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art + power organises a range of arts and partnership projects. We want our art to go all around the world and have had many exhibitions and performances both locally and nationally including Tate Liverpool, Bristol Old Vic, Sadlers’ Wells, Birmingham, Manchester, London and as far a field as Madrid. Our poetry has even been read at festivals in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, and Tokyo, Japan.
art + power have produced many exciting films and videos. These include arts documentaries, animations and short films. We have also made a CD about our work. Many of these works are available to buy, see art for sale.
A Different World, artwork and messages are hung on the wooden structure.
Putting all our arts together: Much of our work involves combining different art forms in innovative ways. Examples of this include Dormitory Beds, a collaboration with artist Kathleen Herbert, Hear Our Voices, an opera produced with Picture This and Welsh National Opera and our new project: A Different World. Please contact art + power for further details.
Steve in press photo for film he acted in.
We link up with lots of other groups on a range of innovative projects. These include:
Fresh Today: Live Art in partnership with Arnolfini, Bristol, this project explores and challenges perceptions of disability and the disabled body through performances on the streets of Bristol.
Dancing on Pero’s Bridge, Bristol.
Reflections of Ourselves: a unique collaboration between art + power, Hengrove School and New Fosseway Special Schools Bristol, working with disabled artist, James Lake to produce 3 large cardboard hand sculptures.
Working on Hands project.
Arts, Access and Transport Project: a commitment to using art that aims to improve access to the arts venues and provision in Bristol, including art + ride, a programme of art on the buses.
Brian taking photos on a ferry.
Other projects include research into innovative arts and education practice with Creative Partnerships and schools in the Bristol area. We helped support the Get Art Bristol project with the Chisenhale Gallery, London, Florence Brown and Briarwood Schools Bristol and Creative Partnerships Bristol. We also perform and present work at festivals, events and conferences up and down the country.
