City Arts Newbury - Community Art Hub

Last updated: 13/02/2024

City Arts is a registered charity focussed on the visual arts and community.

Currently offering art & craft workshops for all ages and abilities (including workshops for the whole family), free exhibitions and low cost/affordable community art events. 

City Arts are keen to reach out to all sectors of society, including the disadvantaged, elderly and isolated. The charity work with a number of local organisations (eg YOT, i college) in a synergistic way to bring their version of art and community to reality.  We are aware of the benefits of visual arts to those wrestling with ill health and mental health issues and strive to ensure as many people as possible have access to these benefits.

City Arts vision is to refurbish our building into a community Art Hub for all with allotment, recycling and other community-centric activities available as well as art-based activities. We were able to use Covid grants to upgrade our facility, putting in skylights, insulation, heating, a disabled toilet and a kitchen area allowing us to open a cafe facility with real barista coffee: Opening Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10-4pm.

Who to contact

Contact Name
Claire Struthers-Semple
Contact Position
Co-Founder
Telephone
07880600362
E-mail
info@cityartsnewbury.co.uk
Website
City Arts Newbury website
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/cityartsnewbury/
Notes

SEE WEBSITE FOR FULL WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

https://cityartsnewbury.org/

 

Where to go

Name
The Old Wesleyan Chapel
Address
10, Hampton Road
Newbury
Berkshire
Postcode
RG14 6DB
Notes

Ground floor accessible to wheelchairs, New disabled access toilet now fitted. Baby changing facilities.

Our facility has a fully accessible ground floor disabled toilet. Workshop space on ground and upper floors. Although we gather information on mobility etc in the booking process, please alert us if you are likely to be unable to use the upper floor (accessed via stairs) to help us ensure we locate the workshops appropriately.

Great Community Cafe open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10-4pm

Time / Date Details

When is it on
We are currently open when workshops, exhibitions or events are on and Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays our great community cafe. Check the website, brochure and facebook pages for detailed opening times.
Session Information
Sessions are essentially workshops - so the cost is the cost of the workshop advertised on the website
brochure or facebook event

Other Details

Costs

Details
Our full range of classes etc can be found on our website & facebook page. Each event has a "buy ticket" button to allow online booking. https://cityartsnewbury.org/

Availability

Age Ranges
Referral required
No
Other notes

This facility is recommended for people without severe physical or educational needs, and who are able to integrate with minor adjustments /a little extra help and care from our staff/teachers. We continue to work to improve our ability to appropriately welcome our community in full.

Inclusion Information

Dietary Needs

Has Provision
Yes
Details
In our cafe we offer gluten free, dairy free and sometimes vegan cakes

Quality checks

  • DBS check

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