Current Projects
Its Going To Be Wild
Support the Church Road Lantern Parade Fundraiser - It's Going To Be Wild
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Lamplighter Arts CIC will utilise the success of the lantern parade along Church Road, The A420 in Bristol to create an audit of the wildlife spotted in our community through lantern making and promote habitat restoration through thier work. You can support us by clicking on our Crowdfunder button below where the rewards include visiting our GLOW event on December 20th 2024 or buying lantern kits to support our Church Road Lantern Parade event in 2025..
Church Road Lantern Parade and Heart of BS13
Lamplighter Arts Cic have been awarded Bristol City Council's Imagination funding for the financial years 24-25 & 25-26. this is currently delayed and when awarded will be used to further develop both Church Road Lantern Parade and Heart of BS13 light events. We will keep this page updated
Past Projects
Glastonbury Festival Opening Ceremony
LAMPLIGHTER ARTS CIC were delighted to be funded as part of Glastonbury Festival Diversity & Inclusion Project 2024.
The project incorporated the 2023 Govandi Arts Festival/Church Road Lantern Parade as one of the flagship projects celebrating 75 years of India. We were really delighted to welcome Govandi Arts Festival Curator Natasha Sharma from Mumbai to our on site festival team' We created lanterns with Avon Indian Association and 12 young artists from City Academy, Bristol who joined us for work experience, creating a flock of illuminated peace doves to lead the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 event and the closing procession in the Greenfields.
Bump In The Night
Celebrated Bristols historical and cultural heritage through a spectacular lantern parade on Sunday October 30th 2022. It was delivered as one of the activities under the City Centre and High Streets Recovery and Renewal programme, funded by Bristol City Council and the West of England Combined Authority’s Love our High Street project.
Govandi Arts Festival
Lamplighter Arts CIC was delighted to be working alongside Community Design Agency and Streets Reimagined to share their experience in creating art alongside communities and to support the development of a lantern parade in Govandi, Mumbai, India as a major feature of the first Govandi Arts Festival. This project is part of the British Council UK India Together season of Culture.