Site festival 2026
annual arts festival in stroud
Site Festival is an annual programme of artist-led projects from SVA; events, exhibitions, talks and directory of Open Studios in the Stroud district; established in 1997.
We set up Site Festival Open Studios in 1997 when we first moved into John Street Studios. For us it was really important that SVA was not just about the building itself.
It's also about the community of artists who lived out in the Five Valleys, working away in their spare rooms, sheds and kitchen worktops, as well as the more formal studio spaces.
Taster Exhibition at Stroud Brewery : Lucian Taylor
open studios 2026
13th-14th and 20th-21st June
Through Open Studios and our wider festival programme, Site Festival offers opportunities to collaborate and connect with other artists, galleries, groups and organisations.
We print and distribute around 13,000 copies of our annual directory across the South West and beyond, offering a wealth of publicity to local artists.
Open Studios 2023 : Lorna Kerr artwork photographed by Nikoletta Monyok
view our archive
We’ve worked with thousands of artists since 1997, and have captured some moments in Site Festival films.
Over nearly 30 years we’ve developed a huge physical archive of publicity, directories and artwork at SVA. We are gradually working on building up the digital archive to be able to view on the website.
2025 Pecha Kucha : Nikoletta Monyok