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Arts Inc Studio Day
› Read moreOur inclusive studio sessions are back! Join us for a fun and festive day of arts and crafts, no experience necessary. Make friends, explore your creativity, take part in workshops, or bring along your own projects. This month, we will be exploring the fun world of Fungi! Explore needle felting, modelling, textiles, and pen and […]
Ready, Thready, Sew with Jo Teague
› Read moreReady, Thready, Sew with tutor Jo Teague This popular course explores hand embroidery techniques. This term we will be looking at Blackwork – a traditional historic counted thread technique. From threading the needle, choosing the thread to making your embroidery into an useable object, this course will guide you through. Wednesdays, 10am to 12pm upstairs […]
Creative Tuesdays Mums with tutor Sue Condi Gardner
› Read moreCreative Tuesdays Mums with tutor Sue Condi Gardner Come and join us for a fun morning of arts and crafts at the Oasis Centre in Cheltenham. Take some time out for yourself and learn a variety of new artistic techniques and skills. The group is open to all mums and grandmas who would like to […]
Giant Yuletide Puppet with Harriet West
› Read moreGiant Yuletide Puppet with tutor Harriet West Come and make another giant puppet to parade on the Gloucester Steampunks Christmas Medieval Revels parade. We will be making a giant walkabout puppet and individual masks to celebrate all those forgotten alternative yuletide characters and other time-honoured Christmas characters drawn from various traditions. On Fridays, 10.30am to […]
Reduction Lino Prints with Charlotte Hawke
› Read moreReduction Lino Prints with tutor Charlotte Hawke Learn how to cut lino to create beautiful relief designs! We will explore how to make marks using Lino tools and build techniques such as the reduction method and Chine-collé that add colourful layers to your design. You’ll produce an exciting range of prints that can be displayed […]
Own Your Writing with Gemma Bolwell
› Read moreOwn Your Writing with tutor Gemma Bolwell On this course we will explore what you want to write and why, acknowledge challenges, set personal intentions, and then start off on your path to recreate your work. The course will begin with a face to face session, with online tasks and support available in the following […]
Creative Wellbeing Toolkit
› Read moreAre you currently unemployed and want to move into work, Education or volunteering, but want to work on your wellbeing first? Come and join our Creativity wellbeing course. A six-week course that will put you back on track and ready to take the next step. Where: The Art Shape studio, Brockworth Tuesdays, 12.00am to 2.30pm […]
Creative Wellbeing Toolkit
› Read moreCreative Wellbeing Toolkit Are you currently unemployed and want to move into work, Education or volunteering, BUT want to work on your wellbeing first? Then Art Shape have the course for you! Sign up for our six-week Creativity wellbeing course will put you back on track, and ready to take your next step. This course […]
Nature and Art Wellbeing course
› Read moreNature and Art Wellbeing Booster Nature and Art – Wellbeing booster course for Stroud residents. Join our tutor Donna to learn about Wellbeing and how nature and art can be harnessed to boost resilience and creativity. No art experience is needed! At The Museum in the Park, Stroud, GL5 4AF Fridays, 2-4pm September 20th, 27th, […]
Botanical Postcards with Charlotte Hawke
› Read moreBotanical Postcards with tutor Charlotte Hawke Taking our inspiration from the natural world, as Summer transitions into Autumn, we will collect a range of leaves and flowers to print using mono-print and Hapazome techniques. Our experiments will lead us to develop our ideas into a series of postcards / posters for sale, with time dedicated […]
Creative Tuesday Mums with Sue Condi-Gardner
› Read moreCreative Tuesday Mums with tutor Sue-Condi Gardner Come and join us for a fun morning of arts and crafts at the Oasis Centre in Cheltenham. Take some time out for yourself and learn a variety of new artistic techniques and skills. The group is open to all mums and grandmas who would like to socalise […]
Snap Happy with Donna Lawson
› Read moreSnap Happy with tutor Donna Lawson Struggling with your digital camera? Want to bust the photography jargon and take great pictures? Or do you want to learn digital photography? Then join us on a fun, informative digital photography course. Don’t worry if you don’t have your own digital camera, we have one you can use. […]
Botanical Textiles with Bela Kielt
› Read moreBotanical Textiles with tutor Bela Kielt It’s a perfect time of year to go outside and discover the different flowers and plants that surround us! Learn how to capture all the colours and shapes of the plants with a strike of a hammer; creating your own textiles, and then use these to sew gifts. Improve […]
Creative Wellbeing Toolkit
› Read moreCreative Wellbeing Toolkit Are you currently unemployed and want to move into work, education, or volunteering BUT want to work on your wellbeing first? Then Art Shape have the course for you! Sign up for our six-week Creativity wellbeing course will put you back on track, and ready to take your next step. This course […]
