Rising from the ashes of the covid-19 crisis, Super Cool Drawing Machine is a celebration of the visual art created by a host of internationally acclaimed, touring musicians.
Featuring renowned musicians from a wide spectrum of genres, Super Cool Drawing Machine features the work of trailblazing saxophonist and figure head of the UK Jazz scene Shabaka Hutchings, Mercury nominated Welsh singer/producer Cate Le Bon, experimental folk musician Richard Dawson, Turner Exhibiting African American experimentalist Lonnie Holley, celebrated drummer/composer Seb Rochford as well as members of This is The Kit, Mammal Hands, Haiku Salut, Snapped Ankles and many more.
The exhibit, which will be open for four consecutive days in our foyer, will showcase paintings, photography, drawings, ceramics, digital instillations, recycled arts, sculpture and furniture.
The event will now take place between 20th-23rd May 2021. All existing tickets for the event originally taking place between 14th-17th Jan 2021 remain valid for the new date.
For more information, please visit our Coronavirus FAQs page.
For audience safety and to conform with Government guidelines we will be operating with some additional safety measures.
BEX BURCH (VULA VIEL)
BRYONY JARMAN-PINTO
CATE LE BON
H.HAWKLINE
TIM PRESLEY
CLOUDSHOES
DAISUKE TANABE
ED DOWIE
FRÀNÇOIS & THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS
HAIKU SALUT
HOLYSSEUS FLY
ICHI
JEFFREY LEWIS
LEAFCUTTER JOHN
LONNIE HOLLEY
MAMMAL HANDS
ORLANDO WEEKS
PETER BRODERICK
POPPY ACKROYD
RACHAEL DADD
RICHARD DAWSON
RHODRI DAVIES
ROZI PLAIN
SEB ROCHFORD
SHABAKA HUTCHINGS
SNAPPED ANKLES
TARA CLERKIN
THIS IS THE KIT
YAMA WARASHI
YUMI AND THE WEATHER
Get in the mood for the exhibition by listening to a playlist curated by SCDM’s contributors.
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On Wednesday 23 September 2020 Colston Hall changed its name to Bristol Beacon.
Our new name is just the first step, it is about more than the sign above our door. Click below to find out more about how we’re changing, watch our name announcement, and discover how we want everyone to share in the joy of live music.