ROAR (Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance)

ROAR (Rotherham Open Arts Renaissance) We are ROAR. A people focused non profit dedicated to supporting creative practices and promoting the arts in Rotherham. email: [email protected]

Opening Next Week at Garage Gallery: New Horizons by Margaret HallWe’re excited to welcome artist Margaret Hall for her ...
28/05/2026

Opening Next Week at Garage Gallery: New Horizons by Margaret Hall

We’re excited to welcome artist Margaret Hall for her upcoming exhibition, New Horizons.

A self-taught artist inspired by light, colour, storytelling, and landscape, Margaret works across acrylic, oil, gouache, watercolour, and mixed media. Her exhibition explores journeys both real and imagined - from familiar Northern landscapes to distant planets, surreal scenes, themes of freedom and change, and experiments in new artistic directions.

The exhibition brings together landscape painting, sketchbooks, mixed media works, and more abstract explorations, reflecting Margaret’s ongoing curiosity and evolving practice.

Margaret is an active member of ROAR - we’re really looking forward to sharing this thoughtful and varied exhibition with you soon.

Join us for Opening Night:

4th June - 5.30pm - 7pm

Then open 10am - 3pm on 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th June.
Garage Gallery, Grove Road, S60 2ER

Just a reminder that our regular Clay Space Ceramics Drop In won't be on tonight due to the Bank Holiday. Open again as ...
25/05/2026

Just a reminder that our regular Clay Space Ceramics Drop In won't be on tonight due to the Bank Holiday. Open again as usual next Monday (1st June) from 6pm! We hope you're having a really nice weekend, whatever you're doing!

Last Chance to Apply – Deadline Today!Opportunity for ROAR MembersWe’re excited to be working with Bloc Projects to help...
22/05/2026

Last Chance to Apply – Deadline Today!

Opportunity for ROAR Members

We’re excited to be working with Bloc Projects to help fill 2 places on their Pathways Artist Development Programme 2026/27.

This is a fantastic opportunity for early-career artists looking to take the next step in their practice, with mentorship, peer support, a residency, exhibition opportunity, and a £1,000 artist fee all included.

The opportunity is open to ROAR members, particularly those who have been actively engaging with our sessions, SkillShares, and events.

If you’re ready to develop your work, expand your network, and be part of a supportive artist community, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply via the link in our bio.
Application Deadline: Midnight Today – 22nd May 2026

The Wall Studio artists are starting a relaxed weekly Art Coffee & Chat every Friday from 10–11.30am in the Wall Studio ...
20/05/2026

The Wall Studio artists are starting a relaxed weekly Art Coffee & Chat every Friday from 10–11.30am in the Wall Studio Space at Westgate. Hosted by the artists themselves, this is an open and welcoming space for any ROAR member to come along, connect, and talk all things creative.

Bring something to discuss - an artist you love, an idea you’re developing, a question you’ve been thinking about, or simply yourself. Whether you want to share, listen, or meet other creatives, you’re very welcome.

Coffee, conversation, creativity… and yes, other drinks are available too.

Every Friday
10–11.30am
Wall Studio Space, ROAR Art Space, Westgate

Application Deadline This Friday!Opportunity for ROAR MembersWe’re excited to be working with to help them fill 2 place...
18/05/2026

Application Deadline This Friday!

Opportunity for ROAR Members

We’re excited to be working with to help them fill 2 places on their Pathways Artist Development Programme 2026/27.

This is a brilliant opportunity for early-career artists ready to take the next step in their practice - offering mentorship, peer support, a residency, exhibition opportunity, and a £1,000 artist fee.

This opportunity is open to ROAR members, particularly those who have been actively engaging with our sessions, SkillShares, and events.

If you’re at a point where you want to deepen your work, expand your network, and be part of a supportive peer group - we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply via the link in our bio.
Application Deadline: 22nd May 2026

Our ClaySpace Pottery Drop-In is on tonight!Whether you’re completely new to clay or developing your pottery skills, thi...
18/05/2026

Our ClaySpace Pottery Drop-In is on tonight!

Whether you’re completely new to clay or developing your pottery skills, this is a relaxed and welcoming space to create, experiment, and unwind.

🕕 6–8pm
💷 £10
📍 ClaySpace Studio, ROAR Art Space, Westgate Chambers, S60 1AN

No booking needed - just drop in anytime.

We’re excited to launch a new Member Project Brief: Lucky Duck.For this project, members are invited to create a mini ex...
14/05/2026

We’re excited to launch a new Member Project Brief: Lucky Duck.

For this project, members are invited to create a mini exhibition designed for an audience of one. Instead of making work intended to appeal to everyone, artists will choose one specific person and create work especially for them. That person can be anyone - real or fictional, living or dead, famous or completely personal.

The project explores what happens when artists stop thinking about broad audiences and start thinking deeply about one individual connection. We’re encouraging experimentation, unusual ideas, personal references, humour, sincerity, and highly specific work.

Read the full project brief on our website.

Creativity can bring joy, connection, purpose, and expression - but it can also come with pressure, self-doubt, comparis...
13/05/2026

Creativity can bring joy, connection, purpose, and expression - but it can also come with pressure, self-doubt, comparison, burnout, and the feeling that we always need to be producing more.

For Mental Health Awareness Week, we wanted to share a few reminders we think creatives need to hear more often.

Whether you’re feeling inspired, overwhelmed, stuck, exhausted, or somewhere in between - you are not alone in it.

Take what you need from these reminders 💛

Reminder: Applications are open for the ROAR x Bloc Projects Pathways Programme 2026/27We’re offering 2 ROAR members the...
12/05/2026

Reminder: Applications are open for the ROAR x Bloc Projects Pathways Programme 2026/27

We’re offering 2 ROAR members the chance to take part in the Pathways Artist Development Programme with Bloc Projects.

The programme includes:
✨ Mentorship & peer support
✨ Research trips
✨ A 2-week residency
✨ A public exhibition/event opportunity
✨ £1,000 artist fee

This opportunity is aimed at early-career artists in South Yorkshire who are ready to develop their practice further and engage in a supportive, collaborative programme.

We’re particularly encouraging applications from members who have been actively involved in ROAR sessions, skillshares, exhibitions, and events.

📅 Deadline: 22nd May
🔗 Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdvBQvzBxpFYnG7CmXDvX_CkVxe2YZgr--cz1mO5x0IMxOpSg/viewform

If you’ve been thinking about applying, this is your sign to go for it.

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and we’ve been reflecting on the relationship between creativity and wellbein...
11/05/2026

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and we’ve been reflecting on the relationship between creativity and wellbeing.

Working creatively can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also come with pressure, uncertainty, self-doubt, burnout, and the feeling that we always need to be producing something.

We’ve put together a new blog post sharing some gentle reminders for creatives — covering things like creative rest, comparison, boundaries, burnout, asking for help, and protecting your wellbeing while navigating creative work.

A reminder that your worth is not measured by your productivity, and that creativity needs rest and care too 💛

Read the full blog post on our website.

Our ClaySpace Pottery Drop-In tonight!Whether you're new to clay or building on your skills, this is a relaxed space to ...
11/05/2026

Our ClaySpace Pottery Drop-In tonight!
Whether you're new to clay or building on your skills, this is a relaxed space to create, experiment, and unwind.
6–8pm�£10�ClaySpace Studio, ROAR Art Space, Westgate Chambers, S60 1AN
No booking necessary – drop in anytime.

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ROAR Artspace
Rotherham
S601AN

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+441709835747

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