The Arnolfini, Bristol, one of the main venues for Festival events
Genre
Arts, science, culture, literature, politics, etc.
Dates
Throughout year: main Festival programme each May
Location(s)
Bristol, England – Arnolfini, Watershed Media Centre, St. George's, We The Curious, City Hall, Tobacco Factory, Victoria Rooms, Wills Memorial Building, etc.
Years active
2005–present
Website
Bristol Festival of Ideas
The Bristol Festival of Ideas is a project established in Bristol, England, which aims "to stimulate people’s minds and passions with an inspiring programme of discussion and debate".[1] It was first set up in 2005, as part of the city's ultimately unsuccessful bid to become the European Capital of Culture for 2008,[1] and continues to maintain a programme of debates and other events, including an annual festival each May.
The Festival also awards an annual book prize, worth £7,500, to a book which "presents new, important and challenging ideas, which is rigorously argued, and which is engaging and accessible".[2][3] It is one of the largest book prizes in the United Kingdom.[4]
The Festival takes place in a range of venues across the city, including the Arnolfini, the Watershed Media Centre, St. George's, We The Curious, City Hall, the Tobacco Factory, and the Victoria Rooms. It is organised by Bristol Creative Projects (BCP – formerly the Bristol Cultural Development Partnership), Arts Council England, Bristol City Council, and GWE BusinessWest,[5] a private sector organisation promoting economic development in the area, and also works closely with universities in the area and other agencies.[1][6] The Director of the Festival is Andrew Kelly, who was appointed Director of the Bristol Cultural Development Partnership in 1993.[7][8]
As of 2023[update] the festival is a project of Bristol Ideas, which replaced BCDP in March 2021.[9]
^ abcBristol Festival of Ideas Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine website
^Katie Allen, Bristol Festival of Ideas reveals Book Prize shortlist, The Bookseller.com, 26 February 2009 Archived 15 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^Bristol Festival of Ideas: Book Prize Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^"At-Bristol: Bristol Festival of Ideas: Book Prize Awards Ceremony, 19 May 2010". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
^GWE BusinessWest home page
^"Festival of Ideas: Sponsors and Supporters". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
^Bristol University: presentation of honorary degree to Andrew Kelly, 7 November 2008
^"PLA Conference 2007: biography of Andrew Kelly". Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
^"Our Story". Bristol Ideas. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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