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Overview
Cosmos: The Art of Observing Space is a major exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol (24 January-19 April 2026) in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society.

Curated by visual artist, lone Parkin RWA, the exhibition will bring together a body of work by over 30 contemporary artists alongside loan items from public collections. The artists are inspired by themes of astronomy, cosmology, astrophysics, planetary science, space-exploration, solar dynamics and celestial mechanics.

This celebratory art-science symposium includes talks by astronomers, archivists and a selection of the exhibiting artists.

The exhibition catalogue (published by Sansom & Company) contains a Foreword by Professor Chris Lintott (University of Oxford; Co-presenter of Sky At Night), essays by Professor Amaury Triaud (University of Birmingham), Dr Sian Prosser (RAS Librarian) and lone Parkin RWA. The catalogue is available through the RWA website and at the event.

Speakers
Professor Mike Lockwood
Ren Renwick
Ione Parkin
Sian Prosser
Kate Bernstein
Lynda Laird
Dr Joanna Love
Annie Cattrell
Susan Eyre
Ian Chamberlain
Louise Beer
Gillian McFarland
Amaury Triaud

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