Our Achievements
Supported UK Feature Film Production
Created 285 new jobs in media, design and performing arts
Provided personal mentoring for people with mental health challenges
Helped 40 creative business start ups and 2 non profits
Delivered workshops to over 30,000 people in England and Wales
Raised funding for over 40 arts and music events
In conjunction with DWP, delivered pre-employment training to 300 people and helped them find work
Recruited and trained 500 volunteers
Our Charity's 18th Year.
We are raising funding to deliver collaborative projects that focus on:
- New Collaborations in Music
- Curated Events and Touring
- Content Creation for online Broadcast
- Bringing new writing and production talent to the UK stage
- Career Development Events for Emerging Creatives
Let's Talk 2020 Futures
Freeman's Compass Theatre Production
A project supported by the Veterans' Foundation focussing on PTSD and complex mental health awareness, and providing support to Veterans who are living with post combat trauma. Providing one to one mentoring, remote learning, friendship and support.
Freeman's Compass is a new independent theatre production in development, which tells the story of a Royal Welsh Veteran and Elite Sniper, dealing with the aftermath of his fight with the Taliban, and his inner struggle on returning to civilian life.
Tommy Chase - Groove Merchant
Feature Documentary in Development
Chronicling the impact of hard bop drummer Tommy Chase on London's burgeoning jazz club resurgence in the 1980's. Visiting the venues, the people, and the music, discussing his subsequent disappearance from the scene, and his later life dealing with vascular dementia that ultimately robbed him of his beloved music.
Out Of Many Voices
Supported by a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund
Delivering a series of workshops across multiple art forms to engage with our local community, providing a platform for positive communication, creative, life and employability skills.
Young, Gifted and Unheard
We provide the creative platform for gifted young adults who because of complex social and mental health challenges, are very often hidden and unheard. By offering a safe creative space, we open up significant opportunities to nurture and support, building their confidence and coping strategies so they can develop their talents and feel part of our creative community.
Expedition To Kosovo - Creative Volunteer Project 2021
We're fundraising to support our next expedition to Kosovo with a team of creative volunteers and a film crew to make our third visit to the NGO The Ideas Partnership and the community in Fushë Kosovë. The objective is to create volunteer and travel experiences that improve the employability of local young people, whilst offering support to the Ashkali community in Kosovo.
#OUTOFMANYVOICES
Short Courses and One to One Mentoring
Looking to make life changes, start your career, get a job or become an entrepreneur? We offer training and support to help you on your way.
Employability and Enterprise Training, with mentoring and practical experience to help you feel more confident and focussed, ready to plan your future in a positive way.
- We work with small groups - not in large classrooms.
- We have a team of friendly & experienced, personal development coaches, who listen and give one to one attention.
- Learn in a relaxed, supportive environment.
Email us for Further information info@actionforarts.org.uk
How We Work
We collaborate and partner with like minded companies, organisations and individuals to deliver engagement projects. This strategy has proved to be extremely effective for achieving our outcomes, whilst sustaining the charity through fluctuations in the economy and cuts to local and national funding.
Examples of some of our many successful projects
Music Buddies
Managed by a team of young professional musicians, and our Music Buddies Volunteer Support Crew, the aim of the project to empower young people through creativity.
Project Goals:
- Self Esteem Building
- Empowerment
- Team Work Skills
- Music Education
- Coping mechanisms
- Creative/Artistic Expression
- Community Responsibility
With funding support from Gwirvol
A Home for Elham - Documentary
A random connection on Facebook leads to an incredible friendship with a family in Kosovo.
In 2013 Action for Arts sent a film crew and a team of young volunteers with musician Dani Washington, to document the journey he undertook, to meet the little boy, Elham, he connected with through Facebook. We wanted to highlight the plight of a young family suffering extreme poverty and harsh living conditions, in Fushë Kosovë - one of the most downtrodden areas of Europe.
Our aim, was to gain the attention of the international media, so that we could start raising funds to safely house the Krasniqi family. This story has been one of happiness and heartbreak, we've made friends with the Ideas Partnership an amazing NGO in Kosovo, and linked with some truly remarkable people from around the world, who have joined forces to help the community in Fushë Kosovë.
We visited for a second time in 2016, to record developments in the community since our first trip to Kosovo. Bringing more volunteers with us this time, who were given the opportunity to visit the Ideas Partnership Community Centre, and meet the young people who participate in the many initiatives and workshops delivered there. It has been an empowering experience for our UK volunteers, seeing life through the eyes of those less fortunate. This has inspired them to be more compassionate and community minded, excel in their studies and work hard to secure sustainable employment.
Vinyl - Feature Film
We challenged ourselves to help shoot a feature film in 28 days. Of course we achieved it through the help of our local community, support from Director Sara Sugarman and fabulous crew from LA, New York, San Francisco, London and Wales
Filmed on location in North Wales and featuring a high profile international cast.
Action for Arts provided 30 young people from the local community, with employment and training opportunities over the entire 6 months from pre-production to production under the Future Jobs Scheme.
Vinyl received several international film festival awards, general release in UK cinemas, and aired frequently on Sky Box Office. We are very proud that members of the young cast, have since become internationally successful in film, television, theatre and music.
Jamie Blackley (The Halcyon) , Alexa Davies (Mama Mia Here We Go Again) and Dani Washington (Neck Deep)
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V Creation
V Creation offered young creative people age 16-24 the opportunity to join forces and lend their talents and expertise to a range of projects.
V Creation was made up of a team of people wishing to be part of the creative economy, turning their passion and talent into employment. There were opportunities to work on projects in:
- Music production & performance
- Film making
- Photography
- Broadcast & Digital media
- Social Media
- Graphic Design
- Journalism
- Public relations
- Event management & promotion
This unique initiative based in the North West, offered the chance to develop creative skills, gain some authentic work experience, training and potential employment.
V Television
Produced by a young people's production team
Some of the work we produced for V Television the youth led television channel and production team, supported by creative industry mentors.
V Television Programme Concept
Producing online content to promote creative entrepreneurs and artists who are just starting out in their careers.
Away Days
Music and Arts - One Day and Weekend Events.
A series of one day and weekend festivals, aimed at promoting tourism both in and out of season, to raise the profile and boost the economy of coastal towns.
Our Trustees and Senior Team
Paul Bradshaw
World Wide FM &
Publisher of Straight No Chaser Magazine
Trustee
Martin Williams
Managing Director of Radar PR
Trustee
Simon Edwards
Programme Curator for
Cork & Edinburgh Film Festival
Trustee
Tony Minvielle
Jazz FM
Trustee
Sam Nayar
North Wales Entrepreneur
Trustee
Ali Carter - Action for Arts Founder
Creative Producer
Business Development/Fund Raising
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