Natural Dyes with Trudi Price
› Read moreNatural Dyes with tutor Trudi Price Would you like to find out more about fabrics and natural dyes? This course is a great introduction to natural dye techniques that you can use at home. There will be lots of fun experimenting with colours, plants and fabrics in a group environment. Improve your everyday maths skills […]
Cabinet of Curiosities with Warren Day
› Read moreCabinet of Curiosities with tutor Warren Day Design and construct a bespoke ‘cabinet of curiosities’ using a variety of materials and techniques. Once complete, you will make a variety of weird and wonderful objects to place inside to create an unusual and thought-provoking exhibition. You will have the opportunity to use a number of hand […]
Summer Sewing School with Jo Teague
› Read moreSummer Sewing School with tutor Jo Teague Cut, dye, stitch and sew your own cushion with this course, that will introduce you to a wide variety of aspects of textiles techniques. In this course you will learn how to use commercial dyes to dye cloth in rainbow colours, then using the cloth you will hand […]
Upcycling Take 2
› Read moreUpcycling Take 2 with tutor Helen Scarborough Come and upcycle a small coffee table or piece of wooden furniture of your choosing! We will sand, prime and paint the piece exploring symmetry, pattern, and repetition. We will also make a cushion using radical printing methods and transfer paper techniques, if time allows. This course will […]
16th Annual Big Health Day 2024
› Read more“Our Annual Big Health Day will be back for the 16th time on Friday 14th June at Oxstalls Sports Centre in Gloucester. As always, the day will offer the chance to participate in a wide range of inclusive sports and activities, from Age Uk, Advocacy, Samaritans, Help the Heroes, Forces Hub, Therapy dogs, REMAP, Podiatry, […]
Develop Your Writing with Gemma Bolwell
› Read moreDevelop Your Writing with tutor Gemma Bolwell This course is intended for writers with any degree of experience, who have a work-in-progress, or an idea for writing a work of fiction they would like to realise. You might have finished the first draft of a novel, written an outline of a short story, or simply […]
Social Media Know How with Carla Bull
› Read moreSocial Media Know How with tutor Carla Bull Get to grips with social media on this relaxed introduction to the five most popular platforms. Discover ways to promote your work and build an online presence. Gain an understanding of all the basics of starting your account, posting your work and finding your community. Learn Onlina […]
Picture This! with Donna Lawson
› Read morePicture This! with tutor Donna Lawson Have you ever wanted to learn how to use a DSLR camera but don’t know where to start? During this course you will be able to practise with cameras provided by ph0tographer and tutor Donna Lawson, whilst learning how to understand exposure, aperture and ISO. Practical and fun photography […]
Telling Stories Through Textiles with Trudi Price
› Read moreTelling Stories Through Textiles with tutor Trudi Price Would you like to try out creative textiles but don’t know where to start? During this course you will be able to make a textile collage using fabrics, recycled clothing and basic stitching. You will learn how to use abstract colours and patterns to tell a story […]
Awesome Abstracts with Warren Day
› Read moreAwesome Abstracts with tutor Warren Day Create a range of eye-catching paintings and low relief sculptures where we will experiment with a variety of techniques such as circular ‘spin’ paintings, geometric repeat patterns and optical illusions. These unusual looking outcomes will all effortlessly incorporate a small amount of numeracy such as basic measuring, basic fractions […]
Illustrated Maps with Kate Townley
› Read moreIllustrated Maps with tutor Kate Townley Dive in and start exploring through illustration! On this course you will discover different styles and materials, try out new techniques and begin to creatively map your local area. There will also be an opportunity to have your final illustration displayed as part of an exciting exhibition across Gloucestershire […]
Grunge, Grime and Glitches with Warren Day
› Read moreGrunge, Grime and Glitches with tutor Warren Day Celebrate the visual potential and beauty in imperfections by exploring a variety of mixed media techniques to achieve some gorgeous decayed and distressed outcomes using a selection of techniques and paint effects such as modelling paste, acrylic resists, vintage montage, digital glitch drawings and more! Learn Online […]
Upcycling Chairs with Helen Scarborough
› Read moreUpcycling Chairs with tutor Helen Scarborough On this course you will bring an old, tired chair back to life with colour, pattern and imagination! We will look at famous artists as inspiration and consider a range of ideas to use as a theme. Beginning with sanding and priming the chair, we will then have fun […]
Steam Pirates on Parade with Sue Condie-Gardner
› Read moreSteam Pirates on Parade with tutor Sue Condie-Gardner Come and join a creative group designed to construct amazing 3D structures as part of the parade for the forthcoming Tall Ships Festival in Gloucester. Work closely with an artist to learn how to realise ideas from research and sketches to large scale impressive displays. Take inspiration […]
