Changing the arts means changing the infrastructure of the industry, too: board and governance, how organisations work with artists, funding, recruitment…
That’s why we’re continually looking at how we can improve the ways we do our work. And we try to share what we discover and decide and do, too.
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The ‘this is how we do it’ archive
We are dedicated to making Gloucester a great place to live by bringing excellent, live events to unexpected places in communities. It’s taken years of trying stuff out and we’re consistently seeing unexpected audiences at our events. We want to share with you what we’re doing to make this happen. The archive If you were
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7 ingredients for Strike A Light events
This is how we do it A recipe learned over time Since 2013, we’ve been working in Gloucester to create great cultural events: experiences that can bring communities together, make life vibrant and exciting – and change things for the better. In that time, we’ve learned loads about what works and what doesn’t. We’ve learned it
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Let Artists Be Artists 2024
Gloucester-based arts charity Strike A Light (SAL) has appointed four artists to ‘just be artists’ — working on an employment salary for 2.5 years, with no predetermined outcomes to their activity. The four artists are Munotida Chinyanga, Viv Gordon, Ed Patrick and Jamaal O’Driscoll. Munotida is an ‘anti-disciplinary practitioner’, creating work primarily through direction and sound design; Viv is a theatre maker,
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