Artslink provides a wide range of community arts and entertainment for the people of Sherborne. Artslinks main activities are:
Art courses for Adults, we cover many areas of Art and Craft including painting, oils, acrylics, jewellery design, stained glass, willow work, creative writing and other subjects.
Workshops for children, we provide workshops during half term and the holidays as well as The Art Buffet, which has become very popular.
Sherborne Flicks, every second Wednesday in the month, Artslink arranges for a film to be screened, the film is always a recent release.
Theatre, Artslink has arranged theatrical performances in Sherborne, the most recent being an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's 'Far From The Madding Crowd'.
Coach trips, Regular trips to The Lighthouse in Poole for concerts and visits to the Playhouse in Salisbury as well as Theatre Royal Bath and Bristol Hippodrome. We have also started running Art trips to London.
How our activities deliver public benefit
Our main activities are described below
The charity offers a bursary scheme to assist those on a very low income. Those qualifying can attend courses at a substantially reduced fee. This scheme is on a first come first served basis and is subject to availability. In setting the level of fees the trustees give careful consideration to the accessibility of the facilities to those on low incomes to reflect the charity’s strategy of enabling all within the community whatever their means to take part in activities and view exhibitions.
We have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing our aim and objectives and in planning our future activities. In particular the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set.
