We aim to provide a warm and welcoming space for people to come visit and enjoy. We would not be here without the support of the community. Find out how you can get involved.
Tutor Vacancies:
We are accepting course proposals for Summer 2025.
If you have a great course or workshop idea that we do not currently offer, please email courses@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
We are interested in hearing from non-fiction writers, to deliver a course or workshop on journalism and children's book illustrators/graphic novel illustrators.
The next teaching opportunities will be for Summer 2025, please get in touch by 1st January 2025.
Please be aware that the demand to run courses and workshops at Bristol Folk House is high. While we try our best to respond promptly, it may take a few weeks to hear back from our Programme Manager.
Job Details: Freelance Pilates Tutor
January - December 2025 (Maternity cover)
The Bristol Folk House is looking for an experienced Pilates teacher to teach Pilates on Fridays starting in January, teaching in the Spring term, Summer term and Autumn term.
Spring term: January - April
Summer term: April - July
Autumn term: September - December
If you would like to share your love for well-being and fitness at the community-focused Folk House, we are keen to hear from you. The classes are mixed abilities, and our students are from a variety of backgrounds and ages.
The full job description is here.
To apply please email Alice by 4.00 pm Monday 9th December 2024.
courses@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
Job details: Freelance Language Daytime Tutor (Russian, Arabic, European Portuguese)
Summer term (April- June) onwards
We are hiring Russian, Arabic, European Portuguese, languages tutors to teach in our Summer term onwards. We organise the summer term in January 2025. The full job description is here. To apply please email Alice by 9.00 am 6th January 2025 courses@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk
The Bristol Folk House is a registered charity and receives no funding from central government, the city council or other institutions. Our income is wholly derived from course fees, venue hire, members and fundraising events. With your support, we can continue to stay committed to serving the local community by providing quality adult education on a wide variety of subjects.
To make a donation click here or to find out other ways you can support us, please get in touch.
We hold regular fundraising events throughout the year. To find out what we have going on visit our Whats On page.
For just £15 a year you can become a Member of the Folk House and discover some great perks! Visit our members page for more info.
We like to work closely with local businesses.
Two of our long standing supporters are Bristol Fine Arts and Stationary World. They have generously offered 15% off (excluding existing offers) for all Folk House students.
We will be looking for volunteers to help with our live events from January 2024 onwards. If you would like to volunteer some of your time, and get to enjoy our live performances, please email anna@bristolfolkhouse.co.uk with a little about yourself and why you would like to volunteer for us.