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Arts Connected

Culture and Creativity - Explore, Create, Participate!

Arts Connected works with Staffordshire Libraries to enable creative skills to flourish and enrich the lives of children and adults by providing arts and cultural experiences in local settings.

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Libraries Live

A three county partnership project, happening in three libraries, led by three artists in three different communities

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Creative Explorers

A new creative programme of online creative activities for children and families to explore their creativity.

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Emerge Lab

Emerge Festivals provide children and young people with the chance to be creative at the heart of their community.

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Poetry Collection

Helping to develop a cultural identity for Staffordshire by creating a picture of the county in words.

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Poet Laureate

Find out more about the Staffordshire Poet Laureate and Staffordshire Young Poet Laureate.

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Createspace

A combined arts project supporting adults to create the space for the arts in their daily lives.

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Local arts funding

Find contact details for various funding opportunities across the county.

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Support and advice

Find contact details for available support and advice.

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District art officers

District arts officers are interested in nurturing and supporting artistic activity in their geographic areas.

News and updates

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Facebook

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Twitter

Keep in touch with us on Twitter.

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Instagram

See photos of our exciting projects over on Instagram.

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Newsletter

Sign up to our newsletter to get updates direct to your email inbox.

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Email

Have a query? Email Arts Connected.

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What's on

Find arts and crafts events that are taking place across Staffordshire.

Arts map

A useful tool for finding artists, arts organisations, venues and community groups working across Staffordshire. If you would like to add your details, please email Arts Connected.

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Over £200k funding helping Staffordshire communities

Projects ranged from promoting healthy and active lifestyles, support groups for older people, bringing communities together to providing extra services for young people.
Date:
20 January 2021

New Year campaign to recruit foster families

People interested in fostering are being asked to help give a child a new start in 2021 as part of a countywide campaign.
Date:
14 January 2021

People urged to be aware of vaccine text scam

People are being reminded to look out for scammers trying to steal their bank details with fake NHS text messages about the Covid-19 vaccine.
Date:
13 January 2021

Staffordshire residents and county public health director recognised in New Year's Honours List

Staffordshire residents and the county council's director for health and care have been recognised in the New Year's Honours List alongside household names from sports, entertainment and the arts.
Date:
30 December 2020

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