Arts organisations and how to get involved

Amdram - amdram.co.uk

Arts Council England - www.artscouncil.org.uk

The Arts Society Winchester - theartssociety.org

Artswork (youth arts organisations) - www.artswork.org.uk

The Chesil Theatre - www.chesiltheatre.org.uk

The Colour Factory - www.thecolourfactory.org.uk

Hampshire Cultural Trust - hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk

Hampshire Open Studios - www.hampshireopenstudios.org.uk

Hat Fair - hatfair.co.uk

King Alfred Theatre Arts CIC - https://katacommunity.com/

The Nutshell - www.thenutshellwinchester.com

Peter Symonds Adult and Higher Education - ace.psc.ac.uk

Platform 4 - www.platform4.org

Play to the Crowd - www.playtothecrowd.co.uk

Theatre Royal Winchester - www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

University of Winchester - www.winchester.ac.uk/pages/home.aspx

Winchester Art Club - www.winart.org.uk/index.html

Winchester School of Art - www.southampton.ac.uk/wsa

Winchester Discovery Centre - www.hants.gov.uk/librariesandarchives/library/libraryfinder/winchester

Youth Music - www.youthmusic.org.uk

Winchester District is not only rich in stunning examples of historic as well as contemporary architecture, but is also home to many excellent architects and architectural and design practices, part of our Creative Industries Sector.

Adam Architecture www.adamarchitecture.com

Adam Knibb Architects www.adamknibbarchitects.com

Alexander Design Basepoint Business Centre, 1 Winnall Valley Rd, Winchester SO23 0LD

Anthony Munden Architect www.amarchitect.info

AR Design Studio www.ardesignstudio.co.uk

Architecture PLB www.architectureplb.com

Axis Architecture Ltd www.axisarchitecture.co.uk

Buttercross Creative www.buttercrosscreative.com

CL:AD 123 Upper Brook St, Winchester SO23 8DG

C H D P Architecture www.chdp.co.uk

Chaplin Farrant Wiltshire Ltd cfw-architects.com

Chris Carter Associates Ltd www.chriscarterarchitect.co.uk

Design Engine www.designengine.co.uk

Giles Architects gilesarchitects.co.uk

LA Lally Architects www.lahally.com

OB Architecture obarchitecture.co.uk

Paul Cashin Architects www.paulcashinarchitects.co.uk

PCA www.pcarch.co.uk

Radley House Partnership Ltd www.radleyhouse.co.uk

Savills www.savills.com

Seymour and Bainbridge seymourandbainbridge.wixsite.com/sandb

Studio Four Architects studiofourarchitects.com 

T2 architects www.t2architects.com

Crafts can be defined as arts objects which are both decorative and functional, for example glass, ceramics, pottery, textiles, silver and fine metal work, wood, weaving, furniture and art jewellery. The design or making of these objects is done by craftspeople or makers, and we sometimes hear these described as decorative or applied arts.

Winchester District is home or workplace to many gifted crafts makers and designers, including students and graduates of Winchester School of Art.

The Badger Press www.badgerpress.org

Bella Crafts Winchester www.bellacrafts.co.uk

Birdhouse Studios www.facebook.com/thebirdhousestudio

Closs & Hamblin www.candh.co.uk

The Colour Factory www.thecolourfactory.org.uk

The Crafts Council www.craftscouncil.org.uk

Winchester Embroiderers' Guild www.winchesterembroiderers.org.uk

The Granary Creative Arts Centre www.granarycreativearts.com

Winchester School of Art www.wsa.soton.ac.uk

The Yard Studios Winchester theyardstudioswinchester.com/home.html

Hampshire Open Studios
Hampshire Open Studios is an annual art trail where the visiting public can meet artists in their studios and galleries. Details can be found at www.hampshireopenstudios.org.uk

Winchester has a wide range of dance schools covering a vast range of styles.

The Bryetts School of Dance - www.thebryettschoolofdance.co.uk

Dance UK - www.danceuk.org

Florian School of Dance - www.floriandance.com

The Hat Fair - hatfair.co.uk 

Integr8 Dance - integr8dance.com

Lewis Allsopp School of Dancing - www.lewis-allsoppschoolofdancing.co.uk  

Platform School of Dance - www.platformdance.co.uk 

Roynon Dance Swanmore - www.roynondanceswanmore.co.uk

Salsa y Sol - www.salsaysol.co.uk

Theatre Royal Winchester - www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

West Coast Swing - www.salsaysol.co.uk/west-coast-swing-classes 

Winchester City Dance - www.winchestercitydance.co.uk

Winchester Theatre Arts - winchestertheatrearts.com  

Young People's Activities - www.artscouncil.org.uk

Digital technology has led to advancements in digital design work, with artists using CAD in more of their work.

The University of Winchester and Winchester School of Art both run courses in digital media design and digital work.  Please see their web pages for full details.

