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7.00pm doors. Starts 8pm. Tickets £15 online. £19 OTD. (Booking advised due to popularity) Fancy a night of laughter and comedy? Then why not join our amazing ‘Stand Up For Cider’ comedy nights throughout 2025. And yes, this is the 10th year of this amazing South West comedy circuit competition. You’ll get the chance to see 8-10 up and coming comedians a professional MC comedian and a professional headline act from the cream of the UK comedy circuit So, why not be part of one of the most exciting events in Taunton, and the audience choose the winner. Audience tickets…
Creative Innovation Centre CIC is proud to announce that it has won the Best Arts & Culture Centre 2021 – 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 edition…
Our ‘Pictorial History of Taunton’ exhibition showcased back in Aug-Oct 2020 is now online in full screen formats featuring over 200+ images of Taunton and surrounding area.“I watched it via YouTube on my big TV rather than my mobile and it was amazing. The music was just perfect and I saw more detail second time around. It become a real family affair my the kids loved it too” said CICCIC director, Andrew Knutt.The exhibition is 45 minutes long so get yourself a cuppa and enjoy this amazing heritage resource not seen in Taunton before. It’s that good time will fly…
We are pleased to showcase the work of digital artist Andrew Knutt in our ever growing virtual art exhibitions. A beautiful modern minimal art gallery inspired by a famous European museum showcasing Andrew’s work in a virtual environment with 5 different gallery rooms, 50 pieces of art, amazing music and 34 camera scenes. Make it full screen to enjoy the benefits of this art exhibition. Andrew is a digital artist who uses graphic design, photography and video to create and curate pieces of artwork. His work is wide and varied and you can discover more of his work on his…
A primary school in Taunton receives a donation of 400 magazines on Taunton’s local history so each student can learn more about Taunton’s local history. Holway Park Community Primary School has been learning about Taunton’s local history and to help expand the knowledge of each student Creative Innovation Centre CIC (also known as CICCIC) has donated £1950 worth of magazines so each student can see how Taunton looked throughout its pictorial history. The ‘Pictorial History of Taunton’ magazine is part of an exciting and innovative project designed to promote engagement with local heritage and during September & October saw over…
Two paintings, one from a CICCIC art student and another from a CICCIC tutor have been selected for the prestigious Royal West of England Academy renowned Annual Open Exhibition.The RWA’s renowned Annual Open Exhibition returns for its 168th year with a stunning variety of work from emerging and established artists.This dynamic and varied exhibition of paintings, drawings, printmaking, photography, sculpture, installation and mixed media showcase some of the most exciting artists from across the country and beyond. Congratulations to the following artists for their work being selected, Jo Thorpe’s painting based on observations of everyday objectstutor Adam Grose for his work…
Creative Innovation Centre CIC is proud to announce that it has won the ‘Best Creative Sector Support 2020 – South West England’ Award for its hard work in supporting and developing the creative 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 edition of the Southern…
We are pleased to announce the launch of our fundraising Art Auction where you can bid for original artwork from one of the 38 artists who have kindly donated their work.Each artwork is in A5 size; with the exception of some larger pieces; and the artist name has been hidden. It is only when you win the bid that the artist is revealed. “We still need to fundraise to keep CICCIC open so this amazing Art Auction is one way we can give something back. And with over 100 pieces of art to choose from its worth the browse even…
CICCIC has been using video and live streaming to deliver arts and culture on many levels and now we pleased to say that it has been working in partnership with the Creative Industries Federation to showcase music talent at the national ‘Creative Coalition Virtual Festival’.The festival features ground-breaking discussions, immersive live performances and enhanced networking opportunities. The festival runs between November 9-11. This festival was originally £120 a ticket but now it is going to be entirely open access for all. As well as the brilliant performances like CICCIC’s, people will also be able to watch sessions and panels featuring…
Creative Innovation Centre CIC (also known as CICCIC) has been awarded £77,345 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future, the Culture Secretary has announced today. CICCIC is one of 588 cultural and creative organisations across the country receiving urgently needed support – with £76 million of investment announced today. This follows £257 million awarded earlier in the week to 1,385 organisations, also from the Culture Recovery Fund grants programme being administered by Arts Council England on behalf of the…