The Final Frontier, Feb 2022

Art of Resistance 2020-22

Art of Resistance was a two-year project exploring 100 years of social activism, protest and civil disobedience in Bristol and the art that underpinned each movement, delivered between 2020-2022.

In this project we explored how key movements and their messages have been amplified by different art forms such as poetry, textiles, posters, banners, music and performing arts. We also charted the lived stories of inner-city Bristolians and, explores the city's history of grass-roots artistic, community and cultural movements.

The project a team of researchers, interns and volunteers explored key movements including Women’s Equality & The Suffragettes, Workers Risings & Bristol Riots and Anti-Racism & Anti-Fascism.

Art of Resistance was supported by grants from National Lottery Heritage Fund and match funders.

Read our final project report here

Listen to our Podcast series, Stories of Resistance here