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Arts Development
Touchstones Rochdale
The Esplanade
Rochdale
OL16 1AQ
Telephone: 01706 926238
Fax: 01706 924944
Email: Click here
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“We are all born with the gift of creativity”
Arts and creative activities make a vital contribution to the quality of all our lives. Being engaged and experiencing our creative gifts can help us to form and communicate our dreams, hopes and aspirations and gives us tools to actively shape our lives and futures. Active involvement offers enjoyment and empowers us by enhancing our self-esteem and personal development. The social interaction which forms part of many arts activities reduces isolation and supports a more confident self-image, which can change and improve not only the well-being of individuals but of whole communities. Arts Development in this interpretation means development through the arts by creating accessible opportunities for personal and community growth through engagement in the arts as participant or as spectator.
It is the aim of all Arts Development work that this Borough is perceived as a dynamic and nurturing environment in which accessible, quality arts can flourish and participation in arts is seen by all people as an experience that supports the fulfilment of human needs.
The Arts & Heritage Service does this by:
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Working closely with and giving revenue support to nine arts organisations in the borough, which aim to engage people in creative experiences
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Initiating and/or supporting individual projects which focus on access to the arts through participation
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Working in partnership with different council services and other agencies to address personal and social issues in the lifes of people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities and lifestyles
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Advising and supporting arts organisations and artists to reach their goals in the arts development field
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Giving information and advice to members of the general public about activities, project opportunities, involvement and training
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Supporting events and event development
- Promoting the value of the arts.
