We installed 10 artworks around Gloucester with audio artworks! Have you seen any of them? This is one of Ery Burns' pieces at Tuffley Park...

Remember GAWP from last September? It'll be another art and installation extravaganza in Kings Square!

Save the Date : 27th+28th July

Kings Square, Gloucester

In 2024 the Tall Ships return to Gloucester Docks after years at sea. Come hear their tales of far-flung shores, sample their cargo, alongside epic live music and more...Join GAS Projects for hands-on workshops and create your own nautical but nice arts and crafts to take home with you!

Stowaway with us at Tall Ships : 25-27 May

There's lots of ways to get to Tall Ships Festival this May. We’ll be based at the Hideout.

We’re building a ‘bank’ of freelance facilitators in Gloucester who we can contact ad hoc for upcoming creative workshops. So we’re keen to hear from experienced workshop leaders as well as those who are starting out and are looking to gain experience.

We have opportunities for May, July and August this year so apply now!

Fresh Air Sculpture exhibition is a glorious celebration of contemporary art in the beautiful setting of The Old Rectory Gardens in the Cotswolds. Enjoy modern, traditional and cutting-edge sculptures from leading UK and international sculptors and artists, which are all for sale during the exhibition. With installations on display throughout the gardens, there is something to see around every corner, looking through leafy vistas and alongside the river Coln, which runs through these beautiful gardens.

Open 10 am - 5 pm everyday 16 June – 7 July 2024, Adults £10 | Children free | Tickets available to buy on the gate

The Old Rectory Gardens, Quenington GL7 5BN

Explore how nature supports personal health and wellbeing through solo time in nature and group reflection. Following the 5 Pathways to Nature Connectedness, it is a holistic approach to wellness that sees nature not separate to the health of the human.

5th June and will run for 6 weeks 11am - 1.30pm FREE

We meet in the grounds of Hawkwood

The Naturewell course invites participants to explore how nature supports their personal health and wellbeing through solo time in nature and group reflection. Following the 5 Pathways to Nature Connectedness, it is a holistic approach to wellness that sees nature not separate to the health of the human.

6th June for 6 weeks 1.30pm- 4pm, Fully funded but booking essential

Grounds of Hawkwood, Stroud

Come along - Join us - Speak out - Be heard

Friday, 10th May, 1:30 pm

Matson Baptist Church, GL4 6LA

The Folk for Folk exhibition dates have been extended due to popular demand! The project has brought together members of Gloucester’s community groups, young people and artists with a team of creatives to develop exciting new art inspired by the National Waterways Museum Gloucester’s canal folk art collection.

23rd March - 1st June 2024

National Waterways Museum in Gloucester

Join DM Eddie for a wild, absurd D&D inspired adventure! Players embark on a hilariously mundane quest: buying Mother a scratch card from the local Budgens. Eddie's goal? Stop players from achieving their goal by any means necessary!

The future of skills and education relies on the right support for tomorrow’s imagineers and creators; it relies on strengthened creative representation in schools, further education and higher education. Be part of the change. Support the Creative UK Manifesto and sign Land of Hope and Story’s open letter now.

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This Cheltenham festival is brimming with culture and diversity, encouraging everyone in Gloucestershire to experience and enjoy an immersion in different cultures. Be part of the cultural conversation and enjoy a family day out!

15th June 2024, 12 noon -7.30pm - FREE

Pittville Park, Cheltenham

Pittville Park, Cheltenham

🍹🍺PechaKucha Nights are networking nights by creatives, delivering quickfire talks on Creative Topics🍾🎨 🎟️ Connect with like-minded creatives, explore diverse topics, and get inspired by the power of visual storytelling. PechaKucha is a global platform celebrating creativity, passion, and community connections. 💫

6 pm and finishing around 8 pm with opportunity to network after - FREE

📍 The event will take place at Gloucester Brewery

Led by the University’s School of Creative Arts, the event will enable visitors to attend talks delivered by experts, meet UK and international animators and illustrators – including University students and recent graduates – and find out more about the careers available within the industry.

Saturday 27 April 2024 (10am-6pm) - FREE

Gloucestershire University’s Park Campus

An art exhibition that jostles through jazz history, politics, culture, performance and musicianship. Nothing is scripted, nothing is out of bounds. We are a 9 Artists Collective selected to exhibit alongside this year's Cheltenham Jazz Festival, we very much hope you will pop in and see us. You might even catch us drawing jazz instruments - and you'll be welcome to join in!.

