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The Magic Acorns CPD Roadshow
From September, we are embarking on a national Roadshow of Taster Days to gather broader perspectives about early years arts training needs and share our…
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Everyone is welcome
At Magic Acorns, we create spaces for children to play, imagine, and grow. Every baby, child, parent, carer, and artist who steps through our doors…
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Our annual report 2025/26
This year has been one of growth, connection and extravagant ideas. At the heart of this year’s work was Building Our Belonging. For Magic Acorns,…
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Artist development
Opportunities
Work with us
We are looking for somebody who will play a key role in promoting and coordinating Magic Acorns’ Creative Professional Development (CPD) offers which support artist…
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Research
Beyond Words: A case study in AI-assisted artistic evaluation
Dr Jessica Pitt, Co-Director and Creative Researcher at Magic Acorns
An example of using ‘beyond-words’ methods as evaluation in action After a fruitful end of term reflection session of Music Garden – a 4-year training project…
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Artist development
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Beyond Words: Using creative evaluation in community arts practice
Dr Jessica Pitt, Co-Director and Creative Researcher at Magic Acorns
At Magic Acorns we use ‘beyond-words’ methods to reflect on artistic practice – both immediately after each session, and summatively at the end of a…
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Creative training
Ripple Festival
Watch Ripple Symposium sessions
Four sessions from the Ripple Early Years Arts Symposium are now available to buy and watch online. The symposium brought together inspiring voices, practical insights,…
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Residencies
Artist reflections on WAVELENGTH
Held in May 2025 among the sand dunes of North Beach Great Yarmouth, this unique outdoor arts experience invited local families to listen, move, play,…
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More-than-human literacies in early childhood
Join us for the next in our popular series of Magic Webinars: More-than-human literacies in early childhood with Professor Abi Hackett Tuesday 21 October 2025,…
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