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Hope Is Around The Corner

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

Nikesh writes his new year’s resolutions for himself and the city

Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla

Features

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

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

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

Photography

Photo essay: Kitchen Table Photo Club

Esther May Campbell and Chiz Williams

Music

Sisterhood of sound: 10 years of Saffron

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

Features

A women sits at a desk. On the wall behind are various art works.

After the crowdfunder: how can cultural spaces not just survive, but thrive?

In Bristol and elsewhere, campaigns to safeguard arts venues’ future are commonplace – and regularly smash fundraising targets. But the hard work doesn’t stop there.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Features

A woman with a face covering sits behind a placard marked 'Free Palestine'

‘Speaking is a political act’: Bristol artists push Arnolfini for action over Palestine controversy

The prominent gallery has apologised for cancelling two events from the Palestine Film Festival in November – but an emerging artists-led campaign says it doesn’t go far enough.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Watershed CEO Clare Reddington on cinema, class and council cuts

As Bristol City Council slashes spending on venues including arthouse cinema Watershed, Neil asks its boss Clare why funding the arts matters, and whether the sector's reputation as catering mainly to the well-heeled is justified.

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media George Colwey Alex Turner
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, George Colwey and Alex Turner

Features

An image of Darin J Sallam, director of Farha

Darin J Sallam on what shaped her creative life, her film Farha and the controversy it sparked from the Middle East to Bristol

Sallam’s film has been praised for its bravery in choosing to tackle the events of the Nakba – one of very few films to do so – but was also heavily criticised by Israeli authorities and prompted a boycott campaign

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie
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