Gosport Creates
Gosport Creates organises workshops, performances and experiences that celebrate play, exploration and community.
Gosport Creates is run and facilitated by Lucy Mellors, Yasmin Stephens and Jemma Corbin
Are you a woman living in Gosport? Want to be more creative, but struggle to find the time? Feeling stuck in a creative rut or not even sure where to start? Looking for an AMAZING creative community of local women?
Gosport Creates offers fun, welcoming creative short courses, longer one-off sessions, guest artists and community exhibitions in a variety of locations across Gosport.
NEW SHORT COURSES FOR AUTUMN 2025 AND SPRING 2026
Take a mini deep-dive into different art forms, develop your skills and explore your creativity in ways that feel joyful, low-pressure, and full of play, not perfection.
Come as you are - whether you're already creative, used to be, but life got in the way, or you're finally ready to try something new, these sessions are the perfect place to start. Each course is led by professional artists and teachers with loads of experience - not just in their art form, but in making learning feel relaxed, supported, and most importantly, fun.
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Frequently asked questions…
How much is it?
There’s no set cost - you can Pay What You Decide.
We want to make creativity accessible to everyone, so we invite you to choose how much to contribute based on what you can afford and what you feel the experience is worth, whether it's £10 or £100.
Not in a financial position to contribute anything right now? That’s okay, we'd love for you to join us anyway!
Huge thanks to Arts Council England, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Cultural Trust, and Mayflower Studios for helping fund these courses and allowing us to make them Pay What You Decide.
What can I expect from a Gosport Creates workshop?
A very warm welcome
Friendly participants who were also terrified to join their first workshop
Two experienced facilitators
Free refreshments
A warm and cosy space for us to get creative
All materials are provided for each artform (notebooks, pens, printing materials, art supplies etc.) - you’ll just need to bring something to photograph with if you’ve signed up for photography (this can be a phone or a camera)
How can I take part?
Join us for one course, a few, or all of them - whatever suits your interests and schedule.
Just fill in this form to sign up - we’ll email you to confirm your place.
If you'd like to know more before signing up, feel free to send us your question and contact details using the form below, email us at gosportcreates@gmail.com or call/text us on 07988 840210, and we'll get back to you.
Do you do workshops for men?
Not yet! If you have an idea we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch at gosportcreates@gmail.com and let us know your idea.
I’m a local artist, can we collaborate?
Amazing! Get in touch at gosportcreates@gmail.com and let us know what you’re up to - we’d love to meet you!
Accessibility & Support
Get in touch if you'd like to find out about the accessibility of each venue or if you have any support needs - we’ll do what we can to help.
To support one of our participants with a severe fragrance sensitivity, all our sessions are fragrance-free and we ask everyone to avoid wearing perfumes or scented products.
Who are we?
Gosport Creates is a community-directed, artist-led project supporting the creativity of the amazing women of Gosport! We're here to help local women try something new, explore their creativity and make connections.
Gosport Creates is run by Yasmin Stephens, Lucy Mellors and Jemma Corbin…
Yasmin (on the left) is an artist, photographer and performer who works with people of all ages, in all sorts of settings, to explore, play and express themselves. You'll often find her outdoors, unless it's raining, in which case she'll definitely be inside.
Lucy (in the centre) is a Gosport local, writer, theatre-maker and opera singer. She loves the sea, cats, laughter and helping communities come together through connection and creativity.
Jemma (on the right) is an artist, teacher and creative do-er of things - she believes in the power of creativity for health and wellbeing and the restorative power of laughter.
