Exeter Phoenix

This six-month course has been designed to increase your writing confidence, help you find your voice, and start writing your novel. You’ll find the beating heart of your story and begin working on your first draft.

This is a great opportunity to network with South West based artists for projects & collaborations.

A monthly evening of have-a-go magic, hosted by spoken word artist and pandemic Bard of Exeter Tim King.

Freefall is a youth arts group for young people aged between 13-16 years run by Exeter Phoenix. The group aims to create a space to socialize, share ideas and opinions and develop creative projects together. 

A place where you can write in silence with others. Make time to work on your novel, memoir, short story, play or poetry in this warm and supportive space.

Work from a model and explore the principles of life drawing. Perfect for beginners or those wishing to improve their skills.

A solo exhibition of textile sculptures, collage, sound, and film, that addresses the impact of colonialism, migration and patriarchy. Co-commissioned by Exeter Phoenix and Phoenix Art Space (Brighton) the exhibition follows two years of intensive research to uncover the facts behind the story of the artist’s Great Aunt – the first Indian woman to be sentenced to be hanged in British colonial Kenya 1949.

Charlie Lewis Marffy’s practice focuses on his interest in building a visual language free-associatively through his paintings and drawings. Marffy explores combinations, references, interactions, networks, and idiosyncrasies across a vast array of sources. For this particular project Charlie has chosen four diverse books from a charity shop and responded to their content with a drawing installation.

From the creative team behind Prevenge comes a romantic comedy about the eternal humiliation that is the search for love, spanning the most romantic epochs of history right into the future.

Depicting one’s life story with LEGO pieces might sound crazy, but for Pharrell Williams it was the only way – employing a medium that could mirror his musical career and creative spirit, defying all genre trappings and allowing audiences to be transported to wonderful places with limitless possibilities.

Az Dorey along with Russell Dorey and Leigh Valentine will be hosting a workshop covering a variety of topics of film production drawing on their collective experience, covering; motivations, the writing process and themes, building a company, the snowball effect, corporate and charity work, company evolution and overall vision.

Come down to the Exeter Phoenix for an evening of music and art in support of Palestine and Lebanon. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to Queer Mutual Aid Lebanon and Medical Aid for Palestine.

Get into the festive mood and make a beautiful aromatic wreath using 100% natural materials.

These two legendary rhythm and blues bands are back at Exeter Phoenix, joining forces for another double headline tour!

Next up we have Rootsoup meeting No Ice Cream Sound in an all Devon soundsystem meet up. Both sounds coming with the full crew, expect a ROADBLOCK session!!

Work with willow and other natural materials to weave a star to use for seasonal festive occasions.

+ Live Podcast Recording with actor Priya Kansara and critic and broadcaster Anna Smith. Directed by Nida Manzoor (We Are Lady Parts), this genre-blending British feature debut weaves action and comedy into a spirited tale of a young martial artist who makes an elaborate attempt to prevent her sister’s wedding.

This year, Brit Rock presents three superb films which capture all the action, wild characters and stunning locations in what are truly inspiring stories.

Surfacing from a 2-year hiatus, Adam Gibbons aka Lack of Afro, returned in 2023 to reclaim his crown as the king of modern funk and soul.

Marxist neo-realistic filmmaker Elio Petri surpassed himself with this devious and playful thriller about a powerful chief homicide investigator who murders his mistress, confident that no one will suspect him.

Delve into some creative approaches to money. This is a great workshop for anyone interested in exploring a new artistic project (in any discipline), using money, economics and our relationship to them, as a starting point.