We want to work with you and/or your organisation to provide arts opportunities across Surrey. Here are some examples of the kinds of things we do.
Projects
NEW: Delight in Shakespeare – Delight
Coming Soon
Delight in Shakespeare immerses children in a magical world of Shakespeare and sparks their enthusiasm for drama and storytelling.
The Forest In Between by Peer Productions
Complete
The Forest In Between is a peer-led preventative touring play about mental health during transitional periods aimed at children aged 10-11, in their final year of primary school, to support their well-being during the move from primary to secondary school.
Talking Generations by IMM
Complete
Intergenerational Music Making (IMM) will create intergenerational hubs which will deliver workshops covering creative health song writing, early years sessions, song and dance, youth social action, and dementia-focused music sessions.
Bridging the Cosmos by Katie Dale-Everett Dance
Complete
An initiative dedicated to bringing space exploration wonders to underserved primary schools using dance and motion capture technology.
Surrey Virtual Day Trips by Whistlestop Arts
Complete
This project allows participants to embark on armchair adventures to different local locations like country parks, historical buildings, and museums through film.
Puca by Sabotage Theatre
Current
Sabotage Theatre will deliver workshops to Key Stage 3 pupils using puppetry and masks to teach self-compassion for building resilience around mental health.
A Gathering Place by Made by Katie Green
Current
A Gathering Place will see communities respond creatively to key sites across the county where archaeology shows that people have come together for significant reasons through history.
NEW: Reaching Out – DAiSY (Disability Arts in Surrey)
Current
Reaching Out is DAiSY’s latest initiative to expand and strengthen our disability arts network across Surrey.
Read more NEW: Reaching Out – DAiSY (Disability Arts in Surrey)
NEW: The Sticky Dance – Secondhand Dance
Coming Soon
The Sticky Dance is an interactive, engaging and colourful performance installation for children and their families.
NEW: No Time to Waste – H&T Creative
Coming Soon
The innovative dance and art project uses powerful movement & a dynamic soundtrack to explore the impact of plastic pollution.
Community Touring
Completed
A new opportunity for Surrey residents to enjoy theatrical experiences on their doorstep.
Surrey Dance 21
Completed
Celebrating and supporting dance in Surrey
I Speak Music – Next Generation
Current
A county-wide music programme for displaced children and young people .
Scoot Theatre’s Mrs. Armitage on Wheels
Completed
Research and Development support for a Scoot Theatre’s work adapting Mrs. Armitage on Wheels for communities.
Surrey Dance Network
Current
Surrey-based dance organisations such as Dance Woking, Made by Katie Green, Second Hand Dance and Dance Mama join forces to network and create opportunities in our county.
DAISY-Chain: Disabled Artist Network
Completed
APS supporting the development of the network for d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists
Culture Seeds
Completed
A grant project of matched funding for Surrey-based artists wanting to launch new cultural projects in their local communities.
Singing Picnics
Completed
Singing Picnics give primary school children in Surrey a new opportunity to perform songs to each other, play singing games and enjoy a picnic lunch at parks across the county.
The Barndance Effect
Completed
The Barndance effect describes the sense of wellbeing and connection that participants feel having taken part in a group arts activity.
Advancing Artists
Completed
The sharing of the arts is an integral way of helping individuals in communities find the means to express themselves and create change in their society.
Whatever the Weather
Completed
A creative arts programme using a range of art forms to address locally identified health and wellbeing needs
Our June’s Wedding
Completed
Our June’s Wedding was a theatre production that toured village halls and rural venues in Surrey
Moonbrella
Completed
Commissioned for early years, including sensory workshops, Moonbrella toured to 12 venues across Surrey in 2018
Learning to Fly
Completed
A multi-artform project that explored the impact of World War 1 in Surrey and the hidden stories of local people across the county.
Hopper
Completed
An initiative that brought high quality early years theatre shows into pre-schools, nurseries, theatres, libraries, and children’s centres
World War 1 Prints
Completed
Ochre Print Studio produced four original screen prints inspired by legacy of WW1 and the impact it had on Surrey communities and families
Vitamin G
Completed
A project aiming to establish eight inter-generational art and community gardens across Surrey with a particular focus on ensuring that older people are involved.
Take On Me
Completed
TAKE ON ME was a show set amongst the 1980s world of headbands and legwarmers that digs below the surface of the luminous colours and fitness fads.
Living Well Ageing Well
Completed
A celebration aimed at over 50s to inspire and enable people to have fun, be active and try something new.
Magna Carta – The Freedom Game
Completed
Magna Carta – The Freedom Game was a community opera, commissioned by Surrey Arts to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta in Surrey
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