Exhibition
18th - 26th April
SVA John St Gallery
Life is a dance. The more you love, the more you feel. Highs come with lows. White needs Black. Colours are emotional, the only way through is to dance!
Music
Friday 18th April 6-11pm
Situationism records presents the album launch party for Situation’s new album ‘Audio Proxemics’. Alongside the gallery opening of Oliver Marsden exhibition of artworks from the album cover.
Live Music
Friday 25th April 7.30pm
6161 is a surge of fiercely drum led and brass heavy alt jazz, its the brand new project of Matt Stockham Brown who has previously received critical acclaim winning a Montreux Jazz Festival talent award in 2019, releasing two albums with Run Logan Run and most recently a 5 star Guardian review with Daniel Inzani’s triple release.
Live Music
Friday 25th April 8pm
Welcome to Stroud Jazz Club, reborn from the former Stroud Jazz Sessions. It’s for anyone that loves live music and loves Stroud.
Pantomime
Friday 2nd May
Prepare yourselves to be transported back in time to the giddy heights of the 1970s folk revival, but not as you know it. Mystery, ritual, lust, mild nudity, corn rigs, barley, and some good old traditional family fun , The Wicker Mantomime is the perfect night out.
Live Music
Friday 2nd May
A night of potent Bealtaine celebrations, welcoming in the summer time with audio visual wonders. With Mermaid Chunky, Wicker Mantomime, Bunny Ladd and Joicey DJ collective.
Exhibition
9th - 17th May
Empty Alcove is part of a new commission by Guthrie which continues his ongoing exploration of the Blackboy Clock; an object of contested heritage publicly displayed in his hometown of Stroud.
Live Music
Friday 9th May 8pm
Welcome to Stroud Jazz Club, reborn from the former Stroud Jazz Sessions. It’s for anyone that loves live music and loves Stroud.
Talk
Thursday 15th May 7-9pm
Empty Alcove is part of a new commission by Guthrie which continues his ongoing exploration of the Blackboy Clock; an object of contested heritage publicly displayed in his hometown of Stroud.
Jazz Stroud Live Music
Thursday 22nd May 8-11pm
Accompanied by his cheerful choir, The Sounds of Joy, Alogte Oho takes his listeners on a journey like no other – lilting from low slung reggae based numbers to upbeat songs played in traditional local rhythms.
Jazz Stroud - Live Music
Friday 23rd May 8pm -2am
Analogue Lounge is a new community focused night coming to Bristol. Every night will kick off with a jam, hosted by the SpaceJams house band. These jams will embrace hip-hop, jazz, samba and reggae flavours. We’re trying something different by blurring the lines between a jam night and late night discotheque.
Jazz Stroud Live Music and Dance
Saturday 24th May 3pm
Big Afon Sistema Procession through town, all invited and all welcome to join the parade! Starting from St. Laurence Church, Stroud
Jazz Stroud Live Music
Saturday 24th May 7pm
Accompanied by his cheerful choir, The Sounds of Joy, Alogte Oho takes his listeners on a journey like no other – lilting from low slung reggae based numbers to upbeat songs played in traditional local rhythms.
Jazz Stroud - Reggae Dub System
Sunday 25th May 2pm - 8pm
Bristol-based Reggae label 'Poor Man's Friend' will be bringing their sound system to the Goods Shed along with their extended family for a night of Reggae music from across different decades played in a Rub A Dub authentic sound system style.
Jazz Stroud DJs
Sunday 22nd May 9pm -1am
Tropical Yard – Lady Kamikaze, Duncan Brooker and Liam Large – all in attendance for the first time at SVA John street
Live Music
Saturday 31st May 8pm
Daniel Inzani is a composer, pianist and band leader based in Stroud, UK. For the past 2 decades Inzani has performed with dozens of bands from Bristol’s underground alternative and avant-garde scene, blending classical, jazz, contemporary, improvisation, unusual harmony and rhythms as a band leader and collaborator.
Live Music
Tuesday 24th June 7.30pm
New York’s Grammy nominated Max ZT (House of Waters), and Tokyo/Black Country’s lauded Dan Whitehouse combine their inventive energy to create stunning live performances.
Saturday 12th April 8pm -2am
Clubnight at SVA feat: Amelie and guest DJS
DJs
Friday 11th April 6-11pm
Disco Sucks DJs Ross Lilly and Tim Telling will play good and unusual records, probably starting with some slow electronic/rock music made by weird people that nobody liked at the time, then maybe some moody disco or ‘Balearic’ and probably The Doors at the end.
Symposium
Friday 11th April 10am -4.30pm
A one day symposium investigating the powerful role art, creativity, culture can play in bringing about real and meaningful change to our communities across the Stroud district.
Live Music
Live groove based electronic monthly jam night with Mike Flynn and Guests.
Exhibition
4th - 12th April
Death & Leisure is an ecstatic return to the birthplace of ROBBINS & ROBERTS to present an exhibition of personal, mythological and historical visual tales.
