NEWS | Venture Arts to partner with Project Art Works in EXPLORERS project

EXPLORERS is a dynamic collaborative programme of art and action that opens up routes into artistic practice for neurominorities, dismantling attitudinal and systemic barriers to representation and rights in art and society.   Venture Arts is thrilled to be part of the national creative programme of events that makes up Explorers, aiming to increase the … Continued

Conversations Series III launches with brand new ‘Narratives’ project.   Conversations Series was first established back in 2016, as a programme of artistic projects and residencies delivered by Venture Arts, aimed at creating new work in a shared exchange of art and ideas.   The programme brings together a range of artists, with and without … Continued

In her latest blog Venture Arts artist Louise Hewitt visits Salford Museum and Art Gallery to review ‘A-Z of Salford’s Collections’.   Louise is passionate about art and culture, visiting Manchester’s wealth of museums and galleries to gain inspiration for her own art and to write her bi-monthly Venture Arts blog.     “The last … Continued

HOME’s biennial celebration of creativity is open, showcasing the creative talent seen across Greater Manchester.   We are incredibly proud to have 13 artists exhibiting in the exhibition. Congratulations to Amy Ellison, Andrew Johnstone, Bilal Khan, Danielle Dalton, Deborah Makinde, Emma Horton, Horace Lindezey, Jennie Franklin, Leslie Thompson, Lou Nicole, Matthew Bell, Rahima Imtiaz and … Continued

Go on – win our hearts.  Sign up to Team Venture Arts for this year’s Great Manchester Run to raise much-needed funds for our charity.     The race is on to get fit and step up to the 10k or Half Marathon challenge on Sunday 22 May 2022. We’ll pay your entrance fee (£42 … Continued

At the end of last year we recruited 12 artists to join our Artistic Mentor programme, training learning disabled artists to be Artistic Mentors to young children in schools.   The artists all submitted a written application and then took part in interviews where they shared their ideas for how they would approach leading a … Continued

Disability History Month 2021 runs from 18th November – 18th December. It’s a chance to celebrate the lives of disabled people now and in the past, challenge disabilism and work towards equality.   One of the themes of this year is hidden disabilities and as such Venture Arts Public Engagement Assistant, Amber Okpa-Stother, has written … Continued

Venture Arts artist Louise Hewitt is passionate about visiting museums and galleries, gaining inspiration for her own art and poetry.  In her regular blog Louise reviews an exhibition she has attended, sharing her thoughts and ideas and explaining how it influenced her own practise. For this, her fifth blog, Louise visited Venture Arts’ own exhibition, ‘Completely A … Continued

Keep on giving this Giving Tuesday, as we celebrate with #MyGivingStory.   It’s a chance to showcase the many ways our volunteers, donors and fundraisers, business friends, board members and artists support us.   DONATE NOW  Giving time: thanks to… Our Volunteers – a huge shout-out to all our past, present (and future) volunteers.  They … Continued

Venture Arts artist Louise Hewitt is passionate about visiting museums and galleries, gaining inspiration for her own art and poetry.    In her bi-monthly blog Louise reviews an exhibition she has attended, giving an insight in to how it made her think and feel. For this, her fourth blog, Louise visited the Turner Prize 2021 exhibition … Continued