Christian Arts Festival Cheltenham

04/09/2026

Join us for the Celebration Gathering Fri 11 Sept 3pm - 5pm. Fascinating talks, beautiful and challenging art, delicious Indian Food by Hema.

04/09/2026

One week to go!

25/08/2026

Do join us to celebrate 10 years Frid 11 Sept 5pm - 7pm in The Hub Gallery, Christ Church, Cheltenham - Paul Hobbs talks about his icons based on Unknown Martyrs - Deborah Harrison on her sculptures. Hema aromatic Indian Food - Everyone Welcome!

25/08/2026

Christian Arts Festival 10 year Anniversary! 2016 - 2026. Music, Drama, Visual Arts and Storytelling.
Do come and celebrate with us on Friday 11 Sept 5pm - 7pm at the Hub Gallery, Christ Church, Cheltenham - the opening of our Retrospective and New Works art exhibition.
Paul Hobbs, Christian Artist, will be talking about his series of icons based on unknown martyrs and Deborah Harrison about her sculptures.
Refreshments and aromatic Indian food by Hema.
Our events are part of Heritage Open Days 2026.
Deborah Harrison Sculpture Paul Hobbs Sue Trickey Judge Ella Summers Niki Kent Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust Royse Murphy Inside-Out Gloucester
Visit Cheltenham Glosinfo Heritage Open Days Cheltenham Arts Council West Cheltenham Christ Church Cheltenham C3 Church Cheltenham The Rock St Philip and St James, Leckhampton Cheltenham Salem Baptist Church Cheltenham Elim Church Holy Apostles Church Cheltenham

03/08/2026

Wonderful Sculpture exhibition on until 16 August at Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucester by Deborah Harrison Sculpture who for health reasons needs to step down after a traumatic diagnosis ...Debs feels God is calling her to finish her book about her faith and creativity and concentrate on her new vision for Creatives@Home.
My Walk in Stone is so worth a visit in a beautifully converted barn.

18/07/2026

These beautiful paintings in Holy Trinity Church epitomise the charm of Slad's history, community and landscape...the essence lives on with a hopeful future....every month a coffee morning helps raise funds for the church's 1st kitchen and toilet...and if Laurie Lee was able to join the locals again in the Woolpack he'd be pleased little has changed...just much better food and extra toilets!

16/07/2026

SAVE THE DATE for the next Moments of Wonder - this time coming to Holy Trinity Church in Minchinhampton - Fantastic FREE circus shows, reflective space and pay as you feel refreshments from 10am - 4pm. More details coming soon!

04/05/2026

All details: https://pipandjims.org.uk/concertsandevents

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

Always the most awesome escape from the world's craziness......highly recommend!

Wonder awaits us all in St Laurence Church, Stroud on Saturday 25th April as the Festival of Wonder’s new experience, ‘Moments of Wonder’, comes to town.

Brought to you by Ignition Gloucestershire, the team behind Stroud’s Festival of Wonder, the church will once again be transformed into a world of exploration as people are encouraged to ‘reawaken wonder in an age of exhaustion’.

For one day only catch a glimpse of a brand new bespoke art installation by local artists Pyrite Creative and circus performances by Stroud’s ‘School of Larks’, alongside creative and reflective spaces for all ages.

Rev Simon Howell, Stroud Parish Churches Pioneer Minister, sets the scene: “When you arrive you will quickly spy the incredible art piece but as you look closer you discover that everything in enveloped by a shroud of strangely beautiful veils. And as you try to pass through to get close to main structure - almost as if you are being drawn in by magnets - keep your eyes peeled as young circus artists, the Scrubland Punks, appear as if from nowhere to distract you from your quest with their wizard-like circus skills.”

“The FREE event runs from 10.30am to 3pm although we invite everyone to experience the story behind the art at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm as we introduce Brendan McMoses and the Scrublands Punks with spoken word, circus and more,” says Simon Howell.

Alongside the hourly performances there will be a reflective space and plenty of interactive creative activities, face painting and circus skills for all ages and abilities - all FREE! Plus pay as you feel refreshments.

And on Sunday 26th April at 9.30am, St Laurence Church will host ‘Punk Monks’, described as ‘not your usual Sunday morning service’. This special service will be based around the Pyrite Creative art installation, with members of School of Larks performing, as the theme of ‘Punk Monks – spiritual life lived in intensity’ is explored.