We are delighted to announce that Arts Connect, Festival Bridge and The Mighty Creatives have created the Power of Partnerships project. This project brought together LCEPs (Local Cultural Education Partnerships) across East Anglia and the Midlands, to share learning and best practice. As a legacy of the project, we have launched the POP website, which…
Gazebo Theatre & Arts Connect are delivering free networking events Date: Wednesday 15th February Time: 6.30-8.30pm Venue: Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton. Are you a young (aged 18-30) West Midlands based artist who wants to work with children and young people? Then join us at at the first of our free networking events, to meet with…
Coordination and Delivery of Arts Connect’s: Training Programme for Young Artists (18-30 Years) To Work With Children and Young People Commission up to maximum: £49,500 (+ VAT, if applicable) Timeframe: To start no later than w/c 3rd January 2023 to March 2023 Submission deadline: 19th December 2022 (12.00 midday) Call for quotations from organisations/individuals: We…
Date: 17 January 2023 Time: 12.00 till 4.00pm Venue: Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham, B12 9QH Cost: £50 (including lunch and refreshments) In this exciting Moonbeams seminar, artist Claire Witcomb will explore and share her experience and knowledge of how to look for, find, assemble, store, prepare and plan, easy ways to use and re-use materials…
Date: Thursday 9th February 2023 Time: 12.30pm – 4.00pm Venue: Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH For: Primary Arts Coordinators/Lead Arts Teachers Cost: £50 (including lunch at 12.30) Arts Connect, in partnership with Birmingham Creates, are delivering an ‘in person’ workshop for Primary Teachers, which explores how the role of the Arts…
Arts Connect and Wolverhampton Arts and Culture want to work with 4 Wolverhampton School of Art students to form a ‘Creative Ambassadors’ group who will guide and support young artists (11-18yrs) to explore The Blk Art Group and British Black Art Movement developing their creative skills and confidence. Creative Ambassadors will share their artistic practices,…
To recognise and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Blk Art Group, Arts Connect want to collaborate with 4 art teachers from the Black Country who are interested in exploring the Blk Art Group & British Black Art Movement in their teaching and who would like to develop activities and resources that will inspire students…
Our Statement on Arts Council England’s NPO Funding Decision Arts Connect applied to be part of the Arts Council England’s National Portfolio of regularly funded organisations from April 2023 to 2026. We are deeply disappointed that we have been unsuccessful in this application. We have taken time to sit with this news and to process…
To recognise and celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Blk Art Group being founded in Wolverhampton Arts Connect will support creative teachers from 4 Black Country Schools (primary and secondary) to develop an Arts Award project for a group of their students inspired by The Blk Art Group & British Black Art Movement. Teachers will…
Arts Connect want to work with a Wolverhampton School of Art student with demonstrable graphic and/or illustration design skills to create Arts Award resources inspired by The Blk Art Group and British Black Art Movement. The Arts Award resources will be designed using Arts Award qualification structure allowing young people aged 5-25 to record their…