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Spike Island 50: The Living Timeline

Spike Island 50: The Living Timeline

Welcome to the living timeline! In celebration of Spike Island’s 50th anniversary we’re collaborating with visitors, artists, staff and members of the community to contribute your stories after 50 years of history.

Help us by filling out the form below and sharing your story with Spike Island for Open Studios 2026. Feel free to share more than one story by filling out the form several times.

Your stories will be shown at Open Studios (1 to 3 May), creating a living history of our building and community.

Spike Island 50: The living timeline

Name
If you would prefer that we did not include your name, please leave this field blank.
What best describes your connection to Spike Island / Artspace Bristol(Required)
For example "Artspace Bristol is founded"
This will help us have a visual of what's being told! You can upload any image or video file. Please only upload images that you are happy to be projected publically. By uploading this information, we will assume that you have permission to share the imagery with us, and that use of the imagery comes courtesy of yourself.
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    Spike Island
    133 Cumberland Road
    Bristol BS1 6UX
    United Kingdom
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    Opening Hours

    Gallery Gallery: Wednesday to Sunday 12–5pm
    Café Monday: 9am–3pm, 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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