Passionate about creativity, diversity and inclusion, Momentum Arts is a catalyst for social change. We engage, inspire and connect people and communities in the East of England through creative arts projects.
Momentum Arts works with diverse communities and artists to create imaginative arts projects. Our fresh approach to the arts encourages local people to share ideas, meet new people, and develop their artistic and personal skills. It’s the talent and imagination of these participants that provide amazing insights into the people and places of the East of England.
Momentum Arts works with the arts in two broad areas of activity:
• Diversity
• Inclusion and regeneration
Our work reflects the voices of the people of the East of England by celebrating its vibrancy and multiculturalism and listening to those whose voices sometimes don’t get heard. This means that we work with a variety of people from young people at YMCA’s through to shop-keepers on Mill Road. Because we work with lots of different people and because everyone is inspired by different activities, Momentum Arts works across a broad spectrum of art-forms.
Here at Momentum Arts we value unexpected outcomes and sometimes it’s the most unusual projects that produce the most exciting results! For instance: did you know that: you can take photos using an old tin can? Or that Archbishop John Sentamu was voted one of Cambridgeshire’s top ten Black and Asian Local and Historical role models? Or that some of our artists worked with young people in Peterborough to make a comedy zombie film! Or even that Olaudah Equiano, who was central to the movement to abolish the slave trade, lived in Soham in Cambridgeshire?
Momentum Arts really values the people it works with and an important aspect of this is supporting the talented artists we collaborate with by providing continuing training and exciting professional development opportunities.
We learn something new each time we undertake a project and an important part of our philosophy is to share these learning experiences with other people who might want to try something similar, or with policy makers that can influence how arts projects are designed and funded in the future. contact us for more information on current Momentum Arts publications.
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