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    Rural Arts North Yorkshire

    Rural Arts is a participatory arts organisation based in Thirsk. The organisation works across North Yorkshire to bring arts experiences to isolated communities, young people and marginalised groups. It programmes performances and exhibitions at its base, The Old Courthouse, and operates the On Tour rural touring programme. Our investment supports its regional networking and strategic role in rural areas.

    Funding awards

    • 2012-2013: £75,000
    • 2013-2014: £76,800
    • 2014-2015: £78,797

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    The Lonely Alien

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

    Fish

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

    Snowy

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

    The Mermaid's Dream

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

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    The Gloomy Alien Land

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

    The Adventure of the desert island

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

    Confused Ville

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

    Cat and mouse the movie

    Stop motion animation created during our young people's Art Club sessions this autumn. Created using iStop Motion and iMovie in our digital media studio at The Old Courthouse, Thirsk.

    Whiteboard in Love.

    Whiteboard animation created by Angela Hall.

    Hank and Brad at Carlin How Jubilee Hall, 6th April 2012

    Hank Wangford and Brad Breath perform to a fantastically receptive audience in Carlin How. This performance was made possible through The Shed ON Tour project, a partnership between Rural Arts, North Yorkshire and The Shed at Malton. See www.ruralarts.org for more info or www.theshed.co.uk. To join our ON Tour rural touring scheme contact jo@ruralarts.org . This performance was supported through the North York Moors, Coast and Hills Leader programme.

    ON Tour in Welburn Village Hall

    ON Tour film made as part of Welburn Village Halls 'Oh la la' performance in Autumn 2010. The funding for this film was made available through the Rural Development Programme for England which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, and is managed by Yorkshire Forward in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

    Wass Village Hall

    ON Tour film made with Wass village hall covering the history of the village hall, featuring ON Tour promoters Linda Hencher and Tony Lacey. The funding for this film was made available through the Rural Development Programme for England which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, and is managed by Yorkshire Forward in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

    ON Tour in Weaverthorpe Village Hall

    ON Tour film made as part of Weaverthorpe Village Halls 'Pocket Panto- Aladdin' performance in Autumn 2010. The funding for this film was made available through the Rural Development Programme for England which is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union, and is managed by Yorkshire Forward in the Yorkshire and Humber region.

    ON Tour in Terrington Village Hall

    A film made at a Rural Arts ON Tour performance of London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra at Terrington Village Hall on the 14th January 2011. The ON Tour scheme brings live professional theatre, dance, music and drama into the heart of rural communities. If you're interested as a village in having a show in your community contact Rural Arts: jo@ruralarts.org

    The London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra- Wass Village Hall

    The London Philharmonic Skiffle Orchestra performs at Wass village hall on the 25th of November 2010

    Ceramic form- hand throwing demonstration

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    Recycled paper fashion-Aireville School and Rural Arts

    First day of a two day workshop held at Craven Museum and gallery Skipton to create fashion from old newspapers, maps and magazines.

    ON Tour video

    An introduction to the ON Tour scheme at Rural Arts

    Rural Arts - ON Tour - Jiving Lindy Hoppers - 15/04/10

    The Jiving Lindy Hoppers performing as part of our ON Tour Spring programme at Helperby Village Hall

    Rural Arts - ON Tour - Lempen Puppets 15/04/10

    A scene from 'Ugly Beauty' by Lempen Puppets which was part of Rural Arts spring ON Tour programme. Held at The Old Courthouse, Thrisk on 15/04/2010.

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    Contact details

    www.ruralarts.org

    The Old Courthouse, 4
    Westgate
    Thirsk
    YO7 1QS

    54.23085, -1.34255

    • 54.23085 -1.34255

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