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Reading based award winning arts charity, founded in 1993. Artists studios, exhibitions, events, workshops, talks & collaborative projects. 🔗jelly.org.uk
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One month until Jelly's Art Shop! Meet and buy work directly from local artists and designer makers.

📅 Sunday 14 December
📍 Jelly Studios, Broad Street Mall
🕙12pm to 4pm

📷 Images 1 & 2: Miranda Millward aka collage artist, on Instagram: @scissorspaperpaste
Image 3: Poster printed by Jelly.
Art Shop poster with image of an old fashioned sweet dispenser Art Shop poster with image of collection of paper ephemera, and text: 'make your own collage kit, just add glue) Art Shop poster with image of hand-printed poster with 'Smelly Alley' and fish bones.
November 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Community Art Space this Sunday (9 Nov).💛🎨 Work on your own projects in a community of fellow artists.🤝

📅 Sunday 9 November
🕚11am-3pm
📍 Jelly studios, 1st Floor, Broad Street Mall
💵 Pay what you can

book via jelly.org.uk/workshops

#AceSupported #LetsCreate #TheJellyReading #RDGUK
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Open for Art 2025 feedback🎨💬 We asked everyone who took part in Jelly's Open for Art Festival 2025 what three words they'd use to describe it.💛

Open for Art is funded by Arts Council England.
October 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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We're welcoming George Bull as our next artist in residence🎨 George is a photographer and teacher based in Reading. His practice mixes portraiture and documentary styles to tell stories.

📷 George Bull. See more of George's work on Instagram @george_c_bull

Residencies funded by Arts Council England
A handmade notebook with a cover image of a hand holding out a bouquet of silver and light green leaves. Text: Sanctuary George Bull
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Make your own handstitched notebook!📓✏️ Beginners welcome. All materials provided.

📅 Saturday 25 October
🕛 10-11am
📍 Jelly studios, Broad Street Mall
💷 £4.50
🎂 18+
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops

📷 George Bull

These residencies are funded by Arts Council England @aceagrams
#TheJellyReading #RDGUK
A hand stitched notepad of white paper sits on a background of brown cardboard. The notepad front cover has an image of an arm holding out a bouquet of flowers. Text on the notepad reads: Sanctuary George Bull.
October 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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📚At our next meet Creative Book Club meet we’ll be talking about Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy and would love to see you.📚

📅 Tues 4 November
🕙 7-8.30pm
📍Milk, Merchants Place, Reading
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops
💵 £2

New Creative Book Club members are always welcome.
#RDGUK #TheJellyReading
Soldier Sailor book cover, with a woman's back with a child's arms around their neck, is held by hand against a background of grey wall.
October 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Last few places!🎟️🔥 Learn Lino Printing with artist & printmaking tutor Linda Newcombe.

📅 Sun 12 Oct
🕛11am-4pm
💷£60
📍Jelly studios, Broad Street Mall
🎟️jelly.org.uk/workshops

Learn to design & carve a lino block & you'll then print from it using different colours. Suitable for beginners & advanced.
An lino printed image of a tall thin, house next to a river lock, with trees in the background.
October 3, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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✨Aged 18-28? Emerging artist or creative? A FREE film animation workshop at Jelly's New Wave Creatives.🎥🎥

📅Thursday 2 October 5.30-7.30pm
💸FREE event
📍Jelly, first floor, Broad Street Mall
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops

#RDGUK #TheJellyReading #newwavecreatives
A young artist takes stills to animate into a film, of a red abstract painting on a green background.
September 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Stitching sessions in Slough continue. Currently we're taking inspiration from the Japanese art of boro. Part of our All-Roads project extension.🧵

In the most recent workshop everyone created something unique and personal to them from fabrics that would otherwise be destined for the scrap heap.♻️
Fabric in browns, greens and blues in neat piles, next to scissors and threads. One piece of fabric has patchwork pieces overlaid on it.
September 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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✨ Learn Lino Printing with artist and printmaking tutor Linda Newcombe!✨

📅 Sunday 12 October
🕛11am-4pm
💷£60
📍Jelly studios, Broad Street Mall
🎟️jelly.org.uk/workshops

Learn to design and carve a lino block and you'll then print from it using different colours. Suitable for beginners & advanced.
An lino printed image of a tall thin, house next to a river lock, with trees in the background.
September 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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We've loved having Lewis Danielski as Jelly's artist in residence over the last couple of weeks and seeing Lewis' work emerge during the residency. 🎨

See more of Lewis' work on Instagram: @odditycraft

📷 Lewis Danielski
These residencies are funded by Arts Council England.
#TheJellyReading
A colourful cardboard collage of a person reaching. A colourful cardboard collage of a sailing boat A colourful cardboard abstract collage entitled 'sea between two trees'.
September 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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📚At our next meet Creative Book Club meet we’ll be talking about The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister and would love to see you.📚

📅 Tues 23 Sep
🕙 7-8.30pm
📍Milk, Merchants Place, Reading
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops
💵 £2

New Creative Book Club members are always welcome.
#BookClub #RDGUK #TheJellyReading
The Bog Wife book cover, with a figure half in a bog, is held by hand against a background of a pond, with green algae, and green leafy plants surrounding.
September 6, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Catch our artist in residence Lewis Danielski on BBC Radio Berks talking about being present, slowing down and noticing things. Starts from 12:48 minutes in.

