This was the first Creative Walk meeting up with a bus route in Soudley led by artist and walk-leader Sara Rickard.
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Creative Walks explained
Our fabulous Project Manager Sara Rickard will be leading this month’s Creative Walk and she’s keen to explain what it’s all about and encourage you to sign up to take part!
Newent Festival Discussion
Canopy has been meeting with the Mayor of Newent to discuss the possibility of working towards a festival to celebrate creativity and to bring artists, arts organisations and the local communities in and around Newent for a day of joyful events and opportunities.
Creative Play Survey
Have your say and shape the future of arts & culture in the Forest of Dean with a simple yes/no survey!
Heart Shaped Place
Last Saturday, 16th July I had a great time at the Heart Shaped Place event organised at The Wesley in Cinderford to celebrate the involvement of communities across the Forest supporting Forest Mental Health.
goodbye 2020 – roll on 2021
Goodbye 2020 & roll on 2021 with special thanks for your support this year!
These Strange Days Zine
Canopy’s first Drawing Attention micro-commission has arrived! Sally Jenkinson’s These Strange Days zine, a collection of lockdown-inspired poetry
Black Lives Matter #BLM
CANOPY stands with the Black community and other minority ethnic communities against all forms of racism, whether overt, insidious or structural.
upcoming opportunities
Thanks to an Arts Council England Emergency Grant, awarded due to the pandemic , canopy will soon be offering a range of micro-commissions and mini-bursaries to creatives living in the Forest of Dean. More details will be posted here soon – follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram or sign up to our mailing listContinueContinue reading “upcoming opportunities”
#stayingconnectedcanopy online networking and drawing
Corona Virus is affecting how everyone lives and works. As a network, we rely on being connected to creative practitioners to ensure we work together towards shared goals. It’s not just the practitioners that are missing out – families will be spending a lot of time indoors – with few, if any, cultural venues operatingContinueContinue reading “#stayingconnectedcanopy online networking and drawing”
Canopy Creative Network 