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VOLUNTEER WITH US ✨
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#kitform #jamaicastreet #stokescroft #jamaicastreetstudios #volunteering #volunteeropportunities #bristolart #artbristol #artistled

VOLUNTEER WITH US ✨
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#kitform #jamaicastreet #stokescroft #jamaicastreetstudios #volunteering #volunteeropportunities #bristolart #artbristol #artistled

VOLUNTEER WITH US ✨
Link in bio ☝️

#kitform #jamaicastreet #stokescroft #jamaicastreetstudios #volunteering #volunteeropportunities #bristolart #artbristol #artistled

Do you have a book club, class, event, fundraiser, workshop or group that needs an affordable space to meet?

Get in touch! We welcome one-off & repeat bookings.

Email: studio@jamaicastreetartists.co.uk for more details.

We currently regularly host the brilliant @unitedmodels_lifedrawing, @perpetually.stew, @doglifedrawing, @kit.form.studio & @girlscameraclubbristol as well as many wonderful one-off & returning bookings :)

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#hire #EveningHire #space #CommunityGroup #workshop

IM THROWING MY FIRST EVENT

After 10 beautiful years in Bristol, it’s time to go back home...

But of course I couldn’t leave without throwing a massive party!!!! So here you go, you’re invited to my first (and final) event ever!!!!!

5-MIDNIGHT AT @kit.form IN STOKES CROFT

There will be work exhibited by yours truly, as well as the incredible stunning talented and gorgeous Stephanie Kelly and Molly Casares.

Our ears will be graced by some live music courtesy of the amazing Ziggy 2000 and Anna Colette.

Our eyes and senses will be tantalised by some live drag and burlesque performances from Nikkie Stones and Miss Emilienne.

And finally we have a gaggle of incredible DJ’s to take us into the night! Johnny Sandwich will be doing a rare DJ set to welcome you into the event. DJ Nigel Grace will have you dancing to the best city pop and euphoric queer anthems you’ve craved all winter. And finally, our headline, Luna Tunes will be giving us everything gay, trance and hardcore that we could ever wish for.

This will be a night to celebrate me, art, music,queerness and to start the summer right!!!!!!!

120 Tickets available, all profit will be used to pay artists expenses and venue costs. No one turned away for lack of funds, a small selection of tickets has been reserved for people who would like to attend but cannot afford the ticket price.

I can’t wait to see you there :))

Poster by @remymelee

// The Enchanted Surgery X Mondo Assurdo // Wednesday 10th June // 20:00 - 22:30

✷Bristol Experimental Puppetry Festival✷ brings you a very special and enchanting evening of ritualistic puppetry, worship of creation and imagination, sounds and shadows, cardbaord and foam, featuring puppet gore and puppet surgery.

With presentations from The Enchanted Surgery from London, and Mondo Assurdo from Italy, with an interval in between more on their performances below.

✷The Enchanted Surgery✷ is a continuously evolving, immersive, interactive and ritualistic performance, featuring colourful characters, songs, masks and puppets.

✷MONDO ASSURDO✷ acts as an explorative collective moving by all means of creation and imagination. A showcase of imaginative forces through sounds, images, shapes, dance, puppets, shadows & lights of reality.

Entry requirements: 18+

More info & tickets through link in bio.

#puppetry #performance

Disruptive Verse // Sunday 24th May // 19:00 - 21:00

Disruptive Verse is a night of poetry that seeks to tackle and make sense of the times we live in.

Come and listen to poets new and established, from Bristol and further afield, as they use poetry to explore the issues of today.

Everybody is welcome to come and listen, regardless of whether they are fans of poetry or not - the aim of the evening is to provide an emotional outlet and a sense of communality.

Join us at KIT FORM on Sunday 24th May and secure your space by booking a pay as you feel ticket. All proceeds help us cover venue costs. Ticket link in bio.

How to Enter the Art World after a late start, a first career, illness, raising children, a crisis of confidence, leaving it in disgust... With Hettie Judah

Saturday 23rd May
Doors: 17:00
Start: 18:00

Join us in KIT FORM to hear from Bristol-based artists (TBA) about their practices, and from renowned critic and curator Hettie Judah

The presentations will be followed by a relaxed hour-long Q&A with Hettie. We will be seated in a circle, and everyone is invited to participate and ask Hettie their questions.

The end of the session will be an opportunity for conversation between participants, and a book signing.

