Who are GoCreate Taunton CIC?

GoCreate Taunton CIC is an award-winning creative community based within the Arts Hub in the county town of Somerset.

Established in 2014 our goal is to help people to discover the arts, and to develop their talents to become better artists and more resilient individuals. We do this through collaborative art groups, including well-being programmes for both adults and children, home education sessions, and one-on-one creative support and professional development opportunities.

At GoCreate , we approach arts education and learning differently. Our “Go Create” approach uses creative activities, inclusive learning methods, trauma-informed thinking and environments that involve and inspire learning-disabled people to engage with learning in a positive and impactful way. We support people to explore ideas, themes and topics in ways which are accessible, imaginative and joyful! We work with people of all ages and support needs; our approach allows everyone to access our work in their own way and empowers people to learn in the way that suits them best.

Everyone who attends our classes or workshops is a member and ALL people involved in the arts in any way are welcome to join us! You don’t have to attend a session to become a member and join our community however. Members benefit from the opportunity to exhibit in our annual exhibitions, sell art at regular Arts Markets and as at GoCreate, everyone is valued, and leadership is shared, members have the opportunity to guide the direction we take at regular meetings and our AGM. As a proactive, positive organisation GoCreate believes that we should be able to be ourselves, make change happen and have fun! Our vision is of a more open, creative and equal world.

Our members represent areas as diverse as Music, Visual Arts, Performance, Photography, Film, 3D Design, Ceramics, Writing and Poetry, Teaching, Architecture, Publishing, Graphic Design, Graffiti, Advertising and more.

We put well-being at the heart of all we do, and through working with professional artists and wellbeing specialists our creative courses and activities are aimed at those facing difficulties in their lives or simply in need of some inspiration.

GoCreate is dedicated to providing a safe and enriching environment where anyone and everyone can develop new creative skills by working alongside professional artists. Within our creative community space within the Arts Hub we offer sessions in which participants can paint, chat, home your artistic techniques and learn new skills from both professional artists and mental health practitioners, as well as having the opportunity to give emotional support to each other.

Please see below for a selection of what we are currently up to

well-being Wednesday Group Sessions

Home Education/ Arts Award Sessions

SEMH 1:1 / Small Group Sessions

come Back to Color

Arts Markets

Our Aims

– To promote our members interests and gain exposure for them.
– To create an arts festival that will put Taunton Deane on the map and bring much needed income to the area.
– To provide a support network for emerging and established artists in the Taunton Deane area.
– To celebrate and raise the awareness of creativity in all its genres in Taunton Deane.
– To encourage, involve and educate the community at large about the range of creativity existing in the area.
– To collaborate with other arts groups and organisations in the area.
– To pool resources and strengths and provide a database of skills.
– To seek out opportunities for it’s members and disseminate this information.
– To organise and hold joint exhibitions and other events as appropriate.
– To support the cause of the arts.

 

Come and Visit Our Orchard Centre Gallery

Please visit our current projects page to see what we are currently working on. Please get in Contact whether you want to join us or if you have an enquiry or a query. You can email either jenny@gocreate.org.uk or liz@gocreate.org.uk or use the form below. We look forward to hearing from you.