Performance Reading: Seed 

Spike Island supports, produces and presents contemporary art and culture across an 80,000 square foot former industrial building in Bristol. Its diverse artistic programme includes free major exhibitions, events and engagement activities taking place on-site and online. Championing outstanding work by emerging and underrepresented local, national and international artists, the programme enhances access to contemporary art for audiences from all backgrounds.Alongside its public offer, Spike Island directly supports artists through new commissions, over 70 subsidised studios, and sector-leading artist development opportunities that widen access to its programme and facilities. Its Exhibition Services business supports the bespoke production and installation of artists’ film and video throughout the UK and internationally. Spike Island is home to a dynamic community of hundreds of artists and creative businesses, working in flexible, affordable workspaces, alongside UWE Bristol’s Fine Art department, Spike Print Studio, and café bar Emmeline.

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Award winning writer Joanna Walsh presents a performance adapted from her digital book Seed (which can be read for free online at seed-story.com.) Seed is the story of a 1980s Ophelia coming of age in the isolated countryside outside a raw new town.
‘Drenched in colour, sound and scent’ – The Times Literary Supplement.
 
Take part:
Joanna Walsh is looking for up to 16 women readers of any age (no experience necessary) to participate, who are able to attend a two hour workshop on the day. This will take place just before the performance (which will last approximately 30 minutes). Please contact <A HREF="/admin/events/event/add/mail%20to:%20badaude@gmail.com" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">badaude@gmail.com</A> for further details if you would like to participate in Seed.

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