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Headway Arts, incorporated in 1995 as Headstrong Productions, is an independent arts organisation and registered charity based in Blyth, Northumberland.
It focuses on participatory arts, providing opportunities for people to gain access to the arts.
It aims to engage people who are socially excluded, with a focus on working with young people and adults with learning disability.[1]
Its programmes include:
- Come on Down - an annual festival to celebrate work created by learning-disabled people.
- Random - an ongoing youth theatre funded by BBC Children in Need
- Seven Stars - Northumberland's learning disabled theatre company supported by the Northern Rock Foundation.[2]
Headway Arts raises funds from grant applications, donations and through sales of professional creative and arts-based training workshops.[1]
International work edit
Headway Arts is also engaged in international collaborative work with support from the European Union, and since 2009 has attracted Grundtvig funding for partnership work linking with community and arts initiatives in Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.[3]
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Headway Arts". Headwayhq.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Scott, Sarah (13 April 2011). "Headway Arts benefits from Northern Rock Foundation's awards". Journallive.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Adult education funding - Erasmus+". Grundtvig.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Homepage - Voluntary Organisations' Network North East". Vonne.org.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Arts Organisations". 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Kris Brown | Adult Learners' Week". Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ "Hexham Courant | Tourism | Arts & Leisure | and the d'Oscar for best film goes to". Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2011-08-09.