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Voluntary Arts Scotland’s Kelly Donaldson writes about the Voluntary Arts Week Craftbomb on the Guardian Culture Professionals Network:
“As with any political protest, it’s hard to quantify the impact. But when it comes to smaller, more grassroots projects, the power of the pom pom can’t be underestimated…”
Read more at www.guardian.co.uk/culture-professionals-network/culture-professionals-blog/2013/may/09/craftbomb-protest-voluntary-arts-week

The Government Culture Ministers in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were unanimous in their praise for the outstanding amateur arts groups honoured this week by the Epic Awards. The 2013 Epic Awards were presented at the vibrant Verbal Arts Centre in Derry~Londonderry, the UK City of Culture, on Thursday 31 […]

Voluntary Arts, the national representative body for arts participation, has been named the 2012 winner of the Winifred Tumim Memorial Prize for Best Practice in Charity Governance at a prestigious National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) conference on Monday 12 November 2012, which brought together around 400 charity trustees from across England.
Despite strong competition from […]

Voluntary Arts is proud to announce that the Epic Awards 2013 are open for entries.
The Epic Awards are open to all amateur art and craft groups in the UK and Republic of Ireland, and are free to enter. The search is on to find winners from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales who can demonstrate […]

An exciting new service has been launched for anyone involved with amateur groups. Running Your Group is a web-based resource designed to give people all the tools they need to start up, fund, market and manage their organisation.
Running Your Group provides a number of packages, from a free quick reference tool to in-depth interactive guides. […]

The Government Culture Ministers in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland were unanimous in their praise for the outstanding amateur arts groups honoured this week by the Epic Awards.
The 2011 Epic Awards were presented at a prestigious reception at the Royal Over-Seas League in London on Monday 30th January. The Epic […]

A report, released by the Third Sector Research Centre, states that grassroots arts activity makes a ‘very significant and positive contribution’ to the development of Civil Society.
Researchers from TSRC, in partnership with Universities of Exeter and Glamorgan as well as Voluntary Arts, reviewed a large amount of information on grassroots arts activity. They drew the […]

1. Be part of the Olympic and Paralympic Games: a Once in a Lifetime opportunity
‘I want to be able to say to my grandchildren that, yes, I did take part in the London Olympics – not by running a marathon, but through sewing a quilt or a pennant.’ Marilyn Lovett, Quilters’ Guild of the […]

Voluntary Arts is delighted to announce the winners of the 2011 Epic Awards for excellence in the arts and crafts across UK and the Republic of Ireland.
We have been bowled over by the quality and diversity of entries from voluntary arts groups which prove once again that there are so many excellent and innovative amateur […]

What do the world’s smallest solar-powered cinema, a 190-strong male voice choir, a community circus, and an organ preservation society have in common? They’ve all made the shortlist for the 2011 Epic Awards! And now’s your chance to vote for your favourites to win a People’s Choice award.
The Epic Awards have proven once again that […]