Bristol city centre will be alive with Hip Hop beats next weekend, thanks to The 4 Pillars: 50 Years of Hip Hop, a special celebration to mark a half-century of the genre and its impact on the city’s culture, as part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover.
The free day-long event delivered by Freestyle Bristol and Bris-Story, will take place at Sparks Bristol in Broadmead from 12pm on Saturday 12th August. It is one of nine free events running across the city centre this summer as part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover, presented by Bristol UNESCO City of Film and partners.
Hip Hop officially turns 50 on 11th August 2023, a date that is being marked around the world. The 4 Pillars: 50 Years of Hip Hop will explore its connection with Bristol and its lasting legacy that has impacted numerous cultures throughout the world.
DJ STYLE Bris-Story says: “The emergence of Hip Hop saw cities like Bristol form their own scene, created as an underground movement in the 1980’s by people who were marginalised by mainstream society. Hip Hop was able to unify different cultures together through its 4 Pillars – Rapping, Breaking, Graffiti & DJ-ing.”
Freestyle Bristol MD Delroy Hibbert, adds: “The 4 Pillars is our way of celebrating Hip Hop and the way it continues to influence Bristol’s culture and the rest of the world.”
Natalie Moore, Bristol UNESCO City of Film Manager says: “We can’t wait to present this free celebration of Bristol’s Hip Hop scene as part of our Summer Film Takeover. With a packed day of music and film activities for the public to enjoy, featuring some of the city’s best-known artists, DJs and street dancers, this is a chance to immerse yourself in a multi-arts experience of this genre’s foundations. Whether you were there at its birth in the 80’s, or whether you’re a younger Hip Hop fan, come and be a part of it.”
The day will kick off at 12pm with award-winning radio station Ujima98 FM broadcasting live from the event. Unique archive footage, music videos and mini Hip Hop documentaries will be screened, curated by Gary Thompson (Cables & Cameras) and Adam Murray (Come The Revolution). There’ll be graffiti workshops with the 4 Elements and DJ workshops with DJ Bunjy suitable for all ages, an art and merchandise marketplace, and performances from local artists, DJ’s and breakdancers including MC Kelz, BBoy Maartian and Wish Master.
From 5pm there will be screenings of two classic Hip Hop movies:
5pm: Beat Street (15), the 1984 film directed by Stan Latham and produced by Harry Belafonte, which focuses on a group of young graffiti artists, breakers, MC’s & DJ’s as they battle for success and recognition in the South Bronx during the 1980’s
7pm: Wild Style (15), the 1983 film directed and produced by Charlie Ahearn, which features seminal figures such as Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, The Rock Steady Crew, The Cold Crush Brothers, Queen Lisa Lee of Zulu Nation, Grandmaster Flash and ZEPHYR.
This event is free but tickets for the film screenings need to be booked in advance at: freestylebristol.com/the4pillars
The 4 Pillars: 50 Years of Hip Hop is part of Bristol’s Summer Film Takeover and is being delivered as one of the activities under the City Centre and High Streets Recovery and Renewal programme, funded by Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority’s Love our High Streets project. View more free events at: www.bristolcityoffilm.co.uk/summerfilmtakeover
The event is staged as a partnership between Team Canteen, The Pony Chew Valley, Ashton Gate Stadium, Team Love and Plaster. It is made possible by generous donations from sponsors including Bristol Beer Factory and Arthur David. Sponsoring companies will each be given a table to donate to a good cause or to use for team members who wouldn’t usually get to attend celebration events.
We’re giving deserving people a good time and raising money at the same time! CEOs and leadership from the sponsoring businesses will be given the chance to cook in the kitchen alongside some of the UK’s most esteemed chefs, and invited to take over serving the guests throughout the night.
The event will be hosted by Jayde Adams and Joe Simms with a host of entertainment from bands, entertainers, circus performers and so much more.
Tables are £2000 each with sponsorship packages available. Read more via the button below!
There’s a lot of talk about AI these days. What’s clear is that AI is changing how we work in the agency landscape, and it’s doing so fast.
As clients and employees raise their expectations, it’s crucial for leaders of digital agencies to get the big calls right. Yet, in an atmosphere rife with chatter and uncertainty, identifying the correct path forward can be daunting.
Neil Collard will begin by introducing the 5 pressing conversations that he believes every agency should be having at board level about AI. The implications of these conversations may prove unsettling but the arguments are well constructed and create clarity about the nature and scale of the AI challenge, and the steps that are required to prosper in an AI driven future.
After setting the scene, most of the workshop will be about sharing practical strategies and steps your agency can take in the near and mid-term. This is all about shaping the way your agency works and behaves as we step further into the AI era.