Steampunk On Show with Warren Day
› Read moreSteampunk On Show with tutor Warren Day Fancy getting ARRRty? In this course the steampunk adventure becomes airborne and you will have the opportunity to create a variety of ‘steampunked’ items to coincide with the ‘Tall Ships’ festival in Gloucester where you will be able to see your work in a shop window for all […]
Pirate Posters! with Thomas Brown
› Read morePirate Posters! with tutor Thomas Brown Come and make a poster. The Pirates are coming, stealing our rum and causing general mayhem… the people of Gloucester must be warned! Join Thomas Brown (professional illustrator and possible pirate) to learn about pirate history and gain skills in storytelling, drawing and making. Create eye-catching ‘Wanted’ posters which […]
Showtime with Keziah Benbow
› Read moreShowtime with tutor Keziah Benbow Come and join us on this exciting drama course – take part in fun drama games that will get you moving, thinking and working with other people. Create your own characters, and bring them to life using improvisation and story telling techniques. Work with others to devise and develop your […]
Creative Tuesday Mums with Sue Condi-Gardner
› Read moreCreative Tuesday Mums with tutor Sue Condi-Gardner Come and join us for a fun morning of arts and crafts at the Oasis Centre in Cheltenham. Take some time fur for yourself and learn a variety of new artistic techniques and skills. The group is open to all mums and grandmas who would like to socialise […]
VIA Dance Company with Nirvana Warner-Hughes
› Read moreVIA Dancy Company with tutor Nirvana Warner-Hughes VIA is a community-based, inclusive, intergenerational dance company which consists of wheelchair users, learning disabled dancers, and non-disabled dancers. Join these training sessions to explore inclusive dance, collaboratively choreograph exciting pieces, and take part in performances around the country. Mondays 4.45pm-7pm at Milestones School, Gloucester This course will […]
Tales of Magic with Gemma Bolwell
› Read moreTales of Magic with tutor Gemma Bolwell What is your favourite magic tale? On this course we’ll think about how and why magic features in stories and the purposes it serves. We’ll delve into a range of works by authors that use the idea of magic in different ways. We’ll also explore a range of […]
Glorious Golds with Warren Day
› Read moreGlorious Golds with tutor Warren Day This is a course for Gloucestershire Carers Celebrate the beautiful properties of gold by experimenting with a variety of materials and techniques. Be inspired to make creative artwork using metallic paints, gold leaf, embossing and steampunk. Online via zoom on Tuesdays 7pm to 8pm It will run on the […]
Memory Threads with Sue Condie-Gardner
› Read moreMemory Threads with tutor Sue Condie-Gardner Most of us keep and treasure everyday objects inherited from family members or collect things that mean something to us. Using these objects as inspiration, come and join us at The Museum in The Park to discover creative ways of documenting the stories they hold. Bring photos and/or objects […]
Ready Thready Go 3 with Jo Teague
› Read moreReady Thready Go 3 with tutor Jo Teague Come stitch with us! On this course we will try new sewing techniques, experiment with texture and create your own pattern design. A great group for someone who enjoys taking time to stitch and add detail in interesting ways. This course will run on the following dates: […]
Tree of Life with Warren Day
› Read moreTree of Life with tutor Warren Day Explore the use of natural materials to produce interesting and unusual artwork with an organic twist. Take inspiration from this Forest of Dean woodland setting as it springs into life. Explore how your art can be shared with others by exploring opportunities to market, exhibit and sell your […]
Sketchbook Sessions 3 with Jo Teague
› Read moreSketchbook Sessions with tutor Jo Teague Each week you will join in with creative activity, designed to get you started exploring all sorts of ideas. Using basic materials, this is a chance to fill a sketchbook with activities and ideas that you can explore later on. No experience needed, just be willing to try out […]
Animation Station
› Read moreJoin us for 3 days of art, model and film making! Make and animate characters and scenes, practise drawing, create a soundtrack and try editing. Animate a graffiti wall, and get together to tell your stories using stop-frame animation. For more information contact Harriet at 01452 863855 / harriet@artshape.co.uk When: April 2nd, 3rd, 4th Time: […]
Create and Connect (Dementia Art Sessions)
› Read moreCreative activities for people with memory loss and their carers Have you always enjoyed painting, drawing, other arts and crafts? Or would you like to have a go? Art Shape will be offering free places in a fortnightly group, meeting at: The Wilson Cafe, Clarence St, Cheltenham, From 10.30am to 12.30pm On January 24th, February […]
A Dose of Art with Carla Bull
