November at Spike Island Bristol
Posted on: 02 Nov 2017Spike Island is an international centre for the development of contemporary art and design. Based in Bristol, it is home to a working space for artists, amongst galleries and a café which is regularly used for events. A vibrant hub for creative businesses, production and practices, there are always fantastic exhibitions, talks, and events taking place.
Here’s what’s on at Spike Island this November:
Exhibition Tour led by Dr Je Yun Moon
Tonight Nov 2nd 6–7pm
Dr Je Yun Moon, co-curator of Kim Yong-Ik’s exhibitions at Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) and Spike Island, leads an informal tour of the exhibition.
Free, booking advised.
Kim Yong-Ik: I Believe My Works Are Still Valid
Continues until 17 December 2017
'Taken together with the new site-specific installation at the Korean Cultural Centre (KCCUK) in London, the Spike Island show is a superb introduction to an artist few English viewers will know.'
- review by Tim Smith-Laing for Frieze
Kim Yong-Ik's partner exhibition at KCCUK closes this Saturday 4 November.
I Am Making Art: Collage with Simon
Saturday Nov 4th 2pm
Join artist Simon Olley at Spike Island Café to create your own collages using print materials and found images, taking inspiration from elements of repetition and fragmentation in Kim Yong Ik’s current exhibition.
Check out the Facebook event here
Test Space Exhibition: African Queen
Until 5 November 2017
A photography exhibition exploring the history of both real and legendary queens of Africa or of African origin. Part of Black History Month in Bristol.
Bring Your Baby Tour
Tuesday 7 November, 11am–12pm
Bring Your Baby Tours create an affordable way for parents and carers of babies to engage with art.
Join Jane Porter to hear about the current exhibition by Korean artist Kim Yong-Ik. Bring Your Baby Tours create an affordable way for parents and carers of babies to engage with art in an environment that welcomes babies and at a time that fits with their daily routine.
Booking essential
Check out the Facebook event here
Reading: Han Kang The White Book
Tuesday 14 November, 6.30–8pm
From the winner of the Man Booker International Prize for The Vegetarian, South Korean author Han Kang's The White Book is a book about mourning, rebirth and the tenacity of the human spirit.
Check out the Facebook event here
Art and Its Materials led by Marina Vishmidt
Thursday 16 November, 6–7.30pm
Marina Vishmidt explores the relationship between metaphor and art making in the final of four events focussed on art, aesthetics and contemporary materialism.
Booking advised
Check out the Facebook event here
Baby Art Hour
Friday 17 November, 10–11am
For babies and toddlers up to 5 years old.
Come play with colour, shape, texture and learn easy ways to create, using simple methods and materials.
Booking advised.
Check out the Facebook event here
Behind the Scenes Studio Visits: Hannah Murgatroyd
Saturday 18 November, 2pm
Meet painter and draughtsman Hannah Murgatroyd and see her works in progress in her studio at Spike Island.
Free, booking advised.
Check out the Facebook event here
Novel Writers: Megan Hunter The End We Start From
Thursday 23 November, 6.30–8pm
Megan Hunter introduces her debut novel, ‘a haunting dystopian tale unlike any you’ve read before. Poetic, precise, and surprisingly full of warmth', AnOther magazine.
Booking advised.
Check out the Facebook event here
Launch: ANON, Hurst Street Press
Thursday 30 November, 7–9pm
Join us for the launch of ANON, a series of pamphlets celebrating the work of undervalued women writers.
Booking advised.
Check out the Facebook event here
Spike Island Opportunities
Curator (maternity contract)
Spike Island seeks an imaginative, energetic and engaged contemporary art curator. Apply by Tuesday 7 November 2017, 5pm.
Opportunity to perform for Echoes by Young In Hong
Young In Hong is looking for musicians and performers who play any portable instrument or who sing or practice voice/sound based performance to participate in Echoes at Spike Island on 9 December.
Check out the Facebook event here
Spike Island Recommends
Bristol Visual Arts Review
Open Space
Wednesday 15 November, 10am–5pm
At M Shed, Wapping Road Bristol BS1 4RN
What should the future of the visual arts in Bristol look like? Book your place for this open event led by Arts Council England's South West team.
Emma Rice’s The Little Matchgirl and Other Happier Tales
30 November 2017 to 14 January 2018
At Bristol Old Vic, King Street, Bristol, BS1 4ED
Emma Rice's production comes to Bristol this Christmas following its critically acclaimed premiere at Shakespeare's Globe.
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Spike Island is located at 133 Cumberland Road Bristol BS1 6UX
0117 929 2266
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Hannah recently graduated with a degree in English with Writing. She is an avid writer, freelancer and creative. She is currently writing her first full-length novel and a collection of poetry. Always out and about in Bristol's music scene, she attends music events on a weekly basis.