We have two venues: John Street and The Goods Shed.
In John Street is the 7,000 sq ft town centre warehouse which hosts the gallery, project space, cafe/bar area and the SVA Artist Studios.
The Goods Shed is a Brunel designed industrial heritage building which provides a unique space for performances, exhibitions and film screenings.
John Street Gallery faces onto the street, where we hold our exhibitions and installations. Downstairs in the main building there is the project space which we open to the public as John Street Kitchen on Fridays and Saturdays, and it hosts many events.
The rest of the building hosts 26 artists, as Stroud Valleys Artspace (SVA) provides space for professional artists and presents a year round artistic and educational programme.
Stroud Valleys Artspace (SVA) is a registered charity and limited company by guarantee. It is supported through core funding from Arts Council England, Stroud District Council and Gloucestershire County Council.
Stroud Valleys Artspace’s (SVA) mission is to raise the profile of artists and their role in the community by supporting the production and presentation of their work, thereby increasing opportunities for access to and active participation in the arts for a diverse range of people. SVA enables artists to work without undue financial pressure within a practical supportive framework through the provision of space, resources, training and support.
SVA aims to act as a catalyst for experimentation and collaboration by promoting a programme of innovative projects to the general public. As a unique cultural focus for the community, SVA makes a significant contribution to the economic prosperity of the area.
John Street has been SVA’s home since 1996. This 7,000 sq ft town centre warehouse has been refurbished over the years and now provides an event and cafe space, a street facing gallery space and studio space to 26 artists.
We have hosted and organised countless events, and have an archive spanning 25 years. We are in the process of adding all our past events to the online archive.
SVA has made significant stages in its development with the major refurbishment of its John Street site in Stroud town centre, led by Tony Fretton architects (Lisson Gallery, Camden Art Centre, Artsway). SVA moved back into the building in January 2007 after the completion of the first two phases of a £1.3 million pound refurbishment, and rented the first newly refurbished studio spaces in April 2007.
Stroud Preservation Trust are the leaseholders of the Brunel Goods Shed but in May 2011 we were delighted to sign a sub lease to Stroud Valleys Artspace.
We use the Goods Shed for all kinds of artistic and educational projects such as carnival preparations, art exhibitions, film screenings and live music. The highlights of our year which feature the Goods Shed frequently are the Site Festival and Jazz Stroud Festival.
See our Online Archive for past events.
