Month: January 2026

ARTIST CALL OUT

The University of Bristol Theatre Collection is delighted to welcome applications from artists for a £15,000 commission to work with the Forkbeard Fantasy archive.

This commission is for two or more artists working together, with performance. It is an opportunity to respond to archive material and to explore new ways of working, through collaboration. 

DEADLINE 15 FEBRUARY 2026

Find out more including details on how to apply.

This commission is offered annually, as an award that has been established through a generous endowment from pioneering performance company Forkbeard Fantasy to support the process of creating new work and engagement with their archive. After fifty successful years of multi-media performance, films, animations, performance poetry, street theatre, interactive exhibitions and mechanical sculptures across the UK and internationally, Forkbeard Fantasy officially closed shop in 2023, donating their wonderful archive to the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.

Join us at the University of Bristol’s Barton Hill Micro Campus on Tuesday 27th to build a paper model of Bristol!

For this one off event we’re partnering with Action Hero’s project From Ashes, to help construct 2000 paper buildings for an event at M Shed, and we need your help! Local architects Architecture 00 have designed paper models of Bristol’s houses, shops, tower blocks & offices and we’re inviting you to help us construct a miniature version of the city, one tiny paper building at a time. Come and sit with us, watch the replica city emerge, try your hand at some papercraft and learn more about this wonderful project.

We are hosting this workshop at our Little Library. The Little Library is a pop up library that happens every Tuesday in Barton Hill Micro Campus. If you haven’t visited before use this as a chance to pop in for a cup of tea and join this relaxed session.

University of Bristol, Little Library, Barton Hill Micro Campus, BS5 0FP

Tuesday 27th January

10.30 til 13.00

Suitable for age 11+

FREE drop- in workshop, hosted by artist Claudia Collins. From Ashes is an Action Hero project delivered in partnership with Filwood Community Centre, Bricks, Bristol Libraries, M Shed Bristol. Funded by Bristol City Council and Arts Council England.

The University of Bristol Theatre Collection is seeking a freelance artist to co-create and deliver series creative workshops inspired by the Fox and Gill archive with a community group based at the Wellspring Settlement, Barton Hill, Bristol.

We’re looking for a socially engaged practitioner with experience working with collaboratively with communities, an interest in archives, and a practice connected to themes of nature, gardening, celebration, and ceremony. Communication skills and adaptability are essential.

Applications close Midnight 11th January 2026 

Find out more / apply here