Everyone is welcome to drop into the Projection Room to talk to Jake Cooper about his work and see how he makes his incredible, geometric lights!

Come share your stories about the Picture House with our January artist in residence, Jessica Wooller, as part of her Shining Infinite Tales project.

The final artist gathering in our current series, this one focuses on working with libraries and in library spaces. Libraries have long been spaces of inspiration, knowledge-sharing, and innovation, making them ideal partners for artists seeking to engage with their communities.

Today the doors of the Projection Room are open for you to come on in and join artist in residence Monica-Shanta to play with light and shadow, film and projection.

A series of weekly creative writing workshops gently linked to the theme of ‘sky’ and led by poet & short fiction writer Zo Copeland. Guiding you through a series of prompts and exercises, Zo's workshops aim to empower you with tools and techniques to enhance your wellbeing and creative practice.

Join artist/musicians Emma Welton & Steve Sowden for our last creative meet-up as part of Strandline - a creative project sharing our everyday stories & making something new for our town. All welcome - tell your story & get involved!

A series of weekly creative writing workshops gently linked to the theme of ‘sky’ and led by poet & short fiction writer Zo Copeland. Guiding you through a series of prompts and exercises, Zo's workshops aim to empower you with tools and techniques to enhance your wellbeing and creative practice.

A series of weekly creative writing workshops gently linked to the theme of ‘sky’ and led by poet & short fiction writer Zo Copeland. Guiding you through a series of prompts and exercises, Zo's workshops aim to empower you with tools and techniques to enhance your wellbeing and creative practice.

Come along to meet artist Erika Cann and she explores the different art forms of photography, printmaking and sculpture, to understand and replicate forms and processes within geology. Submit your own deep-time finds, and to share your own stories about deep-time.

Join artist/musicians Emma Welton & Steve Sowden for the last few creative meet-ups as part of Strandline - a creative project sharing our everyday stories & making something new for our town. All welcome - tell your story & get involved!

A series of weekly creative writing workshops gently linked to the theme of ‘sky’ and led by poet & short fiction writer Zo Copeland. Guiding you through a series of prompts and exercises, Zo's workshops aim to empower you with tools and techniques to enhance your wellbeing and creative practice.

Creative Roaming walk with Erika Cann. A chance to explore the artist's creative process and to learn about how creativity can be a tool to question, imagine and unpick big questions through a group walk.

Join artist/musicians Emma Welton & Steve Sowden for the last few creative meet-ups as part of Strandline - a creative project sharing our everyday stories & making something new for our town. All welcome - tell your story & get involved!

A series of weekly creative writing workshops gently linked to the theme of ‘sky’ and led by poet & short fiction writer Zo Copeland. Guiding you through a series of prompts and exercises, Zo's workshops aim to empower you with tools and techniques to enhance your wellbeing and creative practice.

Pop in to the Projection Room on Friday 16th August - an open studio session. Chat with Zo about their project, interact with the memory map, and have go at making zines independently using guides and resources available.

We’re seeking stories from Paignton people about Paignton benches. A photo, painting, poem, eulogy, memory? We’ll be recording people telling their bench stories on Saturday 27th July at Unit 5 Community Lounge,

Join artist Inez Aponte at Unit 5 Community Lounge and share your stories about identity, ancestry, home, migration and belonging.

Join artist/musicians Emma & Steve for a series of workshops/meet-ups as part of Strandline - a new creative project in Paignton, sharing our everyday stories & making something new for our town. Tell your story & get involved!

Paignton Library and Doorstep Arts present the Halloween Open Mic and Creative Night

FREE

Free fun, live music, workshops, street entertainers, creative activities and games for all ages.

FREE

Create a shadow play performance inspired by exotic and charming stories, made larger-than-life with shadows and light. Led by Sarah Farrow-Jones.

FREE

A creative session with artist Scamp, creating captivating art for window displays to grab the attention of Paignton's residents.

FREE

Fun for all the family on Goodrington Sands including theatre, music, mermaids, water sports taster sessions, treasure hunts and more!

Artizan Collective

Sunday 24 September, 10:30-16:00
Paignton Green & Esplanade

Take Part in a Mass Paint Out on Paignton Green. Join us all on Paignton Seafront as we invite you to ‘Paint Paignton’ with us.

Participate Arts

Participate Arts invite children and young people to create work outdoors, observing and zooming in on their surroundings.

Meier Williams and Suzie West

Creative workshop using artefacts from Palace Theatre and archival research. Develop new work through creative writing, collage and art processes.

Stories, images and sounds from Paignton Picture House brought together through a 3D sculptural screen that audiences can enter and experience.