Serious Play

You are invited to join a small group of creative practitioners and arts organisers for a relaxed, experimental workshop facilitated by artist Alice Sheppard Fidler on Friday 8th November, 3-6pm.

In Serious PLAY you will DRAW/ACT/PAUSE/SCALE/TALK/DREAM, moving through different opportunities to engage in a variety of creative ways. This collaborative workshop has been developed to support and encourage creatives in or new the role of host or creative leader. No previous experience needed; all abilities welcome. Come and have fun through individual and group activities.

This workshop is free of charge, generously supported by a Community Building grant from Cheltenham Borough Council.

Places on the workshop are extremely limited so please only take a space if you're able to attend in person. If you find you're unable to attend, please cancel your ticket through Eventbrite or by emailing [email protected]

When tickets are shown as 'sold out' please email [email protected] to be added to the waiting list.

Parking is available on site, payable by card only. Facilities are fully accessible. Refreshments provided.

Alice Sheppard Fidler is an artist based in Gloucestershire and London, working across sculpture, installation, video, sound and drawing. She is a founding member of Studio Voltaire Gallery, and Arts Charity, London, and runs the artist-led initiative The Hide Artist Retreat. Before completing her MA in Fine Art at the University of the West of England in 2020, she worked in design for television, film, and fashion. In 2023-24, she received the Gilbert Bayes Award from the Royal Society of Sculptors, the CAS Emerging Sculptor Development Award, and Arts Council England DYCP, and is an Associate at Spike Island, Bristol.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

University of Gloucestershire, Hardwick Campus, Saint Paul's Road, Cheltenham, United Kingdom