We enjoyed producing the first five of ten Music Tracks booklets for Trinity College London. It was great working for Trinity again following the success of our series of Arts Award logs for children and young people, and there has been much excitement as James Munro’s brilliant illustrations of musical instruments in all manner of poses have been emailed … Read More
Culture on the Waterfront – Family Friendly Art Workshops
Our work last year on the Titanic commemorations cemented brilliant relationships with Culture Liverpool and Liverpool City Council – so we were invited to propose some family-friendly arts workshops we could run as part of the 2012 Tall Ships Festival. These went so well that we were invited to come back again this year – … Read More
Grassroots Exhibition: Thinking Back, Looking Forward
Since late 2012, twenty six very different organisations have been running a range of exciting and innovative programmes promoting wellbeing across Liverpool through arts and culture. Those programmes, funded by Culture Liverpool and Liverpool Primary Care Trust as a keystone of the city’s Decade of Wellbeing, were celebrated at Thinking Back, Looking Forward, a major … Read More
Work Experience at As Creatives
We often have students come to join us on work experience. In this blog Lewis Aspinall, one of our recent placements talks about his time working with our team… Trying to summarize how much fun I have had at As Creatives is like trying to explain the secret of the universe in 1 minute – … Read More
Jackson Kavanagh Blog: Students Who Are Near Exclusion – How Can They Be Supported To Stay in School?
When I worked, many years ago, in industrial chemistry, I and my colleagues knew (absolutely knew) that we’d made a difference to people’s lives – because the detergent bars we designed proved better than the competition. When I changed career and became an actor specialising in comedy, I could be certain that I’d impacted on … Read More
Case Study: Harnessing Entrepreneurship to Raise School Attainment
As Creatives in conjunction with Liverpool John Moores University has been working with senior teachers from primary and secondary schools to explore how entrepreneurial characteristics can be nurtured throughout the school community in order to increase learner attainment. The event was a CPD opportunity for school leaders and teachers who engaged in a quality, interactive … Read More
Resource – Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders – The New
We’re delighted to announce the launch of “Leadership – A Learning Journey” , a resource we’ve produced in collaboration with international arts consultant Gerri Moriarty for The New, a collaboration of five of the North West’s leading cultural organisations. Over two years, and funded by the Cultural Leadership Programme, these organisations, Chinese Arts Centre, Contact, … Read More