Encapsulated Confrontation 2010 © Shahzia Sikander ... read more.

Mothers and daughters out shopping ... read more.

Bristol Museums Galleries and Archives have been announced as a Major partner for Arts Council England.  This means that ... read more.

The Princess Royal officially opened M Shed on Wednesday, 14 December 2011.  Among the guests invited to meet ... read more.

Bray & Slaughter, the main contractors on the project, started in earnest from 9 January and major interventions of the building’s ... read more.

The Friends are currently funding the purchase of two Chinese teapots. They will look great together when they ... read more.

  Soon we will be able to bring you news of an important painting recently received by the ... read more.

has had a makeover which members on the tours of the House and Garden saw last October.  Below are pictures ... read more.

Throughout the UK, four in five of all oil paintings held in Art Galleries, and other public buildings, are held in storage not on view usually because there are insufficient funds and space to show them. ... read more.

We're having an image makeover! Previously The Friends promotional material and the Bulletin masthead have carried the image of Sir Peter Blake's Owl & the Pussy Cat. Recently, the committee decided it was time for a change ... read more.

Prolific book publisher John Sansom was honoured by Bristol University on 22 July when he was awarded a Doctor of Letters honorary degree ... read more.

Members will be delighted to know that at last good progress is being made with the long-delayed Lift and ... read more.

The following articles provide commentaries on the items shown on the Acquisitions & Conservations page for 2010-11.  To learn more about the items acquired or conserved in previous years, just scroll down further.

St Mary Redcliffe This superb oil on canvas was done by Samuel Jackson (1794-1869) around 1826.  He has painted a ... read more.

Quarry on Durdham Down Attributed to William Arnee Frank (1808-1897), Quarry on Durdham Down was painted in watercolour ... read more.

The Tam O’Shanter coach On 1 May 2007 Sheena Stoddard, the Curator of Fine ... read more.

Fruits of my Life Kate Malone attended Henbury School and Bristol Polytechnic before moving to London and completing ... read more.

is a major talking point.  Richard is an artist of international standing with work in collections all over the ... read more.

What a difference 3 days can make!  From the clutter and disorganisation members saw on their visit to ... read more.

Friends put art at the heart of M Shed. The Friends of Bristol Art Gallery have been working ... read more.