ArtReach welcomes dynamic new Creative Director to lead ambitious future national and international plans.
ArtReach is pleased to announce the appointment of Lorna Fulton to the new post of Creative Director of ArtReach in March 2021. Lorna brings over 25 years’ experience as a [...]
Beyond the Equal Opportunities Statement
Vicki Arogundade is a member of the ArtReach board of directors and contributes her second blog examining the increased focus on organisations to be truly representative of their audiences and [...]
The Role of the Arts: Escapism or Evolution?
Vicki Arogundade is a member of the ArtReach board of directors and contributes her first blog examining the key role of festivals, like ArtReach's festivals, for social change and unity. [...]
International Arts Festival Announces New Commissions as Part of Digital Festival
Journeys Festival International (Produced by ArtReach) has announced 4 new commissions and a film programme as part of its 2020 digital Festival, taking place online from 28th September – 18th October 2020. [...]
Black Lives Matter
A message from the ArtReach Board of Trustees At ArtReach we stand with those around the world who are speaking out against injustice and racism, and at this particular time in solidarity with the [...]
Liberty EU – Responding to the current impact of Covid-19
Liberty EU gives emerging artists aged 30 and under the opportunity to make incredible art that explores and celebrates the notion of freedom. Over the next 3 years, and through [...]
COVID-19 Statement
With the situation surrounding COVID-19 rapidly developing ArtReach are following current UK government guidance and also putting in place measures to minimise risk to staff, and our participants, artists, and [...]
Interactive Artworks ‘Light Up Leicester’ for the First Time!
In a partnership between ArtReach, BID Leicester and Leicester City Council, new light extravaganza Light Up Leicester drew approximately 206,000 people to the city over a four-day fun-filled festival – [...]
Reasons to Look Forward to 2020 with ArtReach
In this blog, Marketing and Communications Assistant, Daljinder, reflects on a busy 2019 since, only two months in, 2020 is equally promising. 2019 was a whirlwind of a year at [...]
Leicester Cultural Prospectus – Building a Community
The whole ArtReach team is excited to see the launch of the Leicester Cultural Prospectus, but no one more so than Managing Director Simon Brown. In this blog post, he [...]
Working with ArtReach – Consultations with Creativity
I joined ArtReach just under two months ago and it’s already been a fascinating and busy time! I have been working in Arts and Heritage for over 20 years, as [...]
The Power of a Story – Reflections on Journeys Festival International 2019
Blog written by Simon Brown, Managing Director of ArtReach. As we roll away the Journeys Festival International banners, and gather up the survey forms at the end of another great [...]
Grow Festival to illuminate Corby in 2020
Grow Festival returns for its final instalment on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 February 2020, lighting up Corby town centre with spectacular performances and intriguing installations. For the third Grow Festival, Made in Corby and The [...]
ArtReach awarded €1.3 million and appointed Lead Agency for major Europe-wide arts project
ArtReach has been awarded €1.3 million by Creative Europe to deliver a €2.6 million Europe-wide arts project LIBERTY. ArtReach, the Lead Partner for the project, is the only UK organisation [...]
Night of Festivals Hounslow 2019 celebrates Wellbeing and Heritage in the Heart of Hounslow.
Night of Festivals Hounslow brought a riot of colour and carnival to the community of Hounslow for yet another year. In its fifth edition, the weekend of 15 and 16 [...]
Between Concept and Delivery
Blog written by Ryan, a participant in the Y Heritage, Kick the Dust funding programme, Sanctuaries. As someone who has worked in many a dead-end job - from being mistreated [...]
Stepping into Sanctuary
Blog written by Ryan, a participant in the Y Heritage, Kick the Dust funding programme, Sanctuaries. As a resident of The Y Leicester, unable to work, I decided to [...]