Arnolfini•16 Narrow Quay•Bristol•UK
What's On
Welcome to our What’s On section. Here you can see our upcoming events in the Arnolfini building. Directly below you’ll find details of what’s on in our building today, with the programme over the next month shown further down. On the left hand side of the screen, areas of our programme are broken down into categories such as Exhibitions, Performances and Screenings. Visit the Offsite section to see what’s on in Bristol from our city wide programme or use the calendar to see a day by day guide.
Today Thursday 13 July 2017
Tuesday 11 July 2017 to Thursday 13 July 2017, 18:30 to 21:30
£5 → Book
Arnolfini is delighted to host the latest line-up of emerging new performance talent from Ferment, Bristol Old Vic's artist development programme.
Basim Magdy: Advice for the Young and the Seekers of Sanity 5
Friday 14 April 2017 to Sunday 06 August 2017, 15:00
Free
An offsite work by Basim Magdy, Advice for the Young and the Seekers of Sanity, is currently presented on Big Screen Bristol in Millennium Square.
Basim Magdy: The Stars Were Aligned For a Century of New Beginnings 21
Friday 14 April 2017 to Sunday 06 August 2017, 11:00 to 18:00
Free
Arnolfini presents the first UK solo exhibition by visual artist Basim Magdy.
More forthcoming events
Gandharva Choir – a 31 member group from India 1
Saturday 15 July 2017, 19:30 to 21:30
£15 → Book
Creative, innovative and experimental, the Gandharva Choir has presented hundreds of striking performances of Indian choral music in India and abroad over the last four decades.
Sunday 16 July 2017, 20:00 to 23:00
£15 → Book
Mercury nominated electronic music producer DJ Swami joins forces with Punjabi folk musicians to create an innovative musical and visual experience.
Friday 21 July 2017, 18:30 to 21:00
Free
Monthly experimental poetry night curated by local poetry presses.
Summer Cuts: Don't Tell Your Mother1
Saturday 29 July 2017, 22:00 to 02:00
£5 Earlybird / £8 Conc / £10 → Book
Join Don't Tell Your Mother as they curate the first in a series of Summer Cut take-overs at Arnolfini’s harbourside & Auditorium.
Saturday 05 August 2017, 22:00 to 02:00
£5 Earlybird / £8 Conc / £10 → Book
Join Young Echo Sound as they curate the second in a series of Summer Cut take-overs at Arnolfini’s harbourside & Auditorium.
Saturday 12 August 2017, 22:00 to 02:00
£5 Earlybird / £8 Conc / £10 → Book
Join Big Jeff as he curates the final Summer Cuts take-over at Arnolfini’s harbourside & Auditorium.
Playback: Touring Exhibition in association with Random Acts 1
Friday 18 August 2017 to Monday 28 August 2017, 11:00 to 18:00
Free
Watch over 200 bold and creative short films made by young artist filmmakers, brought together in one exhibition: Playback.
Summer 2017 We Are Family Artist Residency
Friday 18 August 2017 to Monday 28 August 2017, 13:00 to 16:00
Free
Karanjit Panesar takes over the galleries to create imagined future worlds through collaborative film making
Summer 2017 We Are Family Artist Residency - Relaxed Opening
Wednesday 23 August 2017, 12:00 to 13:00
Free
Enjoy We Are Family at a relaxed early opening
Summer 2017 We Are Family Artist Residency - Relaxed Opening
Friday 25 August 2017, 12:00 to 13:00
Free
Enjoy We Are Family at a relaxed early opening
3rd Community Psychology Festival
Friday 15 September 2017 to Saturday 16 September 2017, 09:00 to 17:00
£45 - £140 → Book
The Festival is a friendly and accessible educational alternative to an academic conference with public participation at its heart.
Happy Families: the conversations we’re not having about adoption
Saturday 23 September 2017, 18:30 to 19:30
Free (but booking is essential) → Book
A unique oral communication performance looking at some of the issues associated with child protection and adoption - informing public debate