Gallery and Studios
Bringing Art to the Heart of South Derbyshire
Creative Melbourne Gallery & Studios are the home of Melbourne Festival
The Gallery features a collection of work created by Melbourne Festival Artists and Makers.
The Gallery has three studios for Resident Artists, hosts Creative Workshops, and can be hired for events.
Our exhibitions change each month. All works are for sale.
We look forward to meeting you at Wellington House, Church Street, DE73 8EJ, just off Melbourne Market Place.
Open Wed - Sat 10-4
Drop into the new Exhibition at Creative Melbourne Gallery
SPRING GOLD
Time to shake off the winter blues with a trip to Creative Melbourne Gallery & Studios for SPRING GOLD a collection of stunning landscapes and bright florals, glass and ceramics to brighten up your home.
SPRING GOLD features paintings by Jo Polmear, Kara Strachan, Kate Westwood, Mark Langley, Steve McLoughlin and Peter Watson, alongside beautiful glass by Emma Mayle and ceramics by Bradley Spencer, Sylvia Glover, Helen Butler and Louise Roe.
Creative Melbourne is at the top of Church Street, just off Melbourne Market Place so why not make a day of it - visit the gallery, the fabulous independent shops and cafes in the Market Place and pop down the hill to Melbourne Pool and see Melbourne Hall and the 900 year old Melbourne Parish Church, parking is free so no need to hurry home!
Creative Melbourne Gallery & Studios are open from 10-4 Wednesday to Saturday, SPRING GOLD is open until 12th April. We guarantee a warm welcome and a great selection of original work, prints and cards.
Artists’ Studios
Creative Melbourne opened in January 2022 as a Gallery with studio space for artists & makers and to create a hub for creative industries in South Derbyshire.
Our three Studio Artists, Sujata Aten, Michelle Holmes and Patrick Twiss-Prentice. are a key part of our creative community. Follow the links to their websites and check back soon to visit their mini-pages to find out more.
Spaces to Create - Phase 2
Creative Melbourne Gallery and Studio launched Spaces to Create, a new mentored artist development programme, in October 2023 with the aim of promoting the creative industries in South Derbyshire by supporting creatives to become self-sustaining small businesses; phase 1 of the programme ended in May 2024.
We are currently recruiting our next group of artists in September 2024; this opportunity is not solely for visual artists; our 2023/ 2024 artists included a poet, digital creative, and a photographer. Spaces to Create is open to creative people who can utilise the hotdesking space and benefit from supported development. We have now launched Phase 2 Applications!
The six artists who participated in the Pilot Project took up hotdesking residence in our newly launched space above the Gallery.
Spaces to Create aims to promote the creative industries in South Derbyshire by supporting creatives in becoming self-sustaining small businesses. Please contact us at info@melbournefestival.co.uk if you would like to find out more!
This opportunity is not solely for visual artists, you could be a writer, digital creative, photographer, game designer or producer, we are open to creative people who can utilise the hotdesking space and benefit from supported development.
We would like to thank South Derbyshire District Council for their support for Spaces to Create.
Community Workshops
It’s time to head out, catch up with old friends and make some new ones while enjoying making something special in FREE workshops led by some of MELBOURNE FESTIVAL’s favourite artists!
BLOSSOMING, and our Summer workshop programme BEARING FRUIT is also funded by an ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND National Lottery Project Grant and by Grants from Foundation Derbyshire and Melbourne Community Care.
They are FREE taster workshops for everyone from under 5’s to under 95’s book a space and come and join in! All materials are provided just bring yourself!
Artist Workshops
Arts Melbourne helps members of the public to develop their creative skills at artist-led workshops.
Join Our Team
The day to day operations of Creative Melbourne Gallery and Melbourne Festival are carried out by an AMAZING team of volunteers some of whom we have worked with since the first Festival in 2005.
If you would like to find out more about joining our team of volunteers please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you!
