If New Brewery Arts matters to you..
…be part of what happens here
Every day, people come through our doors to make, learn, discover something new and spend time being creative.
As a charity, we work hard to earn most of the money we need ourselves. But the people who choose to give a little more make other things possible too.
Become a Supporter or Patron and help keep craft, creativity and making thriving in Cirencester.
Become a Supporter
From £3.50 a month / £40 a year
A small, regular gift can make a big difference.
As a Supporter, you’ll be helping more people experience the pleasure, confidence and connection that making can bring.
And as a thank you, we’ll send our programme straight to your door. So you’ll always have plenty of inspiration for what to make, see or discover next.
Become a Patron
£500 or more per year. Want to play a bigger part in our future?
Our Patrons provide vital support that helps us think ahead, take creative risks and make more possible.
We’d like to bring you closer to what you’re helping make happen.
As a Patron you’ll receive:
48 hour priority booking for courses.
10% off in our shop
Invitations to special events
Our programme delivered to your door
New Brewery Arts is a registered charity (No. 900036). Donations are processed securely via CAF and can be Gift Aided.
The Terms and Conditions for Patron’s benefits are available here.
Other ways to support what you love
Book a workshop — Learn something new, bring a friend or give yourself some time to make
Buy something handmade — Choose work by UK makers and support both New Brewery Arts and the makers we champion
Give a gift voucher — Give someone else the chance to discover what their hands can do
Donate - Every gift, whatever its size, helps
You don’t have to make something here to make something happen here
Your support helps us champion makers and craft skills, bring exhibitions and creative experiences to Cirencester, and give more people opportunities to make and learn.
It also helps us make creativity more accessible - including through New Brewery Hearts, which provides free and reduced-price studio places for people who might otherwise be unable to take part.
When you support New Brewery Arts, you’re helping make sure creativity has a place here - now and for the future
Thank you to our supporters
We are deeply grateful to the individuals, trusts and organisations who stand with us.
Our Patrons
Brian Horton; Paul and Viv Styles; Jeremy Lodwick; Bee Brockman; Dame Fiona Reynolds; Charles and Amanda Woodd; Matthew and Beth Smith; Sam and Jane Wilkinson; Jonathan Rixon; Louise West; David Field; John Lockey; Amanda Thompson; Maura Hodgson; Felicia Britton-Read; Rod Marlow, Margret Drummond, Catherine Rickman and Felix Jay, Linda Chan-Jones.
CURRENT & Recent Funders
The Julia Rausing Trust, Arts Council England; The Radcliffe Trust; The Arts Society; Cirencester Town Council; Cotswold District Council; Gloucestershire County Council; The Symondson Foundation; The Summerfield Trust; and other generous donors.
Partners
The Churn Community Hub; Cirencester Food Bank; Cirencester Housing for Young People (CHYP); Gloucestershire Carers Hub.
WHAT'S ON
New Brewery Arts is the place to come and explore the best of British craft and creativity. We have over 100 weekly courses and short workshops on offer each term and regularly changing exhibitions.
blend Café
Blend Café is a casual, welcoming space for any occasion - whether that’s a cosy morning coffee in town, a much-needed nourishing lunch break during the work day, or a quick nibble before a weekend exploring Cirencester and the wider Cotswolds.