The Last Resort: Martin Parr Foundation

In all our time at Contemporary Art Bath & Bristol we've not visited the Martin Parr Foundation. Located at Paintworks, near Arnos Vale Cemetary, the MPF was set up to support emerging and overlooked photographers making work in and about life in the UK.

Following the death of celebrated photographer, Martin Parr, in December, this exhibition, 'The Last Resort', showcases Parr's most iconic photographic series, one of the pioneering bodies of work driving British colour documentary photography, and runs until Sunday 24 May.

Hope you can join us to visit the show, and if you're interested in hearing about what exhibitions and cultural events are on over the next week across Bristol, Bath and the South West, you should subscribe to the free weekly newsletter run by CultureTide here.

Event details:
12pm: We'll meet at The Miro Lounge at Paintworks, about a 5 minute walk from the exhibition. Please arrive at any point over the hour.

1pm: We'll head into the Martin Parr Foundation and congregate in the reception/lobby area before heading around the exhibition and space.

2:15pm: We'll gather at the entrance and head over to either The Castle Pub (10 minute walk) or back to Miro Lounge to have a drink and a chat about the exhibition.

What to bring:
A notebook if you want to write down your thoughts.

Preparation:
Extra marks for anyone who does some research on the exhibition.

Etiquette:
As always, if you can't make it just send a message to let me know and take your name off the RSVP list.

Cost:
There is a small £3.50 charge for this (plus Meetup's fees), just to help me cover the admin fees for running this group. For context, it costs £170 every 6 months to keep the group going. Thank you for your support and if you fancy supporting the running of the group any further please follow the link here 🙏
Support the group here

Health & Safety:
If you are feeling unwell, please do not attend the event (just send me a message if you could).

See you there!

Dom
(If you need to contact me if you're going to be late or can't find us, please use the MeetUps messenger app or message me on 07889789965).

Image © Martin Parr / Magnum Photos courtesy the Martin Parr Foundation