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Be sure to check out the ten inspiring organisations who have been shortlisted for our Award for Civic Arts Organisations 2022!🏆

.Streetwise Opera works in a committed and meaningful way with people experiencing homelessness. Working digitally during the pandemic, they discovered that co-creation enables them to work more authentically. gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/shor… #CivicArts King's Culture

.Nottingham Contemporary worked with faith groups and foodbanks to distribute their art activity packs widely. Their ‘creative walks’ programme helped the gallery to reduce the barriers between artists and the local communities. gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/shor… #CivicArts King's Culture

. thearthouseuk have created the first studio sanctuary for asylum seekers in the UK. Their Makey Wakey programme has provided free interim spaces to artists and creative businesses. gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/shor… #CivicArts King's Culture

. Art Pop-Up discovered how art can help understand community divisions and found ways of bridging these through co-creation. One example of this was the Doorstep Festival, which took performers out into the streets. gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/shor… #CivicArts King's Culture

Deborah Bull King's Culture Civic Role of Arts - CGF UK Koestler Arts Union Chapel London ACAVA @inplaceofwar Streetwise Opera Nottingham Contemporary thearthouseuk Art Pop-Up Wales Millennium Centre Project Art Works .Wales Millennium Centre put young people at the centre of the decision-making process through their Youth Council. ‘Maker spaces’ hands over the ownership of this well-known venue in Cardiff to young people. gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/shor… #CivicArts King's Culture

. Project Art Works reimagined how to engage with their community and help those with complex support needs. Their digital creative practice Studio B ensured participants could work from home during the pandemic. gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/shor… #CivicArts King's Culture

Call for projects in the domain of Social Practice Arts in France 🇫🇷, created by the Paris Branch of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Four prizes of €15,000 available. Applications close 13 March. Gulbenkian Paris @EdeRothschild CENTQUATRE-PARIS

📣JOB VACANCY! We are looking for a COMMUNICATIONS AND PROGRAMMES OFFICER to support the delivery of our arts and environmental programmes and our corporate communications. Deadline: 11.59pm, Fri 11 March gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/were…

Get your free tickets for The Award for Civic Arts Organisations 2022 celebration on 23 March at 5pm👇 eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebration-… King's Culture #CivicArts

Join us for The Award for Civic Arts Organisations 2022 celebration on 23 March at 5pm. We will celebrate the pioneering work of civic arts organisations and announce this year’s Award recipients. Register now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebration-… King's Culture #CivicArts

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Congratulations to @inplaceofwar, recipient of the first £25,000 Award! Hugely well deserved. The panel commended how they have brought their experience of working in the Global South to the UK to address issues of asylum and conflict. King's Culture

Congratulations to Project Art Works, recipient of the second £25,000 Award! What an achievement. The panel were impressed by how they champion diversity and provide a platform for people and issues that are insufficiently recognised in society and the arts. King's Culture

Many congratulations to thearthouseuk, recipient of the £100,000 Award! The panel was struck by its unswerving commitment to co-creation, to developing creativity with communities, to championing diversity, to dissolving barriers between art and social impact. King's Culture

Check out the publication celebrating the people, organisations and stories behind the Award for Civic Arts Organisations 2022, produced together with King's College London. King's Culture gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/publ…

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