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It used to display oversized adverts for SUVs, supermarkets and fast fashion, but now a site in south Bristol has been transformed from a corporate advertising space into a celebration of the local high street and our relationship with nature. Local residents, businesses and councillors had been calling for the removal of two huge billboards…Continue reading Better without billboards: celebrating community and nature
It’s Upfest time in south Bristol – and as well as spotting street artists creating colourful murals at sites around the area, people have been getting involved in a creative workshop with Adblock Bristol. As part of this year’s ‘Upfest Presents’, we gathered twenty-five people together in a pub on North Street, BS3, to talk…Continue reading Transforming ad space into art space at Upfest
St Pauls in Bristol will be one of four locations around the UK playing ‘virtual’ host to the Adfree Cities national conference. The free half-day conference, next Saturday 7th November, is organised by members of local campaigning group Adblock Bristol. Anyone can register to attend for free at http://adfreecities.org.uk/conference2020 Michele Curtis of the Iconic Black…Continue reading Virtual street art tour of St Pauls to feature in second annual Adfree Cities conference
Above: Artwork by RTiiiKA The evening of 10th July 2020 saw a small socially-distanced crowd of people gather below an advertising billboard in the Easton district of Bristol. They gathered in celebration of an image depicting the highly publicised toppling of the Edward Colston statue seen only weeks earlier. The toppling of the statue of…Continue reading Artwork launch, Easton billboard takeover