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Bristol City Council have commissioned a 12,000 capacity entertainment arena which will be located on Arena Island, site of the former diesel depot adjacent to Temple Meads railway station in central Bristol.  It will be the first time the city has an arena and will make it possible to bring large scale concerts and indoor sports events to the southwest.  The arena will be a catalyst for development on Arena Island, and the wider Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone.

Bristol City Council is committed to commissioning high quality public art programmes in the city funded through the development process and have committed funds towards the development of a public art strategy for Arena Island and the delivery of an arts programme alongside the construction of the arena itself. 

Field Art Projects were appointed in March 2015 as part of the Populous Design Team to deliver the public art strategy and arts programme and are working together with an Art Advisory Group made up of representatives from key arts organisations in the City.  The strategy is currently in development and will be available later in 2016.

The Populous Arena Team comprises Populous (Lead Consultant), Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, BuroHappold Engineering, Vanguardia Consulting, Field Art Projects and artist Jonas Dahlberg.
The team were appointed in March 2015 through a design competition managed by the RIBA.