Artist Geoff Langan, has worked has fallen in and out of love with photography over the years and now has a new romance that combines taking photos and using AI to alter them and explore new worlds.
Meet the Artist: Tony Eastman
Artist Tony Eastman’s work has taken him around the world. Here he shares his stories of working without a studio, how engineering shows up in his work and a long-term attachment to the culture of people in Japan.
Meet the Artist: Miche Watkins
Miche Watkins shares the themes that have continued throughout her life and how the female figure persists in her work.
Best of the West – May 2025
The best art exhibitions and events in Bristol and the Westcountry – selected by the Friends of the RWA…
Snails, Screens and Science: Exploring the Connected Futures Festival
A student reports from the Connected Futures Festival in Bristol, where technology, science and imagination meet in surprising and creative ways.
Best of the West – April 2025
The best art exhibitions and events in Bristol and the Westcountry – selected by the Friends of the RWA…
Lines of Thought: Paule Vézelay at the RWA
A student’s response to Living Lines, a compelling retrospective of the pioneering British abstract artist Paule Vézelay at the RWA.
Meet the Artist: Eileen Cooper RA RWA
Eileen Cooper RA talks about her work and inspirations – and gives some advice to a young artist…
Inside Bristol Gallery Weekend – with coordinator Adrian Mantle
Bristol Gallery Weekend connects the exhibitions, events and meetups for and with artists. Here Adrian Mantle about what’s on, why he started the event and what’s in the future for mapping the arts in the city…
Best of the West – March 2025
The best art exhibitions and events in Bristol and the Westcountry – selected by the Friends of the RWA…
Meet the Artist: Alison Stephenson
Alison Stephenson can often be found training students at UWE on how to make things with textiles, but this is a small fraction of her talents…
Grace Hannell and Natalie Finch: Feet in the Water at the Folk House
We spoke to Grace and Natalie about their work…
Best of the West – February 2025
The best art exhibitions and events in Bristol and the Westcountry – selected by the Friends of the RWA…
Living Lines: Paule Vézelay at the RWA
Curator Simon Grant talks to us about Vézelay’s remarkable life, her connection to Bristol, and why she is a key figure of 20th-century British abstract art…
Laurel Smart on the FRWA Artist Talks
The regular free Artist Talks for Friends, have become a hugely popular benefit of FRWA membership…
The Floating Circle 