Funding Boost for Swindon’s Arts. Swindon’s arts and culture sector to take centre stage thanks to £600,000 funding boost.
An exciting £1.3m two-year programme of arts and cultural activity has been launched in Swindon.
SALOS (Swindon Amateur Light Opera Society) are bringing Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s iconic musical Evita to the stage this Autumn. This legendary show, currently enjoying a buzz-worthy revival in London’s West End, will make its long-awaited Swindon debut this autumn at the Wyvern Theatre.
5 Swindon Things to Do. #Obvs there’s much, much more than 5 things to do in Swindon. But in the interests of brevity I’ll limit this post to 5 historical and cultural things to do in Swindon.
Swindon Dance Hosting Art Exhibition. Swindon Town Hall has been bustling with activity as it prepares for an art exhibition by local artist Sheryll K Fox. The Grade II listed building is home to Swindon Dance. And they’re proud to host the exhibition of original figurative and landscape paintings. Inspired in some cases, by their classes.
Lis McDermott Launches 4th Novel. Lis McDermott, a Royal Wootton Bassett-based author and poet, has released her fourth novel Honey. This book is the first in a series: The Beaconsbury Forest Series.
Wyvern Secures SYP Sponsorship. With much delight, the Wyvern Theatre announces it’s secured sponsorship for its upcoming summer youth Project, Annie. This exciting partnership will be with leading local road construction company, Coatstone Surfacing.
A New Jane Lark Novel – the Great Western Railway Girls. So I spotted this book in central library a few days back and decided to give it a whirl. Super glad I did when I saw in the acknowledgements a mention of our very Swindon Heritage Preservation Trust and the railway village museum on Faringdon Road. Hence I figured it would be fab to give it a wee mention here.
Calling all poets, storytellers, and lovers of Swindon’s vibrant arts scene! Here at Poetry Swindon we’re thrilled to launch our 2025 writing competition. We’re inviting the local community to get inspired by the town’s visual art in all its forms—from bold murals to gallery masterpieces. And there’s no lack of inspiration around the town – the images below being a small sample!
Swindon Signal Festival 2025 – runs from July 24th to August the 2nd at various locations. If you’ve a youngster aged 11 – 25 in your family then do check this out.
Swindon’s Scintillating Summer of Art. The art scene in Swindon goes from strength to strength each year. And 2025 looks like being even better. Regular art followers will already know about Swindon Open Studios. This is where artists across Swindon open their studio doors and invite the public to see what goes on behind the scenes in September. This year they’ve broken out of their studios, spare rooms and sheds a little earlier to take part in Swindon Arts Fringe (SWAF) with a curated exhibition entitled ‘I SOS.’
Music for Miniatures returns to the Town Gardens bowl with a brand-new show. This is so lovely for pre-school children. It looks delightful.
PINK FLOYD’S LEGACY RETURNS TO SWINDON WITH AN HISTORIC TRIBUTE SHOW AT THE TOWN GARDENS BOWL THIS AUGUST.
