You will be the first to see this new exhibition where you will have the chance to meet the artists and to claim your piece.
Come by anytime 2pm and 6pm, you’ll be greeted with a glass of fizz, and are welcome to stay into the evening.
We will be serving dinner in our award-winning Square Kitchen restaurant, with all 6-6:30pm bookings receiving a complimentary cocktail! You also have the opportunity to spend the evening in our exclusive members only cocktail bar. FREE RSVP BELOW
About the Artists
Rachael Johnson is a Bristol based artist working in acrylic and mixed media. Her paintings explore colour, pattern and portraits.
Rachael’s exhibition at the club will be showing her new series ‘I know who I am’. This portrait series began as a subtle exploration of colour, pattern and mark making. Rachael describes each one as an adventure with no real destination in mind, she just uses the marks from the initial layer of blue to guide her compositions. The characters are unknown but emerge through their hair styles, accessories and clothing. Inspired by her time working and travelling abroad and the treasures collected during this time, the colours and patterns of Balinese masks, Indian batiks and Sumatran wedding saris often finding their way into her work. The versatility of acrylic paint enables new layers to be added easily as colour variations are mixed, added and quite often dramatically changed to bring the characters to life. With carefully chosen names and a direct gaze, Rachael likes the idea that her portraits create intrigue and wonder about who the subjects are, their thoughts and what could be holding their attention.
Rachael built her artistic knowledge through years of teaching, with over twenty years nurturing young people’s efforts to explore their creativity, working alongside them developing their skills and their understanding of different mediums and techniques. Now having recently become a full time artist, she has time to focus on her collection of expressive portraits as she develops her interest in mixed media.
Gaynor Leverett-Jaques is a West Country artist, whose paintings are a deep dive into colour, texture, playfulness and joy. As a re-emerging artist, Gaynor has embraced everything there is to offer in her art. Building on a long practice of working predominantly with oils, Gaynor has gone onto explore cold wax, acrylics and mixed media, sometimes painting florals, abstract, abstracted landscapes and skies. There are no limits.
The Wiltshire landscape greatly inspires Gaynor’s pieces, with the vivid colours of nature, the stunning landscapes, and the vast skies. Predominantly working in oil paints, finding they offer a depth and luminosity that’s hard to replicate, many of Gaynor’s pieces are abstract, a style she finds truly freeing.
Gaynor’s goal is to express experiences in colour, vibrancy, and movement, encouraging the viewer to feel the love in every piece, always simmering beneath whatever emotion she’s expressing. During her creative process, Gaynor will build many layers, and then gradually will scrape these back to reveal what’s beneath, creating a rich history within each piece.
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💫 Sponsored by Webtrends Optimize💫
💥In association with Experimentation Elite 💥
📍Kindly hosted by Atomic Smash📍
OCTOBER’S TOPIC… GETTING PERSONAL.
Come and join us to ask questions and share your own experiences.
5.00-5.30: ARRIVE
5.30: KICK OFF
5:40: TALK 1: David Mannheim will tell us about his new book and his new business, both focused on Personalisation.
6:00: TALK 2: Sandeep Shah will tell us what “personalisation” means to the team at Webtrends Optimize.
6:10: DISCUSSION: Chance to ask questions and share your own stories & tips. Please come prepared to share.
6:20: 60 SECOND SHOUT OUTS: Your opportunity for an announcement. Recruiting? Event coming up? Help needed? Selling something? Shout about it.
6:30-7: DRINKS, PIZZA AND CONVERSION CHATS
7: Home? Spoons? The Sidings? Conker collecting?
HOW TO FIND US: Atomic Smash are our hosts, right next to Bristol Temple Meads Train Station (First Floor, Temple Studios, Unit 1.15, Bristol, BS1 6QA). See map below. Come up the stairs on the outside of the building to the first floor and someone will let you in. Or, you can use the lift which is inside the big “double garage” style opening – reception can let you know the access code.
