Art / Refugee
Bristol’s refugee artists unveil new exhibition at the RWA
A month-long exhibition put together by the Royal West of England Academy (RWA) and a group of refugee artists has commenced.
Sounds of the Earth Exhibition uses mixed media art to explore refugees’ common stories and individual life experiences.
It is the culmination of a year’s work from Bristol Refugee Artists Collective (BRAC) who have been working together since 2018.
The RWA invited BRAC to exhibit their work on the theme of ‘Earth’ having supported the collective with workshops on painting, photography, poetry, sculpture, calligraphy, curation and critiquing.
The exhibition spans topics including love and respect for the natural world, the climate crisis and displacement of people.
A new exhibition features work from an artist refugee collective
BRAC as a collective is founded on the principles of demonstrating the “power of collectivism to advocate further unity in society despite differences in age, gender, physical ability, ethnic, economic, or social backgrounds.”
It will run alongside the RWA exhibit under the name Earth: Digging Deep in British Art 1781 – 2022.
Running from Tuesday until September 11, Sound of the Earth Exhibition is free to visit on the lower ground floor of the RWA.
Bristol Refugee Artists Collective (BRAC) have completed a year-long partnership project with the RWA resulting in a new mixed media exhibition ‘Sound of the Earth’.
Sound of the Earth is open now, and free to visit until 11 Sept.
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— RWA Bristol (@RWABristol) August 10, 2022
Main photo: Lisa Whiting
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