Arts Volunteering (the new name for Young Arts) What is Arts Volunteering? Arts Volunteers… Work with schools, museums and youth and community groups to support a WIDE RANGE of arts projects Are PASSIONATE about the benefits that creativity and arts education can bring to the community Carry out FUNDRAISING to support these projects If you have any suggestions for possible Arts projects that might benefit from an Arts Society grant, Have ideas for raising funds to sponsor projects or, If you would like to help. Then, please speak to the Arts Volunteering representative: Pippa Schofield email: schofield.pippa@googlemail.com The Arts Society Blackmore Vale have previously supported these projects Guggleton Farm Arts – Young Artist of the Year Gillingham and Sturminster Newton Schools – Most Promising Art Student Award 12 schools in the Blackmore Vale area have received one or more sponsored Art Day Children’s Sculpture exhibition held during Open Gardens weekends A Golden Lecture at Gillingham School Supported student work entered in to the NADFAS/RBA Exhibition William Barnes School pupil visit to the National Gallery Art from the High School exhibition at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton Young Artists’ Christmas Exhibition 2019 The annual Young Artists’ Christmas Exhibition is now running from Friday 29th November until Saturday 14th December. Prizes were awarded ...Read More The Guggleton Gallery Young Arts Christmas Exhibition – 2018 Isabel de Pelet , First Prize winner Will Montgomery and Sheila Williams at the Awards Ceremony held on Friday 16 ...Read More Pottery and Painting Day at St. George’s School, Bourton On Thursday 22 November, our Society funded a day’s painting and pottery class run by Mr Des Alner for 34 ...Read More Golden Lecture To celebrate 50 years of support of Young Arts by The Arts Society we sponsored two lectures in local comprehensive ...Read More
