Carnival Club

Carnival Club is running small in-person groups again!

Carnival Club is Common Wheel's twelve week visual arts programme where participants meet once a week to work with a professional artist and together design and produce pieces of visual art that will be showcased at Glasgow's various street carnivals.

The group is open to people with any amount of artistic experience, so if you have never taken part in creating art before you are just as welcome as those who have. If you already participate in a creative hobby, we hope Carnival Club will allow you to develop your skills further. The group works with a range of materials from tissue paper to willow, and may incorporate anything from painting and screen printing to photography.

​Feedback:
'Without a doubit, it is the highlight of my week, and a real lifeline, something that I look forward to, and which brightens my routine' (Carnival Club participant).

'I always come away from each class feeling better than when I arrived' (Carnival Club participant)

'It's great to see friendly faces and have something to work towards, an actual goal'  (Carnival Club participant).

Feedback from our Zoom sessions:
'Taught me a new skill and gifted me with some self-confidence' (Carnival Club participant).​
'I found Carnival Club a great support. A godsend to be honest' (Carnival Club participant).​

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How to refer

If you are a mental health professional or support worker and want to refer someone to the Carnival Club, please see our referral page here.

We cannot accept self-referrals. If you have a mental illness and want to take part, please ask your healthcare professional or support worker to get in touch with us.

Video for ​'The People's Projects' (National Lottery)

​We made this short promotional film as part of a funding application. We thought we'd share it on our website as it shows some of our Carnival Club activities and artworks. Enjoy!