Residents and visitors to Cirencester are invited to enjoy a vibrant day of creativity this April, as New Brewery Arts hosts “A Spring Fling of a Makers Day”.

This special Open Studios celebration shines a spotlight on the talented craftspeople and creatives who make the studios at New Brewery Arts such a unique and inspiring place. The event is free to attend and offers a rare opportunity to step inside working studios, meet skilled makers, and experience craft in action. Find out more here.

What’s On

• Explore working studios

• Watch live making and demonstrations

• Discover heritage crafts, including traditional straw hat making

• Shop limited-edition handmade pieces

• Meet makers and ask questions

• Enjoy one-day-only offers

• Relax in the café with a special open day offer: tea or coffee and cake for £5

Makers Opening Their Studios on the Day

• Tracey Elphick – Mixed Media Collage (Studio 1)
  Have a go – donations welcome

• LoCo Glass – Glass Blowers (Studio 2)
  Try glassblowing and create a Landscape Bud Vase (£90pp)

• Stephen Perkins – Traditional Upholsterer (Studio 4, cellar studio)

• Daniella Wilson-Dunne – Stained Glass (Studio 5)

• Liz Valenti – Paper Collage and Paper Clothes (Studio 6)

• Ruth Martin (Baskerville & Jones) – Textiles (Studio 7)
  Create a spring flower embroidery. Drop-in learning free; £12 for materials, tuition and a take-home kit

• Emily Hurst – Milliner (Studio 8)

• Hayley Kruger – Jeweller (Studio 9)
  Create a personalised friendship bracelet or necklace using hand-stamped sterling silver charms, with vibrant cord and semi-precious beads (£32 per piece)