Upcoming Exhibition Work In Progress 21 – 23 November 2024
The exhibition and programme above are part of Charting Change – the first public art commission at the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus (TQEC).
Over the next two years, Charting Change will seek to engage people with the potential of TQEC and has a strong focus on citywide engagement, discussion and dialogue.
Ellie Shipman, a visual and participatory artist, has been appointed as the lead artist for the Charting Change commission. Ellie will work with a team of fellow artists, including artist/inventor Jack Stiling, and Dhaqan Collective – a Somali feminist art collective led by Ayan Cilmi and Fozia Ismail. Ellie hopes to add further voices to the conversation by inviting other contributors to take part throughout the programme.
Charting Change is a longitudinal project that will explore the industrial histories of the site alongside it’s technological futures, to contribute towards a contextually relevant identity for the future campus. Working with local people and civic partners, the artists will co-develop a series of artworks and events, which in turn will inform the design of a permanent textile artwork in the main building at the new campus once it opens in 2026.
Charting Change will build on the TQEC artist residencies of 2018-19, and a range of public commissions that have already taken place as part of the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus development.
This is one of three major new public art commissions that will be delivered with the Contemporary Art Society, as the University of Bristol work towards the opening of the TQEC in 2026. The commissions aim to spark curiosity and imagination and help create a place where people feel welcomed.
