Creativity in Girona

Art

• La Mercè is a council-run cultural centre in the Barri Vell. They have the Escola Municipal d'Art (EMA) which do art classes. Each course starts in September and ends in June, so you have to register in advance. Classes include sculpture, textiles, oil, watercolor, and life drawing. You can find details of all their classes at https://web.girona.cat/ccm/ema/formacio/tallers.
• La Volta is an artistic community in the Sant Narcís district of Girona. Offers studio space, artist residencies, workshops, and events. See https://femlavolta.cat and https://www.instagram.com/femlavolta/
• Imagina Art (near Parc Migdia) offers ceramic painting, wine & art nights. See https://www.imaginaart.com/
• Museu d'Art de Girona (Girona Art Museum) is free to enter on the first Sunday of every month, otherwise the entry fee is €6.
• Girona Sketch Coffee is a Catalan-speaking sketching group. They meet every Wednesday from around 3:30 pm to 6 pm. Open to everyone. Run by Carme Planella Comas (?). See their Instagram for their next meetup: https://www.instagram.com/gironasketchcoffee/
• Poteri is a pottery workshop in Girona. Pay ~€20 to paint your own pottery (cups, plates, etc.) in a 2-hour session. Booking required. See https://poteri.co/ and https://www.instagram.com/poteri.co
• AAR. T. Studio are art classes by Angelinca Arvylas in Riudarenes (25 minute drive from Girona). See https://angelicaarvylas.es and https://www.instagram.com/aar.t.studio.
• Club de Dibujo Girona is a free drawing club. They meet once a month. The club is run by Meg Hoyle (https://www.instagram.com/meg.hoyle/). See https://www.instagram.com/clubdedibujogirona.

Film

• Acocoexprés is a short film competition in Girona. It takes place around October to December. Participants have 24 hours to make a short horror or fantasy-themed film. See https://acocollonat.wixsite.com/acocollonat/acocoexpres
• Correcurts is another short film competition, this one in Cassa de la Selva every February. See https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd0h9RaDY7d2NZD1weLdf8g.

Theatre

• El Galliner is a theatre school in Girona for all levels and ages.

Knitting

• The Girona Buddies Crafts group meets every Saturday to knit together. Join the WhatsApp group at https://gironabuddies.com/crafts
• La Moda (Plaça del Vi, 13, 17004) is a shop for general sewing, buttons, threads, etc.

Other

• Girona Creatives is a subgroup in Girona Buddies for creative people to organise activities and share events happening in Girona. They write mainly in English but anyone is free to talk in any language. Join at https://gironabuddies.com/creatives