Save the date! The next Folio Creative Network meeting will be taking place on Monday 16 February 2026, 6pm - 8pm Join fellow creatives and cultural practitioners at SpudWORKS in Sway on Monday 16 February, 6om to 8pm. This relaxed Folio Network event offers space to connect, share ideas, and hear what’s happening across the New Forest’s creative community.

Creative Forest (currently known as Folio) is a collective of professional arts and cultural organisations based in the New Forest, Hampshire.  Our organisations are diverse, and range from museums and galleries to music and theatre companies.   With Arts Council England support, in 2026, Creative Forest is seeking to commission two consultants to support the development of our partnership; One to lead a governance and operating review; And one to design a rebrand and communi

Forest Forge Theatre Company has launched its inaugural Theatre Lab , a bold new initiative designed to nurture early-stage ideas from theatre-makers across Hampshire. Developed in partnership with Forest Arts Centre , the Lab responded to a clear need: a space for creatives to explore concepts before they reach the scratch-night stage. Why Theatre Lab? Through Forest Forge’s Furnace network — a termly meet-up for theatre creatives —artists voiced a need for a collaborative e