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You will also be able to view the current KIT FORM exhibition; LIKE. Featuring work by Ellie Kerr-Smiley, Ellis King, Flo Lee, Heidi Clawson, Jasmine Rosten-Edwards, Katie Jones, Lucy Pass and Michelle Heron, the exhibition brings together distinct practices spanning painting and mixed media.

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If cost is a barrier to attending, please get in touch with rosie@kitform.org as we have a small number of tickets available to those who would not otherwise be able to attend.

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Hettie Judah is a writer and curator. She is a regular contributor to The Guardian, Frieze and The Times Literary Supplement, and writes a monthly column for Apollo magazine. Her writing on art can also be found in Art Quarterly, Art Monthly, ArtReview and other publications with 'art' in the title. Between 2016 and 2024 she was the chief art critic for the British daily newspaper The i.

WE’RE OPENING UP THE VAULTS! 🤩🪐🔭🌙🚀💫

FLATWORLD AND FRIENDS ALL-STARS TAKES FAN FAVOURITES FROM THREE YEARS OF OUR INDIE ANIMATION NIGHTS AND PACKAGES THEM INTO A 1.5HR MEGAMIX 🎞️

MAIN SCREENING + ART STALLS + LIVE MUSIC + DJS

FOLKESTONE @dockerbrewery - MAY 23rd 🌊
BRISTOL @kit.form - JUNE 6th 🌃

Each showcase also includes shorts unique to their area, highlighting local animators and artists ✍️

Pre-sale discounted tickets available now! More details rolling out soon ⭐️

Join us for an induction session & become a member of KIT FORM DARKROOM.

Once you're a member you can hire an enlarger & use the DARKROOM! The DARKROOM is open Monday, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

DARKROOM induction sessions are £5 and run from 18.30 - 20.30 on the following dates:

✨ Monday 11th May
✨ Monday 18th May
✨ Monday 25th May
✨ Monday 8th June

Limited spaces! Please email kitformdarkroom@gmail.com to book your place.

KIT FORM DARKROOM is your space to print, experiment, and develop.

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Photo credit: Ruby Turner @rubyturner.photography

#DARKROOM #enlarger #KITFORMDARKROOM #Induction #analogue

Join artist Katie Jones @katiejones_somerset in a workshop where you'll learn how to draw out and paint a detailed eye using water mixable oil paints.

// Thursday 21st May 13:00 - 16:00 //
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// Saturday 23rd May 13:00 - 16:00 //

Under Katie's guidance, you will receive step-by-step instructions, where Katie will introduce how she approaches working with the grid method and water-mixable oils. You will begin by drawing out the eye in pencil first, followed by a demonstration of how to mix colours and apply them to your drawing. You will work from photographic references, making the workshop suitable for all experience levels.

No previous painting experience is necessary, and all materials are included.

Limited spaces for both so book now while you can! Link in bio.

This workshop takes place during the group exhibition 'LIKE' 19 - 24th May.

Join artist Katie Jones @katiejones_somerset in a workshop where you'll learn how to draw out and paint a detailed eye using water mixable oil paints.

// Thursday 21st May 13:00 - 16:00 //
or
// Saturday 23rd May 13:00 - 16:00 //

Under Katie's guidance, you will receive step-by-step instructions, where Katie will introduce how she approaches working with the grid method and water-mixable oils. You will begin by drawing out the eye in pencil first, followed by a demonstration of how to mix colours and apply them to your drawing. You will work from photographic references, making the workshop suitable for all experience levels.

No previous painting experience is necessary, and all materials are included.

Limited spaces for both so book now while you can! Link in bio.

This workshop takes place during the group exhibition 'LIKE' 19 - 24th May.

'LIKE' connected online. exhibited irl. brings together eight female artists who first formed connections in digital spaces and are now exhibiting side by side in a physical setting for the first time.­

May 19 - 24th.
PREVIEW: 21 May, 18:00 – 20:00

Featuring work by Ellie Kerr-Smiley, Ellis King, Flo Lee, Heidi Clawson, Jasmine Rosten-Edwards, Katie Jones, Lucy Pass and Michelle Heron, the exhibition brings together distinct practices spanning painting and mixed media.

The exhibition explores how meaningful creative relationships can be built online, and how those connections translate into real-world community, collaboration and support.

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Through their work, the artists explore themes of identity, womanhood, memory and everyday experience, creating an exhibition that is both personal and collective in its voice.

Emerging from a space often defined by speed, visibility and fleeting interaction, Like offers something more considered. It invites viewers to pause, to look more closely, and to reflect on the ways art helps us understand ourselves and each other.

