Mad in England
28 November - 20 December
Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 - 5, Fridays and Saturdays 9 - 5
29 High Street, Stroud GL5 1DZ

Mad in England hosts a one-stop pop-up shop and studio for all your needlepoint needs and some other cool stuff- many of the designs will be at sale prices. There will be colourful kits to suit all ages and stages and some other makers goodies for sale. Makers Demos will take place on Saturdays, and you can drop in anytime for stitching advice. Part of SVA's Art In Empty Shops programme.
www.madinengland.com
www.facebook.com/madinengland

SVA Christmas Art Sale
with Golden Dinosaur Bone hunt & Pennies Make Pounds
Friday 5 December 6-9pm
Saturday 6 December 10am-3pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

A selection of SVA artists will be opening their studios for a special christmas sale. Holly English will be presenting "Pennies make pounds!" upon entry to the painting studios, by giving away festively inspired collectable money. The ultimate good will gesture of free money. This project questions value - of money, of art, of your time.It's kind, not desperate.... Adam White will be hiding over 60 Golden Dinosaur bones around town in shops, museums and secret places in Stroud. The Lucky finders of the treasure can bring the bones to SVA's studios on Goodwill night where they will win an original artwork or an object of extreme beauty!

Pop Up, Don't Preach
Friday 5 December 1-9pm
Saturday 6 December 10am-5pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Robbins and Roberts present 'Pop Up, Don't Preach', a pop-up shop with students from SGS Stroud College, selling unique and unusual artworks and creations for two days only. There will be a large range of affordable one-off pieces, including printed and screen-printed t-shirts, printed tote bags, a range of artworks made using wood, printed home furnishings, coasters, brooches, jewellery, cushions and more. All works have been designed and hand-made by the students. Grab an affordable artwork while you can - only open this weekend Friday and Saturday.

The Ones Host the John St Social Club
Friday 5 December 7-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

A special John Street Social with the usual selection of film clips and tracks but with additional live performance from The Ones marking the release and launch of their Diviner EP. The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share in a non precious environment. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door

Reimagining Pluto
Emily Joy
Goods Shed, Stroud, GL5 3AP

Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December 11am-3pm
A major new rammed earth piece by Emily Joy, the final part of the 'Gifts for Mother Mnemosyne' exhibition programme. A fleet of clay boats made by members of the public during the Reimagining Pluto workshops will also be exhibited.

Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Also supported by Stroud Festival,SVA and the Museum in the Park.

www.giftsformothermnemosyne.wordpress.com

Mr Fluffypunk’s Penny Gaff presents
The Winter Warmer with John Hegley
Saturday 6 December doors 7.30pm
SVA, 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA

Hosted by poet and comedian Jonny Fluffypunk, 'Mr Fluffypunk's Penny Gaff' brings to Stroud some of the best, quirkiest and most interesting performers from the UK's comedy, spoken word and alternative cabaret scenes. December's 'Winter Warmer' special features the legendary comedian and poet John Hegley- the patron saint of spuds and specs; the bard of barkers. There's support from Stroud Football Poet Crispin Thomas, performance artist Uta Baldauf and our regular favourite, 'doom-poet' Bill Jones, plus DJ's til late, silly competitions and possibly a film or two.

Tickets: £8.50 advance, £10 on door.
Advanced tickets can be bought online here
or from Trading Post, 26 Kendrick Street. Stroud GL5 1AQ

SVA members Christmas supper club
Wednesday 10 December 7pm - Full and Associate members
Wednesday 17 December 7pm - Full members
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Two special Christmas Supper Clubs - the first of a regular supper club which will bring members together in a convivial atmosphere hosted by specially chosen culinary experts. Our christmas chef is the wonderful Sally Kinnear. These supper clubs are open to full and associate members only. If you are an artist and would like to join or need to renew your membership (it's only £2.08 a month) please get in touch: briony@sva.org.uk or tel 01453 751440. We have limited places so please book your place as soon as possible.
Tickets: £12 per head for 2 course meal not including drinks. Book online here.

Stroud Jazz Sessions presents Nick Malcolm
Thursday 11 December 8.30-11.30pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA
Tickets £5 (£3 performers)

Join us for a great performance set from Nick, which opens up into our energeti-frenetic jam - all welcome, singers, players, listeners. Stroud Jazz Sessions is a hub for all interested in jazz. 2nd Thurs of the month at SVA.