1st-6th May, opening daily from 10am-9pm

The Gardens Gallery, Montpellier

Through facilitated time in nature, participants are supported to explore their own personal self care for positive mental health and wellbeing, by accessing their immediate natural environment through nature based practices, while being held within a non threatening group.

5 week course 25th April - 23rd May 2024 1.30pm- 4pm

Hawkwood Painswick Old Rd, Stroud, GL6 7QW

New Brewery Arts are delighted to present this exciting new touring exhibition from the Hayward Gallery at the Southbank Centre, London, which presents a remarkable collection of work from the pioneering American artist Georgia O'Keeffe.

13TH APRIL - 15TH JUNE 2024

New Brewery Arts, Cirencester

A journey through creative expression, authentic dance, nature inspiration, and equine connections. This is an outdoor movement class in which we will learn about responding to nature, the horses, and ourselves, cultivating connection, balance, improvisation and flow.

Weekly from Thursday 18th April, 10:30-12 - Maximum of 6 participants

Equine Elements, Stroud

We invite you to be inspired by the earth beneath our feet on a creative weekend of meandering, lingering and connection. Over the course of two days we will be guided through a series of activities, discussions and walkshops that will support our exploration of the environment in creative ways.

Saturday 6th April (10am-8pm) & Sunday 7th April (10.30am-2.30pm)

Redbrook

As part of the Wilson Nights, ‘Radev’ is an exhibition of world-class painting that uses twentieth century art to tell the extraordinary stories of Mattei Radev’s life, his friendships and journey from Bulgaria to the UK, where he shared his love of food, cooking and friendship to build lifelong relationships. Interactive and inspirational.

3rd April 6-9 pm, FREE TO ALL

Wilson Art Gallery, Cheltenham

The project encompasses artist commissions, community engagement, events and an exhibition. It will showcase a selection of the canal folk art collection from the museum, alongside new interpretations created for the project. In total more than 50 people are contributing to the project, with the finished works including textiles, paintings, sculpture, digital art and photography.

The pieces will be on display from 23 March to 28 April 2024

National Waterways Museum Gloucester

Join us for this ten week programme on mobile filmmaking exclusively for 16-24 year olds and learn from leading experts who have worked with the likes of Amazon Prime, Sky, BBC and MGM.

16 April - 4 June - flexible pricing scheme to ensure these workshops are accessible for all.

Gloucester Guildhall

Share with us some unique places in Gloucestershire (past and present) recalled through the stories and memories of Cheltenham and Gloucester residents, captured in imagery and words.

Friday 22 March (preview) 16:00 - 17:00, advance booking required

Saturday 23 March (drop-in) 10:00 - 16:00

Shopping Centre Gloucester GL1 1QH

Through facilitated time in nature, participants are supported to explore their own personal self care for positive mental health and wellbeing, by accessing their immediate natural environment through nature based practices, while being held within a non threatening group.

The course will run for 6 weeks on Wednesday afternoons, 11am - 1.30pm, April 17th - May 22nd

Hawkwood ,Painswick Old Road, STROUD , GL67QU

We are looking for people aged between 16 – 30 years of age who have created a new product or started their own business. This Market aims to provide a platform for young people to work alongside our well-established Market traders, to test business ideas and sharpen sales and merchandising techniques.

Saturday June 15th 2024, 9am – 5pm - READ MORE for application process

Cirencester Market Place

An exhibition of photographs by graduating students on the Masters course in Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham.

Friday 8th March - 2024 Sunday 24th March. 10am – 4pm daily FREE Admission

Private view: Thursday 7th March 2024, 6- 8pm FREE Admission

Hardwick Gallery, Hardwick campus, St Pauls Rd, Cheltenham GL50 4BS

Philip Douch chats for a bit. Then he reads you his stories. Mostly funny and sometimes gently moving, Philip's stories are warm and witty and just slightly off the wall.

5 April - Burdall's Yard, Bath/16 April - Alma Theatre - Bristol/27 April - Under The Edge Arts, Wotton-Under-Edge

You're invited to our Word Walk! Meet at the Podsmead Hub OR join us along the way…

Sat 2nd March, 10 am ONWARDS…