Feeder Canal Art Residency

Feeder Canal Art Residency Research project at Silverthorne Lane for permanent artwork in a public urban nature reserve

The Feeder Canal Residency is a research project at Silverthorne Lane. It consists of a range of activities that investigate the wildlife, ecology, and history of Bristol’s Feeder Canal. The
residency has been created to influence the designs for a permanent artwork in a public urban nature reserve that is being created as part of Silverthorne Lane’s redevelopment. Artists Rachael Champion and Jon

athan Trayte are working with Gingko Projects and a series of Bristol based collaborators to realise this residency throughout the Summer and Autumn of 2023. There will be opportunities for the public to get involved and learn about Bristol’s Feeder Canal in the coming weeks and months.

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06/11/2023

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Nov 11th & 12thFor those of you in and around Bristol……“Transitional Waters” is an event and exhibition exploring Bristo...
03/11/2023

Nov 11th & 12th

For those of you in and around Bristol……

“Transitional Waters” is an event and exhibition exploring Bristol's Feeder Canal as a cultural and ecological place in transition. The exhibition will feature artworks and research created and encountered during the Feeder Canal Research Residency.

The event will be held on Saturday November 11th from 10:30 - 17:00 and will include a creative workshop, a delicious vegan lunch catered by and a series of talks. The creative workshop is suitable for all ages.

Speakers include:

Dr. Marianna Dudley, Historian
A.H.C. Smith, Writer
Sonia Levy, Artist
Dr. Fredric Windsor, Ecologist
Rachael Champion, Artist
Dr. Caroline Nash, Ecologist

We will also be screening “Creatures of the Lines” an artist film by the fantastic

Exhibition contributions from:
Rachael Champion & Jonathan Trayte
Sonia Levy & Lucy A. Sames
Nat Bevins
Fred Delaney
Chris James
Bristol City College Art & Design
Screenology

More information can be found at Feedercanalresidency.com where you can also book your free place for the event.

The “More Than Human” sculpture workshop with Art & Design Foundation students was a whirlwind. We managed to complete ...
26/10/2023

The “More Than Human” sculpture workshop with Art & Design Foundation students was a whirlwind. We managed to complete five sculptures over the five days and install them in two locations nearby to Silverthorne Lane. Pictured here are a few of the finished pieces in situ and some in progress shots throughout the week.

Hopefully the sculptures will become habitats for some of the wildlife around Silverthorne Lane.

The students were fantastic to work with. They brought so much energy and creativity into some very unfamiliar territory.

A special thanks to Rank Engineering and St. Philips Marsh Nursery for providing places for these artworks to live for the next year.

On Monday we will be conducting a fresh water survey of the Feeder Canal with ecologist Fred Windsor . We still have a ...
14/10/2023

On Monday we will be conducting a fresh water survey of the Feeder Canal with ecologist Fred Windsor . We still have a few places left for our morning session running from 10:00 - 12:00. Sign up on our website. Link in bio…..

We will be exploring the fascinating ecosystem of the canal and discussing predictions as to how the canal will adapt to the changes taking place around it.

Fred is a network ecologist interested in how ecosystems respond to changes brought about by both humans and nature. His work focuses on the interactions between different elements within the ecosystem from pollination through to predation.

Friday was so good! We spent the day in Bristol with ecologists Heather Rumble Caroline Nash and Beth Croucher who spe...
03/10/2023

Friday was so good! We spent the day in Bristol with ecologists Heather Rumble Caroline Nash and Beth Croucher who specialise in soil health, grasslands, invertebrates and the ecological value of brown field sites. We explored Plot 6 on Silverthorne Lane where and I will be making a future public artwork.

We were joined by local nature enthusiasts as well as a few others from our research residency. The data we collected contributed to the .

Conversations and observations were recorded by which will become a part of the Feeder Canal Residency archive.

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Feeder Canal Residency’s ecology surveys start tomorrow! We will be working with expert urban ecologists to discover and...
28/09/2023

Feeder Canal Residency’s ecology surveys start tomorrow!

We will be working with expert urban ecologists to discover and record the flora and fauna around Silverthorne Lane and the Feeder Canal.

Our data will contribute to

We still have a few places left. You can up on our website. Link in bio …. 🌱

We have a few places available for our Mini Bioblitz sessions on Friday Sept 29th which will be lead by urban ecologists...
21/09/2023

We have a few places available for our Mini Bioblitz sessions on Friday Sept 29th which will be lead by urban ecologists Heather Rumble and Caroline Nash. Join us in discovering and recording the urban wildlife around Bristol’s Silverthorne Lane!

1st Session: 9:30 - 12:00
2nd Session: 13:00 - 15:30

Sign up on our website at www.feedercanalresidency.com
Link is bio

Our data will contribute to the

Our seed ball workshop at was a great success on Saturday. We met lots of lovely people and got our hands dirty with y...
18/09/2023

Our seed ball workshop at was a great success on Saturday. We met lots of lovely people and got our hands dirty with young enthusiastic gorilla gardeners 🌱

Thanks for the great 📸

Thank you for having us on Saturday at your funday and picnic. We met loads of great people and got to spread the word...
18/09/2023

Thank you for having us on Saturday at your funday and picnic.
We met loads of great people and got to spread the word about the Residency.
Big thanks also to all the children that got involved in our flower 🌸 ball making…was so much fun!

Next date for your diary is the 29th of September for our Bioblitz & Bat Walk.

For more info and to sign up visit our website
www.feedercanalresidency.com

Feeder Canal Residency will be at Community Day and Picnic this Saturday Sept 16th from 10-4pm. We’re going to be maki...
12/09/2023

Feeder Canal Residency will be at Community Day and Picnic this Saturday Sept 16th from 10-4pm. We’re going to be making colourful seed balls and sharing information about our activities this Autumn. Please come and say hi if you’re around 🌱

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