Arqiva - www.arqiva.com

The Canopy - thecanopy.studio

The Hampshire Picture Co - www.thehampshirepicturecompany.co.uk

IBM - IBM United Kingdom Limited, Hursley Park, Winchester, Hants, SO21 2JN, Telephone: 01962 815000

The Ice Agency - www.theiceagency.co.uk  

Ministry of Fish - www.ministryoffish.com 

Rooster Digital - www.roostermarketing.com/

Shift Digital - shift.digital/discover/about

Sixth Level Marketing - www.6lm.co.uk

Sprechen Ltd - www.sprechen.co.uk/

Studio Republic - www.studiorepublic.com  

Sweet TV - www.sweet-tv.co.uk

Think Creative - www.think-creative.co.uk  

University of Winchester - www.winchester.ac.uk/pages/home.aspx

Waypoint Digital Marketing - www.waypointdigitalmarketing.com  

Winchester School of Art (search for 'digital' to find related courses) - www.southampton.ac.uk/wsa

Bell Fine Art Ltd - bellfineart.co.uk

Canvas Gallery – www.canvasgallery.com/

City Space, Winchester Discovery Centre - www.hampshireculture.org.uk/city-space-winchester-discovery-centre

Claridge Fine Art - www.claridgefineart.com

The Gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre - www.hampshireculture.org.uk/gallery-winchester-discovery-centre

The Garden Gallery - www.gardengallery.uk.com

Hampshire Framing - www.hampshireframing.co.uk

The Minster Gallery Ltd - www.minstergallery.com 

Stonemasons Gallery - stonemasons-gallery.business.site 

The West Downs Gallery, University of Winchester  - www.winchester.ac.uk/about-us/venue-hire-and-facilities/the-west-downs-gallery

Whitewall Galleries Winchester - www.whitewallgalleries.com 

Winchester Framing - winchesterframing.co.uk 

Winchester Guildhall - www.guildhallwinchester.co.uk/about/art 

The Winchester Gallery, Winchester School of Art - www.southampton.ac.uk/wrc/activities/winchester_gallery.page#_ga=2.149226038.128499514.1545306814-2107959158.1545306814

The Winchester Studio & Gallery - 23 Little Minster Street, Tel: 07917 028 235

The Wykeham Gallery - www.wykehamgallery.co.uk

Winchester is home to many gifted musicians and fantastic festivals, and arts venues and pubs host regular live music events.

There are a wide variety of musical styles being performed across the district

Below are some links to national and local music activities:

Arts Council - www.artscouncil.org.uk

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - www.bsolive.com

British Arts Festival Association - www.artsfestivals.co.uk

Festivals in Winchester - www.festivalsinwinchester.co.uk

The Friends of Music in Winchester -  www.musicinwinchester.co.uk

Geoff Denyer Violins -  geoff-denyer-violins.co.uk  

Hampshire Music Service - www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/hampshiremusic

Hayward Guitars - www.haywardguitars.com

Liquorice Stick Tuition - www.liquorice-stick.com/home

Open Access Music Studio – www.openaccessmusicstudio.co.uk

The Railway Inn - www.railwayinn.pub

Theatre Royal Winchester - www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

Upbeat Drum Academy - www.upbeatdrumacademy.com

Winnall Rock School - www.winnallrockschool.org/index.htm

Winchester Chamber Music Festival - www.winchesterchambermusic.com

Winchester Chamber Orchestra - www.winchesterchamberorchestra.org.uk

Winchester College Music School - www.winchestercollege.org/music

Winchester Music Club - www.winchestermusicclub.org.uk

Winchester Musicals and Opera Society - www.wmos.org.uk

Street Arts, including Street Theatre, is an art form that changes everyday surroundings into unique stages - unexpected situations, performances, sights or sounds transform the streets or public spaces in a lively and direct way.

 

The Hat Fair - www.hatfair.co.uk

Independent Street Arts Network - www.isanuk.org

University of Winchester - www.winchester.ac.uk/pages/home.aspx

Theatre and drama are performing arts, involving acting for an audience, often involving speech, movement, music, dance, sound, film and lighting. Winchester has a deep interest in theatre, with several amateur groups as well as theatre companies and performance venues, youth theatres, playwrights, and courses in theatre studies at the University of Winchester.

Winchester offers a large and varied amount of drama based activities. From traditional theatres to more contemporary performance spaces, workshops, youth theatre groups and participatory classes, there is something to suit everyone.

 

2timetheatre - 56 Marston Gate, Winchester SO23 7DS

Act Too - www.acttoo.org.uk

Blue Apple Theatre - blueappletheatre.com

The Cheriton Players - www.thecheritonplayers.org.uk

Chesil Theatre - www.chesiltheatre.org.uk

The Crawley Players - thecrawleyplayers@gmail.com

Curdridge Amateur Drama Group - www.facebook.com/cadguk

Denmead Operatic Society - denmead.operatic@hantsweb.org.uk

The Discarded Nut Theatre Company - www.discardednut.co.uk

Encore Youth Theatre - www.facebook.com/encoreyouththeatre

Fire Fly Theatre School - www.fireflytheatreschool.co.uk/

Gallows Productions - gallowsproductions.weebly.com/

King Alfred Theatre Arts CIC - https://katacommunity.com/

Micheldever Variety Group - http://micheldevervarietygroup.org/ 

Perform - www.perform.org.uk/venue/areas?area=Winchester

Platform4 Theatre Company - www.platform4.org/

RicNic Hampshire - www.ricnic.org.uk/

The Soberton Players - www.sobertonplayers.co.uk/home

Stagecoach - www.stagecoach.co.uk/winchester

Storm Cloud Arts & Theatre - stormcloudartsandtheatre.co.uk  

Swanmore Amateur Dramatic Society - swanmoreamateurdramaticsociety.co.uk

Theatre Royal Winchester - www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk

University of Winchester - www.winchester.ac.uk/pages/home.aspx

Upham Players - www.uphamvillage.org.uk/upham-players

Wet Picnic - wetpicnic.com

The Worthy Players - www.theworthyplayers.co.uk

Winchester Musicals and Opera Society - www.wmos.org.uk