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Melanie Jackson: Extraordinary Flora – Art/Science Talk
Artist Melanie Jackson talks about the ways that plants have appeared in extraordinary fictions, and the stories that science can tell us about ourselves. Frances Cartwright, plant scientist and STEM ambassador, explores some surprising facts about plants and ways in which their properties might be used to tackle some of the global problems facing us in the 21st century.
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Situations on Film: 'Missorts' by Tony White
Situations on film: Missorts by Tony White
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Seeds of Change: The Making of an Art Work
Meet University of Bristol Botanic Garden volunteers, students and Arnolfini staff at Castle Park with a bird’s eye view of the garden. Hear about the concept of the project, how you can get involved and find out about the work behind the planting process, from raising plants to designing the Seeds of Change project as the Botanic Garden team carry out their annual planting of the garden.
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Tour of the University of Bristol Botanic Garden
Join in with celebrations for International Fascination of Plants Day (plantday12.eu) at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden. An opportunity to view the Seeds of Change display set amongst the Garden’s extensive plant collections.
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2013 International Fascination of Plants Day
Boat tour with Helen Davies, Curator of Learning and Participation and Nick Wray, Curator Botanic Garden. Learn about the concept of Maria Thereza Alves’ Seeds of Change project and the botanical background to the garden.
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University of Bristol, Stoke Bishop Public Art Strategy
The development of new student accommodation at Hiatt Baker, one of the University of Bristol’s halls of residence within the residential campus at Stoke Bishop, has initiated the development of a public art strategy specific to the historic gardens and parkland of the site whilst maintaining the overall ambition for public art as specified in the original International Public Art Strategy published in 2008.
10.12.2012
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Future Perfect
Future Perfect is an area wide public art programme curated and developed by curator/commissioner team Theresa Bergne and Jes Fernie. Building on the Hengrove Park public art programme (a series of permanent commissions for the Hengrove Park), this two year programme is being develop in close dialogue with the Hengrove and Stockwood Neighbourhood Partnership.
03.01.2014
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Capacity Bristol: Temporary use of empty buildings in Bristol
The Capacity project is a Bristol-based regeneration project aiming to open up empty and underused buildings for creative uses for the benefit of Bristol’s creative community, residents and visitors to the city.
01.01.2011
