COVID-19 Resources for Artists Updated 1st July 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 self-employed Artists and groups who want to start sharing their creative activities online. Please email marian@madewithmany.org with anything you think would be a useful addition to the page. Reopening Arts … Continue reading COVID-19 Resources for Artists (updated)
Cultivate Seed Programme
Cultivate Seed Programme (Wellingborough) Do you have a great idea for a creative or cultural project with the local community in Wellingborough? Can you engage people in Wellingborough in an art project or do you have an activity that you would like to develop for your community group? Apply for support from Made With Many’s … Continue reading Cultivate Seed Programme
Join a Panel
Join a Panel Local people are the focus of what Made With Many do. Panels of local people, formed through focus groups, community panels, and consultation events, help to make our decisions. This means that we can be confident in delivering what the Corby community want to experience. A wide range of people make up … Continue reading Join a Panel
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?
Our Way Forward
Our Way Forward Blog by Helen Willmott, Programme Director Over the last few weeks, we’ve been thinking a lot about what the rest of 2020 will hold. From trying to predict when government guidelines might change to considering how people will be feeling about joining in with activities when they are able to start again, … Continue reading Our Way Forward
THANK YOU to our Volunteers
THANK YOU to our Volunteers It’s Volunteers Week this week, and across the country organisation are saying a massive thank you to the millions of people that give their time freely to help organisations like ours. Normally, we hold an event to say thank you (obviously based around cake!) and this year we had something … Continue reading THANK YOU to our Volunteers
Life in Lockdown
Made With Many is in a period of transition – we’re expanding into Wellingborough and have just launched our new name (we were previously called Made In Corby). We’ve also recruited new members of staff (over Zoom) who have been with us a couple of weeks and we’re saying farewell (until next year) to Vicky … Continue reading Life in Lockdown
Looking Forward
Looking Forward Blog by Tom Briggs, Community Engagement Coordinator (Corby) In this very strange time, I find that I am often looking forward to the future. For me the future means seeing friends and family, going to the theatre and eating a curry out (probably at Voujon in Corby, but there are lots of good … Continue reading Looking Forward
Changing Plans
Changing Plans Blog by Helen Willmott, Programme Director, Made With Many. It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that I firmly believe that creativity has a really important part to play in keeping us all well during this crisis. Creative activities can benefit our wellbeing and connect us to others whilst we are physically apart. … Continue reading Changing Plans