CAR PARKING: There are some parking spaces available at Temple Studios. Spaces 1-20 are available to book. Contact Ryan for more info.
INCLUSIVITY: If you’re passionate about Conversion Optimisation we really want you to feel welcome & able to attend. We’d love any feedback or questions to help make it as inclusive, welcoming and accessible an event as possible.
VOLUNTEERS: We have a small group of volunteers helping to organise this Meetup, but we welcome any new volunteers who’d like to join the CONVERT gang to support future Meetups. Have a “no obligation” chat with Ryan 😁.
£5 for a ticket*: Webtrends Optimize are kindly paying for the food & drink, but we’re also asking for a small contribution. Any money left over after the event will be donated to a Bristol based charity (most recently we’ve given this to Frank Water).
5 years ago Noble opened up in their first international office in Bristol. Last year they had a record year, breaking the £1m turnover barrier.
Find out how they did it in this webinar, where Kate Sikora will discuss five top tips for launching in a new market.
This webinar will be suited to anyone interested in growth in new markets, either domestic or international. This may include C-Levels (CEOs, COO, CSO), as well as Managing Partners/Directors, and Visionaries.
About Kate
Kate is Managing Partner of Noble UK, and has 15 years of experience working in digital. She has built the UK team from 1 to 11 and was shortlisted for the IOD Director of the Year award 2023.
These Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team.
Our community is full of such amazing talent so we’re giving members the stage to talk about things that excite them so they can inspire their peers. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.
Our usual online format is an interactive ‘meeting’ but for this series we’re running webinars so that it’s easy to listen in while prepping for the day ahead or while having your breakfast! Cameras and mics will be off but you can ask your questions through the chat box or submit them beforehand.
Please get in touch with Sian if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
Beat the Brain Surgeon is The Grand Appeal’s brand-new corporate event.
Taking place on 14 September we are looking for companies to pit their wits against a team from the Neurosurgery Department in Bristol Children’s Hospital.
It promises to be a fun-filled evening of food, drinks, special prizes, unmissable auction lots and, of course, some friendly competition.
Prove you’re the brightest company in Bristol and enjoy an entertaining evening while raising funds for your incredible Bristol Children’s Hospital.
With an increase in public consciousness about tech, as well as the number of businesses looking to create tech innovations that are both profitable and good for society, a transformative change is on the horizon. Tech for Good is a growing movement that continues to gain popularity, but what does it actually mean? How can we measure the impact that Tech for Good businesses are having, and what’s the key to sharing their story?
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion where our experts delve into the transformative power of Tech for Good and its positive impact on people and the planet. Discover some of the main challenges organisations in this sector face, how we can measure the impact of Tech for Good businesses, and find out how we can make sure sustainability and inclusivity are baked in from the start, when designing and building products, services and businesses.
This event is kindly sponsored by Skylark Media.
Our expert panellists are:
Jo Haywood – Founder and CEO of Skylark Media, a video production company helping sustainable and ethical brands communicate their purpose to the world through video. Jo setup Skylark Media in 2005 following a career as a producer of science programmes for BBC and Discovery Channel. Skylark Media is B Corp certified and working with innovative, sustainable and purposeful businesses to help deliver their unique message and build their brand identity.
Zara Nanu MBE – Founder and CEO of Gapsquare; an award-winning organisation offering employers intuitive pay, people analytics and services for tackling gender, ethnicity, disability and wider pay gap and pay inequity issues. Gapsquare’s vision is of a world where work is fair, where pay meets value and diverse talent thrives.
Saf Nazeer – Previous co-founder and CEO of award winning Tech for Good startup Helpfulpeeps, whose mission was to build the world’s most helpful network, using technology to enable people to connect locally and help each other in the real world. As an Advisor to various startups Saf’s focus is on supporting founders who are building products and services that positively impact people and the planet.
Sally Higham – A Tech for Good South West committee member and social strategist, committed to supporting communities, education, youth services, sport, charities, social enterprises, businesses and social housing to grow. Sally is Chair of Rooftop Housing Group, a not for profit organisation providing over 7,000 affordable homes and services to people living in South Worcestershire and North Gloucestershire.
