Exhibition Opening Night: Friday 6th March 6- 8pm
Gallery Opening Times: Friday - Sunday, 10 am till 4pm
An exhibition of sunset paintings, serene and dusky to fiery and explosive.
Clubnight
Saturday 14th March, 9pm - 1am
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.
Thurs 19th March to Sat 28th March 2025
Over a two week period Kitchen Table Photo Club are creating all kinds of situations to exhibit photographic prints and make images in Stroud. Workshops and film screenings too. KTPC are hands on at SVA.
Jazz Club Stroud
Friday 20th March, 8pm - 11pm
The jam is hosted by Stroud Jazz Collective and Stroud Valleys Artspace and has been born out of the former Stroud Jazz Sessions, celebrated for over a decade in Stroud.
Saturday 21st March 3pm – 4.30pm
This hour and half workshop is based on embodied play, stories and imaginative making practises. Its for children aged 6-10 years old that want to be behind the lens and in front of it.
Saturday 21st March, 7pm
Brunel Goods Shed
“Slow Change” explores landscapes of memory in the music of Steve Reich and his wider musical world. Performed by Phaedra Ensemble, the programme is built largely around the string quartet, tracing how repetition, transformation, and memory continue to resonate in contemporary music.
Sunday 22nd March - 3:30pm to 5pm
Four short films make by KTPC + Q&A with Esther May Campbell and Chiz Williams + KTPC youngsters.
Friday 27th March 4pm – 5.30pm
This hour and half workshop is based on embodied play, stories and imagination making practises. It’s for people that like to play, chat and make. We’ll be creating books and designing cameras like bodies. Under 18's to be accompanied by participating adult.
Saturday March 28th, 7pm-10pm
Experimental music series 'Terror Management' returns to Stroud, hosting free-improv duo 'Crosspiece' ('Cauis Williams' and 'Theodora Laid' a.k.a 'feeo'), London, post-industrial experimentalist 'No Home', and the debut performance of Stroud based duo 'Family Romance LLC' ('enys mottet' and 'Oscar Woolley')
Artist Residency
Tuesday 31st March - Monday 13th April
The Art of Sound, will take place alongside the Jazz Stroud Festival and will explore the visual language of sound through installation and material practice.
Festival
9-12 April
Cutting-edge UK Jazz — emerging talent, celebrated names, and a wide range of genres
Multi-Venue Magic — new spaces across Stroud, from the Goods Shed and SVA to hidden gems throughout town
All-Access Weekend Tickets — one ticket, every show
Indoor & Outdoor Stages — intimate gigs, open-air concerts, and town-wide vibes
Thursday 9th April 7.30pm
Following an illustrious stint as founding member of The Comet Is Coming and Soccer96, the producer and synthesist Danalogue heralds a new chapter, with his debut solo single, Sonic Hypnosis. .
Friday 10th April 6.30pm -2am
We’re excited to announce that there will be a touch of the WOMAD spirit at Jazz Stroud 2026. The inimitable Falle Nioke and New Regency Orchestra - headline for a Womad Friday night takeover, with more to be revealed in the weeks ahead.
Plus Joicey Collective, Tropical Yard / Liam Large, Lovellious & Santa Leticia.
Saturday 11th April 1pm -3am
Bex Burch + guest, Bel Cobain, The Vernon Spring, Jason Singh, Analogue Lounge, Dom R, Allysha Joy, Neue Grafik, Neffa-T, Ostad + Sask, Chunky, Dubbu, Cosmic Terraza, Big Sis DJs, Moina Moin, Sandi, Footshooter, Tim Garcia, Lex Blondin
Sunday 12th April 1pm -1am
Carmen, Chaka, Vanessa Carr, SU!N, Medina, Joicey Collective, Allexa Nava, Let Spin, Ancient Infinity Orchestra, Marysia Osu, Laura Jurd (Quartet), Cassie Kinoshi - Seed.
Wednesday 22nd - Sunday 26th April, 10am – 5pm
Radical Stroud will be commemorating the centenary of the General Strike in April and May.
Clubnight
Friday 1st May, 8pm - 12:30am
Stroud's favourite house, disco and techno night relocates to SVA for a one off psychedelic party on Beltane. The special guest this time is dance legend Justin Robertson.
Saturday 2nd May 6.30pm -1am
Brunel Goods Shed
Mermaid Chunky LIVE + Joicey DJs + Special Guests
Saturday 23rd May 7pm
Brunel Goods Shed
Hailing from Recife, Brazil, Coco dos Pretos have proven themselves as a symbol of resilience, and cultural significance. Since 2006, the group has pioneered an innovative approach to the traditional coco rhythm, expanding and refining its sound while staying rooted in ancestral heritage.
Saturday 7th June, The Goods Shed
One-half of the legendary duo Gil Scott- Heron and Brian Jackson, Brian tours with a show that is a mix of his most recent work and the iconic, most requested tunes in the Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson catalogue – songs like Winter In America, We Almost Lost Detroit and The Bottle, with Brian generously sharing stories and anecdotes about life as creative brothers in an era eerily similar to today.
Friday 13th March, 6pm til Late
DJs Jack Duplock, Vinyl Richie and Ben Pearce playing warm global grooves. Top class cocktails as always from @craftedbyori
Hope to see you there!
Stroud Film Festival
Sunday 8th March, 4:30pm - 7pm
A visually striking documentary about a young Orthodox nun confronting her past.
Sunday 8th March, 3-6.30pm
Join the girls for a day of tunes and good vibes in honour of international women’s day! Playing everything from to funky house to samba, expect high energy and lots of dancing.
