• Why retraining isn’t the answer for unemployed in the arts.

    Our Creative Producer Emily Bull addresses how the arts and culture industries are key to the UK's economy, and also crucial in so many people's lives, contributing to their wellbeing and sense of purpose. Read more

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WHAT'S ON - Digital exhibitions & Events

  • Online Youth Clubs - South Gloucestershire

    HANHAM
    Your favourite youth clubs in South Gloucestershire are open - online!

    Join us on Zoom for fun activities, chats with friends and trustworthy youth workers, arts & crafts and more.

    11-19 year olds Read more

  • Good Grief - Creative Showcase 2020

    Over 80 young people came together in our creative courses making work about grief. Come in to our digital exhibition space - we have puppets from the afterlife, climate grief, inner thoughts and secrets brought to life through animation and much more. Read more

  • Confinement Consequences - Joe Hill

    Now that we're more isolated than we ever have been, how can we still create together? Come and make music with Joe Hill. In this real-time music crafting experiment, Joe is asking you questions and composing based on your answers. Read more

ONLINE CREATIVE COURSES

  • Next Steps Course

    Don't know what the future holds? Finding it hard to decide on your GCSEs? Maybe you've finished school and you're confused by the options you have available. Learn about what your next options are and how to get there, and by completing this course you’ll get a Life Skills Accreditation.

    For young people aged 14-19
    Every Tuesday, 2-3pm
    Starting on 30th June
    This is an online course in small groups on Zoom Read more

  • Craft & Textiles

    *express interest only*
    Interested in crafting? Experiment and play with a range of textile techniques. Whether you’ve never sewn before or you love sewing, there’s something for all lovers of craft!

     23rd Sept - 2nd Dec
    5 - 7pm every Wednesday
    The Park, BS4 1DQ
    11 - 16 year olds
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  • Puppet Making

    *express interest only*
    Want to make your very own puppet? Use a variety of different materials learn to sculpt, design and create.

     23rd Sept - 2nd Dec
    5 - 7pm every Wednesday
    Kingswood Estate, BS15 8DB
    11 - 16 year olds
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