Create Gloucestershire is a Proud Member of Badge Nation
We’re excited to be part of the Badge Nation community which recognises individual achievements using digital badges.
'Knowing Your Communities' with Create Gloucestershire & Gloucestershire Libraries: Watch the webinar
We were delighted to be asked by the British Libraries as part of their Living Knowledge Network to talk about Art of Libraries and the impact it has had on two early adopter libraries in very different settings, and how they engage with local communities and tailor strategies to their individual areas.
Statement re: Arts Council NPO Investment 2023-2026
CG’s take away from the new national and local funding picture is that there are many brilliant arts and cultural organisations who secured funding and just as many that didn’t. There was simply not enough funding available to meet the incredible aspirations and potential of arts and cultural organisations in England.
Arts Council England - Funding Decision
For some arts and cultural organisations Oct 26th is an important day when decisions about 3 year strategic funding from Arts Council England are made. Successful organisations will make up the National Portfolio becoming National Portfolio Organisations (NPO's) or Investment Principles Support Organisations (IPSO's).
CG is one of this group waiting to hear if we are successful with our application to become an IPSO for Gloucestershire.
Rednock School showcase their new silkscreening skills at Tyndale Arts Trail!
When Cam and Dursley Creatives and GL11 Community Hub collaborated on the Platinum Jubilee Flag making project the community went silkscreen crazy, producing over 2,500 flags depicting images created by local children that celebrated our Queen.
Jordan's blog
KICKSTART BLOG
Jordan Odame is working at The Roses Theatre in Tewkesbury and joined the team through the Kickstart Scheme. Read on to find out more about his unusual journey into work in the cultural sector.
Our creative data journey
How do we combine data and creativity to develop a data driven culture with a difference? Over the past six-months we have had a fresh look at how we capture and use data; asking ourselves a range of challenging questions. Read on to find out more.
"No two days are the same at The Music Works"
KICKSTART BLOG
My name is Manon Molyneux and I am working as a Junior Studio Engineer/Music Leader at The Music Works in Gloucester. I joined The Music Works on the kickstart scheme and have since become a full-time employee at the Gloucester Hub!
Finding support, confidence and career ambition through Wyldwood Arts
KICKSTART BLOG
Lia Morgan is working as Company Assistant at Wyldwood Arts and joined through the Kickstart Scheme. She has loved the opportunity to find out more about what’s going on in her community and has had the opportunity to develop lots of new skills from event organising to graphic design - all whilst juggling caring for a young daughter too!
Growing as an Arts Education Intern with Prema
KICKSTART BLOG
Ania Bond is working as the Arts Education Intern at Prema Arts Centre and joined through the Kickstart Scheme. Find out how she discovered the work opportunity and how she has got on in the role and what she has learned along the way (as well as how great the coffee is in the Vestry cafe ;-).
Warm welcome to our new team member
Our new team leader will be working within the Create Local team, supporting the existing creative catalysts in their work, and also facilitating the development of our new place-based alliances.
What Kate learned at Can’t Sit Still
KICKSTART BLOG
Kate has been working with Can’t Sit Still as a Marketing and Production assistant for the last 6 months as an intern. She found her placement through the governments kickstart scheme. Create Glos role was to support employers in the arts, cultural and education sector to recruit young people.
Culture in Cheltenham: Have your Say!
A new culture board has been set up for Cheltenham to develop a new cultural strategy for Cheltenham
The board includes representatives from cultural and creative communities
They want to include artists and residents views in the strategy
They have developed an online survey so they can get some feedback and hear your views on how culture is supported in Cheltenham
Residents and creative practitioners are warmly invited to complete this survey.
Cam and Dursley Community awash with 2600 silk screen Jubilee Flags!
The Great Jubilee Flag Project!
GL11 Community Hub and Cam and Dursley Creatives have come together to create an amazing Jubilee Project for the whole community to enjoy!
Talented Teenagers from the Quarry Collective arrive at Dursley Craft Market!
In early May Dursley Craft Market hosted a group of talented young people who launched a range of products for the first time. They have been attending a weekly class at The Quarry Chapel, Cam where they were taught a range of craft skills and approaches to making products with the view to sell.
How can we make things easier to read and understand?
In December I was excited to join the “Easy Read” Training with Inclusion Gloucestershire and to learn more about how I could communicate more clearly.
How can we make all our information easier for everyone to read?
In this blog post I share my learning in the hope that it can help others!
Robinswood and Moat Primary schools embark on an inspiring Photography project
Debbie Christie - CG’s catalyst for Matson and Robinswood - tells us about a new project she’s been working on with primary school children in the local community in collaboration with photography students at The University of Gloucestershire.
Pop-Up resident's radio - Have Your Say!
Have your say! Thursdays 2-4pm in the static caravan at The Redwell Centre, Matson.
GLcommunities and GASP are looking for residents to contribute to a community podcast. If you have a hobby or interest, a burning issue you want to talk about, an interesting story, a bright idea, or if you want tot learn to record and edit your own audio content or present your own show, drop in to find out more.
How are the kickstarters getting on?
We are so proud to have been instrumental in recruiting 60 young people in 23 arts organisations and schools in Gloucestershire, from Wyldwood Arts in the Forest of Dean, Loco Glass in Cirencester, Deepbed Radio in Gloucester, Kingshill House in Dursley to Bright Marketing in Cheltenham.
Cam Mums create stunning mosaic for Sculpture Trail!
Twinberrow Sculpture Trail in Dursley woods has now got a beautiful new piece for people to view.
A group of Cam Mum’s led by Emma Scott and Stacey Dent-Beeston began working on the project through a scheme started by Create Gloucestershire, and Dursley Library as part of the Art for Libraries initiative.