Cosmic Terraza
Nov
14
6:00 PM18:00

Cosmic Terraza

DJ Social

Friday 14th November,  6pm-close 

New monthly Friday night social with resident Dj’s Rosco & Marcus,  with occasional special guests, day parties and lates. Sounds and feels like a sunny island holiday. 

With cocktails from Crafted by Oriana

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Being Human
Nov
14
to Nov 22

Being Human

Exhibition

Opening: Friday 14th November 6-8pm

Gallery open: 15th - 22nd November, Thursday, Friday - Saturdays 10am- 4pm

An exhibition of artworks created by clients of Guideposts. The aim of this exhibition is to challenge public perceptions of what people with learning difficulties are able to dream, design, and create. Guideposts is a charity working throughout Gloucestershire to provide day services, activities community groups and home visits.

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SITE Exhibition
Nov
28
to Dec 6

SITE Exhibition

28th November - 6th December 2025

Open Thursdays to Saturdays 10am-3pm.

The SVA gallery will showcase 2025 Open Studios artists in the group exhibition at SVA, which will be open to the public from Friday 28th November to Saturday 6th December. The exhibition includes original paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture and other media, all from Stroud-based artists.  The gallery will also be open for a special evening opening during Goodwill Evening on Friday 5th December - perfect for exploring local shops and buying original artwork.

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Jason Singh - 'Oneness' Clubnight
Oct
24
7:00 PM19:00

Jason Singh - 'Oneness' Clubnight

Clubnight

Friday 24th October, 7-11pm

Oneness is a club night which celebrates the deepest and finest in underground worldwide dance music culture. Honouring the rhythmic lineage of reggae, jazz dance, hip hop, soul, disco, afro cuban, latin, spiritual house, broken beat, techno, UK Garage, Asian Underground, Eastern breaks, Grime and Drum & Bass.

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WOMAD & Real World presents: Rokia Koné + ‘Flow' by Adrian Utley (a Soundscape event)
Oct
17
7:30 PM19:30

WOMAD & Real World presents: Rokia Koné + ‘Flow' by Adrian Utley (a Soundscape event)

Friday 17th October, 7:30 pm

Experience a groundbreaking night of immersive sound at The Goods Shed. Adrian Utley (Portishead) unveils Flow — a 360° sonic journey — before Malian star Rokia Koné takes the stage. With d&b Soundscape technology, audiences will be placed inside the music for an unforgettable performance of voice, rhythm and emotion.

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un:made -  Exhibition by Jo Hepburn
Oct
14
to Oct 25

un:made - Exhibition by Jo Hepburn

Exhibition

Tuesday 14th October - 27th October

un:made is an exhibition and residency by Jo Hepburn that exposes sculpture in flux. Through modular “sculptural suits” built from reclaimed materials, the work is worn, dismantled, and reconfigured in real time. What usually stays hidden; the rehearsal, the failures, the remaking, becomes visible, transforming sculpture into something fragile, funny, and constantly shifting.

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Cosmic Terraza
Oct
10
6:00 PM18:00

Cosmic Terraza

DJ Social

Friday 10th October,  6pm-close 

New monthly Friday night social with resident Dj’s Rosco & Marcus,  with occasional special guests, day parties and lates. Sounds and feels like a sunny island holiday. 

With cocktails from Crafted by Oriana

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Jeremy Deller: Interventions
Oct
3
to Oct 11

Jeremy Deller: Interventions

Exhibition

Friday 3rd October - 11th October

A collection of work by Jeremy Deller, presented by Darbyshire Ltd, which was recently shown at their White Lion Street studio in London. The show coincided with the final stage of Jeremy Deller’s ‘The Triumph of Art’ in Trafalgar Square in July.

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Lally Macbeth : The Lost Folk
Sep
20
1:00 PM13:00

Lally Macbeth : The Lost Folk

Hidden Notes Festival, Book Talk

Saturday 20th September, 1pm, Brunel Goods Shed

Lally MacBeth is an artist, writer and curator based in Cornwall. Her work takes in history, folklore, performance, ritual and artifice – and the links between high and low culture. She is the founder of The Folk Archive and co-founder of Stone Club. She has written for Caught by the River, House and Garden, and Hellebore, appeared on BBC Radio 3, and programmed events for the Tate, the British Museum, and the ICA amongst others. The Lost Folk, published by Faber, is her first book.

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Stroud Jazz Club
Sep
19
8:00 PM20:00

Stroud Jazz Club

Live Music

Friday 19th Sept 8pm

Following our popular “Festival of Jam” in July and a well earned August rest, the next Stroud Jazz Club jam will be held on Friday 19th September. The format of a regional top Jazz musician providing a gig with our talented house band, and then leading the Jam of local musicians has proved highly popular, and has led to some fantastic performances.

