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Who We Are
- History The establishment of Curious Minds as an independant Company Limited by Guarantee and Registered Charity.
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What We Do
- Arts Award A national qualification that supports young people to develop as artists and arts leaders.
- Big Art The Channel 4 Big Art Project aimed to inspire communities and create a unique peice of public art in Burnley.
- Creative Partnerships The flagship creative learning programme designed to raise the aspirations, achievements and skills of children and young people.
- Find your talent The pilot cultural offer programme that ensures young people have access to the wide range of cultural experiences they deserve.
- Building Schools for the Future Supporting schools on ambitious programmes of change founded on creative teaching and learning.
- Curious Project 6 Engaging young people in the regeneration & renewal of their community
- Prevent An innovative project that explores what extremism and the Prevent agenda means to young people and their schools.
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Resources
- Case Studies An online database of case studies from the Curious Minds’ programmes.
- Logo downloads Download funding logos related to Curious Minds and the programmes that are delivered.
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Community & Ideas
- Register Register to access the private resources, receive the e-newsletter and join the community forums.
- Forum Join in with discussions that are important to you to get your voice heard.
- Blog Read the blog from the Chief Executive of Curious Minds, Chris May.
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Contact
- Staff Meet the team who work for Curious Minds.
- Board of Trustees Find out who’s who on our Board of Trustees
- Map and Directions Access the map and directions to our offices in Burnley and Liverpool.
- Work With Us Find out how to get involved if you are interested in working for Curious Minds.
Arts Award
Curious Minds is the regional development agency for Arts Award in the North West. Working in partnership with a consortium of major cultural organisations and local authorities in the North West – Culture and Achievement North West - we aim to integrate Arts Award into creative and cultural practice across the region and provide a wealth of opportunities for young people to have their achievements recognised and accredited.
Arts Award has been running since 2005 and almost 3000 young people across the region have achieved either Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards in that time. Here at Curious Minds we offer advice and help in how to run and embed the Award into your current practices.
On the Curious Minds and Arts Award websites we provide information and resources to make Arts Award easy to use and to provide examples of good practice in the region and country. Below are links to the different aspects of the Award:
What is Arts Award?
Online Networking
We are about to start an online networking community for Arts Award North West advisers. For more details please click here.
Adviser Forum
We will be commencing Adviser Forum sessions in the autumn, where you can come and meet Arts Award experts face-to-face and meet other advisers using Arts Award. The sessions are free but we would ask you to let Glen know if you are attending. (Email below).
The first session will be
October 7, Liverpool- Gostins Building, 32-36 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 4LN 4pm-7pm
Followed by:
January 6, Lancaster, 4-7pm
March 24, Manchester, 4-7pm
Contacts:
Bryony Bell, Regional Development Coordinator – 0151 708 8009
Glen Meskell, Regional Development Administrator – 0151 708 8009
Arts Award National Office - 020 7820 6178
www.artsaward.org.uk
