Our innovative, interdisciplinary projects bring together creativity, heritage and sustainability to support transformation and inspiration at the heart of community. We are artist-, volunteer- and community-led, committed to supporting the local and regional arts and rural ecology.
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We are currently moving from our location in Welshampton and are in the process of finding a new space for our collaborative studio space.
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Our current major project running until August 2024 is ROAD STORIES
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Our first year saw us:
provide inclusive creative workshops, many free or pay what you can, to over 500 people of all ages in the local area
receive part of the funds for our 2023-2023 annual running costs from the National Lottery Community Fund and Arts Council England
develop a volunteer programme that provides opportunities for intergenerational creativity and recognises the commitment of our volunteers by offering benefits that are led by their interests and needs
become a member of the Shropshire Voluntary and Community Sector Assembly
work with a number of local businesses and organisations to develop projects including Moolah, Welshampton and Lyneal Parish Council, Mere’s Edge Federation, Wrexham University, Ellesmere Yard and Shropshire Love Nature Festival
work with students in 2022 from Manchester School of Architecture through a student-led initiative to develop a community-led design for our insulation and renovation project. This culminated in a weekend design camp and 2 days of workshops with participants of all ages in the local community. As well as working with them in 2023 through their MSALive project
support a number of local and regional practitioners by providing work at recognised, recommended fair rates of pay and programme a huge range of activities during the Spring and Summer using our funding from Arts Council England and the National Lottery
register for Social Prescribing in Shropshire
sign up to Shropshire Council’s Social Value Charter
received funding from Shropshire Council’s Adult Social Care Small Grant Programme to develop a nature journal workshop to support health and wellbeing in the local area
receive funding from Severn Trent Community Fund to renovate and insulate our studio space
receive funding from Frith Resource Management, The League of Friends (Ellesmere) and donations of tools from the Wickes Community Programme and materials from ClayWorks towards the winterproofing of our Mother Shippon studio
work closely with Community Resource Shropshire to support our compliance and fundraising
develop a network across a range of other local, regional and national organisations to guide our development including QUBE(Oswestry), Arts Connection (Llanfylin and Wrexham), Arts Connect (West Midlands), AVOW (Wrexham), Hive (Shrewsbury), Marches Growth Hub Shropshire, VCSA Shropshire, Rural Arts (Yorkshire), Meadow Arts (Shropshire/Herefordshire), The Wysing, Haarlem, DASH, the Welshampton and Lyneal Parish Sustainability Working Group, MERZ Gallery
send our director, Joseph Schneider, to become a volunteer board member (working in partnership with Meadow Arts) on the Cultural Compact, initiated by Shropshire Council, to develop projects that implement Vibrant Shropshire, the Cultural Strategy for Shropshire.
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Rural Art Hub is a Community Interest Company | Company number: 13997655