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LOOP:FROME | Rethinking Resources with Peter Macfadyen
Sep
17
7:00 PM19:00

LOOP:FROME | Rethinking Resources with Peter Macfadyen

Talk

Wednesday 17th September 7pm

Peter comes to Stroud to share the story of Loop:Frome: what it is, how it came into being, and where it’s headed and most importantly, how we might learn from it here in Stroud. Loop:Frome’s mission is to build a regenerative community. With a vision to “rescue the town nutrients”, it is starting with food waste, turning it into nutrient-rich compost.

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 Callum Partridge, Silversmith
Sep
12
to Sep 27

Callum Partridge, Silversmith

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Exhibition

12th-27th September

Exhibition Opening: Thursday 11th September 6-8pm
Open: Thursday - Saturdays 10am -3pm

SVA John St Gallery, John St, Stroud

Callum will be showing a selection of work at SVA John St Gallery as a part of “Earth Fire Iron: Alan Evans and the New Iron Age” at The Museum in the Park Stroud (6th September-2 November 2025).

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Ernesto Chahoud, Beirut Groove Collective and Liam Large
Sep
6
to Sep 7

Ernesto Chahoud, Beirut Groove Collective and Liam Large

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Clubnight

Saturday 6th Sept 8pm -1am

Following the success of the Tropical Yard event back in May, DJ and compiler Liam Large embarks on a series of one-off parties in conjunction with Jazz Stroud, focused on bringing some of the most renowned and distinguished all-vinyl selectors to the town, often for the first time. 

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SEREN
Sep
5
7:00 PM19:00

SEREN

Live Music

Friday 5th Sept 7-11.30pm

Alt-pop singer songwriter SEREN is coming home to Stroud to celebrate the release of her debut single Maybe, I Don’t Know with her band and guest DJ’s. Inspired by genre defining artists from soul, pop and folk, SEREN’s songs bring a fresh, exciting new sound to UK pop.

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The Art of Resistance - Jodi Hunt & Rider Shafique
Sep
2
to Sep 7

The Art of Resistance - Jodi Hunt & Rider Shafique

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2nd -7th September

Residency

Open Friday & Saturdays  10am -3pm

SVA John St Gallery

Over the past few years, Jodi and Rider have been collaborating to create art that explores culture, heritage and identity. During this residency at SVA, together they will create new artworks focused on protest art, combining various creative practices such as photography, graphic design and print.

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Simon Packard
Aug
28
to Sep 1

Simon Packard

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28th August - 1st September

Exhibition

Open evening: Friday 29 August 6-8pm

Open : Thursday, Friday & Saturdays  10am -3pm

SVA John St Gallery

“These prints were drawn, painted and all carved outside in the garden in Ebley in the hot days. I have had a troubled time of late as my Dad died and it really threw me so to speak in many ways and I turned to print.”

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Terraza with Jon Sa Trinxa and Ross Lilly
Aug
15
6:00 PM18:00

Terraza with Jon Sa Trinxa and Ross Lilly

DJ Social

Friday 15th Aug 6-11pm

A new monthly night from half the team behind legendary but now shelved, Disco Sucks. Terraza will be weekend social for both chilling and dancing, The Balearic sound of Stroud, joining them for the first night will be a original pioneer of Balearic Beat , Jon Sa Trinxa.  With cocktails from Crafted by Oriana.

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Akira Roe, in residence
Aug
12
to Aug 25

Akira Roe, in residence

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12th-25th August

Residency

Akira Roe will utilise the gallery space to create large-scale experimental paintings created with the use of paint rollers. The work will explore themes related to the deconstruction and decolonisation of our preconceived notions surrounding myths and folklore.

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Meditative Art and healing Workshop with  Atul Bhunkal
Aug
7
12:00 PM12:00

Meditative Art and healing Workshop with Atul Bhunkal

Workshop

Thursday 7th August 12 noon

As part of the Atul Bhunkal’s Solo Show ‘ This ME to— That ME!’ exhibition, a meditative art and healing workshop is offering a chance to create from a place of presence and peace. This is not just an exhibition, but a journey—an invitation to reconnect with the unseen, the intuitive, and the sacred through a visual language of spiritual resonance and gentle transformation.

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'This ME to— That ME!'  an exhibition by Atul Bhunkal
Jul
31
to Aug 9

'This ME to— That ME!' an exhibition by Atul Bhunkal

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Exhibition

31st July - 9th August

Exploring spirituality and transcendence through Art Interaction that guides beyond the limits of rational thought. Atul invites you into a deeply meditative realm—where colour, form, and energy align to awaken inner stillness and reflection through his Solo Show ‘ This ME to— That ME!’

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Mu Quintet
Jul
18
8:00 PM20:00

Mu Quintet

Live Music

Friday 18th July 8pm

Described as ‘absolutely incredible’ by BBC Radio 6 Music DJ/presenter Gilles Peterson. The group aims to celebrate the act of improvisation and free expression in the modern era. The compositions and playing style aim to present an alternative expression of the brilliance of jazz and improvised music, countering the mainstream trends in the jazz scene today.

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