Main Gallery
The Power of 10 exhibition has now finished. If you didn’t manage to make it down or wanted a second look, you can see a virtual tour of the show here.
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
4th July to 30th September
Work by Rosalind Glennie aka @genki.club
More details to follow…
Regular Activity
Clay at Create
Think Global: Act Avonmouth
A short film about the local issues facing Avonmouth residents and their relationship with the industrial environment. The film was produced by Black Bark Films as part of the Think Global: Act Local exhibition at M Shed in 2022.
Retirement Reloaded
An interactive book of poems centred around ageing. The works look at transition and change, invisibility and pivotal life moments, reflecting the creative explorations that took place in a series of workshops spanning the joy, pain, wisdom and lived experience of the women taking part.
Re-Cyborgs
The cyborgs have now moved on, but you can still watch Re-Cyborg – The Art of Waste! to find out more about them.
‘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.
FABRICation was run by Mike Timmins, who unfortunately passed away earlier this year.
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.