Spike Island - International centre for contemporary art in Bristol

Opening hours Gallery: Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm Café open: Tuesday and Sunday: 10am–4pm, Wednesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm.

Donald Locke: ‘Resistant Forms' (2025). Installation view at Spike Island. Image courtesy the artist. Photography by Rob Harris

Featured exhibition: Donald Locke Resistant Forms

Saturday 31 May to Sunday 7 September 2025 Find out more about the exhibition

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Film Screening: Selected 15

Thursday 10 July 2025, 6–7pm Read more

Donald Locke Panel Discussion and Publication Launch

With Robert Leckie, Hew Locke and Giulia Smith Friday 5 September 2025, 6–7.30pm, £5, Low income tickets available Book your place

I Am Making Art: Clay Forms

with Jackson and Harris Saturday 19 July 2025, 11am–1pm, £3 (Kids go free) Read more and book tickets

British Sign Language Exhibition Tour Donald Locke: Resistant Forms

Martin Glover Saturday 26 July 2025, 2–3pm, Free Book your place

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The front of the Spike Island building during an Open Studios weekend: The sun is shining and lots of people are sat outside in the sun enjoying refreshments.

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Spike Island
133 Cumberland Road
Bristol BS1 6UX
United Kingdom

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Gallery Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm

Café Tuesday and Sunday: 10am–4pm. Wednesday to Saturday: 10am–5pm.

Spike Island Artspace Ltd. Registered Charity no. 1003505. Registered in England and Wales no. 2624621

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