Venues in Wychavon

There are three purpose built Arts venues within Wychavon, these are Evesham Arts Centre, Norbury Theatre in Droitwich Spa and Number 8 Community Arts Centre in Pershore.

Evesham Arts Centre
Arts Centre Theatre
Victoria Avenue
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4QH
Telephone: 01386 48883
www.eveshamartscentre.co.uk

Norbury Theatre
Droitwich Theatre & Arts Club Ltd
Norbury House
Friar Street
Droitwich Spa
Worcs
WR9 8ED
Telephone: 01905 795619
www.norburytheatre.co.uk

Number 8
8 High Street
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1BG
Telephone: 01386 555488
www.number8.org

Wychavon also run Evesham Public Hall which is a beautiful hall well worth considering. This venue can be adapted for a variety of uses, including wedding receptions, childrens parties, keep fit classes, seminars, fashion shows, music nights and dances. There also a number of activities put on in the hall.

There are also four libraries within Wychavon that sometimes hold exhibitions and activities:

Pershore Library
Church Street
Pershore
Worcs
WR10 1DT
Tel: 01386 553320''

Droitwich Library
Victoria Square
Droitwich Spa
Worcs
WR9 8DG
Tel: 01905 773292

Evesham Library
Oat Street
Evesham
Worcs
WR11 4PJ
Tel: 01386 442291
librarymanagersevesham@worcestershire.gov.uk

Broadway Library
Leamington Road
Broadway
Worcs
WR12 7DZ
Tel: 01386 858747

Art in Libraries

Are you a local artist? Do you want to exhibit?
Worcestershire County Council libraries including Evesham, Droitwich and Pershore have space for to exhibit your work.

Arts in Libraries - Programming Policy

The Libraries Arts programme exists to support the development of libraries as community facilities and the promotion and development of the arts in Worcestershire.

The programming of the LIbrary Galleries seeks to present a diverse range of exhibitions in the local community, through developing balanced programmes that

• present different media and approaches to the creative process, and explore a variety of themes
• offer new and established artists the opportunity to exhibit.
• offer societies and groups the opportunity to exhibit in their community. Individual libraries will have different guidelines about frequency of exhibitions to ensure fairness and schieve a balanced programme.
• present local work and work of regional and national significance

Notes for exhibitors

• Programmes are set a calendar year in advance at meeting held in Autumn each year.
• Potential exhibitors should complete and return an Expression of Interest form, available from your library;
  Evesham Library - Sue Williamson or Barbara Dovey  
  Droitwich Library - Val Booler
  Pershore Library - Jenny Brumhead
• If offered an exhibition you will be required to cmplete a contact and provide information for Gallery publicity
• Insurance is the responsibility of the exhibitor.
• Sales can be made through the libraries (though selling is not the primary purpose of the galleries), commission will be charged at 20% plus VAT.

For more information contact:

Jenny Davis
Arts Development Officer
Telephone: 01386 565396 or 07967 640820
Email: jenny.davis@wychavon.gov.uk
Hours of work: 9am-5pm Monday - Friday