Nguzo Saba Centre and Merseyside Dance Initiative presented a spectacular collaboration showcase event at the Harris Library on Saturday 14th June 2008. The event united music, dance and fashion design through analyses of cultural identity in a performance exploring traditions, helping other communities to understand and to conserve it for future generations through original and contemporary works of art.  read more »

North West Celebrates its 1000^th Arts Award

1000 Arts Awards have now been awarded to young people from the North West region.  read more »

Spire website launched!

On 17^thJune Prescap launched a website with Spire tenants, about Spire and some of their tenant group, their interests and some of their work. The site was partially created with some of the tenants and professional graphic and new media artist Andy O'Donnel, and the tenants who took part were presented certificates at the launch to recognize their work in creating their own individual webpages.  read more »

Congratulations to over 220
schools across the North West region which have been awarded the Artsmark by
Arts Council England! The mark recognises a school’s commitment to, and
excellence in, arts education. A school must dedicate a minimum of 10 per cent
of its curricular teaching time to the arts to receive an Artsmark; 12 per cent
wins a Silver Artsmark and 15 per cent qualifies for Artsmark Gold. An Artsmark
school also provides teachers’ professional development and involvement with  read more »

The History Zone Project, funded by Heritage Lottery is being facilitated by
PRESCAP (Preston Community Arts Project). Artists Des Butler and Kate
Eggleston- Wirtz are enabling service users of Moor Lane Resource Centre to
create an interactive ‘history wall’ recording the social history of disabled
people in Preston. Parts of the installation will be portable and will
enable elements of the work to be shown in different locations.  read more »

Aim: Blackburn and Darwen Youth service approached Prescap to develop a project to explore the issues that surround the school bus journey in the morning.

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Aim: to buld self esteem through arts activity, while learning new skills.
Mick Phillips and Steve Rooney worked with adults with learning difficulties to research and make visual imagery in response to the theme of personal history. The project culminated in an exhibition at Sefton arts centre and postcards were produced to celebrate the achievements of the group.  read more »

Training Events Coming Up!

Bronze/Silver Arts Award Adviser Training 

18th November 2008, Preston.

13th January 2009, Merseyside.

5th February 2009, Manchester.

16th February 2009, Preston.

Gold Top Up Arts Award Adviser Training  read more »