About Us
The brainchild of local resident Nicola Holland, Portishead Arts Festival is now in its second year. Nicola moved to Portishead from Bristol four years ago and was immediately smitten by Portishead’s unique combination of location, history and thriving contemporary arts community.
​ “I had lived in Bristol for more than a decade and yet knew almost nothing about our close neighbour, Portishead! When I settled my young family here, I knew we had found our forever home - so much so that I became a Portishead councillor.
Portishead is definitely a town on the up and I wanted to raise its profile. We have an amazing location and a thriving resident artistic community in Somerset - an inclusive, community arts festival was an obvious choice to help us share our wonderful area with more people.”