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y aim is to encourage people to stop and look around,” said Wiradjuri artist Cara Shields in our interview this month. Cara is appearing in Coe Gallery’s Summer exhibition, launching on 11 July at The Vestibules. Her work will hang next to the work of nine other established and emerging Aboriginal artists, all of whom are hoping to inspire a deep love and respect for nature through the joyful portrayal of their connection to culture and country. On p. 32, Cara, along with fellow artists Hannah Lange and Amanda Westley, speak beautifully about their childhood experiences, how they formed such a meaningful relationship with nature and, as we face an environmental crisis, how their communities are striving to keep 60,000 years’ worth of sustainable knowledge alive. July is set to bring us more sun shining days and, as we spend more time in the great outdoors, an opportunity to stop and look around. There is much to learn from the artists’ stories this month and much joy to be found in their art.

Elsewhere in the magazine, we’re welcoming the summer holidays with open arms. Watershed is inviting all to create and connect with Playable City Week (p. 18). Arnolfini is presenting a major exhibition co-curated by internationally renowned textile artist Alice Kettle (p.20), and Bristol Pride is looking forward to hosting Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears on The Downs (p.24). If you’re looking to plan some family fun, flick through to p.28 for our guide to a summer in Bristol.

We hope you have a good one –see you next time…