The Art of Democracy - 5th March to 15th April

New show in The Bristol Gallery, starring some of my favourite street artists - FLX, Jef Row (in his D*Frost incarnation, with Andy Stott) and Inkie, among others

Opening night: Friday 5th March, from 7pm
Show: 6th March to 15th April, Mon to Fri, 10-6, Sat & Sun 10-5

Bristol Gallery, Unit 2, Building 8, Millenium Promenade, Harbourside, BS1 5TY
http://www.thebristolgallery.co.uk/

(If, like me, you had no idea where that is, there's a map here)

Weapon of Choice Gallery - next show opens 13th June

June 13th Group show, originally uploaded by cheba.

The next show at the Weapon of Choice Gallery opens on Saturday 13th June 5-10pm. Free entry
Exhibition runs until the 5th July 2009

14 St Michael’s Hill Bristol BS2 8DT
http://www.weaponofchoicegallery.co.uk

Featuring a lot of great talent - click on the flyer to go through to Cheba's flickr and see more details

Inkie detail

Inkie detail, originally uploaded by knautia.

12 Days of Xmas 2008

12 Days Press release - sent to me by the lovely Steal From Work collective, who organise these fantastic shows...

12 DAYS OF XMAS

Bristol Contemporary Urban Art Show

Once again Steal From Work have crow-barred their way in-between the mince pies, mulled wine and bumper Radio Times to cram 70 of the world's most loved & loathed contemporary urban artists together under one leaky roof for 12 festive fuelled days.

Last year was the first 12 Days of Xmas exhibition. It was held in Bristol's former Bridewell Police Station, and was hugely successful, attracting over 4,000 visitors over the 12 days. It has gone down in history as one of Bristol's best ever art shows and certainly kick started a huge interest in Street Art in the city. As well as proving that you don't need to be in an established, white walled gallery to show brilliant art and attract the crowds.

This year they've assembled art from 70 local, national and international artists, once again mixing some of the scenes leading lights with up and coming artists to provide a massive range of work available to buy at prices to suit all purses or simply just to gaze at…

Artists:

45RPM, Acerone, Andy Council, CHINA MIKE, DICY, DORA, EMMA CATON,FLX, GHOSTBOY, MOTORBOY, MR JAGO, PATCH, RICHT, ROWDY, SEPR, SIMON MILLS, THE ART TART, TOM HINE, WE DREAM OF MEAT, WHAT COLLECTIVE - Bristol

MAU MAU, TRXTR - Devon

CHU - Warsall

IMBUE, PAM GLEW - Brighton

PREFAB - Newcastle

ACE, CEPT, DOTMASTERS, DSCREET, IAMCXXX, MARK WARD, MIGHTY MONKEY, PANIK, SWEET TOOF - London

ADAM KOUKOUDAKIS, BEN SLOW, CYCLOPS, DOC VEK, EELUS, FILTHY LUKER, GOLDIE, HUSH, INKIE, IRI5, JAMES BAKER, JOHN CLARK, LUKE DIXON, SICKBOY, SPQR, WILL BARRAS - UK

WILL ST LEGER - Dublin

ALEXANDROS VASMOULAKIS - Greece

BON, KATE WESTERHOLT - Thailand

DAN - Italy

DOLK, PØBEL - Norway

SIXTEN - Sweden

M-CITY - Poland

EMESS, LINDA'S EX, M:M, SP38 - Berlin

GUY DENNING, JEF AEROSOL - France

GOLDEN SNAFU, OZZY MANDUST - unknown

Once again they're using an interesting venue that is not an established gallery, as they believe this breaks down the 'fear' lots of people have that they 'won't like' or 'won't understand' the art shown.

VENUE: 15 -19 Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3PY
Friday 12th - Tuesday 23rd December
OPENING TIMES: 12pm-7pm (everyday from Saturday 13th December)

www.12daysofxmas.co.uk

Colours!

Colours!, originally uploaded by knautia.

Inkie graff + Cheo bee + festival-goer = COLOURS!

things to watch

you are being watched...., originally uploaded by knautia.

ok, so this isn't graff, but it's at the site for this huge, amazing, huge show that's taking place in Bridewell, the empty and abandoned police station, starting on Friday 7th December and lasting til 22nd December.

www.12daysofxmas.co.uk

Check it out

Other shows in the next fortnight:

30th December (eek! that's today!): kuildoosh/wet shame show

Now until 30th December: Guerrilla Gallery, 140-142 Gloucester Road
Lots of lovely things from inkie, ziml, cheba, ghostboy, dan, leon, flx, dicy, rowdy and many more

6th December: launch of the new book on Banksy in Bristol - 6- 8 at Arnolfini, 8-12 at the Apple, with live graffiti

7th December: Matt Sewell show at Workshop

so much to do!

take the money and run....

very old inky, mode 2 and banksy piece, originally uploaded by knautia.

.....and get the beers in!

part of this old piece by inky, mode 2 and banksy