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the AI Debate
Enter the AI Debate at New Mills Festival Click here to fill in the baseline survey. Click here for tickets. Over the summer High Peak Community Arts’ youth programme has been grappling with one of the most divisive issues in the arts today – the use of generative AI to create writing, art, music and
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The Big Give! 18 – 25 March
Support Our Young Artists We’re excited to launch our Big Give Campaign – which means that any money donated between the 18th and 25th March will be doubled – at no extra cost to you! Our groups do more than foster creativity—they support well-being, build connections, and provide a space for self-expression and new experiences. Can
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Derbyshire Makes
We’re excited to announce our partnership with Derbyshire Makes! Glossop is about to burst into life with creativity as we embark upon a brand-new, three-year cultural programme, which kicks off with an exciting free festival. This celebration will bring together artists, makers, and the community to explore and showcase craftsmanship across the county. The Glossop
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SMART – Serious Makers of ART returns
the second Creative Training Camp is here! Click here to sign up for February half term.
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Space to Explore – how we got here
We have planned and delivered a neurodiversity project led by and for neurodivergent adults, with accessibility built in. We considered how to make it accessible as possible by creating floor plans, the use of colour cards with moods on them, as well as information cards and videos explaining neurodiversity. We did a baseline questionnaire at
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SMART
SMART (Serious Makers of ARTs) launched in October half term thanks to a new grant from Northern Rail Community Improvement Fund. The SMART scheme aims to support young people’s ambitions to enter the arts sector with a creative training scheme for age 13 – 25s, especially aimed at those interested in non-traditional routes into careers.
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Alison Bowry at HPCA – 1990 to 2024
Alison Bowry started working for High Peak Community Arts in 1990 and has tirelessly spearheaded the organisation’s work in both disability arts and creative health. Early projects included youth and community drama, such as The Heart of the Stone – a Buxton community play in 1990 – and The Water is Pink and Other Colours
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‘It’s in Our Nature’ Showcase
We had a fantastic afternoon on 29 th September at Spring Bank Arts with the ‘Final Showcase’ for ‘It’s In Our Nature’ – celebrating all the work done in the past year by Project eARTh, Tall Tales and Film Cuts Club. We filled the Mackie Hall with visual arts, poetry and live performance; and showed
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Murderous Circus – brought the house down!
Anyone who has seen a Tall Tales show before will know that the young members of High Peak Community Arts had a whirlwind ready to bring to Buxton, and on 13th August we played two shows of Murderous Circus on 13th August to sold-out and almost-sold-out audiences. More than 40 young people aged 8 –
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