Art Form & Art Form Global (Cultural Diversity)

The Forge having been working with schools in Durham and Sunderland for over ten years and have developed a special programme for schools called Connections. In a recent evaluation of 99% of schools stated they were happy with the programme and 80% of members have told us that taking part has assisted with ‘enjoying, achieving’, ‘being healthy’, ‘staying safe’ and ‘making a positive contribution’. We are now rolling out the scheme across the whole of the North East so please get in touch as we would relish the opportunity to work with your school.

Teachers tell us that having artists in residence bring new skills and an added dimension to school life.  The Forge can work in partnership with you to place artists in your school for a day, week, month or year!  We’ll work with you to make sure your artist in residence partnership contributes to achieving school aims and brings new skills to share with you.  Whether you’re applying for Artsmark, have young people starting on their Arts Award journey, or exploring the contribution the arts can make to your school for the first time, The Forge can help you! When you’ve identified your art form or theme, complete the booking form here and The Forge will do the rest!  If you want to discuss before you decide please call Fiona Melvin or Nicola Spruce at The Forge.

The Forge’s programmes can be directly adapted to contribute to specific themes of work that you may be delivering as part of Geography, History or Science for example.  If you don’t see something for your school contact Fiona Melvin to discuss further or download our curriculum guide here.