Bricks has come a long way since its inception eight years ago. Eight years of learning, experimenting and responding to the ambitions of communities has massively expanded the scope of what we do, and we’re just getting started! We have recently completed a process to update our Charitable…
We’re delighted to share that Bricks is to be funded for four years through the Bristol Impact Fund 3 (BIF3), and we are already getting stuck in. We will be thinking long-term, working with local communities in our doorstep. It will grow the way we think about how both…
As 2024 comes to a close, we want to celebrate and take a moment to reflect on the milestones we’ve achieved as an organisation and as a community together. From major public art commissions to exciting opportunities and community-focused projects, it’s been an incredible year of…
We are delighted to welcome seven new trustees to Bricks board, and announce Jo Lathwood has stepped up to become our new Chair of Trustees. Welcome to Becky Peters, Ben Lowndes, Helen Gaffney, Juliet Lennox, Liam O’Connor, Sabita Ravi and Tarek Virani. They join our existing trustees;…
Wednesday 15 May 2024 Join artist Dorcas Casey on her creative journey to make a new public artwork for Temple Quarter. The sessions give people a chance to explore working with clay, mark making, pressing, sculpting, chatting about Bristol folklore, the old lands and inhabitants of…
The sessions gave people a chance to explore working with clay, mark making, pressing, sculpting, chatting about Bristol folklore, the old lands and inhabitants of Bristol’s waterways.
We seek a consultant to work with Bricks on a piece of evaluation and social/environmental impact assessment for St Anne’s House.
Now is an exciting time to join Bricks board and lead us through into the next stage of our work, now in our sixth year as a charity, and our fourth year at St Annes House we are gearing up for a phase of consolidation, long term thinking and capital building works.
Public Art can take many forms, from sculptures to poetry, from planting schemes to soundscapes; but it’s not often public art takes the form of an ancient microscopic animal (a “water bear” who manages a telephone) or a carpet made up of moss and people’s dreams for a better future… That’s less common.
An invitation to people who live and work locally to Dovercourt Road, Lockleaze. Tuesday 16th January, 2024. 6.15pm to 7.45pm. Come along to: Find out about interesting public art Help make a design code for public art in the Dovercourt Road development Enjoy a creative chat and…