TAKE ARTArts Development Organisation for Somerset
Founded in 1987 to run a rural touring programme, Take Art has grown to encompass specialisms around early years creativity, dance & theatre sector support, participatory arts & health projects including music, spoken word, dance and a county-wide rural touring programme.
We are a registered charity and part of the Arts Council England’s national portfolio of organisations, also supported by Somerset local authorities.
Take Art is a unique, life-changing organisation that doesn’t live in a venue, or studio or a whacking great theatre but most often and originally in the villages, towns and rural communities of Somerset. Our office is in a barn on a farm near South Petherton.
After 3 decades in the business of taking art out to where the people need it in Somerset and the SW region, Take Art is also now reaching its arms out across the water to our European cousins. We are sharing theatre practice, exploring links between local food and the arts and working together to form a European rural touring network.
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Member Details
- South Petherton
- takeart.org
- info@takeart.org
- @takeart
- @takeart
- @takeartuk
Amenities
- No Amenities
Latest News & Blog
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Reclaiming a Venue in Taunton Will Regenerate County Town & Community
A campaign to reclaim the Mecca Bingo building in Taunton as an arts and culture venue is creating a buzz amongst local councillors and the public as the campaign reaches over 2000 signatures and is set to drive more public support. The ‘Project Gaumont’ team lead by Somerset Arts Business Cultural Alliance and Creative Innovation
June 28, 2023 -
SABCA Advice Leads to Project Growth
We were pleased to hear from SABCA member Corrinne Curtis who obtained advice from SABCA at the early stages of her project. Through hard work and determination Corrinne has achieved overwhelming success for The Nornen Project and we would like to share here comments sent to us: We spoke a couple of years ago about
June 21, 2023 -
Emergence, an immersive audio-visual installation by SABCA Member, This is Loop, debuts at Canary Wharf’s Winter Lights Festival this January
Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf, E14Wednesday 18th – Saturday 28th January 2023 As part of Winter Lights 2023 at Canary Wharf, This is Loop (a SABCA Member) is presenting their most ambitious work to date: a major audio-visual artwork, Emergence. Conceived and built by artists Harriet Lumby and Alan Hayes, the co-founders of This is Loop,
January 19, 2023
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