Creative Directory

I am an Arts educator and have been working at a local Secondary School – Bridgemary School for nearly two decades. In that time we have attained Artsmark Gold status for consecutive applications and this year attained Trinity Champion Centre for 25-26 due to our work around embedding ArtsAward into our STEAM projects.

Gosport Creates is a community-directed, artist-run project supporting the creativity of women in Gosport, run and facilitated by local artist Lucy Mellors with Yasmin Stephens and Jemma Corbin. Formed in 2022, and powered primarily by Arts Council England grants (whenever we can get them), we currently run creative workshops for women in Gosport every Tuesday night (at St Faiths, Nimrod, Bridgemary Library and Gosport Baptist Church). We are always looking to connect with other local artists to bring new experiences to our participants, and to bring new participants into our friendly and courageous community of women. Our work is trauma-informed, with wellbeing at the heart, and always centred around joy, connection and expression.

Hello! I’m a theatre maker, writer & opera singer living and working in Gosport. I co-run Gosport Creates, a community-directed, artist-run project supporting the creativity of women in Gosport. We organise workshops, performances and experiences that celebrate play, exploration & community, currently these run on Tuesday evenings at venues across Gosport. My award-winning show It is I, Seagull originated in Gosport, and toured around the UK and to Australia in 2025. I have a Masters with Distinction in Opera Performance from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and a First Class (Hons) degree in English and Drama from the University of Kent. My work is supported by ACE, the Mayflower Theatre, the Winship Foundation, & an HCC grant.

I’m an experienced Events Coordinator and Music Programmer based in Hampshire, with a degree in Music Promotion. Through my career at Hampshire Cultural Trust, I’ve led on music and beer festivals, community events like the Give it a Go Festival, and supported outdoor theatre and partnership work around the county. I’ve run The Arc’s popular monthly music night, Acoustic Café, for over 3 years, welcoming more than 100 musicians and launched a new music programme at Gosport Museum. I am well-networked across Hampshire and I’m keen to connect with creatives and new cultural projects. I’m open to freelance opportunities, Let’s Chat!

I’m a artist, illustrator, cartoonist and photographer from Gosport. I work as a caricaturist for events. I also do commissions, and for the last thirty years or so I’ve been draw musicians and performers in my local area live at events.  

Foxbridge is an acoustic duo with harmonies to pierce the soul. Honest, beautiful songs about the dusty rooms of life. Justin brings the experience of growing up in America with a hugely diverse musical background and Emily brings a touch of class and English refinement. Together they dive deep into the stories and characters of Foxbridge’s songs, combining two of the freshest and most spellbinding voices to bring them to life. Award winning, experienced live performers; Foxbridge has a distinctive sound that explores the worlds of folk-pop, Americana, and roots music. Proudly featured in Fatea’s Showcase Session Spring 2024:Skin highlighting “the best rising names across the acoustic spectrum”.