floating World was an expression of the new economy and social ambitions of the Edo period (1615-1868). Woodblock prints were produced in huge numbers at that time. Some of the best artists were Hiroshige, Hokusai and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. These… Read more »
by Beki Wills. ‘These are automatically generated extreme doodles or extensions of my thought processes. Mostly linear, nearly always black ink and gesso, they are interwoven strands of subconscious which will always try to escape the frame, in this case the edge of the paper, but always struggling to get there. Each subsequent drawing joins… Read more »
Sculpture, drawing and painting by Jenny Life A celebration of movement and landscape through paint, print and clay. Exploring the way that light enhances the contours of the human form, this exhibition aims to capture the dynamism of the moving body. Life drawings, sketches of ballet dancers in rehearsals and, due to lockdown, online performances… Read more »
This event is also a relaunch for HOURS. A collaboration between painter Varosha and sculptor Sophie Howard. Sophie and Varosha are passionate about this city. Their latest exhibition of portraits at HOURS depicts some of the people that give Bristol its unique identity, spirit and soul. Bristol gets its reputation as a vibrant, creative and… Read more »
New abstract oil paintings by Nigel Shipley. ‘I used to be a plein air urban landscape painter which was a good foundation from which to move on to abstract expressionism. I made this move because I could see that abstract painting has infinite possibilities and each painting holds mysteries that continue to give. My paintings… Read more »
Rosie explores what it means to be a living thing; capturing the wonder of the human and animal body, predominantly through intricate copper plate etchings. Using this traditional printmaking technique adds a voice from the past, and is suggestive of the artists’ choice of a fragile subject matter; death, birth, extinction and growth. At HOURS… Read more »
Let’s come together and write. A creative writing workshop offering prompts to help you get words on the page, plus a chance to share. Book Here. About this Event WriteClub online workshop – via Zoom In this Write Together session, you’ll be offered prompts to help you get words on the page, plus the space to share… Read more »