Home

Welcome to the Artspace Cinderford website.

Artspace Cinderford are an arts and education based charity based in the Forest of Dean. Established in 1988, the organisation specialises in offering fully inclusive, accessible creative opportunities for people of any age or ability.

Artspace are based at the New Mercury arts centre, Cinderford and offer a wide range of courses and one off workshops for adults and children, including painting and drawing, animation,  textiles, ceramics, drama, singing and circus skills.

In addition to the in-house programme, the organisation works extensively on an out-reach basis, at festivals, events and in schools, care homes and village venues.

 

 

Click here to download the Summer 2025 programme

If you have any queries you can contact us on 01594 825111 or email info@artspacecinderford.org

Many thanks,  Artspace Team.

close up photo of hands making a pot out of clay

COURSES FOR ADULTS

Come to Artspace to enjoy a group workshop for adults in our fully equipped art studio in Cinderford.

Young people's hands painting cplours on a wall with paintbrushes

COURSES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Artspace  are pleased to offer classes for young people, where they will have  the chance to learn about new art forms, develop new skills and even achieve an Arts Award qualification!!

model cats

CREATIVE HEALTH

Cinderford Artspace are one of the five founding partners of the Gloucestershire Creative Health Consortium. The consortium exists to inspire, nourish and surprise people with creative ways to manage their healthcare. Working together with NHS Gloucestershire, the consortium offers a wide range of creative ‘Arts on Prescription’ projects to individuals of all ages living in Gloucestershire.

circus performer balancing juggling sticks

ENGAGE CIRCUS

Engage Youth Circus started with a small group of young people meeting one evening a week in a community centre in 2000 and has continued to grow.  Come and join one of our classes and be a part of the next generation of Engage students.

FIND  US

Artspace Cinderford, The New Mercury, 3 Woodside Street, Cinderford, GL14 2NL

NEWS

mindSCAPE awarded £150,000

We’re so please to announce Artspace Cinderford’s long running mindSCAPE project, which runs creative arts sessions for people with dementia and their carers, has been given a long-term boost from the National Lottery Community Fund. The project has been successfully awarded £150,000 over the next five years, fully supporting the project alongside current funding from the Forest of Dean District Council

Check out the article in the Forester here for more of the story.

mindSCAPE workshops run every fortnight at the West Dean Centre, Bream
To find out about Artspace courses and initiatives, join our mailing list . 

Click here to subscribe to our mailing list

 

Can you help us to connect people through creativity? A small donation to Artspace will not only help us to keep going, but your contribution could make a difference to the well-being of someone who really needs a creative boost at the moment. Make a donation here

 

 

Charity number – 1053492

Reg no. – 2580953

View our Website Privacy Statement here