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About Us

We are a participatory arts charity. We develop and deliver inclusive arts programmes that support peoples’ health and wellbeing.

Our creative projects help people transform their lives through the arts by bringing skills, support networks, confidence and joy to communities in the East.

We work in places including hospitals, hospices, residential homes, schools and community venues.

Our work is led by experienced arts practitioners, encompassing a rich variety of art forms, and is delivered in close partnership with care, education, voluntary and community organisations.

Work With Us

Communications & Development Volunteer

We have closed this volunteer opportunity after having recieving several applications.

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Trustees

We have a team of dedicated trustees who voluntarily give their time and expertise to help make sure Suffolk Artlink continues to meet its objectives and head towards it’s vision

Alice Whitney

Jeni Draper (Co-chair of trustees)

Mike James

Jane Dyball

Maddie Baker-Woods

Kate Axon

Sydney Burges

Sarah Bardwell (Co-chair of trustees)

Young Trustee Observer: Chloe Pearson
Suffolk County Council Observer: Cllr Paul West

Artists

Each year we work with many artists who each bring their specialist knowledge to our projects to make them a success.

In 2019/20 we worked with: Gillian Allard, Holly Bodmer, Felicity Brown, Jacquie Campbell, Tim Casson and Friends, Max Clarke, Jaki Clibbon, Elizabeth Cooke, Creative Nation, Filomena Cristallino, Jacqueline Davies, Dharshini Don-Daniel, Chris Draude, Lucy Enskat, Joy Evitt, Linda Farrow, Donna Fordham, Sophie Fox, Alice Garland, Glasshouse Dance, Emily Godden, Sam Hanison, Tina Hannay, Greg Hanson, Helen Hayes, Tom Hobden, Caitlin Howells, Jacqui Hurst, Steve Jones, Mary Lovett, Heidi McEvoy-Swift, Joel McEvoy-Swift, Kimberley Moore, Kate Munro, Sarah Louise Nkugwa, Sian Notley, Shelly O’Brien, Daniela Paiva, Dean Parkin, Kasia Posen, Helen Rolfe, Anna Rowe, Genevieve Rudd, Matt Shepherd, Spilt Milk, Marco Spina, Pauline Torrance, Sophie Tott, Jon Tyler, Viva L’Amour School of Burlesque, Jemma Watts, Lynn Whitehead, Lewis Wickwar, Emma Withers, Liz Woods, Carl Wright, Lindsay Wright

Partners

In 2019/20, we devised and delivered our projects in partnership with the following organisations:

Access Community Trust, Ace Anglia, Association for Suffolk Museums, Beech House Residential Care (The Partnership in Care), Broadlands Care Home (Greensleeves Care), Bury Deaf Association, Castle Hill Community Centre, Creative Nation, CYDS, DanceEast, EACH (The Nook and The Treehouse), East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Colchester and Ipswich Hospitals), First Light Festival, Google Arts & Culture, Home-Start Mid & West Suffolk, James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Just 42, Kirkley Centre, Latitude Festival, Marina Theatre Lowestoft, Maui Waui, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Old Jet Market, Out There Festival (SeaChange Arts), Rural Coffee Caravan, Suffolk Family Carers, Suffolk Walking Festival, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, University of the Arts Norwich

 

History

Suffolk Artlink was established in the early 1980’s as a member of the National Shape Network, working across Suffolk to focus on disability arts. In 1994 we were taken under the umbrella of Optua (formerly Rethink Disability). Following a feasibility study we developed towards becoming an independent arts inclusion agency. Suffolk Artlink went on to become a registered charity in August 2005, enjoying its first year as a fully operational arts and social inclusion charity in 2006.

Since then Suffolk Artlink has gone from strength to strength, running numerous projects across Suffolk. With an ever-changing programme of projects, as well as a few old favourites, the charity is constantly evolving to bring unique and exciting arts opportunities, improving lives and inspiring many in the community with arts access for all.

Annual Review

Suffolk Artlink Annual Review 2020

Suffolk Artlink Annual Review 2020 Text only version

Suffolk Artlink Accounts 2019/20

Policies and Procedures

Suffolk Artlink is proud to have achieved the Young Suffolk Quality Standard by demonstrating best practice in regard to safeguarding, health and safety, organisational management and staff support and development.

Suffolk Artlink provides these policies online so that everyone may see the standards we have set ourselves and hold us to account.

The policies and procedures also provide clear and practical guidance that staff and artists use in their work on a daily basis. By providing these online we are seeking to ensure everyone uses the most up to date and accurate information we can possibly provide.

View the full list of our policies and procedures.

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Registered charity number 1110898
Data Protection No: Z2348150
Company number 05354844

Suffolk Artlink

Units 13 & 14 Malt Store Annex,
The Cut, 8 New Cut, Halesworth,
Suffolk, IP19 8BY

T: 01986 873955
F: 01986 875388

enquiries@suffolkartlink.org.uk

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