Geoff Robbins
hosts the John St Social Club
Friday 12 December 7-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share in a non precious environment. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door

Robbins and Roberts present
Yore Emmeness
New works by Kate Merry and Daniel Sparkes
12 December - 17 January
Private view Friday 12 December 5-8pm
Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 10-4
SVA 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA

Emerging from the genre of Comic Abstraction, Merry and Sparkes apply interventions into the quotidian fabric of life, injecting it with dark, comic motifs. Kate Merry creates playfully mutated hyper-idols that are simultaneously staunch and titillating. Found objects and painted clay combine in appealingly abject sculptures, strange and colourful products of a pervasive cognitive dissonance.Daniel Sparkes works predominantly in 2D, making dusty graphite drawings and using paint that flows like Peyo's ectoplasm onto found imagery, all with his uniquely absurd 'Seussian' landforms. The fused cartoon elements impose a personal gallows vision awkwardly onto our conventional, now seemingly flatter, world.

Deadly-Creatures Presents Loaded
Saturday 13 December 8pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Deadly-Creatures Presents is back! This time we bring you the psychedelic Loaded from London with support from Sheena. Opening the night, Dollhouse UK have returned from the ashes with a new line-up; we're very excited. With music from the Deadly Creatures DJs. Free compilation CD with every advance ticket.
Tickets: £6 advance, £7 on door.
Advanced tickets from Trading Post, 26 Kendrick Street. Stroud GL5 1AQ

The Front Room with Four Mile House & Peluché
Thursday 18 December 8pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

After a successful sell-out debut, The Front Room returns to SVA for a pre-Christmas night of live music and DJs.
Tickets on sale from Trading Post. £6 in advance or £8 on the door if there are any left!
More here - Four Mile House Peluché

Sam Clarkstone
hosts the John St Social Club
Friday 19 December 7-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share in a non precious environment. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door

Great Western Lights
Friday 19 December 5-8pm
Goods Shed, Stroud, GL5 3AP

Great Western Lights is a one way ticket from Nothing to Nothingness calling at Something departing from the Goods Shed on Friday 19 December 5pm. Refreshments will be served from the buffet car. The journey takes about a month and stops for new passengers at weekends 10–4ish. Your captain and crew on this epic voyage recalling the golden years of astral projection might include some trepid artists including Hal WJ, Neil Walker, Jack Wimperis and Reuben Forster. Special reservations can sometimes be made on daskardan@gmail.com or 07790990648.

Disco Sucks presents Christmas Sucks
Saturday 20 December 9pm-3am
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Disco Sucks return to deck the halls of the SVA with lights, smoke and speakers. Two room of festive fun from underground disco to balearic. 100% Christmas spirit guaranteed. Early ticket purchase strongly advised as this event is likely to sell out.
£6 advance from Trading Post £8 on the door if available.
18 + only

The Uplifter
Saturday 3 January 2015 9pm-3am
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Throw into the mix The Uplifter UK show, the beautiful market town of Stroud nestled amongst the Cotswolds, along with one of Uplifter's favourite venues in the UK - SVA, all together at once and you've got something really quite special... "We still haven't quite worked out exactly what makes The Uplifter/SVA shows so special but they are pretty unmatched for our shows in our books" Tom Uplifter
Roots Reggae, Traditional Jamaican Ska & Heavyweight Dub with Live Percussion. Featuring DJ Selector sets, Special Guests, Animated Projections, Live Brass, Good Vibrations
http://www.theuplifter.co.uk/

Tickets: £6 in advance / £8 on the door
Advanced tickets from Trading Post, 26 Kendrick Street. Stroud GL5 1AQ

Choreography as language and conceptual practice
Jay Delves and Melissa Tun Tun
Artists in Residence
Workshops: Monday 2 - Friday 6 February
Public showing Saturday 7 February 5pm prompt
Goods Shed, Stroud GL5 3AP

Artists Jay Delves and Melissa Tun Tun invite the public to engage in a series of workshops rooted in a dialogue on choreography and the semiotics of movements. Each workshop will investigate a different topic of interest within their practice, ranging from Movement Writing to Image Translation and Physical Reception. These sessions will involve thoughts sharing as well as physical activities and will aspire to formulate various methods of exploring experiential learning and generating material collectively. Proposals raised during the workshops will be develop further prior to a public showing on the Saturday 7 February. To subscribe please send the title(s) and date(s) of the workshop(s) of your choice to: stroudsession1@gmail.com

