Site Festival 2021 : 18th-26th September 2021

Over 160 artists exhibited and performed in exhibitions and events in Stroud.

Greer Pester, a Scottish visual and social artist, was artist in residence at SVA and ran free kids workshops on 18th-19th Sept. Her colourful palette embodies the exotic, taking enrichment from many years living and working in Mexico. For the following weekend, The Women’s Art Activation System invited the public to contribute artworks to ‘The Bureau for the Validation of Art’ in the John St Gallery.

At Woodchester Mansion, ‘Floating Flaws, Abandoned tools and unrealised dreams’, an exhibition by Paul Grellier and Jo Nathan, responded to this unique and time lost place, explored through sculpture, painting, sound and moving image. Sheppard Fidler + Stapleford presented an immersive site specific installation of sculpture, sound and video works for ‘leave / stay / arrive’ at Three Storeys in Nailsworth. ‘Mega Mega’,  at the Goods Shed, marked the beginning of a fresh look at the relationships between fashion, textiles and contemporary art practice, exploring the innovative explorations of artists pushing the boundaries of this medium that is rooted in Stroud via its textile heritage.


Watch these films documenting Site Festival 2021


Festival Programme 2021