Giving Tuesday 2022

Our Blueprint Collective is a group of young people who meet regularly with our team and artists to develop skills, plan events for fellow young people, and work alongside artists to create exhibitions.

• ‘Our names were on the exhibition window which was amazing’
• ‘Big honour to get to meet the artists let alone work with them’
• ‘A community of creative young people, a space in their lives to talk to others with shared creative interests’
• ‘So many young people could benefit from finding out about the Collective. It is unique and something people should be able to join’

1,000+ children & families enjoy free drop-in activities each year, led by artists in our iconic building.

• ‘My daughter lights up when engaging with the exhibits… thank you for inspiring a sense of wonder in the world for a seven-year-old’
• ‘Interactive, engaging, educating and fun’
• ‘A real lack of high-quality and free sessions like this in Bexhill’

Joyous live music for people with learning disabilities and complex needs, featuring bands with learning disabilities, planned from start to finish by adults from the Parchment Trust through fun and relaxed artist-led workshops.

• ‘Such an amazing, inclusive, and joyful event. More like this please.’
• ‘Great get-together for all to celebrate!’
• ‘Lovely to see disability arts outside of London being funded and well supported. OVERJOYED!’

Read more here, in artist Sam Ayres’ blog.