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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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Acorn Network – Roly Poly
We are very excited to be hosting Roly Poly CIC at our next online network meeting on Thursday 1st October. Everyone who is curious about…
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Play sessions
Time and Space to Grow
Natalie Willis
Image Credit: Beth Moseley A poem created and shared by artist and musician, Natalie Willis, in response to a collection of ‘magic moments’ drawings…
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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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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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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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Great Yarmouth
Ripple Festival
WAVELENGTH EP
Sophie Fox
To coincide with Bandcamp Friday on 3rd October we are delighted to share WAVELENGTH EP. This music grew out of an early years art project…
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Creative training
Lessons in Surrender and Intuition
Annie Brown
What I learned on the WAVELENGTH artistic residency – reflections by artist, Taeside. 5th May Most of us resist instinct, I think. We have, in…
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THE NEST EP
Chris Dowding
“How do songs emerge from the early years process? Who is involved? Who is the composer of a riff born in a workshop context surrounded…
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