Stroud Film Festival
Sunday 8th March, 12pm - 2pm
Four short films exploring why people take the extra step. Plus Q and A.
Stroud Film Festival
Friday 6th March, 7:30pm - 9pm
A collection of tasty short films from the youth of Stroud.
Stroud Film Festival
Tuesday 3rd March, 6:30pm - 10pm
Come down to SVA for an evening of beautiful short films, candid conversations and a great growing community of creatives living in and around Stroud.
Stroud Film Festival
Sunday 1st March, 4:30pm - 7:30pm
A meta-fictional journey through the ideas and concepts of the late critical theorist Mark Fisher.
Saturday 28th February, 2pm - 10pm
Join us for a vibrant celebration of culture, community, and solidarity! We’re transforming the SVA into a hub of Latin American life, all in support of the UNHCR Venezuela Crisis appeal.
Artists Talks
Tuesday 24th February, 6.30-9pm
A special Pecha Kucha Night with 8 lens-based artists presenting 20 images of their art practice for 20 seconds per image.
Clubnight
Saturday 21st February 9pm-2am
MEDINA returns with an upbeat celebration of fresh sounds from the global dancefloor edge.
Jazz Club Stroud
Friday 20th February, 8pm - 11pm
The jam is hosted by Stroud Jazz Collective and Stroud Valleys Artspace and has been born out of the former Stroud Jazz Sessions, celebrated for over a decade in Stroud.
Wood Walk
19th - 28th February
Opening Night: 20th February 6-8pm
Gallery Open: Thurs-Sat, 10am-3pm
Zoe Benbow returns to SVA with an exhibition of new paintings and drawings of trees and other landscapes.
Live Solo Performance + DJ
Doors 6pm
Ahana's music treads a confluence she finds bewildering, where East meets West, soma seeps through soul, and the mystical mingles in the material. She recently released her debut LP, Soma a collection of folk-inspired love letters to the body, the most insistent of her muses.
Artist Residency
3rd-15th February
Susan Kester focuses primarily on drawing and painting found objects collected over the years.
Jazz Club Stroud
Friday 30th January 8pm - 11pm
The jam is hosted by Stroud Jazz Collective and Stroud Valleys Artspace and has been born out of the former Stroud Jazz Sessions, celebrated for over a decade in Stroud.
Artists Talks
Tuesday 27th January, 6.30-9pm
8 visual artists present their diverse practices in this brilliant format: 20 slides x 20 seconds.
Womxn Dj taster sessions. Email us asap if you’re interested joiceydj@gmail.com. For 30 years and under.
Exhibition
23rd - 31st January
An exhibition of new paintings by Stroud based artists, Nicola Organ and Jack Duplock.
Friday 9th January 6-11pm
Djs Cesca Dvorak, Tom Piper’s Son + special guests play good records.
Come in out of the cold!
Dancing shoes only.
Free entry
6th-19th January
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.
Clubnight
Saturday 3rd January 8pm - 1am
The Uplifter (Tom Earwaker) lives up to his name with his energetic set that reflects his deep love for Reggae, Dub, Ska and ska punk.
Clubnight
Saturday 27th December 8pm -2am
Survived Christmas? Feeling like the walls of your house are closing in? Not quite sure what day it is? Footshooter (Tru Thoughts), Moina Moin (Mermaid Chunky), Marcel Lune, WITH-E and more are here to save your sanity from post-Xmas purgatory.
Clubnight
Saturday 20th December, 8pm - 3am
Lock in for an evening of multi-genre music ranging from House, Worldly Grooves, Electronica, UK Funky, Amapiano, Garage, Experimental Rhythmes and Techno.
Joicey Collective - this womxn DJ network have been going from strength to strength DJing at festivals including WOMAD, Shambhala, Mermaid Chunky’s Lipstick Party and Jazz Stroud. Featuring surprise special guests!
Jazz Club Stroud
Friday 12th December, 8pm - 11pm
The jam is hosted by Stroud Jazz Collective and Stroud Valleys Artspace and has been born out of the former Stroud Jazz Sessions, celebrated for over a decade in Stroud.
Clubnight
Saturday 6th December 8pm-1am
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.
Clubnight
Friday 5th December 6 -11.30pm
DJ and compiler Liam Large is hosting 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.
For this party he will be joining with DJ Boom Operator from La Bomba Bristol, playing records from the Americas, the Caribbean, Africa and beyond.
Clubnight
Saturday 29th November 8pm - 2am
Sound Records presents London producer Benyayer in an exclusive launch party of his debut LP Morpho. Formerly one-third of celebrated electronic trio Dark Sky. Morpho captures the emotional and sonic evolution of an artist in metamorphosis.
Friday 28th November, 6pm - 11pm
DJ Selva
Playing: Salsa/Cumbia/Guaracha/Tropicalia/Amazonian Disco/Samba/Curimbá/Forró
Plus special guests @forro_friends
6-11pm
Free entry before 8pm Pay what you can £5/6/7 after 8pm.
28th November - 13th December 2025
Open Thursdays to Saturdays 10am-3pm.
The SVA gallery will showcase 2025 Open Studios artists in the group exhibition which will include original paintings, prints, ceramics, sculpture and other media. It will be open for a special evening opening during Goodwill Evening on Friday 5th December - perfect for exploring local shops and buying original artwork.
Artists Talks
Tuesday 25th November 6.30-9pm
Come to the 7th Pecha Kucha Night at SVA.. 8 visual artists present their diverse practices in this brilliant format: 20 slides x 20 seconds. It's hugely engaging, an emotional ride and a rare glimpse into the minds and workings of artists. Don’t miss it!
