Community organisations in England can bid for new funding to help bring people together, create welcoming local spaces and strengthen relationships in their area. The next round will provide up to £2.5 million in funding, with individual applicants able to bid for between £20,000 and £50,000!

Applications close 12 October

This is an exciting opportunity for a communications professional who enjoys creating engaging content and working directly with communities. Working as part of our Community Engagement Team, you'll play a key role in delivering the project's communication plan and building connections between people and the heritage of Stroud’s canals.

CLOSING DATE: 11th October 2026 // INTERVIEW DATE: 20th & 21st October 2026

This role sits at the heart of SVA to support SVA's team in building new audiences, deepening engagement with our artistic community, and strengthening our financial sustainability through earned income. We're looking for someone who loves visiting arts events, and feels at ease connecting with artists, visitors and audiences.

Application deadline: Wednesday 7th October, 5pm

Interviews: Tuesday 13th and Wednesday 14th October

SVA

A 12-month studio residency for emerging artists in Gloucestershire (no cost). Open to emerging artists aged 18+ living in Gloucestershire, with no formal arts qualifications required and no upper age limit. Applications from artists and communities currently underrepresented within the arts are particularly welcomed.

Application Deadline: Sunday 1 November 2026

Interviews: 24 & 25 November 2026

The Wilson, Cheltenham

Exhibitors wanted! Share YOUR career experience. Shape THEIR future.

Ribston Hall High School Careers Fair: Tuesday 13th October

Three roles at The Music Works across strategy, front-of-house and commercial development.
Strategic Operations Director (fixed-term, no deadline stated). Hub Receptionist, £21,157.50–£24,784.50 pro rata, 22 hours per week, permanent, deadline 9 October. Commercial Development Consultant, £20,000 fixed fee, 3–5 months, deadline 18 October 2026.
The Music Works, Gloucester.

An exciting opportunity to help run and develop one of Stroud’s independent much loved arts and community venues. We’re seeking an organised, proactive community minded and commercially aware Freelance Interim Venue Manager to coordinate our small team, oversee operations and help grow venue use, income and local partnerships

8 hours per week | £25 per hour | Freelance
Initial 6-month contract | Formal review after 3 months

Closing date: Thursday 1 October

This exciting new role will support ‘That’s an Idea’; a new, radical and ambitious programme that seeks to make systemic change across Gloucestershire; embedding Arts and Culture into everyday life with creative activity that communities themselves design, value and lead.

3–5 days per week | Hybrid | Gloucestershire
£35,000–£40,000 FTE | 1-year contract with potential to extend

Closing date for applications 30th September 2026

Auditions for a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol, performing 30 November to 5 December 2026.
Readthrough and audition: 11 September 2026. Free to participate.
Chedworth Village Hall, Chedworth.

Apply for a 2026/27 AA2A residency at Gloucestershire College and gain access to specialist creative facilities, workshops and equipment across disciplines including printmaking, photography, film, textiles, illustration and digital technologies.

Applications close September 1st 2026

The Music Works is opening up places in its Creative Community for 18–30 year olds across Gloucestershire who are serious about music and the creative industries.

Sessions run Tuesdays, 6–8pm at The Music Works Gloucester Hub, and membership is £15. Spaces are limited, so get your application in by 25 August.

Gloucester

Drift Tricks: Tidelines

Skateable sculptures come to Kings Square Gloucester for 1 week only!

📅 18–22 August 2026 🎟 Free and open to all

📍 King's Square, Gloucester

A free community day exploring how creativity can grow in Gloucestershire, for artists, community connectors, and anyone creativity-curious.
Wednesday 16 September, 9.30am–2.30pm. Free to attend, lunch provided.
Friendship Cafe, Chequers Bridge Centre, Gloucester.

A free gathering for alumni of The Catalyst Programme, Meeting Life as a Creative Adventure, and the Healthy Communities Together co-lab.
Wednesday 14 October 2026, 9.30am (for 10am start) to 12.30pm, with lunch afterwards. Free to attend.
The Heritage Hub, Gloucester.

A free creative leadership course for changemakers across Gloucestershire, running across five sessions from November 2026 to March 2027.
Express interest by emailing tracey@creategloucestershire.co.uk.
Locations across Gloucestershire (mix of in-person and online).

Opportunity for an experienced, independent, freelance Convenor to work in Gloucestershire.

Deadline for written, video or audio applications 12noon, Friday 4th September 2026.

Gloucestershire (monthly in-person meetings otherwise flexible)

Volunteer at Gloucester Guildhall’s Art & Language Café, a welcoming women-centred space for people who identify as women and are developing their English through conversation, creative activities, and social connection.

Applications close: Sun 30 Aug, 11:59pm
Application review: 30 Aug– 4 September

Gloucester

Open Studios, Gloucester - come and see where the magic happens!

This year, at selected dates and times between 15 and 23 August, five studios are open to visit where ten artists are showing their work .

In and around Gloucester

Inspired by Holst Victorian House's latest exhibition, Theodor von Holst: From Frankenstein to the Pre-Raphaelites, create imaginative fiction on dark, gothic themes.

02 Nov 2026 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, £30

Cheltenham

Drawing workshops at Holst Victorian House. Explore mark-making, observation and visual storytelling inspired by the Victorian age.

20 Sep 2026 10 am - 12 pm, £15

Cheltenham