EVENTS

By Ellen Downes
Thur 05 August 2021

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n evening life drawing class with shibari peformer Burgundy Rose, held in the Every Body’s Story exhibition space.

Join tutor an artist Beth Kirby and shibari perfomer Burgundy Rose for different kind of intimate life drawing class in the Every Body’s Story exhibition space at Centrespace Gallery in the heart of Bristol.

Sunday 29th August 2021, 6-8PM
Centrespace Gallery, Bristol

You will be surrounded by 30 golden torso casts by women’s body casting artist Ellen Downes. In this space we will celebrate the diversity and beauty of women’s bodies and explore how we can connect to our bodies through movement.

About the class:

This is life drawing with a difference! Shibari is the Japanese art of intricate rope bondage, and our experienced performer and model Burgundy Rose will demonstrate this beautiful practice to music, whilst holding poses of 5-20 minutes to draw from.

Beth, an artist and life drawing tutor, will introduce and guide you through the class and poses, but the class is not “tutored” in the traditional sense. This class is about your experience with the model and poses and how you perceive them, through the action of drawing. All abilities are more than welcome.

– Paper and some materials will be provided at no extra charge, but please feel free to bring any sketchbooks, surfaces or materials that you wish.
– The class is 90 minutes, with a short break in the middle.
– You are not required to wear a mask once seated at this event, unless you want to
– Please bring your own water

About Burgundy Rose:

“I am an LGBTQ interdisciplinary performer and rope artist currently based just outside London. Influenced by Shibari, the Japanese art of rope bondage, I perform and deliver workshops aiming to empower others to explore intimacy and self-expression using rope as the tool, the body as the canvas.”

Burgundy Rose is part of Antomie in London, and has performed her shibari practice across the world.

burgundy-rose.com

About Beth Kirby:

Beth is an artist whose work centres on the female form, the female experience and her personal interpretations of these through the media of drawing, painting and 3D work. She is based in Bristol and also runs Life Drawing in Bristol via the bustling studio building that is Hamilton House, Stokes Croft.

bethcub.co.uk

This event is part of the Every Body’s Story Exhibition and Festival of Events.

Join Every Body’s Story at Centrespace Gallery in the heart of Bristol to see this powerful collection of golden casts and stories of women.

Where: Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, Bristol, BS1 1EA

Opening Night: 26.08 7.30pm

Exhibition opening times: 27.08-01.09 10am-5pm

Exhibition entry: FREE