Annie Bacon shares her latest blog update, this week on prosocial behaviour. Being prosocial is about sharing, helping or giving for the greater good. Something we would all like to think we’re about. But recently I came across a blog by Frank Flynn, a Stanford Professor, discussing some research from 2011 which shows that the most
Open call for artists’ proposals. Bedford Music In Detention delivered by Bedford Creative Arts, in partnership with The Higgins, Bedford are inviting applications from socially engaged artists, working across art forms to undertake a residency at The Higgins, Bedford. The work produced during the residency will be showcased at The Higgins at the end of
I have gardening on my mind this week as we are heading to the Clubhouse community garden in Queen’s Park this Friday. For inspiration I watched some of the Chelsea Flower Show last week and loved Sarah Price’s garden for M&G. She is known for her ‘painterly’ approach and originally trained as an artist. It
We are delighted to have partnered with The Philharmonia Orchestra on their new initiative to reach new audiences in Bedford.
Earlier this month we took part in Artsmark Celebration Week, which took place between the 9th – 13th October 2017.
We are delighted to introduce The Frog by William Rounce, a new public artwork at Riverside Square in Bedford.
We are happy to announce James Mall as our new Marketing and Development Manager. James comes to us fresh from a marketing and design background having run his own signage and design company and working for a web and design company here in Bedford. As well as having a degree in marketing from The University
We are delighted to announce that we have remained one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations For 2018-22 Bedford Creative Arts is pleased to announce it has been successful in retaining its NPO (National Portfolio Organisation) status with Arts Council England. This is a big achievement for the charity and means it will expect to
Our network for creative businesses in Bedfordshire has a new host. Sam Turton is taking the reigns of both the Bedford Borough and Central Bedfordshire networks from July 2017. Sam is Artistic Director at Novus Theatre and a Visiting Lecturer in Performing Arts and Theatre at University of Bedfordshire. As Artistic Director, Sam has developed
Music In Detention (MID) is a national charity, which uses participatory music making to improve the mental wellbeing of immigration detainees and to integrate detainees into local communities. Based within Bedford Creative Arts, Bedford MID is a partnership between MID and local voluntary, community and arts organisations in Bedford. Our workshops use drumming, percussion, singing,