Community Art Project news February 2026

Andrew Murie will have two of his large paintings displayed at the London Offices of the Howden Holdings Group who have partnered with Outside In and are joining their Art Rental scheme.

In March, The Community Art Project will be the first studio project to be presented by Outside In’s new online platform ‘Studio OI’ with a curated selection of works on paper by current and past attenders of CAP. Millie Seal from Outside In visited us on 11th February to select work and meet some of our artists.

For more information see Outside In Shop [external link]

Charlotte Kerr and Victoria Bowman travelled to Sheffield to attend the preview of the ArtWorks Together festival exhibition on 12th February. The exhibition at the Millenium Gallery was truly international including artists from Pakistan, Greece, New Zealand, India, Nigeria, Canada, Qatar, France, USA, Australia, Japan, Myanmar, Brazil, Croatia, Slovakia and The Philippines, many of whom attended the preview event. Both Charlotte and Victoria were happy to be interviewed and spoke about their artwork and their artistic ambitions.

The exhibition continues at Sheffield Millenium Gallery until 15th June.

For more information see ArtWorks Together International Festival [external link]

Syncing Space

Victoria Bowman will be taking part in the Syncing Spaces residency project, connecting artists from the UK with artists in other countries. Past projects have involved artists from Malaysia and Canada and Victoria will be connecting with Pixel Kim in South Korea, sharing conversations about art and leadership in Zoom sessions over six weeks.

For more information see Syncing Space – Accessible online spaces for art making, curating and collaboration [external link]

Several of our artists have worked on special projects for Christmas and Valentine’s Day – producing pictures in the shape of stockings and hearts which we displayed on our studio walls. The next project will involve painting and drawing on glass.