our members

Create Gloucestershire is a membership organisation.

A woman wearing a blue shirt with a green name tag sitting in front of two other women at a Create Glos event.

Two yellow triangles on a transparent background

That means we have a small group of Gloucestershire-based arts and cultural organisations that work together as a “governance backstop” holding us to account on our key policies such as diversity, and sharing information about the current state of the sector as part of an ongoing conversation with them, and with our wider network.

These relationships inform our bigger picture of the opportunities and challenges people are experiencing, helping us to represent Gloucestershire arts and culture, and shape creative collective action.

Our current members are listed below. Each year at our AGM they have an opportunity to renew their membership. We are exploring the option of inviting more organisations to join our membership - if this is something that would be of interest to you then sign up for our newsletter to be informed of future opportunities.

An arched row of yellow and white blocks like a bridge, with a teal and a white bird, on a transparent background.

Logo with orange circle background and the text "Art Shape" with decorative and stylized fonts.

Logo for Cheltenham Festivals with the text 'CHELTENHAM Festivals' in black and pink, set against a white background.

Hawkwod Centre with the tagline 'center for future thinking' in a clean, professional font.

Logo for 'mindsong', a music program for dementia, featuring the word 'mind' in gray, a red dot above the 'i', and 'song' in red with smaller text 'music for dementia' underneath.

Black logo with stylized musical note and the text 'The Music Works' in bold black letters.

Logo for New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, with stylish handwritten text and a vertical line dividing the words.

Red square background with the word 'Prema' in white bold font.

Black text saying "Strike a Light" with various lit matches beneath it, some with small flames.

A circular logo with red and white elements, featuring a stylized rose and the words 'The Roses' inside a rectangular shape.

Colorful silhouettes of diverse people, including children and adults, standing or in various playful poses, above the text 'The Venture Community Hub'.

Colorful text spelling 'WHYLPWOOD ARTS' with a dripping paint effect on a white background.

Membership history

2012

Create Gloucestershire established

When Gloucestershire County Council withdrew its arts funding, Gloucestershire arts and cultural organisations pooled their final year of resources to establish Create Gloucestershire, with the purpose of working more collaboratively to increase opportunity, partnerships and knowledge sharing for the arts and cultural sector. Those organisations were our original members.

Open membership period

Membership open to all

We tested a model where membership was open to all interested organisations and individuals across the county.

From 2023

Refreshed membership model

We refreshed our model and consolidated our membership to a smaller group of organisations with the capacity and commitment to work as engaged, supportive members. We continue to review and refine this model to ensure the most benefit for all.

Attendees at a Create Gloucestershire event sit in a group wearing name badges, listening and smiling.