Fountain Arts CIC is based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK. Our purpose is to develop the use of inactive spaces for artists to engage people in creative or cultural experiences as part of their daily lives to improve health and wellbeing. From June 2024 - 25, we welcomed 1,130 visitors Thursday to Saturday, 10:00–16:00, to 8 exhibitions and 4 publicly accessible visual arts & heritage guided walking tours of Scunthorpe Town Centre co-created and co-curated by our community members. These tours scored 4.89 out of 5 stars in our reviews. As part of this we commissioned our first public artwork opposite our current building. Exhibitions and tours are supported by a dedicated team of volunteers who logged 475 hours this year. Every exhibition is accompanied by an activity inspired by the exhibitions for our intergenerational audiences to be creative. This year we also hosted our first Art & Craft fair, providing an opportunity for local creative people to sell their artwork and crafts on the high street in their town. We increased the number of studios we can offer to 14 and monthly studio holders increased by 4 to 12. These artists are all developing their creative practice in our supportive studio environment on Jubilee Way. We delivered eight creative courses for young people and adults this year, covering a wide range of subjects including: Drawing, Painting, Comic Book Illustration and Professional Illustration, advancing the education of children, young people and residents in creative industry.

We hold monthly consultations with our studio holders and volunteers to gather feedback and guide our ongoing work. Our site members and our wider community are invited to share their views at our monthly Creative Social events. We also actively collect input through learning exit surveys completed by participants on our courses and workshops. This ongoing dialogue helps shape our provision and ensures what we do resonates with our community.

This information is included within the accounts, £4,714 was paid to a Director for project delivery, management and co-ordination.

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