The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre hosted a series of unique events this Spring; a run of workshops which I have started to call Story Box Openers. These workshops invited all sorts of artists and writers to spend a day in the archive exploring the documents as sources of inspiration. These events were open to creatives … Continue reading
The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre is full of the most amazing and unique documents that reflect 800 years of history. The Arts Service would like to open up the archive for artists to explore through a project called Story Box. We would like to establish a community of artists who use the archive as … Continue reading
Details of vacancies at https://www.storymuseum.org.uk/get-involved/vacancies/ Closing date for all vacancies: 12 noon, Monday 11 November 2019
A warm welcome awaits at the Memory Box Reading Group as they share memories and thoughts inspired by books about Wiltshire’s fascinating history.The group comes together once a fortnight to listen to an extract of a book from the Local Studies Library at the WSHC, on a topic of their choosing. Topics such as iron … Continue reading
The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre have released details about its forthcoming programme which includes a talk by Joy Bloomfield about the new additions to archive and museum collections as part of the Cultures and Creative Wiltshire project and a Memory Box Reading Group. Download the programme here.
The Shoebox Theatre is looking a Freelance Drama Workshop Facilitator to deliver its weekly youth theatre education programme (ages 14-17) starting on the 25th September 2017. You will be responsible for planning and delivering fun, energetic and imaginative workshops with a strong focus on contemporary theatre practices including devised and immersive theatre, physical theatre, contemporary … Continue reading
I walked into the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre more than a year ago to attend a workshop, ‘story box’ that had been recommended to me. What was interesting for me was that the workshop was aimed at participants that showed an interest in creativity in all the guises that this can offer. Looking at … Continue reading
The National Archives has recognised the unique nature of the work that has been happening at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre to engage artists and develop new creative ways of working. On the 30th of September the History Centre will host Artsists in the Archives, a regional conference to draw together best practice from across the … Continue reading
The Great Escape is a new initiative from Art Fund, inviting museums, galleries and historic houses to host workshops for primary school children, and to contribute to a UK-wide work of art by a generation of young people. The work will be a demonstration of their vision for the biodiversity of our landscape, to be … Continue reading
Shining a light on the mental health of young people, digital dance film ALEX draws on personal experiences and research with a youth group, hospital and school to tell a story of three characters with the same name. Interweaving contemporary dance, text and poetry with an original score, ALEX has been adapted from the original … Continue reading
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