Projects
Bristol Ideas works on a wide range of collaborative programmes, delivering some of the activity itself and taking responsibility for coordinating, promoting and raising funds for the activity of others. Partners range from the local to the international. Some programmes are ongoing; some are recurring; some are for a limited period and linked to specific anniversaries. On these pages you can read about current and past programmes and their individual projects.
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James Baldwin 2024
James Baldwin 2024
Baldwin remains essential reading 26 years after his death. His novels and essays had huge impact in his time and are more relevant today than ever. He taught generations of readers and campaigners the realities of racism and how we might find ways forward. Baldwin in Bristol In partnership with arts and cultural organisations around […]
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Bristol 650
Bristol 650
Bringing together the joint forces of Visit West, Bristol Ideas, Bristol One City and Bristol BIDs, Bristol 650 is the most ambitious multi-partner heritage project in Bristol for over a decade. It is a project of the city, by the city. Bristol 650 marks the anniversary of Bristol being granted its independence from other county […]
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Colin Ward
Colin Ward
2024 marks the centenary of the birth of Colin Ward, a leading anarchist thinker.
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Festival of the Future City
Festival of the Future City 17-19 October 2023
The biennial festival that aims to be the largest public debate about the future of cities.
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Bristol Ideas
A Lifetime for Justice
Bristol has been the home of major changes in the law and democracy.
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Here + There
Here + There: The Waste Land
A collaboration between Aké Arts and Book Festival, Bristol Ideas and Toronto International Festival of Authors.
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Modernism1922
Modernism 1922
Modernism 1922 explores the worlds of film, literature, music, politics and more 100 years ago.
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Referendum 2022
Referendum 2022
This project seeks to promote debate and learning on city governance in the lead up to and after the referendum in May.
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Working-Class Writers Festival
Working-Class Writers Festival
An inspirational showcase for new and established working-class writers.
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Bristol2015
Bristol2015
Activity in 2015 within the European Green Capital programme.
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Brunel200
Brunel200
The programme in 2006 marking the bicentenary of I K Brunel.
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BAC100
BAC100
The programme in 2010 marking the centenary of the aviation industry in Bristol.