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...
River Goddess
Join Anna Roebuck (The Making House) to add to the Recycled River Goddess before she goes on tour with Friends of the Derwent on their ‘Derwent Pilgrimage’ to HELP SAVE OUR RIVERS!
World of WORDS
back by popular demand…a 3 x week writing course with the wonderful Leanne Moden (Book your bargain place asap) and a free spoken word open-mic with Daron Carey.
THRIVE : Youth Arts Club
Our Youth Art Club in our Co-create space is continuing for at least two more terms! 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.
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, Bloomin Marvellous project exhibition, Murmuration art activity…and you may catch the ‘Gold start Gal’ here and there!
Derbyshire Makes
We worked with 4 x amazing artists and 100’s of people over two weekends – one in Heanor Market Place and one in Cromford Mills, with Derbyshire Makes. Watch out for our amazing Recycled River Goddess coming to a river near you with a ‘keep our waters clean’ message…
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
This is the amazing cyanotype pebble and bag printing created in our 'Bloomin Marvellous' creative wellbeing session on Friday. Thanks muchly to Stories under stones Claire Simpson, Blue Box Belper Alder Centre, Belper Town Council 🌞 We hope to be back in September...
The well-dressings are up in Belper Memorial Gardens after a full 2 x weeks of community involvement...well done and thanks to everyone! Nice to be alongside @belpergardeningclub in our wonderful Central Co-op Food Co-create space. Extra thanks for drop-in workshop cover to Ruth Lewis-Jones (& for bringing the design/concept and backyard for puddling), @rosemarytimms (& for advice), Jessica Murray Miles Halpin plus funds/installation from Belper Town Council
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Ooo, intriguing...see the beautiful fruits of their labours on show very soon. Well done Youth arts club Ruth Lewis-Jones @jungle_chee Belper Town Council Central Co-op Food
This will be the first of four different dance tasters we are running this Summer in our Belper Co-create space. U18s free, adults just £5 (can bring up to 3 x children). Details of all our workshops are on our website...book now!
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Fleet Arts 'Belper Birds' well-dressing, with birds drawn by Belper Arts Trail participants, is starting to take shape. Get involved...see our timetable here 🌻👌🐦 Thanks Ruth Lewis-Jones Central Co-op Food @Rosemaryhtimms @Belpergardeningclub Belper Town Council
