Action Factory Community Arts

creatively nurturing positive change in individuals and communities.

News

Visualise! Two days of bringing together drama, multi-media and visual arts to create a piece of visual performance. Mon 2nd and Tue 3rd April 2012. (For 16 to 25 year olds, no experience necessary) kerry@actionfactory.org

Looking for office space or workspace, we are looking for tenants. Short lets available.

Action Factory's Annual General Meeting to be held at 6.30pm on 29th March 2012, at Action Factory.

Please don't forget to read our blog, to keep in touch with what we are up to!

Action Factory's Youth Theatre is in full swing now. New members welcome. More details available from Kerry Tuhill ktuhill@actionfactory.org. Plans afoot for youth theatre for different age groups. Watch this space.

We held a week long celebration of World Community Arts Day around the 17th February 2012 with activities workshops and performances including:

  • HEARTLINES, a drama about love, music and stories - Action Factory worked with people at Wesley Hall to produce a piece to celebrate community artswork with this original performance devised for World Community Arts Day 2012.
  • An activity afternoon live broadcast at Radio Lancashire.
  • "A Fishy Business", a piece devised by the Action Factory Youth Theatre was performed at a shop in the shopping mall. Spaces still available in the drama group!
  • An Open Day at Action Factory was held on Wednesday 16th February celebrating with songs, dance and other activities from around the world.

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Action Factory manages and facilitates participatory arts workshops, projects and schemes.

We use all forms of art to engage with people, using creativity to unlock a person's potential, develop their self confidence and increase their sense of belonging. There is no limit to where we can work, inside, outside ... in all sorts of different buildings and locations. We haven't worked underwater  .... yet!

Action Factory Community Arts is a participatory arts company with over 26 years' experience. We are based in Blackburn and facilitate arts projects around the North West. Examples of our work can be seen in projects and gallery sections of the website. If you do not find the information you are looking for on the website then please contact us.

Action Factory Community Arts won the creative inspiration award at the 2007 Creativity Works Awards here is a quote from the programme:  

"It is truly a people-based company that invests heavily in training and support for both staff and volunteers as well as the thousands of groups and individuals who have and continue to benefit from their caring, nurturing, creative and magical approach. Creativity Works is proud to recognise the importance and value of having a world class participatory arts company in East Lancashire. A high percentage of creative people and people working in the creative industries in the area owe some of their success to working with, for or just an encounter with Action Factory Community Arts."

Action Factory is pleased to be part of the Consortium for Participatory Arts Learning C-PAL 

Action Factory Community Arts Ltd,

Clarendon Works, Clarendon Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB1 9SS

Telephone 01254 679 335 Fax 01254 694616 email allstaff@actionfactory.org

© Action Factory Community Arts Ltd 2011