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Creative Arts East - Culturally Vibrant Rural Communities

Creative Arts East is an arts and community development charity that offers high-quality arts experiences to communities in Norfolk, Suffolk, and the East. Our programs include volunteering opportunities, health and wellbeing projects, and cultural education, all aimed at making a positive difference to people's and community life. Join us in creating culturally vibrant, connected, and motivated rural communities.

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Creative Arts East - Culturally Vibrant Rural Communities

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  1. An arts and community development charity working with a range of communities across Norfolk, Suffolk and the east to offer high quality arts experiences that make a positive difference to people’s and community life. These are offered as volunteering opportunities, health and wellbeing projects and cultural education.

  2. Our Vision: Culturally vibrant, connected and motivated rural communities Our Mission: To improve community life through the creative use of the arts

  3. In 2016-17 Creative Arts East supported: 824 rural events Reaching over 40,000 people £110,000+ per year for local venues

  4. Rural and community Touring Creative Arts East Live! - A live performance touring scheme which works in partnership with volunteers to bring profession theatre, music and dance to rural or underserved communities Creative Arts East Screen - A community cinema scheme which works in partnership with volunteers to bring the latest film releases and classic titles to rural or underserved communities

  5. Rural Touring supports the community by.... Decreasing isolation 67% Supporting social connectedness 62%Developing and supporting volunteers 40% Developing skills within the community 26% Furthermore volunteer programmers felt that their involvement has... Given a sense of personal satisfaction 60% Increased skills 40%Helped make new connections 38%Increased confidence 20%

  6. Our Day Out An arts and culture programme for older people, particularly those living with the early to mid stages of dementia and their carers.

  7. Tea Dance with Spilt Milk Dance Company!

  8. 73% of participants felt less isolated59% of participants had communicated with new or more people62% of participants considered their experience had helped to raise or maintain their confidence

  9. People feel more engaged in and part of their local community through interactions with more and new people 92% of participants ‘felt like they belong at Our Day Out’ always or most of the time. 100% of participants strongly agreed or agreed that taking part in Our Day Out has improved their confidence.

  10. 69% of participants have increased wellbeing "It's absolutely a medicine for your mind, and humour and everything. Can't say any other word for it, marvellous."

  11. Singing with Mary and Kim!

  12. We are recruiting!

  13. Thank you Lea Schiller – Project Assistant lea@creativeartseast.co.uk 01953 713398

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