Arts / Children's Scrapstore
New funding to make arts accessible for Bristol families
Bristol’s Children’s Scrapstore, in partnership with the Family Arts Campaign, is to receive a share of £150,000 from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, which will help it to create positive arts and culture experiences for families.
The grant of £150,000 will have a national impact across six regions, with the launch of an Ambassador Network programme. As a result, this new initiative comes to Bristol led by Children’s Scrapstore who are already part of the region’s cultural community.
The initiative is a partnership with Family Arts Campaign, is an organisation dedicated to helping the arts and culture sectors to become more family-friendly.
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Children’s Scrapstore Deputy CEO Kirsty Wilson doubles as Bristol’s Family Arts ambassador, and will support both arts and non-arts organisations across the city to work with more families and more diverse families, encouraging greater participation in arts and culture activities. A particular area of focus are those families who rarely visit their local arts and culture venues.
Kirsty Wilson is Bristol’s Family Arts Ambassador, and Deputy CEO at the Children’s Scrapstore in St Werburghs
Kirsty said, “I am delighted to be taking on the role of ambassador for the Family Arts Campaign in Bristol. Children’s Scrapstore have been at the heart of resourcing creativity in Bristol for 30 years. As a city, Bristol is full of cultural and art organisations, venues and committed creatives so we have a great foundation for this project. The extra capacity offers us the opportunity to support a collaborative approach to ensuring all families across Bristol can access the arts.”
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Anna Dever, head of the Family Arts Campaign, said “When we talked to our nationwide member organisations, it became clear that they needed support to reach wider family audiences. We see a significant opportunity to create an increased impact in Bristol – and the appointment of Kirsty Wilson will do just that.
“We know that participating in arts and culture is not only essential for development and learning – it’s also fantastic for health and wellbeing. Families who learn, create and have fun together create stronger bonds. We hope this new initiative will mean that families, from ages one to 80, can enjoy culture together.”
The project, which will run over three years, hopes to see more families not only participating in cultural experiences but reporting the positive effects of doing so.
Find out more www.familyarts.co.uk/ambassadors
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