'Exciting' British Art Show set to return to city as part of national tour

THE UK's biggest recurring exhibition of contemporary art is coming to Bristol.

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The Original British Art Show will head to Bristol in 2027

The tenth edition of the British Art Show will visit the city in June 2027 as part of a national tour of five cities.

Over the past four decades, the exhibition has reached over 2.3 million people and explored new trends in contemporary art that reflect a changing Britain. This will be only the third time that Bristol has hosted the British Art Show, the first was in 1980.

In 2027, the show in Bristol will be on display across a variety of different cultural institutions in the city, including Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Arnolfini, Spike Island, and RWA Bristol.

British Art Show 10 will be curated by Ekow Eshun who is promising an overview of the most exciting art produced in the UK during the past five years.