Explore the world Explore arts, culture and heritage from all around the world, from it’s beginnings in prehistoric and ancient civilisations right up to the present day with museum and gallery tours and online collections. If you’ve never been to the British Museum, now’s your chance to explore one of the earliest and most extensive … Continue reading Explore The World
Watch A Show
Watch A Show There are fantastic archives and live streams online just waiting to be discovered, so why not check them out? Attend the Social Distancing Festival from your easy chair – find live performances happening all over the world, including music, theatre, poetry, storytelling, comedy, opera and more. Glastonbury may be postponed until next year, but … Continue reading Watch A Show
Enjoy a story
Enjoy a Story If you’re tired of the news, enjoy the ultimate escapism of reading or listening to a book. Just close your eyes and imagine you’re elsewhere…watching the story unfold in your imagination. Escape into a book. Read an eBook or listen to an eAudiobook available FREE from BorrowBox for any device – just activate with … Continue reading Enjoy a story
Join a local group or connect with local artists
Join a local group or connect with local artists Enjoy the work of local artists remotely, or take part in some online taster sessions – you might like it enough to go in real life once lockdown is lifted! Visit The Rooftop Arts Centre for details of their latest exhibitions and activities. Think you can’t draw? Then … Continue reading Join a local group or connect with local artists
Get moving, stay mindful and create joy
Get moving, stay mindful and create joy You might not be able to socialise as much as you’d like, but don’t let that stop you trying these feelgood activities. Join the Lockdown Kitchen Disco on facebook every night at 6pm – just clear the space and bust some moves! The Sofa Singers is a free and … Continue reading Get moving, stay mindful and create joy
Keep your brain active with creating, making and learning
Keep your brain active with creating, making and learning If you’re not able to attend your usual groups or the children are home from school, try these activities to get your brain in gear. Sign up to 64 Million Artists’ Creative Challenges – you can do them with friends, family, in school or community groups, or with … Continue reading Keep your brain active with creating, making and learning
Engage with Black History, Stories and Culture
Engage with Black History, Culture and Stories October is Black History Month, so why not engage with some of the fantastic resources available to learn from and explore the history, stories and culture of black people? Here’s some recommendations and suggestions from the Made With Many team, which include both serious subject matter as well … Continue reading Engage with Black History, Stories and Culture
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
Let’s Create packs
24th July 2020 Along with many other Northants Cultural Education Partnership members, we received a load of #LetsCreate boxes thanks to Arts Council England and The Mighty Creatives. Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been delivering theses boxes full of arts materials to local organisations to help families in our communities stay creative. One … Continue reading Let’s Create packs
Found Poetry with Ryan Leder (part 6)
The final part of Ryan Leder’s Found Poetry in our #MadeAtHome series. Ryan will show us how to complete our piece of found poetry. Catch up with the first, second, third, fourth and fifth steps in this series before progressing to part 6 below. Watch the short video below to complete your writing journey and share your creations with … Continue reading Found Poetry with Ryan Leder (part 6)