11am – 7pm (excluding Sundays)

Let’s Do Nice Things – Art Club: Underground Travel

Exhibiting the postcards made at August Art Club.  The ‘Feed Me’ box will also be set up to encourage visitors to SHOP to write and draw on their own postcards, these will then be added to the exhibition through out the month.

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

Recent Dave Eggers/Spike Jonze adaptation of Maurice Sendek’s classic children’s book.  Friendless Max is having a miserable time, so dressed in his wolf costume, he whisks himself away to a wondrous imaginary world where the wild things live.

SHOP is going to draw SHOP related shapes on a whole load of maps of central Bristol, your experiment starts when you collect them 3 Saturday’s in the month and follow the shape that SHOP has drawn on the map, making sure you take in the new and unexpected places you encounter along the way.

AALTRA

Two neighbours live opposite each other on a country road somewhere in Northern France. They hate each other, but one day an agricultural trailer knocks them over and sends them both to hospital.  Now paralysed from the waist down each decide to embark on a personal journey, but, seemingly unable to escape each other’s destiny.  Aaltra is a highly original odyssey, a pitch black and acutely observed comedy.

Starting at a favourite pub, we will all order our favourite drink.  We will ask the barperson where their favourite bar is and what they drink there.  We shall then proceed there and order their recommended drink, we will then repeat the exercise with whoever serves us, but we will not repeat ad nauseam.

Meet at SHOP at 7pm on the 22^nd and be given a destination near to SHOP and a set of directions.  Once you arrive at that destination, follow the directions given to you taking notes and photographs to record your experiences at each stage (you can share these with SHOP afterwards if you like, but you don’t have to).  Will our parallel lines meet at any point? This can be played simultaneously with others all around the world, so if you are a Shop Club Member in Bath or in Bora Bora it doesn’t matter, get in touch on the day to receive your directions.

Do the opposite of what you think a traveller should do.  Travel to famous landmark in Bristol and subvert the classic tourist shot, you could take a picture with your back to the famous landmark, or take a picture of others taking pictures, be creative!  To take part, come to SHOP between midday and 5pm on the 25^th where a list of Bristol’s main tourist sites will be randomly picked out of a hat.  You then have until October the 1^st to submit your photos to SHOP.  The results of the ‘Counter-Tourism’ challenge will be exhibited in SHOP’s arts space at 18 Christmas Steps and on the exterior wall (replacing the Photomarathon results).  Email SHOP to pre-register.

Pick a book at random from you bookshelf, read until a foreign country is mentioned, then choose a second book somehow related to that country, begin reading again and repeat until you have circumnavigated the globe.

Domestic Travel

Meet up with some friends on a Saturday morning, put your house keys and addresses in individual envelopes and randomly redistribute them.  Spend the weekend at the address you pick, if possible keeping social engagements and appointments of the usual occupants.

Expedition to K2

Take any map of Bristol and find grid reference K2.  Travel there and enjoy the cultural, gastronomic or aesthetic delights you find.

Travel Pursuit

Make your way to a starting point of your choice wait until you see someone interesting; follow them around the city, letting them be your guide.

www.thefancharity.org

Don’t forget FAN meets monthly at SHOP, the second Wednesday of the month at 6pm until7pm.  FAN means, Friends and Neighbours and it’s a chance to meet to talk others in the community.

This monthly market runs every first Saturday of the month throughout the year.  You can expect the wonderful teetering charm of the artisan stalls and the same high standard of beautiful crafts and wares as always  And bunting and buskers and lovely shops and cafes surrounding the market.

If you would like a stall yourself or more information then please email: christmasstepsartsquarter@yahoo.co.uk