Matt Locke is Director of Storythings – a content studio who design and make stories for their clients and themselves. He has spent over 15 years at the forefront of digital media and here talks about how organisational rhythms have a fundamental effect on how we innovate and develop new ideas.
Jo Hunter is the co-founder and CEO of 64 Million Artists. In this case study, linked to the theme of ‘civic engagement & social relevance’, Jo writes about the January Challenge and how letting participants have control of the work has increased buy in and impact, and allowed them to deliver more with very limited resources.
Lynsey O'Sullivan is Director of Learning & Engagement at The Lowry. In this case study on the theme of ‘civic engagement & social relevance’, she explores key questions related to how we value community arts practice, how great art can also explicitly set out to deliver social change, and how to meaningfully place communities at the heart of programmes.
“Delia Derbyshire Day” is a Manchester-based organisation which pays tribute to Delia Derbyshire, a pioneer of electronic music in England from the 1960’s. The organisation applied for funding through National Lottery Project Grants to develop their engagement with ages 16-30 for their new arts project “Electric Storm 50”, which honours the 50th anniversary of album “An Electric Storm” by White Noise. We spoke to the organisation to find out more.
The Cultural Citizens programme aimed to make a real difference to young people’s lives by fusing ambition with impact. Designed to give over 600 young people across England increased access to arts and culture in areas of low cultural engagement, a series of three pilots took place. Read more about the Barking and Dagenham pilot below
Queer performance collective Duckie has branched out from its large-scale theatrical events to create three socially engaged arts clubs.
Nottingham City Museums and Galleries (NCMG) holds a collection of Lace and Lace Machinery.
Royal Crown Derby Museum was awarded a £15,000 National Lottery Project Grant for a research and development project to help bring their unique porcelain collection back to life. Kevin Oakes, Chair, tells us more about the project and how they plan to involve the community in their work.
This week, as we mark World Suicide Prevention Day we look at how the arts can help people to connect and talk about mental health.
The Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft applied for a National Lottery Project Grant to research and develop an exciting new exhibition and accompanying programme of public activities. Steph Fuller, Director, tells us more about why they applied, how they did it and what top tips she’d pass on to other museums.
Derby Silk Mill – widely regarded as the site of the world’s first modern factory – has been reborn as the new Museum of Making, supported by investment from Arts Council England.
People give to people. That’s one of the first things anyone is likely to hear when they start to learn about fundraising. As much as technology has changed the way we interact, it hasn’t affected our longing for real, human relationships. Bland, generic, inauthentic communications put people off, no matter how well produced they are.
The University of Bristol Theatre Collection collaborated with performance artist Tom Marshman to bring the Oliver Messel Archive to life through dinner party performances in unusual locations. Gemma Brace, Exhibition and Engagement Officer, tells us more.
National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme which is supporting thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations to make work and have the time to think, plan and test new ideas during Covid-19.
We believe that experiencing arts and culture can transform the quality of life for individuals and communities; arts and culture give us joy, make us healthier, let us reflect and help us empathise.
A suburban terraced house might not be the first place you’d look for one of Britain’s most remarkable art collections, but that’s where you’d find the staggering selection of works owned by former BBC Radio 4 news journalist Tim Sayer.
Museum of Oxford decided to apply for National Lottery Project Grants to develop and expand its work with local young people. David Juler, Museum Development Officer, tells us more about their application experience and how it helped the museum to engage more meaningfully with young people.
Claire Doherty is Director at Arnolfini, having moved in 2017 from being founder Director of Situations. In this case study on the theme of ‘leading to create greater impact’, Claire outlines how at both organisations she was able to creatively open-up new conversations with stakeholders, breaking through conventional assumptions about art, using the tools and approach of The New Rules.
The Belgrade Theatre in Coventry has a strong tradition of youth theatre and theatre in education, establishing its first Youth Theatre in 1965. More recently, the Belgrade created eight Youth Theatre groups, including its Asian Youth Theatre and its Black Youth Theatre, which aim to give a voice to local communities, creating original performances inspired by young people’s experiences.
Vijay Mistry, Director of Leicester’s 2Funky Arts and 2Funky Music café, tells us about their latest project funded through National Lottery Project Grants and the importance of creating an empowering spotlight for Black artists.
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