The Team

Art competition, Brownie workshop and Art Trail organiser

It’s lovely to be part of a community based art festival that strives to give local artists from all age groups and abilities a platform to be seen.

Open Gardens and Workshop Organiser

I am a keen gardener and enjoy yoga, cooking and knitting

Chair and Event Organiser.  Lover of art, gardening and film. So happy to be helping out with a thriving Arts Festival in such a friendly community

Open Gardens and Music Organiser

I am a musician following in the footsteps of my maternal grandparents and love jazz, blues and Americana.  Favourite album "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis

Let's Celebrate!, Vinyl Music, Hermitage Centre Activities

Always enjoy getting involved in community events and love to see the festival emerge each year in ever new and surprising ways!

I joined the BVAF Committee a little after moving to Shrewsbury in 2018 as a way to get involved in the amazing community arts event and to get to know people.  I used to teach art, but love anything that allows me to be creative and spending time in my garden

Treasurer and general volunteer

I joined the committee because I love the way it uses creativity to bring a community together. Although I’m not very creative myself, I appreciate anyone who is, and I am always amazed by talent on show in Belle Vue

I help with school liaison, our pub quiz, and other bits and bobs where I can. I'm an audio engineer and composer working from my garden studio in Belle Vue on pre-school TV shows.

Art Workshop Organiser

I'm an art teacher first, artist second, inspiring children to create art in a wide variety of media

Art Exhibition Organiser

I love creativity in all of its forms, especially when it brings people of all ages together.  I particularly enjoy drawing, painting, singing and the theatre

Volunteer Co-Ordinator, and  Competition Prize Organiser

I joined the BVAF Committee when I moved back to Shrewsbury several years ago.  The Festival combines so many of the things that I care deeply about: the arts, music, gardening creativity, community and above all, friendship

A privilege to join the team at the BVAF having just returned to Shrewsbury from 17 years in Scotland working as a lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art. I am now painting full time in my Coleham studio.

Festival Photographer, Instagram Competition, and Photography Workshop.

I consider myself very lucky to be part of this fantastic community arts festival and being able to give something back to the town I’ve grown up in.