Chapel Arts Centre, formerly known variously as The Central Club, then Window Arts Centre and more recently, Invention Studios, re-opened over four years ago with a lot more than a new name. It is now firmly established as Bath’s alternative arts venue and we present an eclectic array of events as you will see. The well kitted out venue holds 200 people standing, 150 seated theatre style and 105 s
eated at cabaret style tables. We have a superb, solid and smooth oak wood floor, a state-of-the-art lighting system and truss, and the fantastic natural acoustic of the room (best in Bath!) which is augmented by an excellent sound system with a professional 28:8:2 channel Soundcraft mixing desk with more outboard than you could shake a stick at. Chapel__Coco_night__small.jpgChapel__Burlesque__small.jpgThere is now a permanent and well stocked bar with many local and organic drinks and a choice of excellent wines, and the Chapel Arts Cafe area downstairs has been fully refurbished and serves tasty and wholesome vegetarian designer flatbreads, a range of platters, plus excellent & mouth-watering home-made cakes and desserts, many of which are gluten free! The Cafe is managed by Sue-Ellen and Lindsey Petit - telephone: 01225 920256. The Cafe is available for private hire and Art Exhibitions. Take-away and Catering available. We operate as a community arts centre, serving all of the various residents and visitors in Bath and its environs. We have taken as our remit the function of presenting as wide a range of the performing arts as possible, including music of all kinds (except the very loud!), theatre, dance, comedy, film, mime, poetry and multimedia combinations of all the above and more. We are able to offer workshops and provide a space for rehearsals and learning experiences of all kinds. We are also available during the day for presentations, workshops, meetings & seminars. Bath_Blues_Bros_pic_1__small.jpgBath_Blues_Bros_pic_new__small.jpg
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Photography
If you would like high-resolution images of your live performance at Chapel Arts Centre, then we can offer photography from Julian Foxon Photography, a photographer based in Bath, specialising in event and performance photography. Prices start from £75 for a set of 50 hi-res images supplied the following morning, so you can immediately include next-day shots on Twitpics, Facebook etc. Sample images from live performances are shown below, and you can see more examples at www.jfoxon.co.uk
Call 01225 461700 or email Jan Cottington the Centre Manager ([email protected]) for more information, viewing or booking. Chapel Arts is available for private hire with programs that fit into our overall artistic policy – a policy which is very broad but with the Arts firmly at its heart. Anyone interested in any aspect of Chapel Arts Centre should contact Philip Andrews (Director) or Jan Cottington (Centre Manager) through this website or call the office on 01225 461700, always manned Mon to Fri 2-6pm, although it may be manned outside those hours. Chapel__Folk__Martin_Simpson__small.jpgChapel__Jazz___blues___Clare_Teal__small.jpgChapel Arts Centre is a not for profit company with charitable status which operates from its base at St James’s Memorial Hall, Lower Borough Walls, Bath, BA1 1QR. The Centre is dedicated to promoting the performing arts, the arts in general, and arts-based community events. The Centre Director is: Philip Andrews & the Centre Manager is: Jan Cottington.
