Window Wanderland 2023

We are delighted to be taking part in this year’s Window Wanderland and to be joining up with the Cambridge University Bookshop once more. Rowan is an arts centre and forest school for adults with learning disabilities based in Cambridge. We have a number of creative workshops where students enjoy their time working on individual […]

Charity art exhibition coming soon

The countdown to our 4th annual art exhibition is on! The exhibition will be held at The Leys School over the 18 and 19 February. We will be open to the public and attendees will have the opportunity to purchase artworks. Entitled ‘Together’, the exhibition showcases the work of local artists who have produced artworks […]

Rowan’s Chair stepping down

Rowan’s Chair stepping down after ‘steadying ship’ over four tumultuous years After four years steering Rowan through times that included a global pandemic as well as internal challenges, Rosalind Morgan has stepped down as Chair of Trustees. She is being succeeded by David McConnell who has a background in senior management and Trustee roles in […]

“Something different”

Over the last 6 weeks student artist Tracie has been working on something a little different. After completing some research, she took inspiration from the artist Barbara Hepworth to create her latest wood sculpture.  Using spalted birch wood Tracie carved the shape of her sculpture before rasping and sanding for further definition. To complete she […]

Winter Feel Good!

Hello and welcome to Feel Good! “It is the happiest place; this is my main reason for wanting to be here,” said our volunteer Mark in the last issue of Feel Good… and I could not agree more. After six months in post, I cannot imagine not having access to the daily dose of fun, laughter […]

Volunteer day at forest school

On Friday 11 November we welcomed volunteers from Qualcomm and Studio 24 at forest school. We were in need of extra hands to take down an old shed ready for the new one to come in. As well as planting saplings, kindly donated by the Woodland Trust, to build up a hedgerow. With smiling faces and great enthusiasm, they took […]

Thank you!

A huge thank you to the Co-op for presenting us with a fantastic £2360.47 from the Co-op Community Fund. They do such wonderful work across the UK for so many charities and we are grateful to be one of them #ItsWhatWeDo #ThankYou We are pleased to announce that we have been chosen for another year […]

Canvases for sale!

It’s that time of year again! We are inviting you to take part in our 4th charity art exhibition. The theme is ‘Together’. To take part: Pick up your canvas for £10 Create an artwork inspired by the theme ‘Together’ Drop it off at 40 Humberstone Road, Cambridge, CB4 1JG by the 6 February 2023 […]

Student placements available

Would you like to join us at Rowan? We currently have day placements in our studios including: textiles, wood, print, ceramics, mixed-media, music and drama. These are available throughout the week and can be full or half days.   Student artist Grace has been coming to Rowan for two years working in the ceramics, music and […]

Summer Feel Good!

We are pleased to share with you our summer edition of our ‘Feel Good’ Newsletter. We hope you enjoy reading about all our latest news and updates!There is a real sense of excitement in the air at Rowan as we look ahead and develop our current workshop offerings, extend our reach to more adults with […]