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Six Bristol artists join forces for a one-off night of live art at The Island
In the final weekend of Artspace Openspace 2022, which has programmed events at Arts Mansion and The Vestibules on October 1 and 8 respectively, The Island will be throwing open its doors for an Open Studios weekend on October 14-16.
Amongst the highlights, there will be a tenants’ exhibition, a comedy night, club night, dance classes and open studios.
And on October 15, a unique live art event will bring six resident artists together, combining their eclectic practices in a one-off experimental performance.
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Painting by Lizzie Stone – photo: courtesy of the artist
Art, Live will feature the many talents of Tom Bonson, Alice Dunn Ribiero, Holysseusfly, Lizzie Stone, Daniel DeWolfe and Brook Tate – DeWolfe and Tate re also staging the joint exhibition Queering Masculinity at The Island, opening on October 31.
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Ouch, painting by Brook Tate – photo: courtesy of the artist
So how exactly are they going to be interacting and colliding with one another? Brook Tate describes it as “a bit mash-up performance”.
“Lizzie Stone will be creating large abstract pieces which will then be manipulated by illustrator Tom Bonson,” he explains, “whilst he, Daniel Dewolfe, Holysseus Fly and I will be collaborating musically and transforming into drag personas.
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“And to top it off, Alice Dunn Ribeiro will be drawing us and the audience throughout the performance with inks, pastels and paints.”
For DeWolfe, the creative synergy at play on the night – not least the spectacular climax – is a true distillation of what The Island affords the 100 artists based there.
“It’s a space in the middle of the city where you can live out your creativity freely and affordably,” he says, “housing a large spectrum of creatives who all bring their individual energy to the space and make it feel warm, welcoming and exciting.”
Poster design: Daniel DeWolfe
Art, Live is at The Island on October 15 at 8pm. Tickets are Pay What You Can from £4.50, available from www.headfirstbristol.co.uk, and include a free drink at the pop up bar.
Follow the artists on Insta @tom_bonson; @dunn_drawings; @holysseusfly; @lizziestone.art; @danieldewolfe and @brooktate.
Artspace Openspace – The Island Open Weekender is at The Island on October 14-16. For the full programme of events, visit www.artspace.uk.
Main photo: Artspace Lifespace
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