The Art Room in Sunderland

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Funded on
28 Jun 2021

Help me create a unique, multi-functional art room in the heart of Sunderland city centre. The space will transform from a library study space to a safe and secure learning hub for young and old.

£3,782 Raised of £3,785

61 Backers

99%

Our Delivery Report

Funded on 28 June 2021 | Delivered on 01 December 2021

£3,782

RAISED

61

BACKERS

75

DAYS TO FUND

BIGGEST PLEDGE

£750

From Sunderland City Council

£10

MOST POPULAR PLEDGE AMOUNT

200

people have visited this project!

Integrated Care Board Sunderland donated £750

Karen Jones

Karen Jones donated £20

22/10/21 - 22/10/21

Halloween Arty Party

SR1 1RE

6 local charities supported

Sunderland City Council donated £750

11/12/21 - 11/12/21

Christmas Arty Party at SR1 1RE

Christmas Arty Party

SR1 1RE

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Victoria Scarisbrick donated £10

Elizabeth Kane donated £5

Rachael Oliver donated £10

Community events created

12 Community events created

30 kg of material recycled

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Volunteers involved

3 Volunteers involved

More about our impact

The environment

Consumables made from 100% recycled paper. Furniture locally sourced and recycled. A no plastics policy in place. Waste paper recycled.

The local economy

Working with local businesses and charities to buy furniture and supplies. Local businesses benefitting from increased footfall to the city centre.

Volunteering, jobs & education

3 new volunteering roles start in March 2022. New mental health art courses starting Easter 2022.

Arts, culture & heritage

Working closely with local arts organisations. Time set aside for local artists to access the space and library for their own professional development. The Art Room is now a centre for Arts Award, offering art qualifications to young people aged 5-25. Further qualifications in GCSE and A level will be offered in 2022!

http://www.theartroomsunderland.com

I am a primary and secondary school teacher, specialising in art and design and technology. I will be celebrating 20 years as a teacher in 2024! In 2018 I started my own pop-up art studio called ‘The Art Room’. I take an art studio to schools, cafes, galleries, community groups, museums and more to facilitate art, DT and textiles workshops. I do large scale project work in schools such as the piano project (see attached) and the friendship benches projects (see attached), as well as art lessons tailored to fit the curriculum. I create weekly participatory workshops for adults. I teach Saturday art classes to children, tweens and teens where we study a wide range of artists, experiment with a range of media and study towards arts award qualifications (I am an arts award advisor). I work with local art galleries: The Hatton, Laing and Shipley Art Galleries, in a variety of contracted roles such as assistant learning officer, arts participation and events officer and project officer. I develop and deliver arts participation events and workshops for Sunderland Culture and the Arts Council Collection. This year I have worked with over 250 adult learners in workshops, taught over 1500 children in primary school workshops, achieved 118 Discover Arts Award certificates with my Saturday art class group and local schools and worked as a steering group member for the networking group PATERN (Primary art teacher and educator regional network) of which I am a founding member. In March 2023, I created The Art Room Creatives CIC which aims to provide arts education for those facing financial hardship or other barriers.

Project Owner: Kerry Cook The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.