Artists Talks
Tuesday 1st April 6.30-8.30pm
Pecha Kucha comes to Stroud! 8 artists show and tell 20 images of their art practice for 20 seconds per image. A brilliant format for artists to present a slice of their work in an informal setting with dynamism, community, succinctness and beer.
Reggae Sound System
Saturday 29th March 8pm
Bristol-based Reggae label 'Poor Man's Friend' will be bringing their sound system to the Goods Shed along with their extended family for a night of Reggae music from across different decades played in a Rub A Dub authentic sound system style.
Live Music
Friday 28th March 8pm
Welcome to Stroud Jazz Club, reborn from the former Stroud Jazz Sessions. It’s for anyone that loves live music and loves Stroud.
Stroud Film Festival
Friday 21st March 7pm
Hop on over and sink your teeth into a delectable display of bitesized films.
Residency
21st - 29th March
Using cameras built from waste and experimental techniques, Harry documents abandoned materials as both artefact and witness, exploring how everyday debris becomes our future archaeologies.
Stroud Film Festival
Thursday 20th March 7pm
An uncanny compelling ‘walk' through earliest photo imagery, encountering life, absurdity, despair.
Live Music
Friday 14th March 7pm
Winner of the Aga Khan Music Award, Soumik Datta reveals a brand new immersive in-the-round experience in partnership with Loss><Gain, SVA, Goods Shed Immersive Productions and d&b audiotechnik.
Live Music
Friday 14th March 6-11pm
An evening of musical discovery with Los Domingos DJs unearthing some esoteric gems, from afro-jazz to gospel funk and wobbly disco.
With Cocktails (and hopefully some curry popcorn) by the wonderful @craftedbyori
Stroud Film Festival
Tuesday 11th March 6.30pm
An evening of short film screenings, networking and discussion focused on how to thrive as a filmmaker during a time of change.
Stroud Film Festival
Friday 7th March 7.30pm
Join us for the premiere screening of STILL OUT, an ambient road trip that touches on friendship, place and the passing of time, STILL OUT is an audio-visual collaboration between music producers Will Cookson and Tom Haverly and filmmaker Rufus Exton. The screening will be preceded by a Q&A with the filmmakers.
Exhibition
7th - 15th March
Sam's work has developed as a result of working with refugees from different backgrounds and experiences. The work aims at raising awareness of our fragile lives and the resilience of nature.
Talk
Saturday 1st March 4pm
Please join Mark Darbyshire and Dr Shiraz Akoo for a discussion ranging around the subject of reflection and identity.
Live Music
Friday 28th February 8pm
Live groove based electronic monthly jam night with Mike Flynn and Guests.
Live Music
Friday 21st February 8pm
Welcome to Stroud Jazz Club, reborn from the former Stroud Jazz Sessions. It’s for anyone that loves live music and loves Stroud.
Exhibition
20th February - 1st March
Depicting the joys and trials of everyday life, in Watching Not Helping, Helen Hardaker paints and draws through the eyes of watchful crows and the imagined lives of insects, animals, moths and birds.
Clubnight
Saturday 15th February 8pm Till Late
MEDINA returns with a upbeat celebration of fresh sounds from the global dancefloor edge.
Comedy Horror
Friday 14th February 7.30pm
A screening of Timestalker feature film with a Q&A with actor/writer/director Alice Lowe, known for her award winning dark comedy film Sightseers.
Live Music
Friday 7th February 8pm
Live groove based electronic monthly jam night with Mike Flynn and Guests.
Exhibition
7th - 15th February
Jussara Nazaré is a multidisciplinary Gloucester based artist with a focus on afro-queer surrealist art & performance. Her work is often full of colour, patterns and life as it blooms in many forms.
Residency
28th January - 3rd February
Exploring the theme ‘What is Real?’ this project delves into how we perceive and define reality, focusing on the segment Reality – Agreement of Senses. Through this, Bhunkal aims to examine how our senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—work together to shape our understanding of the world.
Cabaret
Saturday 25th January 8pm - 2am
Mutiny presents a cabaret of political performance from hardcore punk to psychedelic clowning. A night of live music performance art and DJs from local young creatives.
Residency
21st - 27th January
Exploring the intersections and commonalities between their working-class experiences, Kelly O’Brien and Rider Shafique hope to address British identity, language, ritual, and tradition using their multi-disciplinary practices.
Live Music
Friday 17th January 8pm
Welcome to Stroud Jazz Club, reborn from the former Stroud Jazz Sessions. It’s for anyone that loves live music and loves Stroud.
Artists Talks
14th January 6.30pm
Pecha Kucha comes to Stroud! 8 artists show and tell 20 images of their art practice for 20 seconds per image. A brilliant format for artists to present a slice of their work in an informal setting with dynamism, community, succinctness and beer.
Exhibition
10th - 18th January
This exhibition brings together a selection of creative journaling work by participants of Maternal Journal circles held by Stroud Motherhood Collective. Presenting journal pages and large collaborative pieces it aims to share the power of journaling and its positive impact on mothers’ mental health and wellbeing.
