Thursday, 4 July 2013

Speed Language!

Last night saw the third Speed Language evening at SHOP and as always it was well attended and much fun was had.

For more info about what goes on, click on the links to blogs of the previous events ... here and here.

Here's a few pics:

Tuesday, 2 July 2013

SHOP's New Lounge and Gallery!

Just when you thought you'd got all bored with the new configuration at SHOP ... BANG! We've only gone and got innovated again aintwee!!

The top floor - mezzanine level for the discerning SHOP-per - has today become the creative, utopian hub it has always wanted to be - with a new tea and coffee station and the introduction of the much anticipated 'Take It and Leave It' Gallery.

There's now 'proper coffee' and teapots, yeah, teapots! In addition, Tasty Mother's Tucker will be providing plenty of baked goodies on a daily basis (so, no chance of us eating them all, or at least we can give it a good go, whichever).

Mezzanine Utopia

Café-ware courtesy of the best vintage shop in the world, or at least on a festively named street!

The art bits buffet.

Two's company

The only Onesie, you'll find in SHOP.

Nice.

Gallery de la donated art.

Room with a view.

Oh wait, has that got your name on it?!

Monday, 1 July 2013

Monday Stock Blog: Amazing Furniture and Homewares for YOU!

We got so overexcited with the new Lounge and Gallery refurb (more on that tomorrow), that we've gone crazy and restocked the whole of SHOP!

This week furniture and homeware, next week men's and women's clothing and accessories!

Check out these saliva-inducing pictures!

No, your eyes do not deceive you!!

Everyone needs a beige mirror in their life.

Curtain-call!

Big bowl and six small bowls, for trifle, or cereal, or liquid-based foods

Ring!! Ring!! Telephone table porn!

You can fitta a lotta in that otto

The most amazing collection of miniatures you are ever likely to feast your eyes on. EVA.

Flirty little coasters from down under

T-wit, T-woo-hoo!

Bookyish

Meet the family

We've never wished for rain so hard

This sewing box is so good you will want it even if you can't sew - FACT!

Pocket binoculars - for the peeping-tom on the move

That's all yolks!

In case you can't read that - it's a Pizza Plate!

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, FIVE!

Good enough to eat your dinner off!

Okay, we're milking it a bit now...

Tupperware rolling pin and handy baking guide!

Shine a light!

Saturday, 29 June 2013

July Newsletter - Take It and Leave It!

Take It & Leave It - JULY Newsletter

July is all about a Lazy Susan of amazing events we have for you. The headline act is the new Arts Space and Lounge! The Lounge now occupies the whole top floor of SHOP with extra seating and goodies to scoff and the Arts Space is now a permenant living gallery, called the 'Take It and Leave It Gallery'. The idea is that you take a piece of art from the gallery that you like, and donate a piece in its place. Within the lounge and gallery is also be an area with art equipment permenantly set up from where you create art works to add to the living gallery on the spot (here's some we've already had donated).

But hang on, that's not all, no! - our hugely successful secret events continue (see below for the next one) and we are also planning a cinema night on the Steps for these balmy summer months!

EVENTS

CINEMA ON THE STEPS!!

Saturday July 27th

8pm onwards (film will start as night falls)

SHOP, the Christmas Steps Arts Quarter and 20th Century Flicks have all teamed up to bring you a lovely summery open air cinema on the Christmas Steps!

Those of you that are familiar with what SHOP gets up to may remember that we screen photography stills and films, biannually for the Bristol Festival of Photography and to fill the gap between years, we have teamed up with 20th Century Flicks who will curate the event with their MASSIVE knowledge and love for films.

The bar will be provided by Bristol Cider Shop and Champagne on the Steps!

Keep your peepers on our blog and twitter for further info.

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WORKSHOP: SPEED LANGUAGE

Wednesday July 3rd

6pm - 8pm

In case you didn't know, the idea is to help non-native English speakers with their English speaking and conversation skills. Non-native speakers are paired up with native speakers and then everyone chats for five minutes on a given subject before the bell rings and we all change around.

If you would like to improve your English, or help others improve theirs, attendance is free, although some people bring food or drinks to share in the break :-)

EXHIBITIONS

The Take It and Leave It Gallery

Monday July 1st onwards

From July 1st, the Lounge will occupy with whole top floor of SHOP and the arts space will become a permenant living gallery, called the 'Take It and Leave It Gallery'.

The idea is that you take a piece of art from the gallery that you like, and donate a piece in its place. Within the lounge and gallery there will also be an area with art equipment permenantly set up from where you create art works to add to the living gallery on the spot.

SHOP-SECRETS

*Secret Raw Food Cafe*

Thursday July 11th

Cafe opens at 7pm

Send us an email to book your place.

We will email you your *secret password*.

The rest is a secret.

To book yourself in email us! hello@shoptheshop.co.uk

Exhibition: Archetypes

This June - for the last of SHOP's formal exhibitions - the Arts Space was home to Lin Ren, a painter and poet and Laura Kesseler, a photographer.

The exhibiton, 'Archetypes' was a collection of work exploring the archetypes of the self.

More on Lin Ren: raininginaforest.wordpress.com

More on what we are doing with the Art Space next! HERE

Lin Ren

Laura Kesseler

Monday, 24 June 2013

Monday Stock Blog: Unsung Heroes!

These beauties aren't new in this week, but we thought they deserved a little extra limelight through their sheer magnificence.

These are SHOP's ... Unsung Heroes!

WOMEN