Travelling Light have two upcoming productions for 0-3’s and 4-11’s and their families. They are looking for partners (organisations/venues/settings) interested in collaborating in 2027/28, with an opportunity to see work in autumn 2026. They would love to hear from anyone who is keen to support children, young people and families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to access theatre and creative opportunities.
Read MoreGloucester Photography Network’s first ever open call for photographers based in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. Work responding to the theme ‘Under This Sky’.
Deadline for submissions 9am 1st July. Free to apply but photographers are responsible for printing and presentation of their own work.
For an exhibition at the Tetbury Goods Shed from 28th October to 6th December.
Read MoreFor students and young people thinking about a creative career…come along to chat with friendly creative professionals who work across fashion, textiles, graphic design and make up!
Friday 29th May, 6.30 - 8 pm
Many Hands Reading Room, Nailsworth
Read MoreOFF GRID is a new series of free monthly workshops for young people who love art, creativity and trying new things. Each session introduces a different artistic practice – from animation and photography to drawing, performance, sewing and wood carving – led by a different resident artist from The Wilson.
Various Dates 🕕 6–8pm 🎟 Free to attend
The Wilson, Cheltenham
Read MoreWrite and submit your funding bid with support, strategy & cheerleading with Christina Poulton
Funding Bids: Make It Happen Week | 11 - 15 May 2026 // £95
Online
Read MoreCreative Career evenings for students and young people to meet and chat with 5 local creatives about their careers. All questions welcome! At Many Hands Reading Room in Nailsworth in May.
Read MoreAn opportunity for local community arts and crafts groups to promote themselves and their work for free in our established Guild gallery in Nailsworth.
The gallery is open Wednesday - Saturday, 10-4.
You would be given full training to staff the gallery - which is very easy!
Read MoreFree Creative Workshops for Young People! Incl. youth dance workshops, film, photography and vinyl workshops in Stroud; drumming, singing, contemporary dance and painting large-scale backdrops in Dursley; creating props, costumes and masks from waste materials in Gloucester.
Various Dates
Read MoreFor 16 to 25 year olds who love Hip Hop culture, whether music, dance, lyrics or graffiti, and care about the environment. Open to asylum seekers, refugees and young people of global majority or migrant backgrounds.
17th April - 29th May - only 15 spaces!
Fair Shares allotment @fairshares
Read MoreCheltenham Teens! (Youth Theatre for 14–18s ) Develop acting, movement & stage skills, collaborate with peers, and perform in a professional theatre space. Led by a Bristol Old Vic–trained practitioner. Limited funded places!
FREE - starts April
Hesters Way Community Resource Centre.
Read MoreOur Artisan Studios category aims to showcase the work of artists, crafters, and designers from the Southwest. Unlike a typical Tradestand space, this space at the show would be free of charge, with a bespoke summerhouse provided by Malvern Garden Buildings to demonstrate your craft and interact with show visitors. One of our central themes at this new RHS show is celebrating heritage craft and design, and we would love to have a strong Gloucestershire presence at the show.
Deadline for proposals 8 April 2026
Badminton Estate
Read MoreThis May sees the return of Studio 18’s Open Photography exhibition, welcoming open submissions for the upcoming photography exhibition “Spaces Places Faces”.
Deadline to apply is 8th April 2026
Read MoreA free online session exploring making opportunities for Disabled Artists.
🗓 Wednesday 18 March ⏰ 1pm – 2pm 🎟 Free (but booking required)
📍 Online (via zoom)
Read MoreAre you an unpublished writer? Would time and space to work transform your project? The Ravenshill Project wants to hear from you. We award four retreats annually at our wildly remote Gloucestershire farm, and support you with travel expenses, optional mentoring and a stipend.
Apply by 31 May for our 2026 retreat!
Gloucestershire
Read MoreArt Shape are running a portrait photography class and are looking for volunteers to model for the class.
14 April 12:30-1:30 / 21 April 10:30 - 12pm / 5&6 May 10:30 - 12pm
Brockworth
Read MoreWe are looking for stall holders who sell local and ethically made products for our May Day Festival
Cost: £50 per stall, Set up timing TBA
Festival date is Monday 4th May, 10am - 5pm
Hawkwood, Stroud
Read MoreKnow you should be doing something about data protection but don't know where to begin? This workshop is your starter kit for tackling it!
Wed 25th March 2026, 10.30am @ £35 (90 min workshop)
via Zoom
Read MoreHave a weird idea worth sharing? Get get in touch!
Dates for 2026 starting in March in read more…
Location - Gloucester Brewery Fox's Kiln West Quay, Gloucester GL1 2LG
Read MoreDance in Gloucestershire are looking for 6 Paid dance workshops to be part of Gloucestershire Dance Day on Sunday 18 October!
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday 17 April
Gloucester
Read MoreArtists, creators and makers are warmly invited to take part in Site Festival 2026. We are open to anyone in the Stroud District, or anyone who would like to come here. There are many accessible ways to take part, discounted rates and bursaries.
Register by 26th February 2026.
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