Avon Riversides 2100: Creative engagement and art commission opportunity

Connecting riverside communities through creative engagement and art

Total commission value: £22,500 (inclusive of all fees, expenses, and materials)
Four individual commissions at ~£5,000 each
Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 5th May 2026
Interviews (if required): 15th May 2026
Commission start date: w/c 18th May 2026

Bristol City Council are looking to appoint 4 artists, artist collectives, creative practitioners or organisations to devise and manage a creative engagement process with local citizens, communities, and stakeholders to support the Avon Riversides team by giving communities a meaningful voice in shaping the future riverside environment.

The creative engagement commissions will have a focus on reaching less-heard-from groups. The aim is to enable alternative, more accessible routes into the engagement process, and offer different creative ways for people to share their ideas and perspectives beyond the more traditional public engagement activities.

All four commissions will form part of a wider engagement programme being undertaken to explain the Avon Riversides flood defence scheme and to hear from citizens about what they like about the riverside and what they’d like it to be like in future to help inform the next exciting stages of project design.

For further details, scope, and how to apply please

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