The exhibition also offers a timely reflection on the evolving nature of artistic communities in the digital age, where boundaries between virtual and physical spaces continue to blur.

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TAKE 2 🎬 (please see third slide for full context)

We are so excited to announce we have another amazing workshop taking place at our next queer community night on Wednesday 29th April @kit.form

The incredible @stevie_ocqu will be leading a trauma-informed first aid workshop for the queer and trans community (and allies) in Bristol 🏥 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This is a free workshop taking place alongside our regular community night activities (art/boardgames/snacks) and will be starting at 7:30pm and finishing at 9:30pm. Due to the range of topics covered, it isimportant for all interested in doing this workshop to arrive on time at 7:30pm or earlier.

If you are looking to level up your confidence and quick thinking in situations that require trauma-informed first aid, (events or protests for example), this is something you need to attend!

Trauma-informed first aid is a support approach that recognises the widespread impact of trauma (both physical and emotional) and aims to prevent re-traumatization during care. It is absolutely essential especially in high pressure situations (such as queer events or protests) and encourages trust and empowerment aswell as working to prevent further re traumatisation.

This is the firstworkshop of this kind we have ever ran at our queer community nights and we are beyond excited to provide this space for our queer and trans community 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

** Face masks are encouraged to support our disabled/immunocompromised comrades. **
Masks will be available at the event.
Full access info available through the headfirst link in our bio.

See you there?

TAKE 2 🎬 (please see third slide for full context)

We are so excited to announce we have another amazing workshop taking place at our next queer community night on Wednesday 29th April @kit.form

The incredible @stevie_ocqu will be leading a trauma-informed first aid workshop for the queer and trans community (and allies) in Bristol 🏥 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This is a free workshop taking place alongside our regular community night activities (art/boardgames/snacks) and will be starting at 7:30pm and finishing at 9:30pm. Due to the range of topics covered, it isimportant for all interested in doing this workshop to arrive on time at 7:30pm or earlier.

If you are looking to level up your confidence and quick thinking in situations that require trauma-informed first aid, (events or protests for example), this is something you need to attend!

Trauma-informed first aid is a support approach that recognises the widespread impact of trauma (both physical and emotional) and aims to prevent re-traumatization during care. It is absolutely essential especially in high pressure situations (such as queer events or protests) and encourages trust and empowerment aswell as working to prevent further re traumatisation.

This is the firstworkshop of this kind we have ever ran at our queer community nights and we are beyond excited to provide this space for our queer and trans community 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

** Face masks are encouraged to support our disabled/immunocompromised comrades. **
Masks will be available at the event.
Full access info available through the headfirst link in our bio.

See you there?

TAKE 2 🎬 (please see third slide for full context)

We are so excited to announce we have another amazing workshop taking place at our next queer community night on Wednesday 29th April @kit.form

The incredible @stevie_ocqu will be leading a trauma-informed first aid workshop for the queer and trans community (and allies) in Bristol 🏥 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This is a free workshop taking place alongside our regular community night activities (art/boardgames/snacks) and will be starting at 7:30pm and finishing at 9:30pm. Due to the range of topics covered, it isimportant for all interested in doing this workshop to arrive on time at 7:30pm or earlier.

If you are looking to level up your confidence and quick thinking in situations that require trauma-informed first aid, (events or protests for example), this is something you need to attend!

Trauma-informed first aid is a support approach that recognises the widespread impact of trauma (both physical and emotional) and aims to prevent re-traumatization during care. It is absolutely essential especially in high pressure situations (such as queer events or protests) and encourages trust and empowerment aswell as working to prevent further re traumatisation.

This is the firstworkshop of this kind we have ever ran at our queer community nights and we are beyond excited to provide this space for our queer and trans community 🏳️‍⚧️❤️

** Face masks are encouraged to support our disabled/immunocompromised comrades. **
Masks will be available at the event.
Full access info available through the headfirst link in our bio.

See you there?

Join Portrait Artist of the Year 2025 contestant Ellie Kerr-Smiley @elliekerrsmiley to learn the building blocks of how to create a compelling portrait in oil paints.

// Wednesday 20th May 13:00 - 16:00 //

Suitable for all skill levels, this workshop will teach you how to put together a base sketch, working on form and composition, and then transforming this with oil paint, looking at how to create and convey skin tones.

All materials provided.

Limited spaces so book now while you can! Link in bio.

This workshop takes place during the group exhibition 'LIKE' in the gallery.