Isle of Wight arts & crafts

The Isle of Wight boasts a large artistic heritage and a thriving modern day arts and crafts community.

Stroll over the rolling hills and take in the landscape that inspired the Poet Laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson and spend time in the home of his friend and ground breaking Victorian photographer Julia Margaret Cameron.

The Isle of Wight also provided inspiration to Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin and John Keats, and it’s simple to access the places that inspired them.

Most weeks of the year you can find a festival on the Isle of Wight; from well known rock and pop music festivals to small boutique fringe events – there’s no shortage of creative experiences to inspire and delight.

Take a tour around an artist’s studio, enjoy literary readings, conversation and special events in heritage buildings or simply take time to enjoy one of the famous town carnivals that form a highlight of a family summer on the Isle of Wight.

There’s any number of special places to experience arts and crafts on the Isle of Wight.

From the arts centre in Newport and pottery studios in West Wight, to the heritage theatres offering traditional summer entertainment and amateur dramatics in village halls - anywhere can become a venue for the arts on the Island.

Many of these places can provide interactive experiences, from day courses in jewellery making to decorating your own hand-made earthenware.

Exhibitions are regularly held across the Island in any number of galleries and exhibition spaces including a disused furniture warehouse, a working monastery and a botanic garden.

The Isle of Wight is filled with creativity; why not take a visit and see what you can discover!