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Creative Innovation Centre CIC is proud to announce that it has won the Best Community Arts & Culture Venue 2023 – South West England’ Award for its hard work in supporting and developing the arts and culture sector.The SME Southern Enterprise programme (part of SME News) prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners. The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for their ingenuity and hard work, distinguishing them from their competitors and proving them worthy of recognition. It’s with this context in mind that SME News presents this year’s…
Help us raise much needed funds for CICCIC by entering our raffle and get the chance to win 1 out of the 11 amazing prizes we have to offer, with total value of over £500, which include:• Private Party/Event Hire at CICCIC (worth £300)• Sheppy’s Cider tour and tasting session plus gift set (worth £50)• Berry’s superfast London tickets (worth £45)• Mr Miles High Tea Experience (worth £37)• 4 x Cocktail drinks at a CICCIC cocktail events (worth £33)• Bottle of Champagne (worth £30)• 2 x Taunton Comedy Club at CICCIC tickets (worth £28)• 2 x Club Kongo at CICCIC…
Creative Innovation Centre (CICCIC) is pleased to announce that it now operates a second building in Taunton for arts and culture.With financial support from Somerset West and Taunton (SWT) Council CICCIC has revived one of Taunton’s 17th Century Manor Houses by repurposing it as a new Arts Hub for cultural and creative activities.The building, known as Flook House in Belvedere Road, will provide office and studio space for creative organisations and practitioners, as well as a conference-ready meeting room for community-based programmes, workshops and vocational learning.Flook House, which features in Nikolaus Pevsner’s Buildings of England and Joshua Toulmin’s History of…
Doors 11.30am. Start 12pm. Adv ticket £10. OTD ticket £14. This special fundraising gig to ‘Save CICCIC’ has been kindly donated by Sarah Griffiths and Richard Llewelyn, and each ticket will help fundraise to keep our community arts centre open, so donate today by getting your tickets to this amazing live music event. About This Special Concert Come and enjoy some amazing jazz singing accompanied by clever and rhythmic guitar playing with a Sunday lunchtime concert that includes American standards, bossa nova’s and there might even be a solo guitar moment or two as well. About the Artists Sarah has…
Monday evenings 7.30pm-9.30pm. 6 week tutored course £108, or book two terms for a discounted £198 (see registration details below).Term TimesTerm 1: 6th Jan – 10th Feb Term 2: 24th Feb – 31st Mar (Half Term 17th Feb)Life Drawing Tutor: Debbi SuttonThis is a friendly studio class with expert teaching. Debbi Sutton will introduce a variety of techniques and approaches to life drawing. Through this class you will improve your observational drawing skills, experience different approaches to drawing the human figure and be introduced to the work of other artists.Debbi Sutton is a practicing artist who believes that there is…
Tuesday mornings 9.30am-12.30pm. 6 week tutored course £108, or book two terms for a discounted £198 (see registration details below).Term TimesTerm 1: 7th Jan – 11th FebTerm 2: 25th Feb – 1st AprLife Drawing Tutor: Debbi SuttonThis is a friendly studio class with expert teaching. Debbi Sutton will introduce a variety of techniques and approaches to life drawing. Through this class you will improve your observational drawing skills, experience different approaches to drawing the human figure and be introduced to the work of other artists.Debbi Sutton is a practicing artist who believes that there is creativity within us all. She…
Thursday afternoons. 1.00pm-4.00pm. 6 week tutored course £108, or book two terms for a discounted £198 (see registration details below).Term TimesTerm 1: 9th Jan – 13th FebTerm 2: 27th Feb – 3rd AprilTutor: Keith CrockerAn introductory course for beginners and experienced alike who want to improve they’re drawing skills. Step by step tuition and top tips of how to construct a competent drawing using different mediums, pencil, graphite, ink, charcoal etc.The course has been designed by Keith Crocker a very experienced professional artistKeith takes you through a number of creative drawing process and builds up a portfolio of techniques over…
Thursday mornings 9.30am-12.30pm. 6 week tutored course £108, or book two terms for a discounted £198 (see registration details below).Term TimesTerm 1: 9th Jan – 13th FebTerm 2: 27th Feb – 3rd AprPrintmaking Tutor: Adam Grose is a painter and printmaker from Cornwall, living and working in Taunton. He studied painting and printmaking at Southampton Institute (BA (Hons) and at Falmouth University (Master of Fine Art: Contemporary Practice). He is a member of the RWA in Bristol.About These Printmaking ClassesExplore print techniques and processes and develop an innovative portfolio of prints. Through various techniques, developed by tutor Adam Grose’s continual experimentation,…
Friday mornings. 9.30am-12.30pm. 6 week tutored course £108, or book two terms for a discounted £198 (see registration details below). Held at Arts Hub.Term TimesTerm 1: 10th Jan – 14th Feb Term 2: 28th Feb – 4th AprilTutor: Keith CrockerThese classes have been designed for individuals who wish to draw, paint and cultivate their creative skills, either for leisure or to update their professional practice. Each session is carefully differentiated to build confidence through various starting points and exploring experimental ways of working. Delivered by an experienced art tutor who will introduce the group to a variety of techniques and…
Friday afternoons 1.00pm-4.00pm. 6 week tutored course £108, or book two terms for a discounted £198 (see registration details below). Held at Arts Hub.Term TimesTerm 1: 10th Jan – 14th FebTerm 2: 28th Feb – 4th AprPrintmaking & Mixed Media Tutor: Adam Grose is a painter and printmaker from Cornwall, living and working in Taunton. He studied painting and printmaking at Southampton Institute (BA (Hons) and at Falmouth University (Master of Fine Art: Contemporary Practice). He is a member of the RWA in Bristol.IntroductionUnlock your creative potential and embark on a transformative artistic journey with acclaimed painter and printmaker Adam Grose.…