Many Hands Make Light Work We’re working with lots of other Wellingborough organisations to deliver our ‘Greetings From…’ postcard project. Made With Many are distributing 1000 Greetings From… activity packs to households in three areas of Wellingborough to help empower residents to have a voice by creatively recording how they feel about their neighbourhood on a … Continue reading Many Hands Make Light Work
WIN a prize with Greetings From…
Greetings From… Hemmingwell, Kingsway and Queensway With not many opportunities to get out and about this summer, and lots of people spending more time at home, Made With Many have teamed up with Community Watch to give you some free activities to do at home, along with some information from local community organisations to … Continue reading WIN a prize with Greetings From…
Re-imagining a Gallery
Re-imagining a Gallery Blog by Helen Willmott, Programme Director, Made With Many A couple of weeks ago I spent a morning in a photography studio in Corby, watching as a photographer and an artist created some stunning images of pottery created last winter by local people in Corby. It was part of a week-long photoshoot, … Continue reading Re-imagining a Gallery
Re-cognition Community Panel Callout
Re-cognition Community Panel Callout Have your say in a project that asks an artist to explore new green technologies in Corby. Made With Many are working with Electric Corby and the University of Bristol, who have secured funding to create a new arts project to explore the impact of sustainable energy technologies in Corby. As … Continue reading Re-cognition Community Panel Callout
Hemmingwell Community Conversation
Hemmingwell Community Conversation We recently joined local residents at the Hemmingwell Community and Skills Centre in Wellingborough to find out what was important to the community, and to start thinking about what kind of arts project could take place there. Thanks to Marvin Mazungo from Lemon Pop Workshops for running a very enjoyable and creative session! … Continue reading Hemmingwell Community Conversation
Rediscovering our Doorsteps
Rediscovering our Doorsteps Blog by Helen Willmott, Programme Director, Made With Many With so many of us staying at home, for both leisure and work, one of the more interesting effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is a renewed connection to our homes and neighbourhoods. As someone who works in a different town to my home, … Continue reading Rediscovering our Doorsteps
Cultivating Connections
Cultivating Connections Blog by Helen Willmott, Programme Director. A couple of weeks ago we hosted two online conversations with local artists, to discuss the current situation, the impact on their work and how we can help them. The majority of artists who deliver our programme are self-employed, and have been hit hard financially by COVID-19. … Continue reading Cultivating Connections
COVID-19 Resources for Artists (updated)
COVID-19 Resources for Artists Updated 14th September 2020 Navigating your way through the web of COVID-19 resources isn’t always easy, so we’ve started compiling a page that may be useful to Artists, organisations and community groups who run creative activities. Professional Development, Learning and Support Made With Many are hosting a Zoom conversation about Funding Models for Creative Projects. … Continue reading COVID-19 Resources for Artists (updated)
The Power of True Stories
The Power of True Stories Blog by Helen Willmott, Programme Director. In the last few weeks, we’ve watched as the world has come out of lockdown straight into mass protest. Even my normally sleepy hometown of Higham Ferrers held its first protest in living memory last weekend. Alongside the brutality and violence shown towards black … Continue reading The Power of True Stories
What do you want to do today?
What do you want to do today? Blog by Sarah Brown, Producer (Wellingborough) I’ve spent the last few months in lockdown asking my family the same question everyday: ‘What do you want to do today?’ Staying at home with kids during lockdown has seemed difficult at times, but we’ve certainly been busy making things – … Continue reading What do you want to do today?