Projects

Art for Wellbeing

Is a creative and development programme focused on working with adults with mental health experiences; young people in vulnerable situations and people in addition recovery.

Tell Us Another One (TUAO) was a creative writing project funded by Big Lottery Fund Reaching Communities and supported by local authorities in three Greater Manchester boroughs the project operates in – Rochdale, Bury and Oldham. It ran for over nine years. Visit the archive website here www.tellusanotherone.org

Darnhill Festival

Darnhill Festival has been a mainstay of summer on the Darnhill Estate since 2003. Almost always on the first Saturday in July, the Festival starts with a vibrant and noisy procession around the estate followed by a full afternoon of creative activities and entertainment. Darnhill is the ‘Lucky Festival’, never rained off and rarely rained on.

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Art for Wellbeing products

We are developing an exciting schedule of events that will use a variety of creative mediums to improve wellbeing.

Overspill

This National Lottery Heritage funded project ended in October 2020. It uncovered, explored and celebrated stories from the Manchester overspill estates...

Creative Lockdown

During the Lockdown for Covid-19 we set up a number of responses and projects to try and tackle some of the pre-existing and amplified inequalities that were likely to hit our communities harder than ever.

Training

We currently offer various training courses on art and wellbeing for practicioners and organisations alike. We continually working on developing new bespoke courses, workshops and training to help develop fundamental skills for professionals and share best practice in the sector.

Publications

At Cartwheel Arts we publish a quarterly magazine Scribble and regular books with the collaboration of our participants and collaborating artists

Project management

Cartwheel Arts has over 30 years experience in managing and delivering creative projects. Our team has extensive knowledge in all areas of project management and coordination. Contact us to help you managing, delivering and fundrasing your project or idea since its inception.

Our team has extensive knowledge and understanding of the challenges of social complex issues. We have a strong set of bespoke tools that we have developed in house and use a varied selection of programmes and industry platforms. - See more at: http://cartwheelarts.madewithweb.com/events-products-and-services/old-project-management-page/#sthash.Vo4N8cKT.dpuf

Consultancy

Our creative and social impact knowledge and experience gives you a response to your needs. We design bespoke consultancy programmes in response to a range of social and creative needs; from local groups to charity management or community projects.

Events

At Cartwheel Arts we produce and organise events as part of our overall strands.

Check here our previous and future events.