Public art at University of Bristol's Temple Enterprise Campus
Public art at University of Bristol's Temple Enterprise Campus
Photo: Lisa Whiting

2026

Public art at the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus

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Synopsis

Three major new public art commissions have been launched at the University of Bristol’s new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus, made possible through Bristol City Council’s Public Art Policy and forming a key part of the city’s Art and the Public Realm programme.

Description

The artworks by John Wood and Paul Harrison, Ellie Shipman, and Room 13 Hareclive were celebrated with an evening viewing and panel discussion on Tuesday 6 October at the Sloane Robinson Building in Temple Quarter.

The new commissions include two permanent installations on the ground floor of the building, alongside a newly commissioned short film. The commissions were developed to embed creativity into the new campus and to encourage creative exchange and connection between the University and the wider city. They offer distinctive responses to the campus and its context, exploring its connections to innovation and industry, the waterways and green spaces that shape the site, and the communities that will define its future.

The programme was delivered in partnership with the University of Bristol and the Contemporary Art Society *Consultancy and secured through Bristol City Council’s Public Art Policy as part of the Art and the Public Realm programme.

 

We invite you to explore the three commissions below:

Soft Monument, Ellie Shipman (result of the Charting Change participatory Commission)

Wild Spaces, Room 13 Harcelive

we apologise for any inconvenience caused, John Wood and Paul Harrison (result of the Public Realm Commission)

The University’s Public Art programme was guided by a Public Art Advisory Panel, with members from across the cultural sector in Bristol, as well as the University’s Heritage and Public Art Committee.

Soft Monument, Ellie Shipman. Photo Lisa Whiting
Soft Monument, Ellie Shipman. Photo Lisa Whiting
Wild Spaces, 2024 - 2026
Photo: Lisa Whiting
Soft Monument, Ellie Shipman. Photo Lisa Whiting
Photo Lisa Whiting

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Wild Spaces 5
Photo: Room 13
Wild Spaces 6
Photo: Room 13
Wild Spaces 2
Otter on boat. Photo Room 13
Photo: Lisa Whiting