By the end of the day you will:
This workshop is aimed at agency owners/founders/directors running agencies with a wide range of AI maturity, including zero knowledge to those that are starting to reap the rewards.
About Neil Collard
Neil has 25 years agency experience, with a decade at the helm of Bristol’s own Great State. For the past four years, he has focused on understanding the interplay between Data, AI, and their implications for agencies.
Two years ago he went back to school to learn python, data science and machine learning (ML) techniques. He has since developed ML and AI (auto GPT based) products and engaged with over 100 agencies across Europe about the impact of AI on their business.
Tickets
Tickets are priced at £125 +VAT for BCI members and £175 +VAT for non-members. This includes refreshments and a buffet lunch. Book your place below!
This workshop will be held at Origin Workspace, 40 Berkeley Square, BS8 1HP.
No matter the project there’s always a compromise to be made, a political issue to navigate, or a budget vs scope question. A project is seldom the ‘director’s cut’, but how do the greatest agencies use their best asset – their creativity – to turn these limitations into original work with the most effective outcomes?
In this session, Adam Millbank will walk you through proper brainstorming techniques and teach you how to SCAMPER, a method of pulling something apart to see if it can be done better. He’ll then use some case study examples to illustrate them in action.
This webinar will be particularly suited to agencies, creatives, project leaders, project coordinators, BD, and account managers.
About Adam
Adam co-founded video production agency JonesMillbank 12 years ago. Today they’re a Certified B Corp with a diverse client portfolio from IDLES to the NHS, SOHO Coffee Co, The British Library, Battersea and The Royal Mint. Whether through TV commercials or online content, they connect brands to people whilst avoiding the ordinary. Adam loves nothing more than the concept phase of a project; how a team can take a brief and create something unique that connects on a human level. He claims that the lockdown years presented his team with creative challenges like never before, yet challenges that produced some of their greatest work.
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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.
As part of our membership network, we have over 200 freelancers working within the creative industries. Life can sometimes feel a bit lonely as a freelancer so a networking event like this is an opportunity to meet others in the same position. This event has been very popular in the past so we decided to make it a permanent feature in our events programme. It’s the perfect chance to catch up with old friends and meet plenty of new faces too!
This event is open to freelancers as well as anyone who regularly engages with freelancers. It will allow you to widen networks, make new connections, discuss common problems, and discover potential opportunities for collaboration going forward. You’ll be sure to head home with a new contact.
The drinks will be held in the lower deck at The Square Club on Berkeley Square. We’ll have a private bar to purchase drinks, plus the food menu will be available if anyone fancies something to eat.
Tickets for BCI members are FREE and include a drinks token for the bar. Tickets for non-members are £5 +VAT.
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
Click below to register your place!
Given that recruiting talent continues to be a challenge for many of you, Bristol Creative Industries is running a series of roundtables all about recruitment, in collaboration with Moxie & Mettle, and Recruitment Bootcamp. The request for recruitment support are always so high, that we’re responding to this demand through providing extra support with an industry expert, while sharing thoughts with your peers about strategic issues.
Each roundtable session will comprise a small group of around 12 participants from different companies, and Chatham House rules will apply. BCI Board Director, Heather Wright, will host each session along with creative recruitment expert and Co-Founder of Moxie & Mettle and Recruitment Bootcamp, Liz Gadd.
The next roundtable session will be held on Tuesday 12th September at Engine Shed, from 12.15 – 1.45pm.
If you would like to book a place, please contact Sian Pitman at [email protected]
About Liz
Liz has been working in recruitment for just over 30 years. Following a previous career in marketing and PR, she now recruits for office, creative, marketing, digital, PR and communications people throughout the UK. Liz has placed thousands of candidates into hundreds of organisations and is able to advise on all aspects of the recruitment process. Liz has worked with agencies and client companies and recruits at all levels, from graduate and entry level through to senior directors and managers. In this session, Liz will answer your questions on some of the most talked about aspects and challenges of recruiting creative talent in 2023, and offer sound and practical advice on all aspects of recruitment.
The company previously known as ‘Yena’, Dffrnt introduces you to its free founder & creator meetups!
Their classic format remains for the Bristol events with Dffrnt founder Ash Phillips hosting a casual networking atmosphere at the original home of Dffrnt’s very first meetup – The Square Club.
This event is free for all thanks to Dffrnt members (join here: dffrnt.so/benefits), our partners (dffrnt.so/partners), and the generous venue.
No dress code (please wear something though). Drinks sold at the bar.
Want more from Dffrnt? Join here: dffrnt.so/benefits
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.
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