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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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Artist development
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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Artist development
Music
Play sessions
Rethinking my connection to movement and music
Nat Whitney
Hello I’m Nat and I’m an audio-visual participatory artist and between September 2023 and March 2024 I was a trainee early years music facilitator with…
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Artist development
Play sessions
Connecting my silliness
Aphra Mcsherry Birley
Between April last year to March 2024, I took part in Magic Acorns traineeship and development program. Through play days, play mornings, mentoring and reflection…
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Artist development
Play sessions
Interactions with the sand, sea, stones and grasses
Sue Parr
Reflections on some of my learning whilst taking part in Magic Acorns’ – The Nest – 28th September- 12th October 2023 This aims of The…
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Creative training
I could only hum but others were singing
Sue Parr
On the 14th and 15th of July last Summer I took part in Early Years Incubate. This was a two day professional development opportunity with…
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