Rural Arts - Community Programme

Arts development for rural communities in North Yorkshire

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Community & Schools Programme

What would you like to do?

Ceramics, glass, willow weaving, stone carving, jewellery, newspaper body sculpture, junk percussion, way-markers, interpretation boards, mosaics, batik, felt making, digital photography, film making, animation, drawing, painting, printing, dance, drama, shadow puppetry..........

Rural Arts can provide a wide range of activities, with dynamic and skilled artists to help you to realise your creative potential. We also undertake direct artists’ commissions.

We work with primary and secondary schools, colleges, community groups, youth clubs, special needs groups, family groups, children’s centres and older people.

We supply all materials, equipment and reference materials.

Our programme is offered at all levels, suitable for beginners through to advanced participants. Projects vary in length, ranging from a couple of hours to a year.

We can also help you to find funding for your activity.

Contact:

Angela Hall angela@ruralarts.org
Liza Dundon liza@ruralarts.org
to discuss your ideas or to find out more

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Animated films:

The Penguins & the Fish • The Computer Bytes Back • South Craven

The Rural Arts Directory of Services gives details of participatory workshops and projects available to schools and community groups, and information about the On Tour scheme and the Old Courthouse venue.
Click to download Pdf 4.9MB

Project News

Community project organisers describe their experiences of working with Rural Arts:

Ripon Cathedral Primary

Copmanthorpe

Rural Arts, The Old Courthouse, Westgate, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 1QS Tel: 01845 526536
Rural Arts is a company limited by guarantee Registration number:3949494 Charity registration number: 1081007