We Create is a community-based arts action group, a creative, collaborative partnership between Hardwick Gallery at the University of Gloucestershire and residents of St Peter’s and St Paul’s working together to share time, skills and resources to connect people and engage in everyday creativity. Read more

 

We are currently working on a community land-art project on St Paul’s Road that aims to transform a small plot of land for the benefit of pollinators. There has been a dramatic decline in pollinating insects in the last 40 years due to habitat loss, pesticide use, invasive species and climate disruption. Local beekeeper Nathan Wylam is managing a couple of beehives on the site and we are working with him to increase the diversity of forage over time.

 

Our project, Bees In Common, has enabled us to observe the hive and bee colony as a dynamic expression of ecosystem building. From 15 March to 1 June 2025 we are presenting an exhibition at The Wilson Art Gallery & Museum in Cheltenham. We Create have re-imagined The Wilson as a hive and its galleries supporting cells of activity. In the community gallery we have organised elements in an exhibition that reflects collective action and creative co-operation.

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Read about our lockdown project, the Mudlarking community newspaper here, and check out our community garden project, Field Fare here. The group meets every few months to discuss current projects and make plans for future arts activity. If you live, work or study in St Peter’s or St Paul’s or you’re connected to the area, get in touch to see how you can get involved. Contact us