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Exhibition Moved by Conflict Exploring the effect of the First World War on Bristol Moved by Conflict (11 Oct-1 Mar), a new exhibition at M Shed, uses hundreds of original objects and archives to explore the physical, social and personal changes made by the First World War. The exhibition explores Bristol in the early 1900s and its position in the British Empire, takes us through the 1914 to 1918 conflict then turns its attention to people in the city today affected by current global conflicts.
Neighbourhood art trails Find no less than five brilliant events taking place across the city between now and November St Werburghs Arts Trail (27-28 Sep) sees over 50 artists, musicians, choirs, dancers, singers, performers, puppet shows, bakers and others showing off and sharing their skills in houses and venues across the neighbourhood. The following weekend, head south of the river for Art on the Hill (4-5 Oct), the annual art trail for the highly creative BS3 suburbs of Windmill Hill and Victoria Park. Once more, you can expect an appetising mix of locally based visual and performing arts, plus workshops, pop-up cafés and more. A week later (11-12 Oct) the West Bristol Arts Trail returns to Clifton, Cliftonwood and Hotwells. Over 100 Bristol artists will show work in
homes, studios and public venues. November brings the annual visit of Bristol’s two biggest neighbourhood trails. Totterdown’s Front Room (14-16 Nov) – Bristol’s oldest trail and, with 180 artists across 60 venues, one of its biggest – returns for its 15th instalment. Last but not least, the North Bristol Art Trail (29-30 Nov) showcases the talents of a huge range of creative folk across St Andrews, Bishopston and beyond, from jewellery and sculpture to prints, paintings and much more.
The events programme includes monthly sessions allowing visitors to research their First World War ancestors with help from the Bristol and Avon Family History Society. On Sunday 9 November the Forest of Dean’s internationally renowned Lydbrook Brass Band premieres Silver Rose, a new work by composer Liz Lane inspired by the Bristol-born war poet Isaac Rosenberg, specially commissioned by Bristol2014 to commemorate the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. more
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