John Street Blues
Thursday 5 February 8pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

John Street Blues is a monthly Blues night, in which musicians an non-musicians can enjoy blues music from every era. The night encompasses vinyl and digital music, film, and live jams and performances, in which anyone is welcome to participate.
Tickets: £5 £3.00 concessions/members

John Street Social Club
Friday 6 February 7-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities... £1 membership on the door

Deadly Creatures presents: Lust
Saturday 7 February 8pm - 12
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Live music from LUST, Sheena, and The Bernards. Deadly Creatures brings the best up-and-coming bands from the UK's alternative music scene to Stroud, for a night of live music.
Tickets: £6 advance, £7 on door.
Advanced tickets from Trading Post, 26 Kendrick Street. Stroud GL5 1AQ

Stroud Jazz Sessions presents Lee Vivian
Thursday 12 February 8.30-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

It's a delight to welcome Lee Vivian as special guest on trumpet for our February Stroud Jazz Session. Lee is an absolutely solid, swinging, bebopping player, having spent his career in the RAF's top jazz groups, touring the conflict theatres of Iraq and Afghanistan, and reaching the height of directing the RAF Squadronaires! Since then Lee freelances around in London, in fantastic bands with the Rat Pack, Suzi Quattro, Russell Watson, Mitch Winehouse, and running his own Big Band with the singer Wayne Morgan. Lee will be joined by fantastic vocalist Nicole Warfield for his opening performance set. Join us at SVA for this monthly jazz jam every 2nd Thurs of the month, THE jazz hub, featuring special guest set followed by energeti-frenetic jam for all to play, sing, or listen.
Tickets £5 (£3 performers)

John Street Social Club
Friday 13 February 7-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities... £1 membership on the door

Robbins and Roberts present
100% Acrylic: Jessie James
14 February - 28 February
Private view Friday 13 February 6-9pm
Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 10am-4pm
SVA 4 John Street, Stroud GL5 2HA

Recent Camberwell graduate, Jessie James will be in residency at Robbins and Roberts throughout February, culminating in a 2 week exhibition.James' practice could best be described as process-based; process and experimentation provide the means by which the work is conceived and developed. Her colour-saturated videos and installation work have the formal qualities of abstract painting, but the use of texture and 3D elements enables James to express a more idiosyncratic approach. The result is confident work that ranges from the visually immersive to the more discrete and intimate.

John Street Social Club
Friday 20 February 7-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities... £1 membership on the door

La Noche de Diablos
Saturday 21 February 8pm-2am
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

La Noche de Diablos. A Carnival club night bringing you latin music from 50s, 60s and 70s including Cumbia, Mambo, Boogaloo, Salsa, Siriá, Puya, Porro, Gaita, Cumbiamba, Mapalé, Chandé, Descarga, Samba, Mexican surf... plus live samba dance, live percussion, tapas at the bar and mojitos. DJs for the evening include Diablos Del Ritmo plus guests.
Tickets: £6 in advance, £8 on the door
Advanced tickets from Trading Post, 26 Kendrick Street. Stroud GL5 1AQ

Black Orpheus
Sunday 22 February
doors open 7.30pm, film screening 3pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Black Orpheus is the 1959 film by Marcel Camus, recreating the Orpheus and Eurydice myth in the Rio carnival; it won the Palme d'Or at Cannes that year and also a Golden Globe and an Oscar for best foreign-langauge film a year later. Breno Mello is the Orpheus who falls for his Eurydice (Marpessa Dawn) during the Rio carnival, a spectacle that vanishes when Orpheus encounters a voodoo ceremony at which the voice of his Eurydice is channelled by a woman standing behind him - and he may not turn round. An inspired reinvention of the underworld.
Tickets: £5 on the door

Music Doc
The Road to God Knows Where
Thursday 26 February 6pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ classic 1989 US road documentary. German director Uli M Schueppel set out on a five week odyssey of the USA in 1989 with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. What he expected was not exactly what he got, but what he got was just what he wanted. The result is a far cry from the usual rock’n’roll lifestyle cliches and slick life productions of the average music “film”. Truth is stranger than fiction.
£3 on the door

John Street Social Club
Friday 27 February 7-11pm
4 John Street, Stroud, GL5 2HA

The John Street Social Club is a series of weekly friday night club socials hosted by different artists each week with visuals and audio to share. The format: decks, laptop, and a limited number of selected youtube clips of archive footage and informative curiosities...
£1 membership on the door