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09 | 10 | 2025

Just Published: Bristol’s Public Art and Cultural Activation Toolkit

I’m excited to share that the Public Art and Cultural Activation Toolkit, which I co-wrote with We Made That for Bristol City Council, has now been published. The Toolkit is a practical guide for embedding culture and creativity in the regeneration of central Bristol, from small-scale activations to long-term public art projects. Working on this project has been a fantastic opportunity to think about how artists can help shape new neighbourhoods that are vibrant, inclusive, and rooted in the communities they serve, whilst maintaining their integrity and purpose.

You can download the full Toolkit along with two extracts (Bristol City Centre/Broadmead and Frome Gateway) from the Resources page of Bristol City Council’s public art website here.

14 | 09 | 2025

Theresa Bergne joins Spike Island Artspace as a Trustee

I’m delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees Spike Island Artspace, the internationally admired centre for contemporary art based in Bristol. As someone who has lived in the city for the past 18 years, Spike is an organisation close to my heart and one that I have engaged with in many different ways since moving here from visiting their exhibitions, listening to talks in the Associate space, exploring the work in UWE BA student shows to enjoying Spike Print.  It’s a privilege to be able to support their work championing artists and connecting to audiences through bold and imaginative programming.

01 | 03 | 2025

Discover the Art of the Beacon

A new set of interviews with the Beacon’s commissioned artists by writer and broadcaster Louisa Buck have been published on the Beacon website exploring how the transformation of the venue included weaving art into the very fabric of the building.

Read the essay online here and explore the artworks for yourself when you next visit the Bristol Beacon.

17 | 02 | 2025

Maximise the positive impact that culture brings to our cities!

Field Art Projects are delighted to be working with We Made That to develop a strategy on behalf of Bristol City Council to ensure public art and cultural activation are at the heart of the regeneration of Bristol’s City Centre and Frome Gateway areas.

We are engaging with local stakeholders and cultural organisations to co-define how public art and cultural activation can create economic, social and environmental value in surrounding communities.

The developing strategy builds on the Council’s extensive work into unlocking the delivery of new spaces for culture and community, public art and area strategies that highlight culture as a key ingredient in the future of the city.

Both strategies have been commissioned by the Council’s Regeneration team thanks to funding from Homes England, and are being delivered in collaboration with the Arts Development team.

10 | 01 | 2025

Civic Trust Award 2025

I’m delighted to announce that the Bristol Beacon has been awarded a Civic Trust Award and a Selwyn Goldsmith Award for Universal Design in recognition of all the different parties, including the artists we worked with, who have contributed to making this such a wonderful and successful building.  Since opening the Beacon has welcomed 380,000 audience members through their doors, hosted 726 events, seen over 500 artists perform across their four stages, invested £295,000 in their live music programme and £2 million in their Creative Learning and Engagement programme. 

The Civic Trust Awards have become an important platform to recognise the very best in the built environment. Winners are selected on the basis of having demonstrated excellence and innovation in their respective fields and for enriching the physical environment and also helping to create a better sense of place and identity for our communities.