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The artists involved in our 2025 WAVELENGTH residency reflect on their experiences.

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Group of five people standing on a beach with bright blue sky behind them, all wearing white tops, white visors and holding large white tubes

Artist development

Creative training

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 with Professor Abi Hackett

Creative training

Research

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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Artist development

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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Creative training

Music

Research

Watch. Wait. Wonder: What children teach us through sound

Dr Clare Seymour of diversitybuds

Written by Dr Clare Seymour of diversitybuds   I recently had the joy of attending a presentation by Dr Jessica Pitt at the MEHEM (Music…

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Dr Jessica Pitt

Research

Becoming Creative Researcher at Magic Acorns

Dr Jessica Pitt

Written by Dr Jessica Pitt, Creative Researcher and Co-Director at Magic Acorns This photo was taken in early spring this year as I sat in…

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News

Magic Acorns Report 2023 – 24!

Sophie Fox

Our CIC report looking back over 23-24 is out now! You can download a PDF version below or flick through a digital version here It’s…

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Blue swirls on beige background

Artist development

Music

News

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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Child on beach with parent playing

Music

Play sessions

Memories from First Light Festival with Suffolk Artlink

Sue Parr

Image Credits to Suffolk Artlink and Lewis Wickwar. A beautiful sunny day! Me and Natalie Willis met at Stonecutters Way and filled our cars with…

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