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Alban Street Party Green Procession - Mandela Meets Ghandi!

Mon 22 Jul 2013

Alban Street Party Green Procession - Mandela Meets Ghandi!

Working with the St Albans Arts Development Team, the St Albans Cathedral Education Officer and St Albans District Council, we re-interpreted the story of Alban and his legacy as: 'an ordinary bloke who did an extraordi.....Read more

Creative arts activities to do at home with children

Wed 10 Aug 2016

Creative arts activities to do at home with children

Ideas from our artist: Debbie Hall Cardboard Sand Wrist Bands 1. Take a cut piece of card 2. Pinch small pieces of sand onto double sided sticky tape 3. Once you have finished, remove the smal.....Read more

Crafts not a creative industry?

Wed 22 May 2013

Crafts not a creative industry?

You may have heard about the proposal by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to remove crafts as a category within the creative industries. Please sign this e-Petition to stop the government reclassifying craft a.....Read more

Changes to Grants for the Arts (Arts Council England)

Mon 17 Jun 2013

Changes to Grants for the Arts (Arts Council England)

(From ACE update 17 June) From 1 July 2013, the application and assessment process for Grants for the arts will be changing in order to help us streamline our investment process. The changes include: • the thres.....Read more

Family Arts Festival - add your details

Mon 17 Jun 2013

Family Arts Festival - add your details

(From Arts Council Engalnd update 17th June) This autumn, hundreds of arts organisations across the UK will present events in the very first Family Arts Festival. If you work with families, then this is an opportunit.....Read more

Artists Working in Participatory Settings - Survey

Wed 29 Jan 2014

Artists Working in Participatory Settings - Survey

A survey is being undertaken to support the Paul Hamlyn Foundation (PHF) Special Initiative called ArtWorks, which seeks to understand and develop support for artists working in participatory settings. This survey is int.....Read more

Find Hertfordshire's Art in Public Places

Mon 07 Apr 2014

Find Hertfordshire's Art in Public Places

Hertfordshire has about 300 pieces of public art sited in all parts of the county and they are one of the county's best-kept secrets. Most of the pieces are in publicly accessible spaces. However some have been includ.....Read more

FREE 2-day course - starting a creative business (Watford)

Thu 28 May 2015

FREE 2-day course - starting a creative business (Watford)

Thinking about starting your own creative business? Want to know more about how to do it, what to consider and whether it's right for you? Want to learn the key aspects of starting a creative business in friendly and i.....Read more

Art collection consultation - Hertfordshire County Council

Tue 23 Jan 2018

Art collection consultation - Hertfordshire County Council

Add your views on artworks held by Hertfordshire County Council, as part of the fine collection is reviewed between January and April 2018. Different types of artwork are open for comments every fortnight over the coming.....Read more

Arts Council announces new funds for cultural sector

Mon 29 Jan 2018

Arts Council announces new funds for cultural sector

Arts Council England has announced plans for development funding to sit alongside its National Portfolio investment in 2018 to 2022. These funds create new opportunities for individual artists and organisations in and b.....Read more

Arts Council support for creative and cultural sector

Thu 26 Mar 2020

Arts Council support for creative and cultural sector

The Arts Council want to ensure that the people and organisations that make up the artistic, creative and cultural sector are protected during this crisis. They have made £160 million of emergency funding available for t.....Read more

'Creative Carnival Cut outs'  - Schools Workshops

Wed 25 Jun 2014

'Creative Carnival Cut outs' - Schools Workshops

As part of a Hertfordshire primary school's multi-cultural week, I designed and delivered eight art workshops on the theme of 'Carnival', inspired by Matisse's 'Cut Outs' exhibition. The collages created by the children .....Read more

'Going for Gold' art workshops

Thu 06 Mar 2014

'Going for Gold' art workshops

Looking for something creative to occupy your time this Easter holiday? Broxbourne Borough Council's Community Team are bringing 'Going for Gold'- an event celebrating the Legacy of the Olympic Games, to two town cen.....Read more

'Going for Gold' Olympic patchwork a great success!

Sun 13 Apr 2014

'Going for Gold' Olympic patchwork a great success!

We had a fantastic few days of activity in Waltham Cross and Hoddesdon as part of the 'Going for Gold' activities this week! Children, young people and families all joined in the fun in decorating fabric patches bas.....Read more

Dance Factor art workshop

Tue 13 May 2014

Dance Factor art workshop

Thursday 29th May 11am-3pm Dance Factor is a community event organised by Broxbourne Council to showcase the best of dance in the local area and to encourage all those who love dancing to get involved. As part of th.....Read more

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