Youth Arts
The arts have the power to inspire young people, regardless of their backgrounds. Artworks’ Youth Arts Programme listens to young people and develops projects, which allow them to have a powerful voice. Working with musicians, rappers, dancers and artists, our performance and mentoring programmes specialise in engaging disaffected young people and motivating them to succeed in life.
Artworks’ Youth Arts strand will:
- Develop and deliver programmes which use the arts to engage young people in alternative education
- Provide a range of evening, weekend and holiday activities for young people from across the district
- Expand our family learning programme to work with a wider range of communities
Click on links below to find out about some of our Youth Arts Projects:
- Ellar Carr
Working within Ellar Carr PRU on a project which looks at how creativity can engage hard to reach pupils in learning.
- Youth Music Mentors
Music is incredibly important for many young people. Listening to music can be a way of escaping from difficult situations and understanding the experiences of others, performing to others and expressing themselves can often be a source of comfort and inspiration.
- Savile Town Graffiti Project
The project aimed to draw young people away from using graffiti in an anti-social way and to break down barriers between different groups.
- Creative Together
A four year family learning programme funded by the Big Lottery Fund: Family Learning
Case Study: Engaging Young People
Case Study: Creative Sector Development
'It's a Rap': a project working with young people from around Bradford District to explore what Bradford means to them. Their thoughts and feelings were expressed through lyric writing, rap and performance.
This Project was a collaboration by Artworks, Fabric, PiPeline Productions and Nurture Media
To find out more contact Ged Walker, Senior Projects Coordinator.