› Read moreA Dose of Art with tutor Carla Bull Discover the fascinating world of comics with this fun introduction to visual storytelling. Develop your own characters, create imaginative worlds and express yourself through this exciting creative language. On this course you will use digital tools to create comics which show the ways in which art helps […]
Arts Inc Studio Day 24th February
› Read moreJoin us for a fun day of arts and crafts, no experience necessary. Make friends, explore your creativity, take part in workshops or bring along your own projects. These sessions are for ages 8-17. We work with you in small, age appropriate groups. This month have a go at creating beautiful collage papers using a […]
Exhibition ‘Tree of Life’ and Opening Event
› Read moreExhibition ‘Tree of Life’ and Opening Event This exhibition celebrates how spending time amongst trees, positively impacts on our mental health and wellbeing. Inspired by the beautiful woodland setting of the Forest of Dean, this group of artists have used natural materials to produce interesting and unusual artwork with an organic twist. All participating artists […]
Riveted Realm with Warren Day
› Read moreRiveted Realm with tutor Warren Day Get your spanner and rivet guns ready as we are going to explore the amazing world of steampunk. We will experiment with a variety of media to create strange but familiar items such as the iconic bird mask worn by plague doctors and other accessories. This course follows on […]
FREE online art workshops for Gloucestershire Carers
› Read moreCalling all unpaid Gloucestershire carers! Joins us for our FREE online art workshops Create decorative artworks with a festive theme as card designs or gift ideas with artist Warren Day. All materials provided. These online sessions with run on Monday 20th November and Monday 27th November 7.00pm until 8.30pm For more information or to book […]
FREE Community Art and Craft Festive workshops for unpaid carers
› Read moreCalling All Unpaid Gloucestershire carers! Join us for our FREE community Art and Craft Festive workshops at a variety of venues across Gloucestershire. All materials provided. Treat yourself! Visitor Centre,Robins wood Hill Park, Reservoir Rd, Gloucester, GL4 6SXMonday 20th November, 10am to 11.30am GL11 Community Hub, Cam, Dursley, GL11 5JS Monday 27th November. 10.30am to […]
Japanese Textiles with Bela Kielt
› Read moreJapanese Textiles with tutor Bela Kielt During this course you will look at Shibori, a Japanese manual resist dyeing technique which produces patterns on fabric. Explore through 6 techniques and create your own small piece that can be stitched on. This course will include some numeracy and geometric patterns as well as symmetry to help […]
Making and Mending with Jo Teague
› Read moreMaking and Mending with tutor Jo Teague Ever wanted to learn how to sew? Give it a go with this new course! Each week you will be learning a little about hand and machine sewing to make some simple useful bags which you can give as gifts. Using recycled materials and new skills you will […]
Exploring Patterns with Nina Kirkwood
› Read moreExploring Patterns with tutor Nina Kirkwood Please join us on this FREE online course Exploring Patterns with a twist. Discover how a wide range of patterns are constructed, how artists use them and what you can decorate or make using the patterns you create on this course. This course will run on the following dates: […]
Ready Thready Go with Jo Teague
› Read moreReady Thready Go with tutor Jo Teague Come and stitch with us! On this course we will try new sewing techniques, experiment with texture and create your own pattern design. A great group for someone who enjoys taking time to stitch and add details in interesting ways. This course will run on the following dates: […]
Sketchbook Sessions with Jo Teague
› Read moreSketchbook Sessions with tutor Jo Teague Each week you will join in with a creative activity designed to get you started exploring all sorts of ideas. Using basic materials this is a chance to fill a sketchbook with activities and ideas that you can explore later on. No experience needed, just be willing to try […]
Illustrative Calligraphy with Faatimah Bham
› Read moreIllustrative Calligraphy with tutor Faatiman Bham Explore the art of calligraphy in a non-traditional way! You will learn to use a nib and ink to explore Illustrative Calligraphy. Be inspired by the Autumn and Winter months to create beautiful artwork using loops and decorative elements. This course will run on the following dates: October 20th, […]
Creating Depth In Writing with Gemma Bolwell
› Read moreCreating Depth In Writing with tutor Gemma Bolwell Have you ever started writing and felt stuck because your writing seems superficial or underdeveloped? In this course we’ll explore ways to deepen your writing, focusing on three-dimensional characters and relationships; places and atmosphere, and communicating events. We’ll examine styles and techniques used by professional writers which […]
Tree of Life with Warren Day
› Read moreTree of Life with tutor Warren Day Explore the use of natural materials to produce interesting and unusual artwork with an organic twist. Take inspiration from the stunning colours found in an Autumnal Forest of Dean setting. Your work will be exhibited at the Dean Heritage Centre, highlighting how spending time amongst the trees positively […]
Mixed Media Skies with Warren Day
