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A Creative Producer
Join our small team to make a BIG difference
A Finance Manager
Join our small team to make a BIG difference
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A well-established community arts charity based in Belper, Amber Valley in Derbyshire, since 1983. We work with a wide variety of groups and partners across the region, delivering quality, diverse, arts workshops, projects, events and support, particularly with those at risk of social exclusion.
Any queries, please get in touch
This Season...
THRIVE : Youth Arts Club
A brand new Art Club for young people in our Co-create space. Different art mediums will be explored led by professional artists. FREE but must book via our online form as per poster details.
Bloomin’ Marvellous 2025
Nature-based creative sessions, including a cuppa in a community garden followed by an indoor eco-art activity for adults.
Spring exhibition Ilkon Gallery : Bloomin’ Marvellous
Help us celebrate Spring and respecting the earth in our installation at the Ilkon Gallery as part of their Spring Exhibition….created with Bloomin Marvellous participants and #Sharethelove Climate Coalition campaign workshops.
Week of Words
Help us celebrate World Book Day with our word-orientated free offerings this week!
Happy Mondays
FREE drop-in, creative activities for up to 15 x people…as part of the support sessions to help people with energy bills and to feel less isolated during the colder/darker months.
Bish Bash Nosh
Eat, meet and create together as part of the Food & Community Hub, in Belper Baptist Church, on Bridge Street.
40th Birthday Archive Exhibition
We are so proud to have gifted our 40 years of work to Derbyshire Records Office. Mini exhibition till 3rd January, 2025.
BIG thanks to individuals and organisations that have contributed to our core funding,
to enable us to continue to deliver our charitable work:-
Vernon Robert Bowmer Charitable Trust
Belper Town Council
Big Give pledgers
Kind donations through both in-person philanthropy and our website
More info on project funding/logos on our ‘About’ page…
Facebook Posts
TOMORROW...come along to our THRIVE Youth Arts Club in our Co-create space. If you like art, exploring ideas, being creative and are 11-18years old, then get your place booked (by an adult) and get on down here!![]()
Central Co-op Food Belper Town Council Ruth Lewis-Jones
The first of our 'Home is where the heART is' artist exploration, is now up in the Co-create space. With experimental work made using: reused supermarket cardboard, big space, physical mark-making...with added luggage labels created by participants using reused maps and stamps.![]()
Miles Halpin @ola_artsage ![]()
Central Co-op Food Belper Town Council
A calming watercolour well-being session at Fleet Arts BishBashNosh yesterday with @all_being_welluk @dishepherdart in @hopeforbelper Food & Community Hub with tasty hot food by Belper Freedom Feed Em and supported by Belper Town Council
