Unity Arts Trust is working towards the following objectives:
- Ensuring that ART and CRAFT are central to the communities of Chichester and surrounding areas within the district.
- Providing opportunities and incentives for artists and makers to develop and provide a range of educational activities for the public (including open studio events, exhibitions, talks) through specialised studio, workshop and gallery facilities, and to take art and craft out to sections of the community through an outreach programme.
- Providing opportunities for artists and makers to develop their own research practices by encouraging high standards of art and of craftsmanship.
HISTORY
Established in Chichester in 2007 by a group of local artists, it recognised the need for arts facilities, offering the opportunity for artists to educate and inform the community about art and craft from affordable studio facilities, sharing their skills and expertise whilst also developing their own art or craft practice.
To this end Unity Arts Trust is negotiating with Linden Homes LLP and Chichester District Council for the provision of specialised studio, workshop and gallery facilities on the Graylingwell re-development. It is currently searching for temporary space in which to set up a pilot scheme.
The Trustees
- Mark Luyt-Eastwood (Auditor, Premier Foods)
- John Paine (Consultant, London First)
- Tim Sandys-Renton (Senior Lecturer, University of Chichester)
- Olivia Stevens (Visual Arts Manager & Exhibitions Curator)
- Vanessa Swann (Chief Executive of Cockpit Arts)
Partners
The Unity Arts Trust is currently working with:
- University of Chichester
- Chichester District Council
- West Sussex County Council.
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