Vision & Mission
Artlink Central brings artists together with people experiencing exclusion, disability or disadvantage. Our mission and artistic vision is to explore the creative potential of socially engaged arts practice in public and sited spaces
Our Story
Established in 1988, Artlink Central works with evidence-based practice across all artforms. We produce artist-led participatory programmes that support people with disabilities, people experiencing mental health issues or from excluded communities.
We create innovative and accessible opportunities and experiences for people and communities who face complex issues; using the arts to remove social, physical and attitudinal barriers to participation in society. We work within hospitals, schools, prisons, day centres and community-based settings, as well as in the public realm. We work across art forms, collaborating closely with artists, statutory and voluntary sector agencies and with people accessing our artistic programmes.
Our Aims
1:
Create challenging experimental work with no concessions, bound together with a shared love of cultural exchange.
2:
Use creativity to break down the barriers between us, forming the perfect environment in which to create work that is as engaging for the (sometimes unsuspecting) audience as it is for the participants.
3:
Build a model of creation that all people working in the creative arts should pay attention to.
4:
Honour the unique perspective and voices of our participants and partner artists and boldly present their unique work on a public platform.