This year has been particularly tough on those reliant on face to face community arts services. Extraordinary Bodies’ Connecting Communities is filling the gaps that Covid-19 has exposed. The…
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02/11/2020
It’s November 2020. March 2020 seems like a lifetime ago. We’d had great funding news. We were about to launch massive plans. We were planning our next 10 years……
27/10/2020
Signal Fire (n): A fire or light set up in a prominent position as a warning, signal, or celebration. In October and November, fires are lighting up across the UK…
25/10/2020
After a lockdown-induced pause, we are really excited to share the new call out for Women Leaders South West (WLSW). Diverse City is one of eight arts organisations involved…
20/10/2020
A statement from Diverse City, written by Claire Hodgson. We are deeply saddened to hear of Dave Toole ’s death. He was a brilliant artist, collaborator and friend. He supported…
12/10/2020
A Brighter Future For Diverse City Today, Diverse City received £275,690 from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as part of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund. We are…
01/10/2020
Do you feel like you are in the dark? If you face any barriers to applying for ACE National Lottery Project Grants you can apply for paid access support….
14/09/2020
Eilís, Artistic Director of Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists, talks about keeping her creativity going through lockdown by learning to create audio content with Calling The Shots as part of…
24/08/2020
“This Town Of Ours” by Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists Since the beginning of lockdown, our young artists have been creating new digital work around their show “Till We Win”. They have been working…
10/07/2020
This week, our Dorset-based company received a £121,310 vital emergency fund from Arts Council England. We will use this money to make good the heavy losses we have faced…
12/06/2020
Diverse City is proud to be one of the signatories of the Freelance Task Force open letter to theatre and performance makers in the UK today. We are committed…
18/03/2020
Following Government advice, here is Diverse City’s Covid-19 statement. We have temporarily postponed projects and productions involving direct contact. Here is our plan of action: Right now, we are:…
05/03/2020
Over the last few years, it has been easy to feel positive about the progress being made by fourth-wave feminism. Unifying movements such as #MeToo, #YesAllWomen, #NiUnaMenos have risen…
20/02/2020
Covid-19 statement: Women Leaders South West is monitoring the situation regarding the national and international spread of Coronavirus and the impact this will have on the 9 partner organisations…
24/01/2020
Diverse City are hiring a Creative Support Worker to help facilitate our Extraordinary Bodies Young Artists (EBYA) programme. The job description is summed up below and full details are in…
16/01/2020
Thank you for twirling into the big, new decade with Diverse City. There’s a change coming, be a part of it. Take a look at some 2020 announcements which…
16/12/2019
What do you mean it’s the end of the year already? It has been another busy one for us at Diverse City and we want to celebrate some highlights…
28/11/2019
Last month, Watershed, Bristol Old Vic and Colston Hall declared climate emergency. Diverse City joined the movement earlier this year too by joining Culture Declares Emergency. This month, we created a Diverse City…
14/11/2019
On November 8, our Comms Manager Caro attended PiPA‘s event at Vincent Dance Theatre in Brighton. The event focused on identifying resources and strategies to increase access to work…
25/10/2019
According to our good old friend Wikipedia, Black History Month is “an annual observance originating in the United States”. It “began as a way of remembering important people and…
