Arc is excited to launch a new exhibition celebrating artwork and products designed by emerging artists who have taken part in its ‘Creative Enterprise’ wellbeing programme of support and development. The exhibition will put a spotlight on varied collections of ethical products and artwork created by the artists, including jewellery, ceramics, self-care boxes, macramé, cyanotype and a line developed in a project led by visual artist Kim Hubball. These unique and high quality pieces can truly be described as life-changing, with money raised from sales in Arc’s Handmade Shop, at maker markets and through local stockists directly supporting our Creative Wellbeing programmes and going back into supporting the artist-makers.
Help to celebrate the fantastic achievement of this group of makers, all of whom have overcome their own mental health challenges before committing to their own development and support of Arc through creating products for sale by the charity.
Discover the artists’ journeys; from joining the programme through to product conception, development and completion, the stories behind the products and what the making process has meant to each of them.
Artists like Anne. Anne said of the project, “My creative skills and abilities have increased tenfold. I actually believe in myself and what I can achieve.”
Shop for yourself – the products will be available to buy straight from the exhibition!
Made to Make a Difference launches at the same time as Arc’s Saturday Art Club which will include creative activities suitable for ages 3+ in its dedicated Art Studio at Hat Works. This month they’ll be Simulating Cyanotype, Inventing Comic Superheroes or Villains and collaborating on a Mixed Media Sea Scene.
The exhibition continues on Thursdays and Fridays 10:00-16:00 and Saturdays 11:00-15:00 until 15:00 on September 21st.
For more about Arc, the exhibition and the programme visit https://arc-centre.org/exhibition-made-to-make-a-difference/
