arts

Hope Is Around The Corner

How to celebrate in times of horror

A chat with a mentee over biryani becomes a crash course in how to be real on the page

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla

Edition 43

Illustration of a primate painting against a backdrop of planes bombing a hillside

In conversation with: Art Against War Club

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Opinion

Illustration of figures climbing up stacks of bank notes using ladders

The Greens’ UBI proposal doesn’t go far enough

Rae Deer
Profile of a man wearing glasses, a black jacket and a camouflage shirt

Features

‘Find your people, find your space’: Lawi Anywar on Bristol’s arts scene

The Bristol-based multi-instrumentalist discusses mental health, masculinity and the challenges of thriving in a precarious creative sector

Fran Pope

Hope Is Around The Corner

Skateboarding and finding Bristol’s best biryani — Resolutions for 2026

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla
A group of women and one man in colourful clothes standing in front of a mural

Features

The Sudanese Bristolians using art to cope with displacement

Amira Klute

Edition 42

Two women lean against metal banisters in a stairwell

In conversation with Rising Arts Agency

For the past five years, Euella Jackson and Jess Bunyan have co-directed Rising Arts Agency, an organisation empowering young creatives from underrepresented backgrounds. We sit down with them to talk about leadership, innovation, and the challenges of the cultural sector

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Hope Is Around The Corner

Giving a shit is just the beginning

Reflections on the film ‘Steve’, the power of youth services and what we can all do for the young people of our city

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla

Photography

A young girl with a blindfold points to the right in front of a stream

Photo essay: Kitchen Table Photo Club

Children with analogue cameras explored the waterways of east Bristol over the summer. Here’s what they captured

Esther May Campbell and Chiz Williams

Music

Sisterhood of sound: 10 years of Saffron

Founded in Bristol in 2015, Saffron is a non-profit organisation working towards gender equality in the music industry. A decade on, its founder and one of its alumni reflect on its successes and what still needs to be done

Telojo Emina
Telojo Emina

Edition 41

Mural Artwork by Bristol Refugee Artists Collective

What does belonging mean to you?

The Cable asked members of Bristol Refugee Artists Collective — made up of 15 members who’ve found community and expression through art — to respond to this question. Their artwork reflects the complexities, struggles and unexpected joys of migration

Bristol Refugee Arts Collective

Voices

A woman and standing and smiling on a balcony, wearing a yellow jacket and black trousers. A bright red tour is on the ground floor.

‘Theatre should belong to everyone’: The Bristol artist exploring social change on stage

Portuguese artist Carlota Matos, who made her home in Bristol, uses theatre to tell stories by and with marginalised communities

Jaldeep Katwala
Jaldeep Katwala
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