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Join the Not-So-Guided Walk on Saturday 6 September
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops

📷 Lewis Danielski.
A drawing of green dotted grass, with blue wiggly trees. Meeple follow a dotted line walk. The text 'A not so guided guided walk'
September 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Next New Wave Creatives Workshop Thurs 4 Sep 5.30pm.

Zines made at the last workshop by @dag_mtl @wast.ietattoo @missgoodchild @ishani.illustrates @mynaabirb @jesselmoreelki @hayden__charlton @liamccormack @isobellnbartmaherartist @sabs.ink

📽️ Brenda Goodchild

🔗 jelly.org.uk/youngcreatives
September 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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✨Aged 18-28? Emerging artist or creative? A free printmaking workshop at Jelly's New Wave Creatives.

📅Thurs 4 Sept 5.30-7.30pm
💸Free event
📍Jelly, Broad Street Mall
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops

Play with block printing, lino, letterpress and mono printing with fellow young artists.

📷 John Angerson
Two young print makers roller print blocks with blue paint.
August 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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We're welcoming Lewis Danielski as our next artist in residence🎨 Build a cardboard sculpture or take a not-so-guided walk with Lewis!

📅 Saturdays 30 Aug & 6 Sept
📍 Jelly studios, Broad Street Mall
💷 Free & £3
🎟️ More info via jelly.org.uk/workshops

📷 Lewis Danielski
Funded by Arts Council England
Artist Lewis Danielski pushes a cage trolley, painted red, with a white sign 'What have you noticed today?'
August 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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One week left! Are you an artist looking for an experimental and supportive space to develop your creative practice and professional development? Then apply to become part of Jelly’s Associate Artist network.

⏳ Deadline 14th August
🔗 jelly.org.uk/associate-artists

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August 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Readipop are heading to The Oracle this August for two weeks of creativity, culture and connection. Live music, music workshops, art workshops (with @thejellyreading.bsky.social) and more fun - and all FREE*

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Riverbeats poster featuring a cartoon fish with a hat and neckerchief
July 31, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Print sale! T-shirts, posters, tote bags, and more. Sunday 3 August at Milk.

Fundraising to help Jelly continue its charitable work creating access to the arts and improved wellbeing for Reading's community.

All items designed and made by local artists: Jelly artists, plus @idrcollective
July 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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✨Aged 18-28? Emerging artist or creative? A free Zine making workshop as part of Jelly's New Wave Creatives.

📅Thursday 7 August 5.30-7.30pm
💸Free event
📍Jelly, first floor, Broad Street Mall
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops

📷 Brenda Goodchild @missgoodchild
A collage of body parts from magazines or newspapers: lips, hands, feet, eyes, heads, plus the letter 'e'.
July 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Puppet-making, cardboard chaos, not-so-guided walks, unconventional mark-making. 4 fantastic workshops coming up at Jelly this summer.

📅 16, 24, 30 August & 6 September
📍 Jelly studios, Broad Street Mall
💵 Free or £3.00, event dependent
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops

📷 Ruby Campion & Lewis Danielski
A large sheet of cream paper, with squiggles drawn in blue, shading in black and blue, 'I think this is music' written in black, 'fin' written in orange, 'meow' written in pink. A human puppet hangs by its strings held by a hand at the top. Cardboard Challenge written in multicoloured letters on a bright yellow star background. A Not So Guided Guided Walk, with meeple walking along the dotted path, and blue trees.
July 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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📚 Looking for a weekend read? Our next Creative Book Club read is Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami. Join us for a meet up to discuss the book.📚

📅 Tuesday 12 August
🕙 7-8.30pm
📍Milk, Merchants Place, Reading
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops
💵 £2

New Creative Book Club members are welcome.
Book covers of the four upcoming book club reads, against the background of an abstract expressionist painting. 23rd September - The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister. 4th November - Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy. 9th December - Butter by Asako Yuzuki.
July 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Jelly summer holiday Play Art Space. A creative space for young people during the summer holidays.🎨

🎟️ Play Art Space is popular so book early.

📅Tuesdays 29 July, 12, 26 August.
🧒Ages 3-16
🕙10.30am-11.15am & 11.30-12.15pm
📍Jelly, Broad Street Mall
💵 £3 per 45 min session
🎟️ jelly.org.uk/workshops
July 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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A pop up print sale at Milk Bar - where you can get your hands on a selection of hand printed treats - posters, totes and t-shirts all designed and made by local artists.

If you're lucky you might even be able to grab our iconic designs - the 'Ding brick and the 'Cheeselog' (if you know you know!)
Jelly x Milk Print Sale Fundraiser for arts charity Jelly. Sunday 3 August from 3pm until late. Drinks, DJ, Vibes and a chance to buy hand made prints and more. Support creating access to the arts for all of Readings community. Milk - 8 Merchants Place, Reading, RG1 1DT. Printed images of biscuits and woodlice.
July 24, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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To celebrate World Emoji Day 🎉🙌 here's the fantastic Emoji Mask Mayhem workshop led by The Drama Guru as part of Open for Art 2025 😂👏😍

📷 John Angerson @johnangerson

Open for Art is funded by Arts Council England.
#OpenForArt25 #VisualArts #rdguk #WhatsOnInReading
July 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM