Applications opening in April!
This year the Trail will be running on Saturday 20 & Sunday 21 September.
Applications are open to all Bristol artists; whether you’re a prolific potter or new to Bristol’s creative scene, all are warmly welcome. There is no prior assessment of your work. As long as you have a venue sorted, paid the application fee and provided the required information about your work, you can participate in the Arts Trail.
All participating artists must work/complete their practice within a 15 mile radius of Bedminster.
“We were really pleased with the whole event. We packed up on Sunday with beaming smiles on our faces – that says it all.” 2023 Participating Artist
Venues
All artists must ensure they have an agreed venue before applying for their spot.
Applications are per person, not per venue.
If you’re not able to open up your own house or don’t live in BS3, you can contact any of the Community Venues who are opening up and offering spaces this year. A list of these Venues will be available in April.
Application Fee
There is a £40 fee per artist to take part in the 2025 Arts Trail.
We offer a subsidised fee of £25 for creatives in their first year of practice/business at the time of the Trail (September), those purely raising money for charity, disabled artists or for those claiming benefits.
Why is there a fee to take part?
Your Application Fee helps to cover:
- The cost for a local graphic designer to produce the artist brochure
- The cost of printing thousands of these brochures as well as posters & postcards
- Promotion of the Arts Trail in local printed publications and online event listings
- Promotion across social media platforms and our website
- Administration time to liaise with over 20 venues, over 100 artists and sponsors
- Finance and banking support
- Website hosting, editing and maintenance
