“It's a life-changing place! What happens here spills out into your whole world.”
Heather Tease
Welcome to Arc
Arc works with people who are experiencing emotional or psychological distress to
explore the arts
feel included
recognise their true potential
find hope of a new beginning, and
move on with confidence to achieve their life goals.
Arc's centre in South Reddish incorporates art & design studios and a community gallery. Arc's extensive range of services also includes an outreach agency and a graphic design service.
In Arc's vision of a socially cohesive society, creativity and well being go hand in hand and the arts are available to all.
We warmly encourage you to explore our website and see what Arc has to offer.
Announcing TWO new exhibitions!
Arc presents a showcase of artwork from Mosaic, PLUS work by young parents and children from Bredbury Childrens' Centre opens Saturday 26th May.
For details of these exhibitions and more click here.
Wacky Faces!
An exhibition of textile portraits by parents from Brinnington at First House
Arc is proud to announce a new and very different exhibition at First House in Brinnington. It will feature 12 large textile flags, each containing a stunning and quirky brightly coloured self-portrait produced by parents from the Pearl scheme at Brinnington Childrens Centre.
Pearl offers structured creative art activities to help mums’ wellbeing. It aims to address issues to do with post-natal depression but also mild mental health issues which can affect not only the mother but the whole family.
“It helps me to cope with family pressures,” one mum says. “A couple of hours peace makes all the difference. It’s something to do for yourself. I’m really chuffed with my work and I can’t wait to take it home and put it on the wall.”
The preview of ‘Wacky Faces’ takes place in the Library at First House, 367 Brinnington Road, Stockport SK5 8EN on Thursday 24th May between 4 & 7pm – all are welcome to this. The exhibition is then open to the public on Friday 25th May 10 – 5 and Saturday 26th May 10 – 3.
Hold
An exhibition of art by women from HMP/YOI Styal
Arc is proud to announce ‘Hold’ a substantial new exhibition of artwork produced by women from HMP/ YOI Styal – the fruits of an important year-long residency by the Arts charity within Styal.
Thanks to a grant from the Saint Sarkis trust, Arc artist Charlotte Brown has worked with more than 70 women at Styal.
Now a selection of textile banners, photographs, handmade books and papier mache birds will feature at the exhibition, entitled ‘Hold’, at Vernon Park Museum and Art Gallery in Stockport.
‘Hold’ previews at Vernon Park Museum, Turncroft Lane, Offerton, Stockport SK1 4AR on Tuesday 15th May 2- 4pm and is then open until June 10th.
For opening times, please phone 0161 474 4460.
Gallery Activity Programme
On the last Saturday of every month the Galery is open for exhibition previews and activities.Click here for details.
Art in the Park 2012
See the news page for details of Reddish Vale Park's exciting new resource! New dates for your diary!
Registered Charity Number: 1107607 Company number: 5288784
Arts for Recovery in the Community is a limited company registered in Cardiff