We will be opening our doors to our neighbours and to the wider community on Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September 2026 as part of the BS5 Art Trail.
You’ll be able to see work created by our resident artists and also take part in drop in workshops. More to be announced soon!
Workshops & Activities:
PLEASE NOTE TIMES MIGHT VARY
- Saturday 5 September, 11am-12.30pm: Drop in Flag Making Workshop with Studio Meraki (Car Park)
Suitable for adults and children accompanied by adults – donations welcome.
- Saturday 5 September, 1pm-2pm: Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestler) Life Drawing Class with Jude (Car Park)
Family fun for all ages. This is a drop in workshop – donations welcome.
- Saturday 5 September, 2pm-3pm: Lucha Libre Thumb Wrestling Costumer Workshop with Jude (Car Park)
Family fun for all ages. This is a drop in workshop – donations welcome.
- Saturday 5 September, 3pm-4pm: Lucha Libre Thumb Wrestling Tournament with Jude (Car Park)
Family fun for all ages. This is a drop in workshop – donations welcome.
- Sunday 6 September, 11am-1pm: Puppet Workshop with Studio Meraki (Car Park)
Suitable for adults and children accompanied by adults – donations welcome.
- Sunday 6 September, 11am-1pm: Ceramic workshop with Birdcanfox Ceramics (Ceramics Workshop)
Join Birdcanfox ceramics to make your own stemmed watering vessels for the garden, with ceramic artist Birdcanfox.
All Weekend – Silent Art Auction
We will be running a silent Art Auction with money raised going to the Venezuela Earthquake. A5 artwork and other items created by In Bristol Artists past & present will be on display throughout the weekend and visitors will be able to bid on the piece or pieces that would like to own, with the winning bids being announced on a few days later.
Artists & Makers Taking Part:
Studio Meraki – @studiomerakibristol/
We are an artist-led collective specialising in community co‐design, public art, and place-making. We’ll be hosting FREE drop in workshops for children and families during the open studio.
Ang Hui Qing – @chickensaredoodling
Illustrator and animation artist with a love of telling stories with colour and characters.
Zachary Wiltermood – @wilty_xox
Wilty is a digital illustrator, decor creator and costume maker from Bristol. He loves bringing immersive dream worlds to life and is drawn to a kind of surreal nature. You can see his illustrations come to life as posters, decor and costumes for parties in Bristol and beyond.
Emily Gliddon Jewellery – @emilygliddonjewellery
A magpie at heart, Emily reveals the beauty in everyday experience: found objects, nostalgic emblems and natural shapes are reworked into captivating modern jewels.
Emily provides excellent facilities and an inspirational work area in which you will be guided through the jewellery making processes by an experienced teacher. Courses include: Silver Jewellery Courses, Wedding Ring Workshops, Hen parties and Private Tuition from her studio at In Bristol.
GUEST MAKER: Pure Form Jewellery – @pureformjewellery
Hand made silver jewellery from my garden studio. Simple, stylish pieces for everyday wear plus, bold statement designs that are clean, minimal and modern.
Florence Meadows – @florencemeadows_
Jess Hellens – @jesshellens/
Dreamy abstract landscape paintings, using metallics, acrylic and ink on canvas.
Elliot Coffin – @elliot_coffin/
Multidisciplinary artist working across print, sculpture and collage. Using found materials, texture and layered imagery, I explore memory, transformation and the creative potential of fragments.
Calum McCutcheon – @calummccutcheon
I am a multidisciplinary artist working across painting and installation. My work invites chaos & control to coexist, embracing both destruction and careful reconsideration.
Alastair Burgess – @alastair_burgess/
Sculptor and Metalsmith, working in metals and mixed materials. Sculpture, furniture, wearable and decorative pieces.
Kate Laura Meyler – @katelaurameyler
I am a multi-disciplinary artist including painting, drawing and sculpting. I will be exhibiting clay sculptures alongside a selection of available drawings, paintings and sculptures in my studio.
Kathryn Stevens @kathryn_stevens_
Kathryn is an oil painter. She enjoys experimenting with various textures, colours and layers of oil paint. Her paintings evoke a sense of mystery and imagination.
Emma Jean Kemp www.emmajeankemp.com
Emma’s art explores the human experience, inviting reflection and celebrating life. On show in her studio will be some of her bronze figures and clay studies as well as new work of vibrant steel sculptures and expressive prints capturing movement of acrobats.
Tom Colebrook – inbristol.org/artist/tom-colebrook/
Haptic photographic exploration, hand printed B&W photographs, printed from colour negatives, creating textural, grainy images that defy scale and a recognisable subject matter.
More artists to follow.
Date: Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 September 2026
Time: 11:00-17:00
Cost: FREE, although donations are requested for workshops & activities