Rugby (Warwickshire, UK) and its surrounding area has a huge number of artists, makers and creative people.  Rugby Artists & Makers Network was begun to promote and support local creatives. We started with this website and an Instagram account and we now have an active Network working together to share and create opportunities. We keep in touch via a private Facebook group and monthly meetings. 

The best way to join our Network is to ask to join our private Facebook group (making sure you read the rules and answer all the questions). You can also email us or drop in at Art at The Alex (check opening times) to find out more.

Want to know more?

• Explore this website!
• Take a look at our Instagram account (you don’t need to have an Instagram account to look).
• Look at the Art at The Alex website and maybe register for the Art at the Alex newsletter.
• Look at this website’s Blog page and subscribe to have blog posts sent to your inbox. (Blog posts aim to be monthly-ish monthly.)

Painters. Sculptors. Bakers. Musicians. Actors. Writers. Photographers. Knitters. Crocheters. Potters. Modellers. Glass artists. Jewellers. Woodworkers. Wood turners. Wood carvers. Stone carvers. Mixed media artists. Designers. Graffiti artists. Dancers. Singers. Upcyclers. Sewists & Sewers. Tailors. Spinners. Weavers. Textile artists. Beaders. Portrait, landscape, and abstract artists. Watercolourists. Oil painters. Paper cutters. Paper engineers. Eco printers. Natural dyers. Lino printers. Screen printers. Ceramicists. Illustrators. Graphic designers. Leather workers. Embroiderers…

The small print…

Your information

This site doesn’t collect information from visitors beyond whatever WordPress collects automatically.

If you ask to be on the website or subscribe for blog posts then you are agreeing for the information you submit to be used for those purposes.

If you use the form on the Contact page then your message is received by email and will be used to reply, if appropriate.

If you have news you’d like to have shared please tag us in Instagram (so we can share your post) or contact rugbyartistsandmakers@gmail.com as far ahead of the event/opportunity as possible.

You can also “subscribe” to the site to receive updates.

Information that you provide won’t be sold and won’t be given to anyone without asking you if it’s okay, or unless it’s required by law (which does seem rather unlikely!)

Listed artists and makers have all asked to be listed. Groups, societies & studios, Galleries and shops, Opportunities to exhibit, and Creative resources and learning, are all listed without asking them.  Whether you are an individual or an organisation your listing will be removed if you request it to be removed.  Please get in touch if your listing needs to be changed or removed.

Copyright & licensing
Please don’t send an image to represent your work that doesn’t belong to you for whatever reason. The obvious example is that it’s not your work or not your original idea, but it could also be, for example, that the image of your work belongs to the person who took the photo.

Please don’t send an image based on licensed material (like Disney, Marvel, etc) or send text which says you do that kind of work – unless you bought the license, of course!

This site is run by one volunteer and simply aims to help creative people. There are no resources for research, conflict resolution, or legal disputes, so if it all goes pear-shaped the most likely outcome is closure of the site and me eating a lot of chocolate in a darkened room. Please be kind, to me and each other.