Welcome to our three new board members
This autumn we welcomed three new directors to the Create Gloucestershire board. Faatimah Bham, Karl Gluck, and Harriet Hughes.
Our new website has landed
Our new website is live! Whether you’re after a creative job, a workshop, funding for an idea or the next Create Local gathering, it should now be a couple of clicks away.
A new era for Gloucestershire’s Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector as collaborative is launched
We've long believed that Gloucestershire's charities, community groups and social enterprises are stronger working together than apart and we are delighted to share that we are one of nine VCSE organisations, alongside NHS Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire County Council, who've come together to launch the Gloucestershire Infrastructure Collaborative.
Why Sir Nicholas Serota keeps coming back to Matson
Sir Nicholas Serota went home this week with a ceramic sheep under his arm.
It's not the kind of thing you'd expect the Chair of Arts Council England, and former Director of the Tate, to leave with. But it's exactly the kind of detail that keeps drawing him back to Matson.
Create Gloucestershire AGM 2026
At Create Gloucestershire's 2026 AGM, people came together to imagine how arts and culture can really thrive across the county - and what they'd love to see more of. CG team member and illustrator Jenny Bowers captured the energy of the room through her live drawings. This short video shares the priorities that emerged, and how we'll be responding over the coming year.
Shaping an Inclusive Future: Our Ongoing Journey
CG’s Co-Director Tracey Thomas recently contributed a powerful post on equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging (EDIB) to the Gloucestershire VCSE Alliance website, reflecting on CG’s journey towards becoming a truly inclusive organisation.
How do you live your values?
How do you live your values? What happens when you get it wrong? And who gets to hold you to account? We hear from Mel our Co Director for Data, Learning & Impact.
The Power of Local Alliances
How joined up local alliances create new opportunities in communities…this one in Gloucester with Culture Matson.
Community Owned Arts & Culture: Support for Create Local work
Exciting Create Local news for 2026, read on to find out more!
The Next Steps in Our Data Journey (Threaded with Curiosity)
Would you like an update on our Data Journey? CG’s data guru Alan Inman Ward shares his insights into where we are now and where we are heading. Read on!
Unlocking Fairer Health in Gloucestershire: A Journey of Connection and Collaboration
Ready to be inspired? Discover how a pioneering group in Gloucestershire is transforming the landscape of health through collaboration. The HCT Co-lab isn't just a programme; it's about building a fairer, healthier future, together.
Tackling Health Inequalities: A Collective Approach
The HCT Co-Lab is a personal development programme all about creating the conditions in Gloucestershire for fairer health. Amy Aitkens, one of the HCT Co-lab participants, reflects on her time on the programme.
Are we preventing illness as well as we could do?
Pippa, CG’s founder and director and Naomi Draper, CEO and Artistic Director of GL4, attended the Creative Health APPG ( All Party Parliamentary Group) hosted by Stroud MP Simon Opher. Read Pippa’s key takeaways.
Engaging with AI takes a team
Session 1 - April 9th 2025
Join the Gloucestershire Data Day team for 'AI Hour' - a regular series of online conversations exploring what developments in artificial intelligence mean for Gloucestershire.
Taking back power through Community led change
Create Local is Create Gloucestershire’s transformative programme that addresses the unmet demand for arts, culture, and creativity in Gloucestershire, particularly in communities that have historically received limited public funding. It connects artists with individuals who are passionate about enhancing the creative fabric of their area, and collects data to showcase the transformative impact of community creativity, paving the way for increased investment and decision-making by the local community.
‘Pippa Jones MBE' - now that’s got a nice ring to it.
We are very pleased to annouce that Pippa Jones (or Philippa Claire Jones as we now know her!) has been an awarded an MBE in the New Years Honours List published today, for services to the Arts.
