# Event Details - **Event Name**: WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 pm - **Event Description**: WAWAW is a day-long event presented by WITTA, featuring presentations and performances exploring relationships between art and writing.About this EventWAWAW is a day-long event exploring relationships between art and writing, presented by WITTA (Writing In / To / Through Art) – a research initiative supported by UWE Bristol that brings together artists, writers, practitioners and researchers whose work resides at the crossovers between writing and art.WAWAW includes an afternoon symposium exploring the intersections between art and writing, with keynote presentations from artist-writers Katrina Palmer and Roy Claire Potter. The symposium is followed by an evening salon of dinner accompanied by performances from Anna Barham, Lydia Davies and Sam Hasler.The event emerges from shared interests in the use of language as an affective and creative material for inhabiting, performing and developing ideas. WAWAW intends to create a space to consider what artist Mira Dayal has described as, “placeless writing, writing that can’t settle anywhere, writing that hovers over or below a visual art practice” (2025).The event will explore and create space for different approaches to working with language as material. It will consider the myriad forms, influences, strategies and concerns percolating this dynamic field of practice. Join WITTA and Spike Island for a day of conversation, exchange and a sharing of references that aims to energise attendees, stimulate discussion and perhaps evoke new ways of working.A WITTA exhibition of artwork by Spike Island artists, Make Write Write Make, is presented alongside the symposium. Make Write Write Make includes work by Jo Lathwood and Marianne Mulvey, Huma Mulji, Amak Mahmoodian, Mary Hurrell and Young In Hong.The event and exhibition is timed to coincide with the major artist’s book fair, BABE (Bristol Artist Book Event), and with Spike Island’s exhibition, , which includes site-specific sculptural interventions that continue the artist’s interrogation of how material culture, language, collective fantasy and emotion can become manifest in form.Following this event, WITTA and Spike Island will be running an extended learning programme for practitioners working at the intersections of art and writing. This will involve a workshop-style group crit, followed by one-on-one mentoring for selected participants. Sign up to the Spike Island or WITTA mailing list to find out more.WITTAWITTA (Writing In / To / Through Art) brings together artists, writers, practitioners and researchers whose work resides at the crossovers between writing and art. The name WITTA reflects an interest in relationships between writing and art that are interrogative, relational, enquiring, speculative, performative, uncertain and sometimes just plain fun. WITTA actively and experimentally considers how work developed at the intersection of words and art allows for creative, recreative, uncreative, wayward and imaginative thinking.WITTA was founded by Lizzie Lloyd is co-run with Kit Poulson, Senior Lecturers in Fine Art at UWE Bristol with support from Research Associate, Sara O’Brien, writer and PhD candidate at Royal Holloway, University of London. WITTA is supported by UWE Bristol and is part of VAMP (Visual and Material Practices Research Group). These events are generously supported by UKRI Arts and Humanities council through an Arts and Humanities Research Council Impact Acceleration Account (AHRC IAA) award.Visit the WITTA websitePARTNERS AND SUPPORTERSWAWAW is produced by WITTA (Writing In / To / Through Art) with support from Spike Island. WAWAW is funded by UWE Bristol and AHRC.IMAGE CREDITSMichael Dodds (2026). Photography by Ian StonehouseRoy Claire Potter, performance at Counterflows (2022)Courtesy WITTA and Owen LloydAgenda?: 01:30 PM - 05:00 PMSymposiumHost: Katrina Palmer and Roy Claire PotterInfo: An afternoon symposium exploring the intersections between art and writing, with keynote presentations.?: 05:30 PM - 09:30 PMEvening salon of dinnerHost: Anna Barham, Lydia Davies and Sam HaslerInfo: The symposium is followed by an evening salon of dinner accompanied by performances. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bristol/wawaw-writing-art-writing-art-writing-when-language-becomes-material/100001988926323173 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, exhibitions, performances, workshops, fine-arts, entertainment, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Age Limit: 18+ - door_time: 2026-06-27T12:15:00Z - Duration: 8 hours - Location: Spike Island Artspace Ltd - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 16.96, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Bristol - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Spike Island Artspace Ltd - **lat**: 51.4469748 - **long**: -2.6095309 - **full address**: Spike Island Artspace Ltd, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/cc0350015b1733a3accc553b5e6b51eb60fea180e8629b80fb377ef2205f2863-rimg-w1200-h805-dc8d1c78-gmir.jpg?v=1778196967 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material being held? - **A:** WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material takes place on Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Sat, 27 Jun, 2026 at 09:30 pm at Spike Island Artspace Ltd, 133 Cumberland Road, Bristol, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Is there an age restriction for WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material? - **A:** WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material is strictly for guests aged 18 and above. Valid government-issued photo ID is required for entry. Guests under 18 will not be admitted. The event will be presented in English. - **Q**: Who is organizing WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material? - **A:** WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material is organized by Spike Island. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** WAWAW | Writing Art Writing Art Writing: When Language Becomes Material is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Bristol, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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