Create . Participate . Connect
Key Strands: Young People, Creative Well-being, Community Action, Artist Support
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.
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This Season...
Derbyshire Makes: Cromford
This Easter holidays we are excited to finally launch our ‘Revolutions’ offerings, as part of the Derbyshire Makes Cromford Mills event. We have the anything-is-possible ‘Imagination Train’ (see our separate web page) & the fun-challenges ‘Wheel of Fortune’ made with 16-121 year old welding apprentices from Engineered Learning Ltd!
The Triangle: Public art call-out
Have your work displayed in an iconic and well-visited popular UNESCO space…
Word of Mouth: Poetry Open Mic
Perform or just listen to poems, in our welcoming Co-create space.
‘Cotton-on’: Youth Council podcasts
Take a comfy seat in Belper Library and settle in to listen to our three podcast interviews by Belper Youth Council, as part of our Creative Lives award nominated ‘Cotton-On’ project.
Bloomin’ Marvellous 2026
Nature-based creative sessions, including a cuppa in a community garden followed by an indoor eco-art activity for adults.
Belper Arts Trail
Come and immerse yourself in art in our Co-create space over the bank holiday Arts Trail weekend. We will have a fabulous artist market, You-create Youth arts exhibition, Revolutions art activities!
Care to Dance
This is a chance for you to express your creativity, learn new skills, and have fun in a relaxed, low-pressure environment.
BIG thanks to individuals and organisations that have contributed to our core funding,
to enable us to continue to deliver our charitable work:-
Garfield Weston Foundation
Vernon Robert Bowmer Charitable Trust
Belper Town Council
Kind donations through both in-person philanthropy and our website
More information on our project funding is in our ‘Partners and Funders’
on our ‘Who we are’ page…
Facebook Posts
Great night tonight with the 20+ attendance for our 'Word of Mouth' open mic poetry session in the Central Co-op Food Co-create space👌😊✌️ Well done to all 🎉
Calling visual artists inspired by local heritage! ![]()
Read how to have your work displayed on the public Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site 'The Triangle' plinth, as part of our @belper250 opportunities with Belper Town Council
Join us in our wonderful @centralcoopuk Co-create space THIS Thursday for our 'Word of Mouth' poetry open-mic! 18+ audience and performers all welcome. Then we are excited to share our upcoming dates (including a guest night at the wonderful @transitionbelper Belper Goes Green festival).
This Easter holidays we are excited to finally launch our 'Revolutions' offerings, as part of the Derbyshire Makes Cromford Mills event (plus lots of other making opportunities from this into Summer). We have the anything-is-possible 'Imagination Train' (at home or in person) & the fun-challenges 'Wheel of Fortune' 👌🎉😀![]()
Arthur's Here and There Portable Railway Engineered Learning Ltd Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site Garfield Weston Foundation
Today was National Social Prescribing day...so a BIG UP to all those providing support to those that need it. We ran a great fun and nourishing pilot project 'Care to Dance' with links to local support teams and hope to develop these sessions across the County later in the year @joeeganguitar @jessmurraydance @annie_ball_danceisyours Social Prescribing - Amber Valley CVS
