Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

from the Canopy team
to the Forest of Dean creative communities
thank you for bringing creative joy
making this year
truly special

we look forward to
another year full of happy shared moments
making and enjoying art
together

creative past times

Forest of Dean camera club
started life as The Cinderford Camera Club, formed in October 1944 when a group of photographers decided to meet regularly in the old Mining and Technical School in Cinderford. Read more...

five acres

have your say!
Canopy wants your help! All creatives living in the Forest of Dean who are interested in the development of the Five Acres site, Berry Hill, Coleford are encouraged to look at these available documents. Read more...

admin opportunity

Create Gloucestershire
is looking for an Administrator.
Someone who loves making sure things run smoothly.
And wants to make Gloucestershire a more creative and equal place. Read more...

arty party

postponed
Due to concerns over the new omicron variant we postponed the Christmas Arty Party until the 10th of January 2022. An event set up for self-employed creatives living and working in the Forest of Dean. Read more...

👇👇👇👇 Wyldwood Arts needs you 👇👇👇👇

beyond the Forest...

talkaoke

Uganda & UK Creatives Collaborate
A television-style online talk show, where you set the agenda! During this interactive session combining live in-person and online conversations, you will get a flavour of emergent, participant-led approach, meet the project team and get all your questions answered about the Talkaoke Skills Lab project. Read more...

Another Route

seeking artists
A unique opportunity for a group of England-based performance makers to embark upon a remarkable journey to internationalise their creative practice through an 18-month programme of events and residencies taking place across the world. Read more...

newsletter submissions

Are you a creative organisation, community group or individual creative based in the Forest of Dean?

If you have news or content to share, or would like to get involved with sourcing or creating content for this newsletter, get in touch via email to fodcreativecanopy@gmail.com. We welcome new ideas and suggestions for improvements too so let us know your thoughts, we'd love to hear from you.

membership

canopy network membership is very informal at this time, managed through Facebook and this newsletter subscription. Our Facebook group canopy - creative arts in the Forest of Dean has steadily grown and now has 430 members. Though of course not everyone in it is based in the Forest, we welcome all who join and show an interest in the fantastic creativity we have here in the Forest, perhaps one day you might visit us and join in! Membership of the network is free, though we welcome donations via our website.

We are adding new events, activities and network meetings all the time. Please subscribe to this newsletter, and if you are on social media join our facebook group to find out more.

We are here, we are rooting for you, we will see you soon!

canopynetwork.co.uk

Canopy is a voluntary run not-for-profit community organisation. Membership is free to the network, however donations are very welcome. All funds go towards the activities of Canopy. We provide creative events and opportunities, cultivate creative communities, using creativity to foster connections and enhance wellbeing, and raise the profile of the arts within the Forest of Dean. We are working towards providing an overview of the arts in the Forest of Dean, developing a database of arts organisations and activities within the Forest, as well as gathering data on arts and cultural activities and working with local authorities to better understand the creative needs of the Forest. Donations can be made via the below PayPal Donate button, or in cash at any Canopy event, thank you for your support.

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