Friday 6th until Wednesday 18th August 2010 @ Photographique, Bristol

Post-photography is the latest collection of photographic experiments to emerge from the darkroom of  Alec Jackson. Within the confines of his darkroom, Alec subverts traditional and modern technologies to challenge preconceptions of what photography is, in the constant search for a new photographic vocabulary. Forgot about cameras and f-stops this work engages with photography at its elemental level, whether it’s painting with light directly on to a light sensitive surface’s or collecting and printing the discarded ends of films, each piece of work confront are beliefs of what a photograph as and asks use to question them.

www.post-photography.co.uk

Friday 16th until Sunday 18th July 2010 @ Henham Park, Suffolk
Featuring Performances From: Florence And The Machine, Ed Sheeran, Rich Hall, Tongue Fu, Tom Jones

Latitude isn’t really about the music. Of course they have music going on – Florence And The Machine were brilliant live, much better than I expected – but where Latitude excels is in the arts, the poetry, theatre, cabaret, comedy etc.

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Monday 12th until Wednesday 28th July 2010 @ Photographique, Bristol

Carnival pictures taken with a different perspective.

www.jadefrench.com

Saturday 3rd July 2010 @ St Pauls, Bristol

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Friday 11th until Sunday 13th June 2010 @ Jamaica Street Artists Studios, Bristol

Behind the fantastical façade of the old carriage works on Stokes Croft, the gears are cranking into action for Jamaica Street Artists annual crowd pleaser. The Open Studio represents an opportunity to peek inside the hidden world of this creative hub, where shared memories of Bristol’s industry and creativity sit happily side-by-side.

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Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June 2010 @ Tobacco Factory, Bristol

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Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th June 2010 @ View Art Gallery, Tobacco Factory, Bristol

Europe’s biggest urban festival is back – two days of live art by over 200 artists and illustrators, some of whom have travelled across continents to be there, sound-tracked by DJs, beat-boxers, hip-hop groups and MCs. The artists will be mixing it up with this year’s MashUP theme, with some very special collaborations due to take place. There will also be badge making, clothing, and art material stalls and a kid’s painting area.

www.upfest.co.uk

As 2010 swings into action, Bristol’s independent art scene starts the new decade in rude health. Away from establishments like the Arnolfini and Spike Island, there has been a marked growth in the kind of community work previously only found at places like the Trinity Centre. Although it’s merely the tip of the iceberg where the entire city is concerned, these days a walk down Stokes Croft is a sensory blur of colour and texture. Between the great waves of Hillgrove Street and the murals that skirt the derelict front of Westmoreland House, you find Turbo Island’s bold font, a tiny medieval Apothecary and countless tiny oddities that reveal themselves only with careful inspection.

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9.30am until 5.30pm, Saturday 29th May 2010 @ The Mall, Bristol

www.bfop.org

Thursday 20th May until Wednesday 9th June 2010 @ Various Venues, Bristol

Bristol’s first ever festival of photography is here! Three weeks of exhibitions, workshops, talks, activates and other events celebrating all the artistic and practical aspects of photography.

Visit the website to check out the full list of exhibiting photographers and contributing venues.

www.bfop.org