› Read moreMixed Media Skies with tutor Warren Day Inspired by the beautiful colours and patterns that nature presents us in the sky, we will explore a variety of mixed media techniques such as paint, pastel, collage and inks, to achieve a range of interesting interpretations that take inspiration from other artists and our own observations. […]
Scrap Art with Nathan Coll
› Read moreScrap Art with tutor Nathan Coll Explore a variety of arts and craft techniques using recycled materials. Using some weird and wonderful materials, you will be amazed at what you can create with a bit of recycling! On this course you will work with others, share ideas, and create unique pieces of artwork. This course […]
Art in St Pauls with Trudi Price
› Read moreArt in St Pauls with tutor Trudi Price Explore a variety of arts and crafts techniques using recycled materials. Using some weird and wonderful materials, you will be amazed at what you can create with a bit of recycling! On this course you will work with others, share ideas and create unique pieces of artwork. […]
Writing for Fun with Gemma Bolwell
› Read moreWriting for Fun with tutor Gemma Bolwell This course is all about opening your imagination and using writing to express your ideas. From nonsense poetry to song lyrics, and catch-phrases to comic speeches, you’ll build confidence in writing in different forms and play with the way language can be used. Who knows, perhaps you’ll […]
Inclusive studio sessions
› Read moreArts Inc inclusive Studio sessions Join us for a fun day of arts and crafts, no experience necessary. Make friends, explore your creativity, take part in workshops, or bring along your own projects. These sessions run once a month on the following dates: September 30th, October 28th, November 25th From 11.30am until 2.30pm at the […]
Showtime weekly drama group
› Read moreShowtime weekly drama group You will take part in fun drama warm-up games that will get you moving, thinking, and working with other people on this exciting drama course! Create your own characters, and bring them to life through improvisation and story telling techniques. Work with others to devise and develop your own performance pieces […]
VIA Dance Company
› Read moreVIA Dance Company VIA Dance Company with tutor Nirvana Warner-Hughes VIA is a community based, inclusive, intergenerational dance company which consists of wheelchair users, learning disabled dancers, and non-disabled dancers. Join these training sessions to explore inclusive dance, collaboratively choreograph exciting pieces, and take part in performances around the county. This course runs on the […]
Mark-making with Nature with Amy Freeman
› Read moreMark-making with Nature for ages 25+ with Art Shape artist Amy Freeman Unlock your creative self and support your wellbeing on this relaxed mark-making course. We will explore a range of techniques including printmaking and image transfer using natural materials. Create your own images and artworks using home-made inks, paints and make your own sketchbook. […]
Show current eventsGive it a go! (Online course)
› Read moreImage above contains text below: Enterprise: Give it a Go! Mondays, 10-11.30am on Zoom (with Google Classrooms) June 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, July 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th With tutor Jo Teague Expand your knowledge to open the door for new opportunities in the world of volunteering and classroom assisting. Through this course you will get […]
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Memory Lane Café – creative session for those living with dementia
› Read moreMemory Lane Café A social group and creative session for older people and those living with dementia. Come Along to The Wilson for a chat and some creativity with a cuppa. FREE – no need to book. Carers welcome. On the first Thursday of every month The Wilson is teaming up with Art Shape to […]
Show past things to doConfidence through Creativity – Free Employability courses 2023
› Read moreOur Confidence through Creativity Summer 2023 programme has launched! Art Shape are offering 8 week courses designed to support your wellbeing, whilst making plans towards your next steps. Visit our Confidence through Creativity page to book your place Would you benefit from a relaxed, creative space where you can develop employability skills? Join our FREE […]
Enhancing lives through Creativity.
Art Shape’s vision is that all people can choose to engage with the arts as equals.
We work to combat exclusion from the arts with particular focus on working with adults facing disabling barriers. We are driving social change by informing policy through research, identifying gaps in arts provision and stimulating the development of new possibilities in the arts. We believe in the power of the arts to change lives and improve health and wellbeing and are committed to creativity and imagination, equality and access.
Contact info
- 01452 863855
- info@artshape.co.uk
- Art Shape
Court Rd, Brockworth
Gloucester
GL3 4QU
Inclusion statement
We believe in the power of the arts to change lives and improve health and wellbeing and are committed to creativity and imagination, equality and access.
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