Topics of discussion will include:
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To keep our event and networking opportunities as varied as possible, we were keen to offer our members more creative ways of networking, so we teamed up with Outside to organise these networking sessions with groups of 12 people (similar to our members’ lunches) who are keen to don their walking boots and explore the stunning countryside around Bristol and Bath. A great opportunity for members to make some new connections within the industry whilst getting some much needed fresh air!
The meeting point for this walk will be the Swineford Picnic Site (BS30 6LN), ready to set off for the walk at 9.30am. We will then loop around and stop at the Upton Inn pub towards the end of the walk for anyone that wants to grab a drink or food, and then it’s 10 minutes back to the car park.
During the walk, you’ll get to spend 10-15 minutes chatting to each of your fellow walkers. No agenda as such, just clear open space for thinking, connecting, sharing experiences about your businesses and exploring possibilities. The BCI team will be joining the group too so it’s a great chance to chat to them about getting the most out of your BCI membership.
This event is exclusively for BCI members and you can book through the button below. The ticket price is £10 +VAT.
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
Our members’ lunches, a long term fixture in the BCI events calendar, are still continuing as normal every month (mixture of online and in-person) throughout the year, but we want to keep offering these walking sessions too which will start from different locations around the area on a quarterly basis.
Since July 2019 I have been organising a monthly Meetup for BD people in Bristol… it’s a great mix of in-house BD people, business owners responsible for BD, independent consultants, and suppliers of BD related services.
It all started as a solution to the problem of BD being quite a lonely profession, but has become a great resource for learning and collaborating too.
The format is a ’round table’ type discussion, where everyone can contribute, with a maximum number of 15 people attending any given event.
The subject matter is always BD related, and based on the format there is no ‘selling’ or ‘presenting’, just honest discussion and debate and sharing of knowledge.
The events are held online at 9am on the second Wednesday of the month (follow the Eventbrite link below to see more dates).
Since July 2019 I have been organising a monthly Meetup for BD people in Bristol… it’s a great mix of in-house BD people, business owners responsible for BD, independent consultants, and suppliers of BD related services.
It all started as a solution to the problem of BD being quite a lonely profession, but has become a great resource for learning and collaborating too.
The format is a ’round table’ type discussion, where everyone can contribute, with a maximum number of 15 people attending any given event.
The subject matter is always BD related, and based on the format there is no ‘selling’ or ‘presenting’, just honest discussion and debate and sharing of knowledge.
The events are held online at 9am on the second Wednesday of the month (follow the Eventbrite link below to see more dates).
Since July 2019 I have been organising a monthly Meetup for BD people in Bristol… it’s a great mix of in-house BD people, business owners responsible for BD, independent consultants, and suppliers of BD related services.
It all started as a solution to the problem of BD being quite a lonely profession, but has become a great resource for learning and collaborating too.
The format is a ’round table’ type discussion, where everyone can contribute, with a maximum number of 15 people attending any given event.
The subject matter is always BD related, and based on the format there is no ‘selling’ or ‘presenting’, just honest discussion and debate and sharing of knowledge.
The events are held online at 9am on the second Wednesday of the month (follow the Eventbrite link below to see more dates).
Since July 2019 I have been organising a monthly Meetup for BD people in Bristol… it’s a great mix of in-house BD people, business owners responsible for BD, independent consultants, and suppliers of BD related services.
It all started as a solution to the problem of BD being quite a lonely profession, but has become a great resource for learning and collaborating too.
The format is a ’round table’ type discussion, where everyone can contribute, with a maximum number of 15 people attending any given event.
The subject matter is always BD related, and based on the format there is no ‘selling’ or ‘presenting’, just honest discussion and debate and sharing of knowledge.
The events are held online at 9am on the second Wednesday of the month (follow the Eventbrite link below to see more dates).
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