Welcome to TheSCAN, Sutton Coldfield's Community Arts Network
Want a one-stop-shop for what's on in Sutton Coldfield's various community arts?
Like to join, re-start or take up an art form e.g. creative, performing, theatre or visual arts?
Good, you're in the right place.
We are building two one-stop-signposting-shops to list regular community arts activities such as classes, groups, tuition, etc, and one-off events such as shows, exhibitions, concerts, etc.
As a resident:
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Event calendar: what's on. Check our event calendar and find an event you fancy going to. Then click on the event details or ticket link
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Arts directory: looking for a class, group or tuition? Search our community arts directory and click on your selected links to find out more
As a group leader, organiser or tutor:
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Event calendar: publicise your events and grow audiences, participants, visitors or ticket sales by signing up here to add them to our public online calendar
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Sign up here to let local people know about your classes, groups or tuition by adding your details to our searchable community arts directory
What else is coming?
A directory of venues
Plenty of venues in Sutton Coldfield, all offering something different. Many venues are keen to host more community arts events.
So, to save you the legwork, we're building a directory with key information for each venue..
Collaborative multi-arts events
We're hearing that community arts groups of all kinds would like to get together to deliver joint events such as shows, concerts and exhibitions. We'll soon have useful info to help you arrange these if you need it, including where children, young people and vulnerable adults may be participating in your event.
Community arts participation model
We know belonging matters: our community arts participation model is essentially a local but important movement where we all have a part to play. After all, who doesn't like a special badge or logo.
Finally, talking of belonging, who have been involved in setting up TheSCAN?
A small group of Sutton Coldfield's community arts volunteers and professionals are bringing the initial community arts workshop ideas to life.
Local artists contributed to our initial rose logo design, with huge thanks to @ikew_design for turning initial suggestions into our very funky branding.
We are grateful to those in and around Sutton Coldfield who from the initial workshops onwards have been part of getting TheSCAN to this stage and beyond. Excited that this is the next chapter in Sutton Coldfield community arts!
