Gallery and Studios
Bringing Art to the Heart of South Derbyshire
Creative Melbourne Gallery & Studios are the home of Melbourne Festival
The Gallery features a collection of work created by Melbourne Festival Artists and Makers.
The Gallery has three studios for Resident Artists, hosts Creative Workshops, and can be hired for events.
Our exhibitions change each month and all work is for sale.
We look forward to meeting you at Wellington House, Church Street, DE73 8EJ, just off Melbourne Market Place.
Open Wednesday - Saturday 10am to 4pm.
Drop into the new Exhibition at Creative Melbourne Gallery
BLOOM
It’s time for something new and BLOOM is a touch of Spring for your home! A combination of captivating close ups of flowers and stunning floral landscapes, drop into Creative Melbourne Gallery and step into Spring!
Featured Artists include Victoria Brown, Kate Dawes, Beth Edge, Vera Johns, Mark Langley, Zaza Lewis, Steven McLoughlin, Jo Polmear, Kara Strachan, Peter Watson, and ceramics by Mary Johnson, Leanne Ball, Louise Roe and wire flowers by Judith Brown.
From 27th March to 18th May 2024
We are open 10-4 Wednesday to Saturday. Visit our Online Gallery for a preview of the fabulous work on show.
Artists’ Studios
Creative Melbourne opened in January 2022 as a Gallery with studio space for artists & makers and to create a hub for creative industries in South Derbyshire.
Our three Studio Artists, Patrick Twiss-Prentice, April Young and Paul Dixon are a key part of our creative community.
Spaces to Create
This opportunity is not solely for visual artists, our artists also include a poet, digital creative and a photographer, Spaces to Create is open to creative people who can utilise the hotdesking space and benefit from supported development. We hope to launch Phase 2 in Summer 2024.
Creative Melbourne Gallery and Studio launched Spaces to Create, a new mentored artist development programme in October 2023, the programme continues to May 2024.
Spaces to Create aims to promote the creative industries in South Derbyshire by supporting creatives to become self-sustaining small businesses 6 artists are currently taking part in the programme.
Spaces to Create is supported by a South Derbyshire Partnership grant. We would like to thank South Derbyshire District Council for their support.
Creative Melbourne hosts regular creative workshops in the Gallery throughout the year to find out more visit Creative Melbourne Gallery on Facebook
Community Workshops
BLOSSOMING - Creative Community Workshops at Creative Melbourne
It’s time to head out, catch up with old friends and make some new ones while enjoying making something special in FREE workshops led by some of MELBOURNE FESTIVAL’s favourite artists!
BLOSSOMING is funded by an ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND National Lottery Project Grant and a Derbyshire County Council Covid Recovery Grant.
Join Our Team
The day to day operations of Creative Melbourne Gallery and Melbourne Festival are carried out by an AMAZING team of volunteers some of whom we have worked with since the first Festival in 2005.
If you would like to find out more about joining our team of volunteers please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you!
